Texas Ethics Law Changes Dramatically September 1, 2023
By Gaines West On June 18, 2023, with the stroke of a pen, Governor Greg Abbott signed into law monumental changes to the ethics laws…
Homestead vs Non-Homestead Properties
Texas homestead protection laws protect property owners from the seizure of their property by the claims of creditors in the event of a foreclosure or…
West Webb
I’ve been PIP’D! No Big Deal, Right?
Responding to a Negative Annual Review & Performance Improvement Plan Have you ever been set up? You know what I mean – you don’t “get”…
Gaines West
Reproductive Rights – How to Advise Students
Well, here we all are in the post Roe v Wade era, and all things and directions seem to be new and confusing. The reason…
Gaines West
Texas Commission for Lawyer Discipline’s Paxton Strategy Opens New Grievance Concerns for Texas Litigators
No matter your politics, or whether you think only politics is involved, the BIG story about the lawsuit filed against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton…
Gaines West
State Bar Counsel Intervenes to Keep Accused Attorney’s Sworn Testimony Confidential
In a strange twist, the Chief Disciplinary Counsel {CDC – the Bar’s grievance counsel} recently intervened in a lawsuit in which they were not a…
