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    Bradley Arant Names New Office, Practice Group Leaders

    Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has named new office managing partners for its shops in Houston; Birmingham, Alabama; and Tampa, Florida, and tapped several others to lead its real estate, government enforcement and investigations, and labor and employment practice groups.

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    5 Things To Know About The ABA's New President-Elect

    Michelle Behnke, a business law attorney with more than 35 years of experience, became president-elect of the American Bar Association this week, setting her up to become the president of the organization next summer.

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    Emerging Company Duo Join Pillsbury In Austin, Houston

    Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP announced that a pair of experienced Texas-based attorneys focused on working with emerging growth companies joined the firm's Austin and Houston offices.

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    Kaufman Dolowich Names Partner Duo To Lead Dallas, NOLA

    Kaufman Dolowich LLP announced that a pair of experienced partners, including a former in-house attorney at fast food franchisee Sun Holdings, were named the co-managing partners of the firm's Dallas and New Orleans offices.

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    A New Take On 'Presumed Innocent' With Scott Turow

    A staple of the legal thriller genre for nearly 40 years, Scott Turow’s bestselling novel and blockbuster movie "Presumed Innocent" returned to the screen this year as an eight-episode miniseries on Apple. In a spoiler-free conversation with Law360, the author discusses evolving his characters for their television debut and the lasting legacy of his most famous work.

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    Seasoned Energy Atty Joins Ring Energy As General Counsel

    Ring Energy Inc. has found its new general counsel in an experienced energy attorney who most recently worked at renewable fuels company Nacero Inc.

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    BP Malpractice Deal Needs Work, 5th Circ. Says

    The Fifth Circuit scrapped a legal malpractice settlement in a consolidated lawsuit alleging attorneys were negligent in representing plaintiffs seeking compensation following the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, with a panel finding the terms were not mutually agreed upon.

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    Lewis Brisbois Grows In Dallas With Ex-Mackie Wolf Litigators

    Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP announced Wednesday that it has boosted its litigation bench in Dallas with a pair of attorneys who came aboard from Mackie Wolf Zientz & Mann PC.

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    What It Will Take For More State Bars To Address AI

    On the heels of the American Bar Association's first ethics guidance for lawyers using artificial intelligence, questions loom about when more state bar associations will build on the ABA recommendations.

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    Ex-Judge Jones, Jackson Walker To Defend Meeting

    Former U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David R. Jones and Jackson Walker LLP will have to explain during a hearing Wednesday why they had an "off-the-record" conversation with each other in July, as a messy court case stemming from Jones' secret romance with a onetime lawyer at the firm hits several hurdles during discovery.

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    ABA Tells States To Nix Rape Disclosures For Bar Applicants

    The American Bar Association unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday that calls on state admission authorities to stop asking would-be lawyers to disclose their experiences of sexual violence and harassment during the attorney licensure process.

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    Exxon Assistant GC Jumps To Duane Morris As Trial Partner

    A longtime attorney at Exxon Mobil Corp. has made the move from in-house to private practice at Duane Morris LLP to begin the next chapter of his career.

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    Texas Justices Look To Non-Attys To Narrow 'Justice Gap'

    In seeking to make legal help accessible to low-income residents of the Lone Star State, the Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday laid the groundwork for allowing nonattorneys to provide limited legal services, while remaining silent on the issue of nonlawyer ownership in organizations that provide legal services.

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    David Graeler Finds His Groove As Nossaman's Leader

    David Graeler, who joined Nossaman LLP as an associate in 2003, said his imposter syndrome kicked in after he became its managing partner last year, but he has since developed a strong sense of confidence in his ability to lead the firm. Graeler spoke with Law360 Pulse about what he's learned and what he plans.

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    Frost Brown Brings On Chief Diversity Officer From Skadden

    Frost Brown Todd LLP announced Tuesday that it tapped a new head of diversity with more than a decade of experience in the legal industry from Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP.

  • Texas Boutique Brown Fox Hires Its First COO

    Brown Fox, a boutique business law firm based in Texas, has tapped an attorney with decades of experience as in-house counsel for a Dallas-area megachurch to serve as its first chief operating officer.

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    ABA: Ease State Licensing Barriers For Military Spouse Attys

    The American Bar Association's policymaking body on Tuesday passed a resolution urging all state supreme courts and bar associations to accommodate the unique needs of military spouse attorneys who must move frequently to support the nation's defense.

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    Which GCs Sold Stock In July? Monolithic, Meta and More

    Saria Tseng, general counsel of Monolithic Power Systems Inc., pocketed a cool $32.5 million in July after selling off several thousand shares of the semiconductor company's stock, according to a securities filing.

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    Paul Hastings Gains Tax Pro In Dallas From McDermott

    Paul Hastings announced Tuesday that its meteoric growth in Texas is continuing with the addition of a partner in Dallas who strengthens its global tax practice and came aboard from McDermott Will & Emery LLP.

  • 5th Circ. Finds No Misconduct In Judges' Columbia Boycott

    Eight federal judges did not violate ethical rules or standards when they decided earlier this year not to hire alumni of Columbia University or its law school as clerks in response to its handling of student protests over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Fifth Circuit Judicial Council decided Friday.

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    Rimon Brings On BakerHostetler, Wick Phillips Litigators

    Rimon PC is expanding its team with the addition of two new litigation partners and an investigations associate, who have worked at BakerHostetler, Wick Phillips Gould & Martin LLP and the San Francisco Department of Police Accountability, the firm has said.

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    ABA House Of Delegates Votes Against NDAs In Employment

    The American Bar Association's policymaking body has recommended against including nondisclosure agreements as a condition of employment, and for legislation to be enacted that protects patients' access to "gender-affirming care."

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    Jackson Walker, Ex-Judge Could Face Sanctions Over Chat

    A Texas bankruptcy court is demanding answers and threatening sanctions over an "off-the-record" interview between former bankruptcy judge David R. Jones and attorneys for Jackson Walker LLP, in the midst of a federal investigation into Jones' secret romantic relationship with a onetime Jackson Walker attorney.

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    Fluor Promotes In-House Atty To Be Its Chief Legal Officer

    Engineering, procurement and construction services business Fluor Corp. has promoted an in-house attorney who has been with the company for more than 25 years to serve as its chief legal officer.

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    ABA: Few Latino Attys May Lead To Less Civic Engagement

    The relatively low percentage of Latinos in the legal industry may be part of the reason the ethnic group sees less engagement in civic activities nationwide and is underrepresented in civic leadership roles, according to a new American Bar Association report released Saturday.

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