ProcedureTravis County Local Counsel Can You Cancel a Hearing Unilaterally in Travis County District Court?I'm assisting trial counsel in a case in which the other side filed and set…texasappellateMarch 18, 2020
Interlocutory AppealsLitigation SupportMotionsProcedure Certificates of Merit: Don’t Let Your Lawsuit End Before It BeginsClients have called upon me with increasing frequency regarding certificate of merit issues. While somewhat…texasappellateSeptember 30, 2015
Litigation SupportProcedureTrial Courts Texas MDLs and Appellate LawyersLast week, I spoke at TexasBarCLE’s Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course about transfer proceedings before…texasappellateSeptember 16, 2015
Courts of AppealsMotionsProcedure What Notice Is Required When a Summary-Judgment Hearing Is Re-set?Texas litigators are generally familiar with the TRCP 166a requirement that a motion for summary…texasappellateJune 24, 2014
Opinions & JudgmentsProcedureSupreme Court OrdersTexas Supreme CourtTrial Courts SCOTX: Postjudgment Interest—All Accrual Dates Are Not Created EqualStatutes that appear clear are oft fraught with unanswered questions. This is unsurprising, as drafters…texasappellateApril 4, 2014
BriefsFifth CircuitOral ArgumentProcedureTexas Supreme Court How to Handle Cross-AppealsYesterday afternoon, I spoke at the Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course, an annual program sponsored…texasappellateSeptember 14, 2013
Opinions & JudgmentsProcedure Principled Appellate DecisionsYesterday afternoon, I gave a one-hour presentation to a group of 11 intermediate appellate justices…texasappellateApril 12, 2013
ProcedureSupreme Court OrdersTexas Supreme Court SCOTX Fixes Word-Count GlitchesThe Texas Supreme Court has issued an order correcting some of its recent amendments to…texasappellateMarch 8, 2013
ProcedureTrial Courts Use Care When Drafting Trial-Court OrdersA lawyer heading into a trial-court hearing should draft a favorable order and have it…texasappellateJanuary 28, 2013
Fifth CircuitOral ArgumentProcedureTexas Supreme Court Some Appellate Judicial Wisdom in 140-Character BitesOver the past week, I have attended two CLE events featuring a panel of appellate…texasappellateJanuary 17, 2013