/pulse/texas-pulse?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Texas Pulse Copyright 2025 Â鶹´«Ã½. en-US Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:35:50 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2350028?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2350028 Husch Blackwell LLP hired a Cozen O'Connor shareholder as real estate partner for its real estate, development and construction team in its Dallas and Minneapolis offices, making this the firm's second real estate partner hiring since May, the firm announced. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:30:36 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2350567?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2350567 Many current state bar character and fitness tests fail to identify bad actors, and at the same time, certain aspects of the queries can hurt efforts to increase diversity in the profession, according to panelists at the American Bar Association's 2025 Virtual Equity Summit on Friday. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:24:58 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2335079?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2335079 The U.S. legal industry added 1,100 jobs in May, holding steady in the midst of economic uncertainty, according to preliminary data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:19:38 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2350585?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2350585 The University of Virginia School of Â鶹´«Ã½ Supreme Court Litigation Clinic and attorney Edward Gilbert lead this week's edition of Â鶹´«Ã½360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the Sixth Circuit's ruling that plaintiffs claiming anti-heterosexual workplace discrimination need to provide extra "background circumstances" evidence. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:12:17 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2350394?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2350394 Texas' four-year time limit on attorney discipline applies to "reciprocal" discipline cases, in which a lawyer is sanctioned in Texas after being similarly sanctioned in another state, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 15:15:55 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2350228?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2350228 A divided Texas First Court of Appeals won't disturb a split decision that revived a dispute between an attorney and a former attorney over a fee-sharing agreement in tobacco litigation, rejecting a litigation finance company's en banc request to keep its trial court victory and prevent the case from being remanded. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 14:15:56 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2349835?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2349835 At an American Bar Association summit session on inclusive workplace practices on Thursday, one panelist noted that one of the ABA's recent recommendations is to engage in guided conversations throughout law firms and across the legal profession. But what exactly is a guided conversation? Fri, 06 Jun 2025 09:31:15 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2350030?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2350030 The legal industry began June with another action-packed week as BigÂ鶹´«Ã½ firms expanded their presence and offerings. Test your legal news savvy here with Â鶹´«Ã½360 Pulse’s weekly quiz. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:43:56 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2349924?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2349924 Microsoft's Brad Smith may not carry the title anymore, but he is still the company's top lawyer, and he cashed in $35.3 million worth of company stock in May. Other big law department winners last month were Intuit's Kerry McLean with $12.18 million and Loar Holdings Inc.'s Michael Manella with $12 million.  Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:01:55 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2348094?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2348094 As nonequity partnership tiers expand across U.S. law firms, experts warn that the model, while effective for retaining talent and controlling costs, demands disciplined management oversight to avoid becoming a liability. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:31:22 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2349528?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2349528 Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has hired the former chief legal officer of Texas Regional Bank to bolster its banking and financial services practice group. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:50:42 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2349588?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2349588 Greenberg Traurig LLP has strengthened its labor and employment practice with the addition of a Bracewell LLP attorney in Houston, boosting the firm's ability to serve clients in the growing Texas market and beyond. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:39:52 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2349744?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2349744 Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr PC on Wednesday announced that it has tapped shareholders in Dallas and Houston to lead its women's initiative group, a program designed to support the advancement, retention and public profile of female lawyers across the firm. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:05:06 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2341257?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2341257 Domestic lawyer headcount growth among the 400 largest law firms in the U.S. picked up speed in 2024, rising 3.1% on average and outpacing growth the previous year, but experts say the winds that bolstered that expansion may have shifted as a result of macroeconomic uncertainty. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:05:05 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2339011?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2339011 Many of the largest law firms in the U.S. had a strong year in 2024. And as demand for their services ticked upward they invested in bench strength, boosting the number of lawyers available to assist clients, our latest ranking of the largest U.S. law firms shows. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:53:41 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2349296?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2349296 Following a string of departures from the firm now known as Taylor Duma LLP — most notably a former name partner and a onetime managing partner — founding partner and Chairman Marc A. Taylor said the midsize law firm has a plan to grow in a more efficient and agile manner. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:09:27 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2348496?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2348496 Even as lawyers have returned to the office in larger numbers than in the years during and immediately following the COVID-19 pandemic, hybrid in-person and remote work remains the norm at law firms today, which have turned their focus to creating flexible, collaborative spaces that "link presence to purpose," according to the results of a survey released this week. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 15:11:09 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2349203?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2349203 Fish & Richardson PC announced Wednesday that an experienced intellectual property lawyer with a doctorate in chemistry has rejoined the firm as of counsel in the Houston office after retiring last year. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 14:15:58 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2348890?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2348890 Houston litigation boutique Yetter Coleman LLP has added a senior counsel to its intellectual property litigation group from Dell Technologies whose combination of legal and technical expertise boosts the firm's ability to serve clients across a range of industries centered on emerging technologies. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 18:43:53 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2348628?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2348628 Retired U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Joan N. Feeney has been chosen to mediate a dispute between Jackson Walker LLP and the U.S. Trustee's Office over the watchdog's bid to get the firm to forfeit fees from dozens of cases overseen by an ousted judge, setting Feeney up to help resolve one of the most contentious cases to hit the bankruptcy bar in years.