AnnouncementsAppellate PracticeTexas Supreme Court An Evening with the Supreme Court of TexasThe Appellate Sections of the Austin Bar Association and the State Bar of Texas are…texasappellateFebruary 13, 2018
Appellate PracticeTexas Supreme Court Texas Supreme Court Jurisdiction, Part V: How Will Rule 56.1 Operate in the New Jurisdictional Landscape?As lawyers, we love rules (and by “love” I mean memorize, apply, hopefully comply, argue,…texasappellateNovember 13, 2017
Appellate PracticeTexas Supreme Court Texas Supreme Court Jurisdiction, Part IV: Will Changes to Jurisdiction Necessitate a Change to Rule 53.2?Sometimes the earth shifts along the ocean floor creating tsunamis that flood unsuspecting coastal areas.…texasappellateNovember 6, 2017
Appellate PracticeTexas Supreme Court Texas Supreme Court Jurisdiction, Part III: What’s Old May Be New in the Statutory RenovationThe Texas Legislature has made significant changes to statutes demarcating the Texas Supreme Court’s jurisdiction.…texasappellateSeptember 1, 2017
Appellate PracticeTexas Supreme Court Texas Supreme Court Jurisdiction, Part II: The Times They Are a-Changin’ (Or Are They?)My previous blog post briefly outlined the Texas Supreme Court’s jurisdiction and the soon-to-be-effective legislative…texasappellateAugust 17, 2017
Appellate PracticeTexas Supreme Court Texas Supreme Court Jurisdiction, Part I: The Times They Are a-Changin’ (Or Are They?)Likely obscured by the legislative din emanating from the capitol these days, the Texas Legislature…texasappellateAugust 10, 2017
Appellate PracticeSupreme Court OrdersTechnologyTexas Supreme Court How Dependent on Instant Online Data Access Are We?Try accessing any number of court-related websites right now, and you may be diverted to…texasappellateJune 29, 2017
Appellate PracticeCourts of AppealsTexas Supreme Court Election 2016: Some New Faces on Texas Appellate CourtsAs in recent cycles, Republican incumbents and open-seat candidates for Texas appellate benches generally fared…texasappellateNovember 9, 2016
Fifth CircuitOral ArgumentTexas Supreme Court A New Orleans State of MindI'm on something of an oral-argument streak. As of November 9, I will have argued…texasappellateOctober 28, 2016
TechnologyTexas Supreme Court Arbitration in Attorney Fee Agreements After Royston v. LopezI had the pleasure of briefing and presenting argument to the Texas Supreme Court in…texasappellateSeptember 25, 2015