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Angela Morris is ALM Media's Texas litigation reporter. She covers lawsuits in all levels of Texas state and federal courts. Based in Austin, Morris earned journalism and government degrees from the University of Texas at Austin in 2006, and since then, has worked primarily as a reporter and writer, but also has skills in videography, photography and podcasts. Follow her on Twitter at @AMorrisReports.
July 15, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
The firm claimed the alleged unethical client solicitation practices might put its attorney fee at risk in referred cases. A lawyer discipline rule prohibits an attorney from collecting a fee on a case obtained through barratry.
By Angela Morris
4 minute read
July 12, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
Compared to other large counties in Texas, Travis County is late to the game of resuming in-person jury trials. Harris County has been holding them since the fall of 2020, and both Dallas and Bexar counties resumed in-person jury trials in June.
By Angela Morris
4 minute read
July 9, 2021 | Legaltech News
"Cyber insurance policies should be part of any company's portfolio, even a company that doesn't think that it has much risk in terms of handling consumer data. Most do have personal data of employees."
By Angela Morris
5 minute read
July 8, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
With looming attack and litigation risk, lawyers say every business should buy cybersecurity insurance because lawsuits often follow cyberattacks.
By Angela Morris
5 minute read
July 8, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
Often, lawsuits follow cyberattacks.
By Angela Morris
5 minute read
July 8, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
"The bar is engaged in non-germane activities, so compelling the plaintiffs to join it violates their First Amendment rights," ruled the Fifth Circuit. "It may not continue mandating membership in the bar as currently structured or engaging in its current activities."
By Angela Morris
5 minute read
July 7, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
The government failed to report the gunman's previous felony domestic violence convictions from the military justice system to the national gun background check system.
By Angela Morris
5 minute read
July 6, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
Jack County Judge Brian Keith Umphress has alleged that he is at risk of judicial discipline because the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct issued a sanction against another judge who, like Umphress, would officiate weddings of heterosexual couples, but not homosexual couples.
By Angela Morris
5 minute read
July 2, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
It sounds like the plot of a comic book—and it is. With a cause number up top, and a firm's name: Feldman & Feldman.
By Angela Morris
4 minute read
July 1, 2021 | Texas Lawyer
The Austin lawyer's disbarment by a grievance committee is a cautionary tale about the harsh consequences when attorneys mishandle client funds.
By Angela Morris
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