Legal Trade
This blawg focuses on the business of the law, especially in Houston and Texas.
Author: Mary Flood is a Houston Chronicle reporter and former practicing lawyer.
Blawg Related Categories: Judiciary • Law Firms • Law Students • Lawyer Pay • States • Texas • Legal News Publication
Recent Posts from Legal Trade
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Hospital accuses lawyer of poisoning jury pool
Memorial Hermann on Friday accused a lawyer suing the system for antitrust violations with tainting the local jury pool. In an unusual motion, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System asked that a doctor be subpoenaed and a…
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Enough already -- 2nd press release from the winners
Monday former TV reporter Mary-Ellen Conway lost her bid to be declared the common law widow of her long-time beau Henry J.N. Taub. There was a confidential settlement and the probate judge issued a list…
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Too important for jury duty?
This blog entry is about a Harris County judge who just served on a jury here and about a long-ago Houston mayor who thought he was too important to do so. First to Harris County…
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Wish list for fed judges plus for Texas - UPDATED
In the ongoing tug-of-war over federal political appointees, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, put out a press release with the Democratic committee's wish list suggestions for judicial appointees (and some U.S. Marshals & Attorneys). Here's…
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Injured by art?
Some folks visiting museums to get culture, get injured instead. That happened to Carol Guillot who last month sued the Museum of Fine Arts Houston because she broke her arm falling in the walk-through light…
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How hilarious is this shovel-wielding lawyer guy?
This wonderful Austin American-Statesman story chronicles the exploits of a University of Houston Law Center grad with a shovel and a sense of humor. The State Bar of Texas lists the prankster, Austin lawyer George…
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Faux tweets from the wild-eyed liberal elite? - UPDATED
The criminal courthouse and political Twitter furor over an obviously fake blog in the name of Harris County District Attorney Pat Lykos offers us a few lessons. Lesson One: Anyone can start a Twitter or…
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Inching toward a U.S. Attorney
Re: A new U.S. Attorney for Houston & the Southern District of Texas Advice: Don't hold your breath A quick survey of the four folks the Texas Democrat Congress members sent to the White House,…
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Justice Harriet O'Neill to leave Texas Supreme Court
The Texas Supreme Court just issued this statement from former Justice Harriet O'Neill, who was a Harris County judge before she rose to the statewide court. In April, O'Neill received the 2009 Commissioners Award presented…
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Still no local U.S. Attorney appointment
So while I was on vacation, a committee of lawyers met with six candidates for U.S. Attorney here in Houston. This is an updated version of the committee our two GOP U.S. Senators had back…