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Family Law in the Age of Facebook Be careful what you post—Plano family law attorney Rick Robertson has seen e-communications come back to haunt Paul Sweeney urn:uuid:6f8f317b-6877-424e-8ad8-45ad27786eb4 2011-09-15T00:00:00-07:00 2011-09-13T13:07:57-07:00 The Accidental Lawyer Ophelia Camiña entered law school on a lark, but her success has been far from a fluke Alison Macor urn:uuid:90ed1d57-4b36-4890-945a-96b81523da01 2011-09-15T00:00:00-07:00 2011-09-13T13:09:33-07:00 The Bulldog Bob Hilliard takes on the cases other lawyers won’t touch—and wins Erin Carlyle urn:uuid:b95a492a-5218-4df3-9a24-501460456158 2011-09-15T00:00:00-07:00 2011-09-13T13:12:46-07:00 Ahead of the Game Kathleen Wu advocates for diversity in the boardroom and on the tennis court Betsy Graca urn:uuid:76301477-1150-4279-afde-9b220be7e883 2011-09-15T00:00:00-07:00 2011-09-13T13:15:37-07:00 The Polunsky Unit Allan Polunsky has a Texas death row facility named after him and doesn’t mind Judd Spicer urn:uuid:7d6cce0e-2456-4059-8e4a-4c7560c77b20 2011-09-15T00:00:00-07:00 2011-09-13T13:16:45-07:00 Fred Streck and Dwain Dent’s Mission The Fort Worth attorneys win a 25-year case to prove that vitamin E supplement E-Ferol can be harmful to babies Lisa Kundrat urn:uuid:59ac0367-fb90-45ff-b7fe-e432a41e5be5 2011-09-15T00:00:00-07:00 2011-09-13T13:18:06-07:00 Is This a Deposition Which I See Before Me? How Michael P. Maslanka applies Shakespeare to his practice Emily Bouts urn:uuid:9b02340c-fa5d-4e24-8e3b-d945eea36594 2011-09-15T00:00:00-07:00 2011-09-14T13:25:42-07:00 Seduced by Trial Law Robin Gibbs on the opportunity that he saw 40 years ago for small firms in commercial litigation Adam Wahlberg urn:uuid:c73a77a7-e7ff-4501-980f-7211e0b1b84b 2011-09-15T00:00:00-07:00 2011-09-13T13:06:10-07:00 On the Job Daniel N. Ramirez helps employers comply with immigration and employment laws regarding employee documentation Pat Evans urn:uuid:70d35e80-75dc-4e92-be68-7fcb3582d645 2011-03-15T00:00:00-07:00 2011-06-09T08:09:18-07:00 Power Broker Diana M. Liebmann has quietly become one of the top wind energy lawyers in Texas Paul Sweeney urn:uuid:8be2581c-a560-4178-bac4-d8ffedb0c9d2 2011-03-15T00:00:00-07:00 2011-06-09T08:10:45-07:00 Travis Crabtree’s Second Dream Job He’s already had his first one, as a sports reporter. Now he has his second, as a media lawyer Betsy Graca urn:uuid:fbdfadbd-3df2-4a28-9b53-e3abe321241d 2011-03-15T00:00:00-07:00 2011-06-09T08:11:45-07:00 The Life Aquatic James Bailey enjoys maritime law Nyssa Gesch urn:uuid:3436a8e4-0e08-43cf-9cc5-73bfb90a6571 2011-03-15T00:00:00-07:00 2011-06-09T08:13:16-07:00 Joshua Skinner and the Candy Cane Case When can a Texas school ban religious proselytizing on its grounds? Adrienne Schofhauser urn:uuid:89bfbe2f-2779-415b-b333-8a4e59592510 2011-03-15T00:00:00-07:00 2011-06-09T08:14:40-07:00 The Critic When Anthony Lowenberg isn’t handling products liability claims, he’s reviewing restaurants Christy DeSmith urn:uuid:93d69bd4-4660-4fb2-ba2d-9dbdf546e188 2011-03-15T00:00:00-07:00 2011-06-09T08:16:02-07:00 Word for Word What was the best advice you ever received? Betsy Graca urn:uuid:ac6a474d-3dab-4ee6-b3ba-23f2f92ee197 2011-03-15T00:00:00-07:00 2011-03-14T12:12:13-07:00 The Minimalist No one knows how to get to the essence of an appeal like Greg Coleman Paul Sweeney urn:uuid:138f6360-ab30-494d-95dd-c4fb2e024bcb 2010-09-13T00:00:00-07:00 2011-03-23T16:43:04-07:00 Can Paxil Cause Birth Defects? Sean Tracey looks for the answer Martin Kuz urn:uuid:4d15dc5f-3b85-4787-8711-a1f66cfaf897 2010-09-13T00:00:00-07:00 2010-09-10T06:00:42-07:00 Dallas Maverick Gayla Crain wanted to work at a new kind of law firm, so she went and helped build it Amy Kates urn:uuid:0c01194b-4d15-4f52-953a-0c88626f0193 2010-09-13T00:00:00-07:00 2010-10-06T07:31:27-07:00 Defending Big Oil Environmental litigator Rick Faulk sticks to the facts Pat Evans urn:uuid:a081cfd8-5a29-475e-9adc-e954e943c3f8 2010-09-13T00:00:00-07:00 2010-09-10T06:02:47-07:00 Tough as Nails That’s Linda L. Addison, the daughter of Holocaust survivors and current leader at Fulbright & Jaworski Rose Nisker urn:uuid:557005b2-6747-49e5-8caf-6f02a7221549 2010-09-13T00:00:00-07:00 2010-09-10T06:03:41-07:00 When a Case Cries Out for Justice Kevin Glasheen takes on Cargill, railroads and the Lone Star State Brian Voerding urn:uuid:9d89d0c0-96cb-4b46-bd9b-d75ae093b571 2010-09-13T00:00:00-07:00 2010-09-10T06:04:42-07:00 Getting Around the Normal Armor Involved in Litigation Mark Mueller adds Eastern thinking to the Western practice of law Judd Spicer urn:uuid:59bab8ec-72ce-4b9c-af3a-3dee9dcbf53e 2010-09-13T00:00:00-07:00 2010-09-10T06:05:47-07:00 The Social Worker in Angeline Lindley Bain Bringing collaboration and reasonableness to divorce law Nyssa Gesch urn:uuid:a07e3b76-2a09-4d84-ac9b-dce78442654d 2010-09-13T00:00:00-07:00 2010-09-10T06:06:46-07:00 Five Days in Thailand What Mike Gruber learned about life and law from volunteering with Habitat for Humanity Jessica Thompson urn:uuid:bf8cfbff-8e05-4627-b169-8b123f6c4071 2010-09-13T00:00:00-07:00 2010-09-10T06:07:42-07:00 Family Guy Richard Orsinger of McCurley Orsinger McCurley Nelson & Downing talks about designing CLE presentations, the genius of Bruce Bowen and just how long it takes for a divorce to stop hurting Adam Wahlberg urn:uuid:cd7a276e-cb9a-4f01-8ee5-12ad9138dc8d 2010-09-13T00:00:00-07:00 2010-09-10T06:09:09-07:00 The Lawyer Who transformed Texas Schools How Mark Trachtenberg parlayed a great law school paper into billions for education Pat Evans urn:uuid:930ed0a2-020a-41e3-ba7a-fa86655c6189 2010-03-17T00:00:00-07:00 2010-03-16T08:55:19-07:00 Demographics and the Fight for Equality How Wendy Wang discovered civil rights law is more complex than it used to be Jeff Siegel urn:uuid:6afd31f5-5e68-4d8c-a775-31290e5470c9 2010-03-17T00:00:00-07:00 2010-03-16T08:56:50-07:00 They must be guilty—they can barely speak English! After seven years and about $2.5 million, Sarah Teachout helps to free two innocent men James Walsh urn:uuid:3b0cfe1f-6b41-40b8-b3bf-792f694714b6 2010-03-17T00:00:00-07:00 2010-03-16T08:58:16-07:00 The Trials of Brian Robison How one little girl taught a good lawyer to be a great man Mark Curriden urn:uuid:1f226aea-835a-4267-92ce-520122e04849 2010-03-17T00:00:00-07:00 2010-03-16T08:59:44-07:00 From the Produce Aisle to the Courthouse Juan Garcia started out in supermarkets and ended up in Super Lawyers Andrew Johnson urn:uuid:65e8f67e-8901-4ae1-86bc-a73277ce773a 2010-03-17T00:00:00-07:00 2010-03-25T08:24:21-07:00 The Man Who Made Driving Safer Jeff Embry spotted a flaw in airbags and pushed for their redesign Andrew Johnson urn:uuid:2db1b7d5-8d2c-4fe3-a866-f546b1c875d0 2010-03-17T00:00:00-07:00 2010-03-16T09:08:22-07:00 How The Soviet Union Helped Make a Great Family Law Attorney After Marjan Shansab’s harrowing escape from Afghanistan, nothing seemed impossible James Walsh urn:uuid:550c000a-fe66-45df-902e-94aa43d7cb89 2010-03-17T00:00:00-07:00 2010-03-16T09:10:08-07:00 Play It Again, Joe Stallone inspires children to turn to music Andrew Johnson urn:uuid:3eded10d-e903-4cd3-9019-b7600d32a1b9 2010-03-17T00:00:00-07:00 2010-03-16T08:44:29-07:00 Emmy, ZZ Top and Me Sadie Lundquist urn:uuid:ee76bfe8-d160-4132-8905-04a61359e15c 2010-03-17T00:00:00-07:00 2010-03-16T08:47:05-07:00 What a Difference a Database Makes Sadie Lundquist urn:uuid:051ad0ee-ad78-4991-82f4-85ad2abc697e 2010-03-17T00:00:00-07:00 2010-03-16T08:48:24-07:00 Watch Great Ones, Become a Great One How Tony Taft unlocked the secrets of the courtroom Sadie Lundquist urn:uuid:c1829922-4da9-4c1b-a428-ac2e8630fb79 2010-03-17T00:00:00-07:00 2010-03-16T08:49:55-07:00 A Believer in Second Chances Nicole DeBorde knows the other side—she was on it for almost a decade Sadie Lundquist urn:uuid:317961d4-7fd3-4c87-8db4-f3f0302fe84e 2010-03-17T00:00:00-07:00 2010-03-16T08:51:20-07:00 The Busiest Septuagenarian in Texas By day, a few million-dollar cases; by night, Wayne Fisher smokes six briskets at once Tim Eaton urn:uuid:9fbae3b2-b1ef-4475-92a4-0177a6510c28 2009-09-10T00:00:00-07:00 2009-09-16T06:42:38-07:00 A Poet, A Museum Director and A Lawyer Who Refuses To Lose Frank Branson does just what he wants, and that includes winning cases Paul Sweeney urn:uuid:8be15c0a-81b3-443c-999c-d8ab6bf29f70 2009-09-10T00:00:00-07:00 2009-09-23T12:19:05-07:00 Guilty Until Proven Innocent Like Abraham, Craig Watkins asks if we want to destroy the righteous with the wicked Anthony Head urn:uuid:506f4cd4-52ea-460e-b534-40eb547d5afa 2009-09-10T00:00:00-07:00 2009-09-23T12:19:53-07:00 The Crusaders of Death Row Houston neighbors Scott Atlas and Stanley Schneider run their own personal innocence project Rose Nisker urn:uuid:aa6f34b2-8696-4974-840b-4015ca4bed47 2009-09-10T00:00:00-07:00 2009-09-23T12:21:04-07:00 Just a Closer Walk After more than $250 million in wins, Ray Thomas found he was missing something—and it wasn’t success James Walsh urn:uuid:f7adab29-2a90-4bcd-8921-d578cbf57693 2009-09-10T00:00:00-07:00 2009-09-16T06:50:00-07:00 Being Buffalo Bill J. Gary Trichter channels a Western hero Paul Nolan urn:uuid:e44bea53-bd6e-4687-b441-ff89358c6061 2009-09-10T00:00:00-07:00 2009-09-16T06:38:49-07:00 Searching for Sodom Jeff Kobs is digging in Jordan for a biblical hotspot Amy Kates urn:uuid:766392e2-b41b-47ce-bb92-658e35e7f489 2009-09-10T00:00:00-07:00 2009-09-16T06:40:02-07:00 A Lawyer in Love With Two Blind Disciplines: Justice and Wine-Tasting Both Randy Roach and his wines have depth and good character Paul Nolan urn:uuid:0e459fb5-7b91-4b6a-a8e3-0d4550213ce1 2009-09-10T00:00:00-07:00 2009-09-23T12:22:47-07:00 Q&A: Racehorse Haynes How Richard Haynes kicked a spittoon and launched a legendary career Mark Curriden & Steve Kaplan urn:uuid:1cf24172-73d0-41dc-89bc-53429f30cb5e 2009-09-10T00:00:00-07:00 2009-09-23T12:24:43-07:00 Yearning to Return to Zion Aubrey Connatser and Ramsey Patton took on one of the largest custody cases—over 400 children—in Texas history Jeff Siegel urn:uuid:35cdce25-8862-4bd6-a615-7e0a91bfe372 2009-03-11T00:00:00-07:00 2009-06-10T14:44:58-07:00 A Family Affair What's it like to work every day with the person you wake up next to each morning? Or to settle payroll disputes with the man who paid your first allowance? Andy Steiner urn:uuid:ba7df905-be00-43aa-a939-b7e87ad4c2d8 2009-03-11T00:00:00-07:00 2009-09-17T09:39:21-07:00 Three Kings and a $25,000 Pot Rick Daly found a novel way to finalize the deal—poker James Walsh urn:uuid:5d2e6c5c-1368-4a3b-a5e7-b6c2868910e9 2009-03-11T00:00:00-07:00 2009-09-17T09:40:56-07:00 The Republican from Harvard Don't try to pigeonhole Chris Ward; you're sure to get him wrong James Walsh urn:uuid:d005b27a-1515-497f-b38e-fc5d991b116e 2009-03-11T00:00:00-07:00 2009-06-10T14:44:58-07:00 Reign Man Chris Smith takes on Ike and Rita        Judd Spicer urn:uuid:1f63ed1d-692b-47ba-bc51-7a013bf9957c 2009-03-11T00:00:00-07:00 2009-06-10T14:44:58-07:00 A Young Man in an Old Boys’ Club Raul Leal gets to play J. Beresford Tipton to Texas landowners Anna Befort urn:uuid:94983add-b0ad-4176-8d0d-43df8f80508b 2009-03-11T00:00:00-07:00 2009-06-10T14:44:58-07:00 Defeating Public Enemy No. 1 John Boundas wins the most important fight of his life Anna Befort urn:uuid:64f8fa44-cd4f-4a0a-974d-cf57e5c4a707 2009-03-11T00:00:00-07:00 2009-06-10T14:44:58-07:00 How a Mysterious Stranger Changed Yolanda Garcia’s Life A classroom visitor supplied the key to a college education Erin Gulden urn:uuid:845d9ffc-29bd-4ae7-875f-faaeb8937be3 2009-03-11T00:00:00-07:00 2009-04-17T15:52:21-07:00 From CIA to TBA Brad Caldwell meets the most convincing law school recruiter ever Katherine Glover urn:uuid:f2ae06b1-8330-42b5-8595-87a23b460eca 2009-03-11T00:00:00-07:00 2009-04-17T15:52:21-07:00 The King of Dallas’ Homeless People Jennifer King enlists the homeless in community service Paul Nolan urn:uuid:926ccc67-6a3b-404f-a17a-e40a96cd96fd 2009-03-11T00:00:00-07:00 2009-04-17T15:52:21-07:00 A Song for Justice O’Connor Brett Busby clerked—and played violin—for the Supreme Court Erin Gulden urn:uuid:32072ef8-0187-4366-9067-53536fe228ef 2009-03-11T00:00:00-07:00 2009-04-17T15:52:21-07:00 An Emmy for Jennifer Jennifer Morris tells tales of unsung heroes Paul Nolan urn:uuid:7548465c-99f6-4ad4-8e54-4672e56a294b 2009-03-11T00:00:00-07:00 2009-04-17T15:52:21-07:00 Growing Up in the Navy Amy Jetel puts the skills she learned while in uniform to good use Paul Nolan urn:uuid:8967b187-de41-4a09-bcb7-b9c8fd6e4593 2009-03-11T00:00:00-07:00 2009-04-17T15:52:21-07:00 Riding Passenger, For Fun and Profit Chris Collins liked being a rock star, but he loves being a lawyer Paul Nolan urn:uuid:3febe4d9-296e-4a69-bc62-9758e9cbdeb6 2009-03-11T00:00:00-07:00 2009-04-17T15:52:21-07:00 The Energy of Charles Matthews ExxonMobil's GC discusses Valdez, the merging of two oil giants and more Paul Sweeney urn:uuid:66c67d16-68ca-4f42-83cf-70cbea644228 2009-03-01T00:00:00-08:00 2009-06-10T14:43:49-07:00 Bend ’em Like Beck Can Clients in trouble—and the Supreme Court—beckon Dave Beck Paul Sweeney urn:uuid:7f0cfb79-3efe-4d47-8051-6479bef8c701 2008-09-17T00:00:00-07:00 2009-06-10T14:44:58-07:00 The Singer and His Fallen Friends Greg Westfall sings the stories—and saves the lives—of society's rabble         Rose Nisker urn:uuid:16ee1cb7-5b28-45d1-bca5-1238de8c60fb 2008-09-17T00:00:00-07:00 2009-06-10T14:44:58-07:00 56 Years of Civility in Texas Law You can overuse the Atticus Finch comparison—few people really deserve it. Jim Coleman does Pat Evans urn:uuid:f9424283-edfa-4fac-8c7b-c1b956b66ce8 2008-09-17T00:00:00-07:00 2009-06-10T14:44:58-07:00 The Rise and Fall of Enrique Moreno The El Paso lawyer refuses to let a political derailment make him bitter         Richard A. Marini urn:uuid:eee74b04-9afe-4d9d-a738-f47c8c898ab4 2008-09-17T00:00:00-07:00 2009-06-10T14:44:58-07:00 West Texas Hammurabi David Keltner expands the law to new frontiers         Stan Sinberg urn:uuid:7b1e7133-ce8b-4857-9788-8b4f444c21e4 2008-09-17T00:00:00-07:00 2009-06-10T14:44:58-07:00 The Crusader Paula Sweeney works (and works and works) for her clients         Andy Steiner urn:uuid:472b545b-22ff-4ebe-b73b-f7276235a370 2008-09-17T00:00:00-07:00 2009-06-10T14:44:58-07:00 Come, Let Us Reasoner Together Harry Reasoner has been injecting the law with his good sense for almost half a century Anthony Head urn:uuid:af7d7cfb-5624-4d17-9dd0-f9da9192b1ed 2008-09-17T00:00:00-07:00 2009-06-10T14:44:58-07:00 The Barrier Breaker of Baker Botts Jim Cannon fires a shot heard 'round Texas         Tim Eaton urn:uuid:b0830366-d28e-4e7c-975e-c780c4b813d1 2008-09-17T00:00:00-07:00 2009-06-10T14:44:58-07:00 The Perfect Match K. Marshall Dye found her place at Match.com   Kirstin A. McCudden urn:uuid:edf306c2-bd90-4565-828a-b769fdf91d6c 2008-08-01T00:00:00-07:00 2009-06-10T14:43:49-07:00 Mississippi Learning Shawn Raymond is poised to revolutionize public service in America Anthony Head urn:uuid:032a359f-3c35-433a-8dcd-3db3a12288f2 2008-03-17T00:00:00-07:00 2009-06-10T14:44:58-07:00 Tonya Parker Loves Dialogue Rose Nisker urn:uuid:d9f7800e-9a7b-4b8c-81bd-70ea7b8a8ff2 2008-03-17T00:00:00-07:00 2009-06-10T14:44:58-07:00 What Nikkee Wants, Nikkee Gets Nikkee Espree — Mehaffy Weber         Rose Nisker urn:uuid:ab7bc1dc-ac9c-4020-a473-46022ce0230f 2008-03-17T00:00:00-07:00 2009-06-10T14:44:58-07:00 The Tahoka Kid Jeremy Brandon brought a little bit of West Texas to Harvard   Pat Evans urn:uuid:9125e782-9bc9-41b4-84ae-de9fa269f5d0 2008-03-17T00:00:00-07:00 2009-06-10T14:44:58-07:00 Sen. Cornyn’s Adviser Jim Ho plays well on both sides of the aisle Becky Bull urn:uuid:4a363f4c-9f1c-4d30-80a6-3ed4ef487f41 2008-03-17T00:00:00-07:00 2009-06-23T09:30:03-07:00 How Mike McKool Keeps His Cool He’s an uber-boy scout, ultra-prepared Becky Bull urn:uuid:8c0244fa-b831-102a-a861-000e0c6dcf76 2007-09-17T00:00:00-07:00 2009-06-10T14:44:58-07:00 Sarah Weddington and the Supreme Court Case of the Century The woman behind Roe is still fighting for women's rights, almost 40 years after revolutionizing the United States Kelly O'Hara urn:uuid:75fd87f2-b9a1-102a-a861-000e0c6dcf76 2007-09-17T00:00:00-07:00 2009-06-10T14:44:58-07:00 Van Fleet's Grand Feats A billion-dollar win? He's got lots of those Paul Sweeney urn:uuid:9de63df8-d234-102a-a861-000e0c6dcf76 2007-09-17T00:00:00-07:00 2009-06-10T14:44:58-07:00 Marin-ating the Law Michael Marin fights for fairness, whether his client is a huge corporation or the average Texas juror Erica Lehrer Goldman urn:uuid:0a6e5465-a463-48aa-9b58-3bf86916d63e 2007-09-17T00:00:00-07:00 2009-06-10T14:44:58-07:00 How to Win at Poker Without Ever Playing a Hand Paul Nolan urn:uuid:9006d1e3-17a5-4c35-9f36-89a0604ff4ab 2007-09-17T00:00:00-07:00 2009-04-17T15:52:21-07:00 The Cheerleader’s Mom Murder Case and other Tales Terri Zimmermann learned her chops in the Military Erica Goldman Lehrer urn:uuid:715d2d4e-cc7d-102a-a861-000e0c6dcf76 2007-03-19T00:00:00-07:00 2009-06-10T14:44:58-07:00 The Lawyer with Solid Gold Intuition Charla Aldous finds her way to big-money cases by listening to her heart Rose Nisker urn:uuid:6a7ad6ef-409c-4c5f-bdbc-f1306fd23f79 2005-09-22T00:00:00-07:00 2011-03-17T11:47:49-07:00 The Pill Mill Killer Erin Nealy Cox is leading the fight against Internet drug dealers Erica Lehrer Goldman urn:uuid:6b86e044-6f86-4b09-a53b-38414f4ab77b 2005-06-23T00:00:00-07:00 2011-03-17T12:45:44-07:00 In Godwin They Trust Take the most daunting of legal challenges, such as the asbestos litigation that Halliburton was facing, and Don Godwin will find a solution. He always does. David Gold urn:uuid:62c57496-a635-476d-a09d-143c6b51b089 2003-10-22T00:00:00-07:00 2011-03-17T12:50:06-07:00