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• Local attorney says suit against him was in error
  12/13/2011 1:00 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Attorney Rife Kimler arrested for hindering apprehension
  12/13/2011 9:16 AM By David Yates 
• Plaintiff's attorney sued by State Office of Risk Management
  12/6/2011 11:10 AM By David Yates 
• Man sues attorney to recover funds from divorce
  11/28/2011 2:51 PM By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau 
• ABA wants immunity for lawyers representing public entities
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• Provost Umphrey dismisses suit questioning monetary claims
  8/25/2011 1:31 PM By David Yates 
• Judge reinstates pot-growing attorney
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• Beaumont lawyer sues county over property taxes
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• Cyber Crimes Unit arrests Austin lawyer for child pornography possession
  7/19/2011 11:37 AM By Press Release 
• Appeals court ruling upholds Texas ban on 'ambulance chasing'
  6/28/2011 8:49 AM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Beaumont attorney named Newsmaker of the Year by area press
  6/7/2011 9:00 AM By Staff Reports 
• Gilbert Adams sued for not paying for Yellow Pages ads
  5/23/2011 2:54 PM By David Yates 
• Justices affirm court's ruling dismissing convict's suit against attorney
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• Brent Coon & Associates sued for legal malpractice
  5/18/2011 12:52 PM By David Yates 
• Buzbee sues Apffel over attorney fees from Hurricane Ike settlements
  4/27/2011 5:10 PM By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau 
• O'Quinn firm sued for legal malpractice by silicosis clients
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• Disciplinary commission sues Beaumont attorney who allegedly claimed influence over judges
  4/21/2011 1:45 PM By David Yates 
• Beaumont attorney indicted for impersonating public official
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• Man files legal malpractice suit, says attorney botched gender discrimination claim
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• Abbott: School board can't use funds for contingent fee lawyers
  3/14/2011 4:35 PM By Jessica M. Karmasek 
• New website helps veterans with legal problems
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• Beaumont attorney, wife make major donation to Lamar music department
  2/3/2011 12:59 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• CSX plaintiffs suing Provost Umphrey will give depositions in N.C., judge rules
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• Hoeffner retrial not double jeopardy, appeals court rules
  12/16/2010 9:21 AM By Steve Korris 
• Legally Speaking: What Do You Get a Lawyer for Christmas?
  12/15/2010 11:25 AM By John G. Browning 
• Judge denies physical exams for Provost Umphrey clients
  12/8/2010 9:14 AM By Steve Korris 
• Appellate lawyer Coleman killed in plane crash
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• Legally Speaking: How Not to Get Out of Jury Duty (Part 1)
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• METCO sues insurer for failing to defend it in DuPont litigation
  11/8/2010 11:39 AM By Kelly Holleran 
• Galveston inmate files suit against former defense attorney
  11/2/2010 10:00 AM By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau 
• Lewis Law Firm scores $98K verdict for clients' nonpayment
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• JCBA to hold legal advice clinic for area veterans
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• Need for free legal service highlighted during Pro Bono Week
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• Firms must prevent conflict of non-lawyer employees too, Texas SC rules
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• Senator still waiting for response on lawyer tax breaks
  8/31/2010 2:45 PM By John O'Brien 
• Texas clients sue New York law firm for professional negligence
  8/5/2010 1:00 PM By Michelle Massey, East Texas Bureau 
• Commissioners push e-filing for courts during county budget hearing
  7/27/2010 1:30 PM By David Yates 
• Business group never behind La. Senate's contingency bill
  6/23/2010 10:49 PM By John O'Brien 
• With substantial changes, La. contingency fee bill passes House
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• More than 500 riders pedal for legal aid
  6/10/2010 12:59 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Reformers, trial attorneys come together to fight barratry
  6/10/2010 11:59 AM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• La. contingency fee bill introduced after oil spill
  6/8/2010 2:00 PM By John O'Brien 
• Heavyweight battle between Umphrey, Coon wages on in civil court
  6/3/2010 8:36 AM By David Yates 
• Appeals court rules plaintiff not to blame for confusion caused by attorney
  6/2/2010 10:27 AM By Steve Korris 
• Beaumont attorney sued for legal malpractice
  5/19/2010 3:24 PM By Kelly Holleran 
• Walter Umphrey honored by JCBA during Law Day ceremony
  5/13/2010 10:23 AM By David Yates 
• Lawyers 'working around the clock' on cases against BP
  5/9/2010 11:31 AM By Chris Rizo 
• Trial lawyers have new leader
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• Abbott asked to opine on county's outside counsel
  3/19/2010 8:39 PM By Chris Rizo 
• Legally Speaking: Here's My Card
  3/18/2010 2:00 PM By John G. Browning 
• Houston lawyer wants airport to pay for coat he left at food court
  3/9/2010 11:50 AM By David Yates 
• Judge orders local law firm to hand over records
  2/17/2010 2:50 PM By David Yates 
• RMQ wants fees paid while beneficiaries dispute settlement
  2/17/2010 10:15 AM By Kelly Holleran 
• Spindletop Spin getting bigger and better for 2010
  2/11/2010 1:53 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Reform group praises Abbott for steering clear of pension fund litigation problems
  2/5/2010 7:54 AM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Legally Speaking: Unusual Moments in Lawyer Advertising
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• Legally Speaking: 'Tis the Season ... For Legal Troubles
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• U.S. trial bar still searching for its next leader
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• Legally Speaking: Low Points In Closing Arguments
  12/10/2009 7:00 AM By John G. Browning 
• Mostyn named president-elect of Texas trial lawyers group
  12/9/2009 11:12 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Beaumont attorneys want W. Va. malpractice case against them severed
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• Coon, Umphrey law firms to host holiday events
  12/8/2009 7:32 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Legends Scholarship honors Buddy Low
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• Scruggs prosecutors recognized
  12/8/2009 9:34 AM By John O'Brien 
• Legally Speaking: Still Litigating In The Twilight Zone
  11/19/2009 1:25 AM By John G. Browning 
• Scruggs' judge gets 18 months
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• Texas Supreme Court grants new trial to decide attorney's fee
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• Legally Speaking: Costumes That Come Back to Haunt You
  11/11/2009 10:16 PM By John G. Browning 
• Beaumont couple sues attorney for failing to file complaint
  11/11/2009 3:16 PM By Kelly Holleran 
• Texas SC weighs in on fees from negligent lawyers
  11/5/2009 1:39 PM By  
• Legally Speaking: The Great Pretender
  11/5/2009 1:10 PM By John G. Browning 
• Judge declares mistrial after Baron & Budd lawyer repeats offense
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• Lawyers squabble over attorneys fees in case against Sabine Pass ISD
  11/3/2009 2:48 PM By David Yates 
• Attorney John O'Quinn killed in Houston car crash
  10/29/2009 3:00 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Texas judge to handle Scruggs case
  10/27/2009 3:00 PM By Chris Rizo 
• New Jersey rockers to play for Houston lawyer's holiday party
  10/21/2009 9:00 AM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Jefferson County bar to celebrate Pro Bono Week
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• Mistrial declared in Houston attorney's silica kickback case
  10/7/2009 4:31 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Trial lawyers group in debt
  10/1/2009 3:24 PM By Chris Rizo 
• Best of Legally Speaking: Angel On My Shoulder
  9/24/2009 3:35 PM By John G. Browning 
• After series of mistakes, woman's suit ended by appeals court
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• Plaintiff's lawyers square off against each other in Orange
  9/15/2009 4:15 PM By David Yates 
• Texas SC reverses big attorney fee from nominal damages
  9/3/2009 8:49 AM By  
• Nederland attorney selected for State Bar leadership group
  9/2/2009 9:34 PM  
• Dean: Lawmakers scared to tick off trial bar
  9/2/2009 12:29 PM By John O'Brien 
• Houston attorney on trial for using bribery to get big settlements for silica cases
  8/28/2009 8:18 AM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Legally Speaking: Doogie Houser, J.D.
  8/27/2009 4:50 PM By John G. Browning 
• Jefferson County civil judges prep for Settlement Week
  8/24/2009 12:57 PM By David Yates 
• Jury awards lawyer $400k in attorney's fees
  8/13/2009 2:54 PM By David Yates 
• Legally Speaking: Low Points in Lawyer Advertising
  8/12/2009 10:47 AM By John G. Browning 
• Attorney bringing AG focus to ABA meeting
  7/16/2009 1:59 PM By John O'Brien 
• Legally Speaking: Catching Up with Columns Past
  7/16/2009 1:00 PM By John G. Browning 
• Legal malpractice suit alleges lawyer misrepresented potential damage award
  7/15/2009 11:00 AM By David Yates 
• Legally Speaking: You're Not Going to Wear That in Court, Are You?
  7/9/2009 3:11 PM By John G. Browning 
• Man sues divorce attorney over botched representation, false billing
  6/25/2009 9:18 AM By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau 
• Local attorneys sued over mishandling of CSX case in West Virginia
  6/18/2009 7:38 AM By Justin Anderson 
• Legally Speaking: The Good, the Bad and the Funny
  6/10/2009 10:57 PM By John G. Browning 
• Coon & Associates involved in Illinois class action over check cashing fees
  6/3/2009 2:00 PM By Kelly Holleran 
• Mostyn a no show at hearing, Austin judge orders client to disclose finances
  6/2/2009 12:53 PM By David Yates 
• Pearson firm hit with $1.4 million judgment for failing to pay environmental researcher
  6/2/2009 9:56 AM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Appeals court hears malpractice case against John Morgan
  5/28/2009 3:41 PM By David Yates 
• Personal injury lawyers get two seats on Chrysler's unsecured creditors' committee
  5/19/2009 10:17 AM By Steve Korris 
• Appeals court to hear malpractice suit against John Morgan
  5/12/2009 2:55 PM By David Yates 
• Local firm has experience with Dole banana picker lawsuits
  4/30/2009 12:59 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Browning wins national legal writing award
  4/29/2009 10:47 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• ABA lawyers seek to plant one million trees by 2014
  4/28/2009 10:44 AM By David Yates 
• Legally Speaking: Brother, Can You Spare A Lawyer?
  4/15/2009 8:18 PM By John G. Browning 
• Critics see former Beaumont attorney's contract with Pennsylvania governor as 'pay to play'
  4/13/2009 3:27 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Record columnist elected to American Law Institute
  4/8/2009 1:37 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Legally Speaking: The Greatest Gift
  3/19/2009 8:55 AM By John G. Browning 
• Attorney sued for proposing insanity defense in criminal case
  3/17/2009 11:53 AM By Kelly Holleran 
• Legally Speaking: Magic in the Courtroom
  3/12/2009 1:12 PM By John G. Browning 
• Appeals court agrees attorney failed to properly represent client, awards new trial
  2/19/2009 1:00 AM By Steve Korris 
• Landrieu tells trial lawyers America needs to find its 'mojo'
  2/11/2009 5:19 PM By David Yates 
• Legally Speaking: Lincoln the Lawyer
  2/11/2009 12:50 PM By John G. Browning 
• Legally Speaking: Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction, Part 1 of 2
  1/28/2009 12:00 PM By John G. Browning 
• Legally Speaking: Letters, We Get Letters
  1/22/2009 9:33 AM By John G. Browning 
• Attorney can be disbarred despite completion of probation, high court rules
  1/6/2009 7:16 PM By Steve Korris 
• Legally Speaking: For Better or Verse? Poetic Justices
  12/23/2008 4:55 PM By John G. Browning 
• Morgan's nonsuit motion contains apology to Jamail
  12/21/2008 9:23 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Lawyers behaving badly not limited to Jefferson County courts
  12/21/2008 7:00 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Legally Speaking: We Wish You a Merry Lawsuit
  12/17/2008 3:59 PM By John G. Browning 
• Local woman claims attorney error cost her more than $150K to IRS
  12/8/2008 12:18 PM By Kelly Holleran 
• Texas SC justice fined $29,000 over ethics violation
  12/5/2008 1:00 PM By Chris Rizo 
• Help clinics, live chats offer free legal services to Texas hurricane victims
  12/2/2008 3:00 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Court records show expert witness not in hospital when judge granted continuance
  12/2/2008 2:00 PM By Steve Korris 
• Morgan drops his suit against divorce attorney he fired
  12/2/2008 1:29 PM By David Yates 
• Legally Speaking: I Can't Make This Stuff Up
  11/25/2008 2:43 PM By John G. Browning 
• Miley Cyrus to perform at Lanier holiday bash
  11/24/2008 9:31 AM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Lawyer may face sanctions over whereabouts of expert witness
  11/20/2008 10:18 AM By Steve Korris 
• Legally Speaking: Not-So-Great Courtroom Moments
  11/18/2008 5:53 PM By John G. Browning 
• Nursing major named first David J. Beck Fellow at Lamar
  11/18/2008 5:23 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Former U.S. attorney joins Fulbright & Jaworski
  11/12/2008 9:43 AM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Provost Umphrey Stadium will be home to revived Lamar football team
  11/11/2008 11:38 AM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Appeal in case against lawyers denied due to further claims pending in trial court
  11/10/2008 1:59 PM By David Yates 
• Morgan suit against attorney latest act in nasty divorce proceedings
  11/3/2008 4:32 PM By David Yates 
• Legally Speaking: A Class (Action) Act
  10/23/2008 11:44 AM By John G. Browning 
• Fred Baron fights for life while son fights for use of experimental drug
  10/16/2008 3:27 PM By  
• Legally Speaking: Lawyers Behaving Badly -- Once More, With Feeling
  10/15/2008 10:55 PM By John G. Browning 
• Legally Speaking: Saying It With Style
  10/9/2008 1:28 PM By John G. Browning 
• Cochran lawyers challenge Texas legal advertising rules
  10/7/2008 10:13 AM By Chris Rizo 
• Legally Speaking: A Tribute to Judge Barefoot Sanders
  10/1/2008 10:39 AM By John G. Browning 
• Texas Supreme Court allows extensions due to Ike
  9/24/2008 1:45 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Legally Speaking: What's In A Name? As It Turns Out, A Lot
  9/23/2008 12:58 PM By John G. Browning 
• Lone Star Legal Aid to offer free legal advice to hurricane victims
  9/18/2008 4:20 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• DuPont counsel named president of Hispanic bar group
  9/17/2008 10:53 AM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Legally Speaking: There's No Cure for Stupid
  9/10/2008 8:30 PM By John G. Browning 
• Foundation awards grant to Catholic Charities for legal aid to poor
  9/3/2008 3:15 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Legally Speaking: "The Legal System Doesn't Get Much Weirder Than This"
  9/3/2008 8:56 AM By John G. Browning 
• Legally Speaking: When Judges Get Cute
  8/27/2008 11:59 AM By John G. Browning 
• Jury awards Cherokee group $22 million in lawsuit against lawyer
  8/21/2008 9:58 PM By Chris Rizo 
• Legally Speaking: Lawyers Behaving Badly ... Again
  8/19/2008 6:54 PM By John G. Browning 
• Ethics panel advances complaint against Hecht; Postpones Medina matter
  8/15/2008 4:26 PM By Chris Rizo 
• Legally Speaking: Lyrical Law
  8/12/2008 4:30 PM By John G. Browning 
• Scruggs reports to prison, begins five-year sentence
  8/4/2008 3:16 PM By Chris Rizo 
• Low-profile judge thrust into the spotlight
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• Former paralegal's suit calls Houston attorney Laminack a 'sexual predator'
  7/31/2008 1:33 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Legally Speaking: If At First You Don't Succeed
  7/29/2008 10:25 AM By John G. Browning 
• Court agrees no cap was set on lawyer's fees
  7/24/2008 6:49 PM By Steve Korris 
• Legally Speaking: "They Dropped Their Briefs, But They Didn't Lose Their Appeal – Lawyers Posing Nude"
  7/23/2008 11:50 AM By John G. Browning 
• Not just AGs sicking outside counsel on big business
  7/22/2008 5:47 PM By John O'Brien 
• Law students work in legal aid offices throughout Texas
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• Attorney awaits judge's decision on sanctions
  7/15/2008 4:50 PM By David Yates 
• A month from prison, Scruggs still bickering over attorneys fees
  7/8/2008 3:20 PM By John O'Brien 
• Law firm sued for failing to litigate med-mal case
  6/26/2008 11:53 AM By John Suayan, Galveston Bureau 
• Texas Bar Foundation donates $25k for FLDS children's ad litem attorneys
  6/18/2008 7:40 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Appeals court agrees Dugas owed no duty to Dutton's client
  6/18/2008 2:23 PM By David Yates 
• Legally Speaking: Must Sue TV
  6/17/2008 2:00 PM By John G. Browning 
• Record columnist wins big in journalism competitions
  6/9/2008 2:33 PM By Marilyn Tennissen  
• Legally Speaking: Tales of Inspiration
  6/3/2008 12:12 PM By John G. Browning 
• Law Day speaker reminds local bar U.S. history 'must be told'
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