• October 26, 2009 | Texas Lawyer

    Pedal to the Mettle

    Craig Smith appreciates the value of a good education — the operative word being "value," as he didn't have much money to spend on it during his formative years. Smith gr

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  • June 16, 2004 | Alm

    5th Circuit Considers Insuring for Punitive Damages

    While the Texas Supreme Court has yet to address the issue, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments last Wednesday in a case that could determine whether insuring for punitive da

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  • August 30, 2011 | The Recorder

    Lateral Partner Movement Achieves Liftoff in Northern California

    Gumption is back at many big firms. 2011 began with a bang in lateral partner movement in Northern California: In the first half of the year, 158 partners left their firms for another law fi

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  • Internet Advertising Group, Inc. v. Accudata, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2009-11-19
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2009-11-18
    Court: Tx. App. Dist. 5
    Judge: Justice Francis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 05-09-00405-CV

    REVERSE and RENDEROPINIONBefore Justices O'Neill, Francis, and LangAccudata, Inc. sued Internet Advertising Group, Inc., a Florida corporation, for payment it alleged was due on a contract. T

  • August 26, 2011 | The Recorder

    Lateral Liftoff

    Gumption is back at many big firms. 2011 began with a bang in lateral partner movement in Northern California: In the first half of the year, 158 partners left their firms for another law fi

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  • June 17, 2010 | The Associated Press

    BP Says It's Sorry -- and Guarantees $20 Billion for Gulf

    President Barack Obama wrested a $20 billion compensation guarantee and an apology to the nation from British oil giant BP Wednesday, announcing the company would set up a major claims fund for shr

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  • June 9, 2010 | New York Law Journal

    Criminal Probe Complicates Oil Spill Suits

    The U.S. Department of Justice decision to open a criminal investigation into the Gulf Coast oil spill is threatening to complicate scores of lawsuits brought by people seeking compensation for t

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  • Matter of Antonia E., D-6800/07

    Publication Date: 2007-06-22
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2007-05-29
    Court: Family Court, Queens County
    Judge: John Hunt
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: D-6800/07

    Judge John M. Hunt QUEENS COUNTY Family Court Counsel: Michael A. Cardozo, Corportion Counsel (Elan Parra of counsel), for Presentment Agency. The Legal Aid Society (Tam

  • August 1, 2005 | Texas Lawyer

    Newsmakers

    NEW POSITIONS . . . The following have joined the Houston office of Gardere Wynne Sewell: Sandra Ard, staff attorney, civil litigation defense; Lannas Barfield, associate, corporate; R

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  • August 28, 2003 | Legal Times

    Law Firms Eye Expansion Into Iraq -- In The Future

    WASHINGTON -- With billions of dollars of reconstruction work to be done and the world's second-largest oil reserves underground, Iraq beckons as a tantalizing -- and treacherous -- new market

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