About
Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law
Speaking
Part of the IT foundation that a business is run on is the systems and processes that are put in place. What and how those systems and processes are set up will make a difference in terms of scalability, ease of use, and efficiency. The technology that you have available can either help you or prevent you from beating out the competition. This episode explores what this looks like in a modern-day law firm.
A discussion on how to handle dog bite cases in the U.S. for attorneys wishing to earn CLE credit and understand the law in this unique field.
A discussion of personal injury law issues including dog bite law, and tort reform.
Writing
An educational discussion of what the Texas auto policy does and does not cover. Some things that are excluded will surprise you.
In the decision of Painter v Amerimex Drilling I, Ltd., delivered on April 13, 2018, the Texas Supreme Court found that, where a company paid an employee $50.00 per day to drive a crew of three other men back and forth between a bunkhouse and a worksite before and after work, the company was liable under the doctrine of Respondeat Superior when the driver caused a car accident. The implications of this opinion may have a chilling effect on company carpool programs.
Law school does not prepare you for the day your government says: “Everyone is ordered to stay home indefinitely.” The stay-at-home orders issued during the coronavirus pandemic shone a light on just how unprepared a large thriving personal injury law firm was for an event of this nature. However, it also gave us a chance to learn more about our need for sensitivity to the community and our ability to adapt and change. In the end, we learned about the importance of timing in advertising, the importance of having the right information technology team, the importance of having “A”-quality employees, and the future of providing legal services.