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- Commentary: What It Takes to Make Partner
- Case Summaries
- Discipline
- Commentary: Obtaining a Temporary Injunction on a Noncompete
| Commentary: What It Takes to Make Partner | Top |
| It is that time of year when senior associates across the land are staring at spreadsheet reports and pondering the all-consuming question, "Is this the year I make partner?" The holidays are long over, says Charles R. Peissel, and the first few months of billable hours are on the table. How many of these associates started their career with a clear idea of the tasks ahead? | |
| Case Summaries | Top |
| The following state and federal court opinions were issued from March 28 to April 8. Practice areas addressed in these cases include oil and gas, criminal practice, ADR, attorney's fees, business law, civil law and family 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. | |
| Discipline | Top |
| A Nueces County lawyer has been publicly reprimanded, a Dallas lawyer has been placed on probation, and two other lawyers have resigned in lieu of discipline, the State Bar of Texas reported recently. | |
| Commentary: Obtaining a Temporary Injunction on a Noncompete | Top |
| An employer's lawyer appearing in a Dallas court seeking a temporary injunction to enforce a covenant not to compete needs to be armed with the law and be aware of some strategic considerations, writes Art Lambert. The general rule in Texas is that covenants in restraint of trade are unenforceable. Texas Business and Commerce Code 15.05 declares, "Every contract, combination, or conspiracy in restraint of trade or commerce is unlawful." | |
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