Angela Morris
Legal Times
Austin, TX, United States
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Health & Habeas: A Constitutional Crisis Is Quietly Brewing Amid Coronavirus Chaos
On one hand attorneys are relieved. They say court closures minimize their own exposure to the coronavirus. But on the other a gnawing worry tempers that relief. → Read More
A Lawyer Recounts How She Became Pen Pals With Barbara Bush
“To my surprise they started writing back” said Vander-Plas an attorney at the Brad J. Davidson Law Firm in Lubbock who practices civil litigation and appeals and business law. → Read More
Law School Applications on the Rise
As of Dec. 1 the number of law school applicants was up by 12 percent while the number of applications was up by 15 percent. → Read More
Students From Elite Law Schools Vow to Combat Mental Health Suffering on Campuses
Students left behind are not failures of personal strength. They are testaments to our collective failure to uplift one another and raise the standards of our trade. → Read More
At Law Schools, Rowdy Protests Provide Teachable Moments
Since February when violent protests canceled a speech by provocative writer Milo Yiannopoulos at the University of California Berkeley colleges and universities nationwide have faced criticism for caving to opposition by canceling events. → Read More
Call Her the Constable of Cryptocurrency
Once upon a time there was a hero who took down the corrupt French Maid who had manipulated and stolen from the Dread Pirate Roberts on The Silk Road. → Read More
Some Law Schools Take the Lead in Students’ Well-Being, Report Finds
Many law schools across the country run programs to help stressed out or depressed students some of whom struggle with alcohol or drug problems. There’s… → Read More
Dallas Lawyer Facing 11 Grievances Resigns Law License
A Dallas lawyer has resigned his law license because he faced 11 grievances alleging misconduct like completely missing hearings for clients, neglecting their cases and failing to supervise an employee who the lawyer knew was previously convicted of unauthorized practice of law. → Read More
Texas Litigators Oppose American Bar Association Paper on Nonlawyer Firms
'We as lawyers are charged with upholding the honor of the law, the courts, fellow lawyers and our system of justice,' said the letter by TADC, TTLA and Tex-... → Read More
Tips on Lawyer Maternity, Paternity Leave
Lawyers who are expecting babies need to know some of the same things about family leave as anyone else, but they also need to do special planning to hand of... → Read More
Ex-Lawyer Faces 15 Years for Murder Plot
Paul D. Andrews pleaded no contest to second-degree felony solicitation of murder, and the state will dismiss a felony barratry case against him. Codefendant... → Read More
State Rep in Barratry Case Argues Against Law License Suspension
State Rep. Ron Reynolds, who was convicted of barratry last fall, argued today that the Texas Board of Disciplinary Appeals shouldn't suspend his law license because a jury convicted him based on emotion rather than facts. → Read More
Lawyer Indicted for Compelling Prostitution, Sexual Assault
San Antonio criminal-defense lawyer Mark Benavides was indicted today for 35 second-degree felony counts of sexual assault and compelling prostitution. He allegedly forced sex with three clients as his attorney fee. → Read More
Blind Law Students Sue BarBri Over Accessibility
Three blind law graduates have filed a class action against BarBri, the largest bar exam preparation course in the nation, claiming that blind people can't access some of its online materials. → Read More
District Attorney Dodges Grievance Over Advice to Strike Black Jurors
Wharton County DA Ross Kurtz's alleged comments about striking blacks from juries concerned one of his prosecutors and brought tough questions from a judge. ... → Read More
2 Dallas-Fort Worth Law Schools Suspend Night Programs
Two of the three law schools in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex have suspended their evening programs for law students, which might drive enrollment to the third school. → Read More
Home Stretch for New San Antonio Federal Courthouse
U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez 'is seeing the light at the end of the tunnel,' illuminating the end of a 19-year project to build a new federal courtho... → Read More
Counties Ready to Rumble for Courthouse Gun Bans
Three Texas counties think the Texas Office of the Attorney General got the law wrong on the legality of courthouse handgun bans, and they might file lawsuits to ask judges to decide if they can keep guns out. → Read More
Proposal Calls On Lawyer Email Addresses for E-Service
This fall, lawyers might have to update their State Bar of Texas profiles to add an email address that the state can use for e-filing and electronic service. → Read More
Former District Judge Alleges Texas Drone Law Unconstitutional
A former district judge from Laredo has sued the state and Gov. Greg Abbott, alleging that part of the Texas drone law is unconstitutional because it violate... → Read More