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- Farmer-Turned-Fraud Fighter: How John Warren Went From Driving a Tractor to Driving a Legal Department
- Case Summaries
- FLSA Wage-and-Hour Suits at Record Level
- Commentary: Time-Limited Hearings Require Tight Focus
- Discipline
| Farmer-Turned-Fraud Fighter: How John Warren Went From Driving a Tractor to Driving a Legal Department | Top |
| John Warren's early experience with education was being one of nine students in a one-room schoolhouse in rural Nebraska. "It was very 'Little House on the Prairie,' " he says. As vice president and general counsel of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), he's now the top lawyer for a company that teaches businesses and individuals around the world about fraud protection and investigation. | |
| Case Summaries | Top |
| The following state and federal court opinions were issued from March 11 to March 28. Practice areas addressed in these cases include ADR, appeals, attorney's fees, consumer protection, health law, family law, criminal practice and employment law, among others. Subscribers have access to the full text of these opinions online and can receive Texas Lawyer's Daily Case Alert, which includes the very latest opinions issued by state and federal appellate courts in Texas. To sign up to receive the Daily Case Alert in your inbox each day, click here. | |
| FLSA Wage-and-Hour Suits at Record Level | Top |
| What could skycaps, bank loan officers, bartenders, phone company engineers, financial research associates, exotic dancers, drugstore assistant managers, computer technicians, janitors, paramedics, delivery truck drivers, exterminators, waiters, cable TV repair workers and chicken processors all possibly have in common? Well, at least this: Each group sued its employers over pay issues in 2010. | |
| Commentary: Time-Limited Hearings Require Tight Focus | Top |
| In counties that impose time limitations for temporary-orders hearings, such as Collin County's local practice of 20 minutes per side, the idea of effectively presenting complex property or custody issues under extreme time pressure can be intimidating, writes Jonathan J. Bates. However, with thorough preparation and proper time-management techniques, lawyers can gain a significant advantage. | |
| Discipline | Top |
| Three lawyers have been placed on probation, and another has been suspended, the State Bar of Texas reported recently. | |
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