Addition of Justice Green highlights firm’s expansion into San Antonio market HOUSTON – Alexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP (ADJ) continues to grow its all-star team as the Texas-based appellate firm welcomes the addition of former Texas Supreme Court Justice Paul W. Green as a partner in its newly created San Antonio office. Justice Green will head ADJ’s new San Antonio office at 10001 Reunion Place, Suite 640A, San Antonio, Texas 78216, serving San Antonio, as well as Corpus Christi, the Rio Grande Valley, and Laredo. His practice will focus on handling appeals, arbitrating… Read more »
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ADJ’s Marcy Hogan Greer Reflects on U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Legacy
HOUSTON – On September 18, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died at the age of 87 due to complications of metastatic pancreas cancer. She was the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court and regarded as one of the great civil rights lawyers in U.S. history. News of Justice Ginsburg’s death on… Read more »
Firm partner Kevin Dubose Featured in Texas Lawyer
Texas Lawyer featured name partner Kevin Dubose and his recent victory against W&T Offshore in the article “Houston Attorney Kevin Dubose Tried 1 of 3 Cases That Used Zoom for the First Time to Argue Before the Texas Supreme Court.” The lawsuit, W&T Offshore v. Wesley Fredieu, from Harris County and Houston’s 14th Court of Appeals,… Read more »
Founding Partner Kevin Dubose Prevails Before Texas Supreme Court Via Zoom
The Texas Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that W&T Offshore Inc. must pay $1.7 million to an injured offshore drilling platform worker after the company failed to secure jury findings to support its defense that he was a “borrowed employee” barred from suing the company for negligence. The case also proved significant as it became… Read more »
Law360 Covers Name Partner Kevin Dubose’s $1.7M Win Against W&T Offshore
The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that W&T Offshore Inc. must pay $1.7 million to an injured offshore drilling platform worker after the company failed to secure jury findings to support its defense that he was a “borrowed employee” barred from suing the company for negligence. Kevin Dubose of Alexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP, representing… Read more »
ADJ Attorneys release Practitioner’s Guide to Civil Appeals in Texas
The Practitioner’s Guide to Civil Appeals in Texas, a comprehensive guide to procedure and strategy in Texas appellate courts, was written exclusively by lawyers in our firm. The 2019 edition is available on the Full Court Press website.
Biggest Texas Cases of 2019
Texas courts in 2019 sent an appellate justice to prison, issued a seminal ruling on attorney fees and how to prove them, and gave clarity to mineral rights holders on their responsibilities. Read more at law360.com
Former Chief Justice Joins Fight for Ex-Death Row Texas Man
In litigation with high-ranking Texas officials on one side, and a former death-row inmate on the other, a man who’s seeking state compensation for his wrongful conviction might have scored a slingshot: former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson joining his pro-bono legal team. Read more at law.com
Top Austin Attorneys in 2019
Research, a software and research company specializing in data collection and verification that conducts various nominations across the United States on behalf of publishers has identified the top Austin attorneys in 2019. Read more at austinmonthly.com
After Electoral Rout, Ex-Judges In Texas Land New Work
More than 20 of Texas’ intermediate appellate justices lost their seats in November’s election, which saw historic numbers of Democrats elected, draining the bench of decades of experience and setting off a flurry of hiring activity as law firms clamored to add the ousted judges to their ranks. Read more at law360.com