By Mary Evelyn McNamara and Kay Redburn

I.    Introduction

With apologies to Ben E. King, who wrote the iconic song “Stand by Me,” here’s one attorney’s ode to all of the phenomenal family law paralegals who stand by us and enhance our service to our clients in so many ways, especially in this era of virtual hearings and trials: (more…)

The Hon. Meca Walker is currently serving as the 39th Chair of the Board of Directors for the Texas Bar College (more…)

“Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them. . . . what the O.C. Bible should’ve said is: ‘Thou shalt not make a machine to counterfeit a human mind.” Frank Herbert, The Illustrated Dune (New York: Berkley Windhover, 1978), p. 12.

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The jury is still out on how our legal system ultimately will respond to COVID-19 claims, but we have seen enough at this point to begin making some preliminary general observations.

I. INTRODUCTION

The 86^th Legislature ended its regular session on May 27, 2019. According to the Texas (more…)

On Camera: The Texas Supreme Court Solidifies Strategic Use of Surveillance. 

by Garreth A. Devoe and Jeffrey S. Valliere

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