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15 Jul 2010, 9:13 pm
I’ve known Sparta Townson for years, since she was Sparta Komissarova with Martindale-Hubbell / Lawyers.com (in unholy alliance at the time with LexisNexis). [read post]
18 Jan 2011, 6:48 pm
From Brian Burris of the Council of the General Practice, Solos, and Small Firm Section of the State Bar of Texas, a voluntary section that “devotes its energies primarily to the interests of lawyres who practice as solos and in small firms:The Council of the General Practice, Solos, and Small Firm Section has voted overwhelmingly to recommend a “No” Vote on 4 of the 6 items on the disciplinary rules referendum. [read post]
13 Sep 2011, 8:35 pm
Have you ever wondered about the “IRS Circular 230 Notice” language you often see at the bottom of lawyers’ emails? [read post]
16 Aug 2011, 6:35 pm
He called for lawyers to take concerted action, going on strike against bad judges, while he remained anonymous because "I see no reason to take even small risks with the interests of others when the potential for accomplishing anything good is as speculative as this is right now. [read post]
15 Jan 2011, 9:34 pm
In its concerted effort to sell lawyers the bill of goods that is the amendments to the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, the State Bar and its mouthpieces keep saying things like this: YOU MAY HAVE HEARD/READ: “The proposed rules will turn fee collection in the criminal defense world on its head. [read post]
18 Nov 2011, 5:52 pm
A jury acquitted Crystal Desormeaux of capital murder. [read post]
19 Jul 2010, 12:32 pm
For my fellow law geeks: 18 USC §921, which defines terms for federal firearms crimes, defines a conviction of a “crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year” in terms of state law, so a Texas deferred adjudication probation for a felony is not a conviction, and does not bar firearms possession. [read post]
22 Aug 2012, 6:54 pm
The Harris County Democratic Party Wednesday took district attorney candidate Lloyd Oliver’s name off the ballot, deciding to go forward without a candidate in November’s general election. [read post]
25 May 2011, 7:25 pm
Kashmir Hill writes: Republican Dan Patrick, who was the sponsor of the bill in the Senate, withdrew it when he realized he would not have the votes he needed to pass it. [read post]
16 Jan 2011, 10:45 am
Current Disciplinary Rule 1.14 requires a Texas lawyer to hold property “belonging in whole or in part to clients” separate from her own property. [read post]
5 Oct 2010, 11:42 am
In his interview with David Jennings (part 1 of my analysis), Daniel talks about some of the conceivable problems with making public documents publicly available (he describes online access to documents as “online filing”; two different things). [read post]
19 Mar 2012, 5:03 pm
The business of the criminal courts never stops. [read post]
8 Mar 2012, 8:12 pm
Meanwhile, crime victim advocate Joe Wamback, a Newmarket resident and former federal Conservative candidate, supports the omnibus legislation. [read post]
15 Apr 2011, 1:14 pm
This was the only reference to time in the search-warrant affidavit: In the past 72 hours, a confidential informant advised the Affiant that Chris was seen in possession of a large amount of methamphetamine at his residence and business. [read post]
13 Aug 2012, 2:34 pm
[J]ust about anything you can imagine someone being accused of, we’ve defended it. [read post]
10 Sep 2010, 11:43 am
While I’m recovering from pranging my knee I get this call: it’s from Chris Colvert at 713-447-1633, and it’s about—according to him—a new criminal case. [read post]
17 Jan 2011, 9:45 am
The State Bar’s “you criminal defense lawyers are all violating the rules already” response to concerns about the rule amendment gutting flat fees, which I marked here, was written by “Lillian Hartwick,” whom the response describes as “a former chair of the State Bar TDRPC Committee. [read post]
26 May 2011, 4:01 pm
I was otherwise occupied, and didn’t write about this at the time, but nobody I follow did either, so I figure it’s worth a small post: When TSA let three boxcutters through security at JFK and onto an airplane, [TSA] Spokeswoman Davis was quick to put the embarrassing incident behind her, assuring the traveling public that the TSA is still ahead of the curve: There have been a number of additional security layers that have been implemented on aircraft that would prevent someone… [read post]
6 Dec 2010, 6:47 pm
I spent a good part of the day today watching the hearing in Judge Fine’s court on the constitutionality under the Eighth Amendment of Texas’s death penalty procedure; read my tweets on the subject (hashtag #VIII) here. [read post]
11 Sep 2011, 5:14 pm
If you get a “Statement” from UST Development, Inc. [read post]
