Multicultural City
By Justice Evelyn Keyes, First Court of Appeals and Angela SpoedeThe Houston area truly exemplifies the concept of the American melting pot. Our community embraces...“Sympathetic Summary” as a Tool for Better Appellate Arguments
By Mark Ritchie, Law Office of Mark Ritchie, P.C. There is no more defining characteristic of appellate practice, and appellate practitioners, than the tendency toward...Lorenzo de Zavala, the Most Interesting Man in Texas
by David FurlowI don’t always admire a professional revolutionary, but when I do, it’s usually Lorenzo de Zavala, the most interesting man in Texas. Don’t take my word...Did you know?
By JoAnn StoreyLehmann continues to haunt—and trip up—the unwary practitioner. Recall that the supreme court in Lehmann told us that a “judgment rendered without a...
Thanks to Judge David Hittner and Lynne Liberato (Haynes and Boone) for a great presentation on Effective Persuasion When Moving or Opposing Summary Judgment at our February meeting! #appellatetwitter
3Thanks to Justice Terry Jennings (Terry Jennings—ADR), Vikram Chandhok (Chief Circuit Mediator, 5th Circuit), Marcy Hogan Greer (Alexander Dubose & Jefferson), and Russell Post (Beck Redden) for a great presentation on appellate mediation at our January meeting! #appellatetwitter
4Thanks to @jerry_bullard for a great presentation on updates from the 86th Legislature at our August section meeting! #appellatetwitter
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