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2.3KHouston Mayor Sylvester Turner Under the Spotlight for Alleged Financial Kickbacks & Lack of Transparency
Those federal disclosures tell you a lot about Texas Lawmaker Sen. Royce West — that he has made millions of dollars in...
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3.4K1The State Bar of Texas Confirms Theft of Funds By Lawyers is an Increasing Liability and Blame an Aging Legal Population. We’re Not Buying It
Texas Law: Lawyer Theft is So Commonplace The State Bar’s Commission for Lawyer Discipline Just List it as an Operating Expense in...
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2.5KLiving in a Safe Car Park Helps the Homeless While Trying to Secure Affordable Housing
“It’s painful, and it’s wearing me down,” she said living in her vehicle. “But at the end of this, I’ll be able...
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3.6KWhen You Burn Out Your Judicial Friendships. The Disgraced Former Abilene Personal Injury Attorney Burt “Maserati” Burnett
At the time of Lawyer Burt Lett Burnett’s resignation, there were eight pending matters against him alleging Burnett neglected cases. He was...
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2.9KDeutsche Bank Settles Decade Long Texas Law Suit with FDIC Related to its Involvement in Impaired Loans Which Ultimately Created the Biggest Fraud and Financial Crisis in Recent History
The FDIC alleged that banks made untrue, misleading statements about the quality of the mortgage loans in order to sell billions worth...
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2.4KThe Texas Judiciary is in a Terrible State and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Likes it That Way
Texas Lawmakers passed a bill earlier this year requiring the agency to be more transparent, but Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed the measure,...
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3.7K2Texas Personal Injury Lawyers are Stealing their Clients Cash in Settlements and Generally Face Being Slapped by the State Commission
Stealing and/or Skimming cash from client settlements, taking client funds out of escrow before they are earned has a legal term, it’s...
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3.9KAttorney Faces Theft Charges Obtains Bail from a Justice of the Peace Who is Currently Before the Court by the Commission for Lawyer Discipline
The focus of this article is the general decline in Texas courts integrity, from the law firms own staff to the lawyers...
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3.0KFederal Magistrate Judge Garcia Resigns Abruptly in Laredo Texas and Everyone Went Quietly On About their Business
It is unclear whether Garcia gave prior notice to the court about his intentions to resign. LMT requested a copy of Garcia’s...
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4.4K2Harker Heights Texas Lawyer King Accused of Demeaning and Threatening Statements During Conversations and Text Messages with Opposing Pro Se
Calling a Pro Se Stupid and Harassing Her Gets this 10-Gallon Hat Wearing Texas Lawyer Richard Lee King a Date with Judge...
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8.6K1San Antonio Attorney Phil Ross Thrashed in Court, Now Facing The Texas Commission for Lawyer Discipline, But He’s Not Worried About a Slap
San Antonio lawyer Philip Martin Ross represented a woman who didn’t have the capacity to execute legal documents, according the petition in...
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3.9KThe Privately-owned East Hidalgo Detention Center in La Villa Texas is a Jail Party House
Hernandez, who worked as a correctional officer at the federal prison, is accused of accepting a Chevrolet pickup truck, a gift card...
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3.0K1Texas Lawyer Keen[e] to Resign After being Criminally Charged with Soliciting a Client for Sex, in Exchange for Legal Services
The Texas Supreme Court accepted James W. Keene’s resignation in lieu of discipline, which has the same legal impact as disbarment. Keene...
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2.6KIn 2019 The Home Theft Associations Otherwise Known as Home Owners Associations (HOA) are Finally Being Reprimanded for Stealing Homes from Citizens
A South Caroline HOA foreclosed on a homeowner for a $250 debt and purchased the home for $3,000 at foreclosure. The SC...
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2.6K1A Legal Malpractice Award in Texas? Will it Stick? Heck No. And it’s a “Dredgeful” Opinion by the States Highest Court
Unfortunately, in this case, the client unwittingly relied upon bad professional legal advice, which is apparently not a good argument for a...
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3.4K1Lobbyist Celebrity Billionaire John Paul DeJoria and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott; A Closer Look at these BFFs
DeJoria has donated $72,405 to Gov. Greg Abbott since 2012 and now armed with the amended Texas statute, these BFFs' were eventually able to...
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2.1KThe Fifth Circuit Keep Paying it Forward to OCWEN as We Close Out 2019
Maintaining the 11 year run as we close out 2019, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has gifted OCWEN Loan...
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1.6KHarvard Business Professors : Politicians Need to Focus on Changing Legislation Which Focuses on the People to Improve the US Economy
“While the economy has grown, many Americans have been left behind. We know many of the steps needed to restore shared prosperity,...
