Jackson Walker has named four new partners in its Austin office. Alisha Mehta Adams counsels clients on regulatory matters and complex environmental matters, helping clients identify environmental risks, navigating the permitting process, and assisting with issues before the Public Utility Commission of Texas, including rate cases, transmission line projects, and compliance matters. She represents a diverse set of clients, including …
Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC Expands to Austin
Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC (KRCL), a full-service law firm with offices in Dallas and Houston, today announced its expansion to Austin. The establishment of a new office in Frost Bank Tower on 401 Congress Avenue is being led by founding director Joseph M. Colemen and Raymond J. Kane, founding director and Chair of the Board of Directors. Servicing the …
Scott Douglass & McConnico Welcomes New Associate
Congratulations to Eli Barrish, who has joined Scott Douglass & McConnico as an associate in the firm’s trial practice. Eli began his career in corporate strategy and data analysis for Fortune 500 utility companies.
Scott Douglass & McConnico Welcomes New Counsel
Congratulations to Jason LaFond, who has joined Scott Douglass & McConnico as counsel. He is certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He has represented clients in the Supreme Court of Texas, the Texas appellate courts, and federal appellate courts nationwide.
Seasoned Trial Lawyer Liane Noble Returns to Vinson & Elkins
Noble has significant litigation experience in both the public and private sectors, including jury trials and high-stakes, complex business disputes. On February 26, 2025, Liane Noble returned to Vinson & Elkins as an Austin-based counsel in the firm’s Litigation Practice. Noble will represent clients in complex commercial disputes, breach of contract cases, and business torts in state and federal trial …
Texas Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers; A Resource for All of Us
The practice of law is a stressful profession. Lawyers face intense pressure with long hours, demanding clients, high-stakes and high-conflict deals or cases, and high professional and societal standards. As a result, the legal profession faces high rates of depression, substance use, and behavioral addictions. Chronic stress can also strain the body to the point of causing life-threatening diseases, and …
22nd Annual Austin Bar Foundation Gala Raises More Than $200,000
More than 500 guests attended the “Secret Garden”-themed Austin Bar Foundation Gala on Jan. 25, 2025, at the Four Seasons in downtown Austin. Members of the legal community arrived in their black-tie best. Austin Bar President Mary-Ellen King hired flower-covered stilt walkers, who posed with guests to take pictures. Attendees enjoyed an elegant pre-event cocktail hour while perusing the auction …
Volunteers & Donors Make 15th AYLA MLK Day of Service a Success
The 15th Annual Austin Young Lawyers Association Day of Service on Martin Luther King, Jr., Day was tremendously successful with the help of volunteers and donors. This local project is modeled after the national Martin Luther King, Jr., Day of Service, which is intended to transform Dr. King’s life and teachings into community service that helps solve social problems. There …
Third Court of Appeals Civil Update March 2025
The following are summaries of selected civil opinions issued by the Third Court of Appeals during January 2025. The summaries are an overview; please review the entire opinion. Subsequent histories are current as of February 10, 2025. ARBITRATION: Court reverses trial court’s failure to enforce arbitration … To view the rest of this article, please log into your account. If …
Federal Civil Update March 2025
The following are summaries of selected civil opinions issued by the Fifth Circuit in January 2025. The summaries are overviews of particular aspects of the opinions; please review the entire opinions. APPELLATE PROCEDURE: 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) did not permit interlocutory review of pretrial ruling on proper measure… To view the rest of this article, please log into your account. If …