/pulse/texas-pulse?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Texas Pulse Copyright 2025 ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ. en-US Fri, 16 May 2025 16:54:23 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2341289?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2341289 Susman Godfrey LLP announced Friday that the firm has expanded a scholarship program for law students of color to a total of $100,000 — up from $70,000 the firm handed out last year — amid criticism from the Trump administration that the prizes constitute racial discrimination as the firm battles the government over an executive order targeting it. Fri, 16 May 2025 16:41:18 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2341241?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2341241 Hogan Lovells and the Fomby Law Firm lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that courts must weigh the full sequence of events — not just the instant a threat arises — when deciding if police used excessive force. Fri, 16 May 2025 16:41:15 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2341438?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2341438 A Houston firm asked the Fifth Circuit to reverse the U.S. Small Business Administration's "absurd" denial of its loan forgiveness under a COVID-19-era program, writing that a "good faith but mistaken answer" to an application question would have produced a different result under changed guidelines. Fri, 16 May 2025 16:39:34 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2340879?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2340879 Through TV commercials and intentionally defaced billboards to major league sports sponsorships, and even upcoming skits during WWE events, personal injury giant Morgan & Morgan has achieved monumental growth with a sweeping advertising strategy that leans into innovation and lightheartedness to leave an impression on potential clients. Fri, 16 May 2025 16:23:03 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2341585?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2341585 Kessler Topaz's handling of a suit against Coinbase and Stradley Ronon's work in connection with the creation of joint KKR and Capital Group funds lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from May 2 to 16. Fri, 16 May 2025 16:09:09 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2340684?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2340684 Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. and Kanner & Pintaluga PA have filed separate motions in Texas federal court to dismiss a proposed class action accusing the two of conspiring to share auto crash victims' private information against state and federal law, with each arguing that the allegations, as the insurer put it, "make no sense." Fri, 16 May 2025 15:41:28 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2341204?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2341204 Jackson Walker LLP wants out of a fee suit brought by former client J.C. Penney, arguing that the bankrupt department store's wind-down debtors entered claims as a "leverage play and a money grab" after learning that a firm partner had engaged in a yearslong undisclosed relationship with a Texas bankruptcy judge. Fri, 16 May 2025 12:24:41 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2340729?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2340729 The legal industry marked mid-May with another busy week as attorneys landed new roles and firms expanded their offerings. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz. Thu, 15 May 2025 16:46:28 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2340917?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2340917 Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced a new managing partner Thursday, tapping for the role a banking industry attorney with 17 years of experience at the firm who serves as co-leader of its finance and restructuring practice group. Thu, 15 May 2025 16:33:43 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2340858?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2340858 The Texas Senate has passed a bill prohibiting the state bar from creating policies that affect bar members' First Amendment rights. Thu, 15 May 2025 16:26:59 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2340672?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2340672 Polsinelli PC expanded its capital markets and commercial lending practice group Thursday with the addition of a partner of 13 years at Alston & Bird LLP bringing experience advising clients in the healthcare, telecommunications financial services and advanced manufacturing industries. Thu, 15 May 2025 15:59:46 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2339146?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2339146 Ferguson Braswell Fraser Kubasta PC has deepened its private equity, venture capital, energy and real estate offerings with a Dallas-area shareholder who came aboard from Carrington Coleman Sloman & Blumenthal LLP. Thu, 15 May 2025 14:56:29 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2340762?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2340762 A new bill intended to ensure that federal judges' alleged misconduct is investigated even after those judges leave the bench is a long-overdue step to ensure accountability, according to the legislation's supporters, but the measure could actually ensure that judges accused of wrongdoing remain on the bench, others say. Thu, 15 May 2025 14:45:08 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2339980?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2339980 Legal business solutions provider Morae Global Corp. announced on Wednesday its acquisition of Gimmal, an information governance software company, continuing a steady streak of pick-ups since selling shares to a private equity firm. Thu, 15 May 2025 07:01:28 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2338899?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2338899 The 30 largest U.S. law firms have more LinkedIn followers, but smaller firms in the top 200 have higher engagement rates despite fewer followers on the platform, according to a report released Thursday by BTI Consulting Group. Wed, 14 May 2025 19:29:20 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2340334?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2340334 Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday signed into state law a corporate reform bill that codifies the "business judgment rule," which provides immunity for corporate directors from personal liability for company decisions. Wed, 14 May 2025 16:48:40 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2340255?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2340255 Exxon Mobil and XTO Energy have accused a Texas attorney of taking their trade secrets connected to mineral interests and using them to benefit another energy company he is also representing. Wed, 14 May 2025 16:10:43 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2339784?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2339784 Law360 Pulse caught up with Charles Barreras, founding partner of Chartwell Law Offices LLP, to discuss how the firm has grown so far this year to include a trio of new offices in New Jersey, Maryland and Washington, D.C. Wed, 14 May 2025 15:41:45 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2336502?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/2336502 Hamilton Wingo LLP has hired two personal injury attorneys, one of whom is rejoining the firm and another who the firm said was recognized as having one of the top 100 verdicts in Texas during her first year in practice, the firm recently announced. Wed, 14 May 2025 15:37:05 +0000 /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/1412894?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/texas-pulse/articles/1412894 A promotion to partner or election to practice group chair means a slew of new responsibilities and also lots of well-deserved recognition. Law360 reveals the list of attorneys whose commitment to legal excellence earned them highly coveted spots in the law firm leadership ranks. Find out if your old legal friends — or rivals — moved up in the first quarter of the year.