Wick Phillips Partner Approved as Member of City of Dallas Transit-Oriented Development Board
Wick Phillips Partner Approved as Member of City of Dallas Transit-Oriented Development Board
Dallas, Texas, October 9, 2024 – The City Council of the City of Dallas recently approved the nomination of Wick Phillips partner Austin Green....
Fourteen Wick Phillips Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America® 2025 Edition
Fourteen Wick Phillips Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America® 2025 Edition
Dallas, Texas, August 15, 2024 – Alexandra Wahl, Allie DeWitt, Andrew Botts, Austin Green, Austin Hill, Britney Clark, Catherine Curtis, Ethan Minshull, Isaac Brown,...
Twenty One Wick Phillips Attorneys Recognized for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 Editions
Twenty One Wick Phillips Attorneys Recognized for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 Editions
Dallas, Texas, August 15, 2024 – Michael Baum, Erika Bright, David Drez, Jacob Fain, Chris Fuller, Andrew Gould, Jeffrey Hellberg, Scott Hotchkiss, Marcia Jackson,...
Wick Phillips Partners Erika Bright and Andrew Gould Ranked by Prestigious Chambers USA 2024 Legal Guide
Wick Phillips Partners Erika Bright and Andrew Gould Ranked by Prestigious Chambers USA 2024 Legal Guide
Dallas, Texas, June 10, 2024 – Erika Bright and Andrew Gould have been ranked among the nation’s top counsel by the prestigious Chambers USA...
Employers Take Note: The DOL’s New “Final Rule” Significantly Raises Salary Thresholds for Certain Exempt Employees
Employers Take Note: The DOL’s New “Final Rule” Significantly Raises Salary Thresholds for Certain Exempt Employees
On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor released a final rule raising the salary thresholds to qualify for certain overtime exemptions under the...
Eight Wick Phillips Partners Recognized by D Magazine as 2024 Best Lawyers in Dallas
Eight Wick Phillips Partners Recognized by D Magazine as 2024 Best Lawyers in Dallas
Dallas, Texas, April 19, 2024 – Erika Bright, Chris Fuller, Andrew Gould, Jeffrey Hellberg, Molly Jones, Sean Lemoine, Jason Rudd, and Bryan Wick have...
Thirteen Wick Phillips Attorneys Recognized as 2024 Texas Rising Stars by Super Lawyers®
Thirteen Wick Phillips Attorneys Recognized as 2024 Texas Rising Stars by Super Lawyers®
Dallas, Texas, March 21, 2024 – Shelby Broaddus, Sarah Cornelia, Catherine Curtis, Paul Elkins, Zachary Farrar, Dana Hilzendager, William Holtz, Lauren Leider, Rusty O’Kane,...
Outkicking Your Coverage in Mediation
Outkicking Your Coverage in Mediation
Published in Headnotes, Dallas Bar Association, by Alexandra Wahl, February 2024 Like a college homecoming football game, many attorneys underestimate the significance of mediation, assuming...
Brant Martin Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Brant Martin Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Dallas, Texas, January 12, 2024 – Wick Phillips commercial litigation partner Brant Martin is now one of only 1% of lawyers Board Certified in...
Wick Phillips Elevates Sean Sullivan to Partner
Wick Phillips Elevates Sean Sullivan to Partner
Dallas, Texas, January 2, 2024 – Wick Phillips announces the promotion of Sean Sullivan as a new Partner in the Firm’s corporate and finance...
Nine Wick Phillips Lawyers Recognized by Fort Worth Magazine as 2023 Top Attorneys
Nine Wick Phillips Lawyers Recognized by Fort Worth Magazine as 2023 Top Attorneys
Dallas, Texas, December 11, 2023 – Stafford Brantley, Elizabeth Brooks, David Drez, Paul Elkins, Jacob Fain, Zachary Farrar, Brant Martin, Daniel McCarthy, and Schyler...
Corporate Transparency Act and FinCEN Required Reporting
Corporate Transparency Act and FinCEN Required Reporting
New federal entity reporting requirements have been established under the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”). Beginning on January 1, 2024, the CTA will require...
Wick Phillips Signs Letter to Law School Deans
Wick Phillips Signs Letter to Law School Deans
Wick Phillips joins nearly 200 firms in signing a letter imploring law school deans to take a zero tolerance approach on any form of...
Wick Phillips Included in the 2024 Edition of Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”
Wick Phillips Included in the 2024 Edition of Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”
Dallas, Texas, November 2, 2023 – The 2024 Edition of Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” has ranked Wick Phillips among top firms in the...
Cross-Examination as Sanctioned Bullying
Cross-Examination as Sanctioned Bullying
Fortunately or unfortunately, jurors expect real-life lawyers to be as exciting as Harvey Specter closing a deal or Tom Cruise getting Jack Nicholson to...
Eleven Wick Phillips Partners Recognized as 2023 Texas Super Lawyers®
Eleven Wick Phillips Partners Recognized as 2023 Texas Super Lawyers®
Dallas, Texas, September 18, 2023 – Erika Bright, David Drez, Jacob Fain, Andrew Gould, Jeffrey Hellberg, Jr., Brant Martin, Dan McCarthy, Brett Myers, Noah...
Wick Phillips Won the #1 Insurance Jury Verdict in the U.S., per National Law Journal’s Recently Released Top 100 Verdicts of 2022
Wick Phillips Won the #1 Insurance Jury Verdict in the U.S., per National Law Journal’s Recently Released Top 100 Verdicts of 2022
Dallas, Texas, September 1, 2023 – Wick Phillips’ Insurance Coverage team, led by partners Erika Bright and Noah Nadler, obtained the Country’s largest insurance...
Sixteen Wick Phillips Attorneys Recognized for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 Edition
Sixteen Wick Phillips Attorneys Recognized for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 Edition
Dallas, Texas, August 17, 2023 – Michael Baum, Erika Bright, David Drez, Chris Fuller, Andrew Gould, Jeffrey Hellberg, Charles Keeble, Brant Martin, Dan McCarthy,...
Fourteen Wick Phillips Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2024 Edition
Fourteen Wick Phillips Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2024 Edition
Dallas, Texas, August 17, 2023 – Alexandra Wahl, Allie DeWitt, Andrew Botts, Austin Green, Austin Hill, Britney Clark, Catherine Curtis, Ethan Minshull, Isaac Brown,...
USCIS and DHS Announce New I-9 Form
USCIS and DHS Announce New I-9 Form
On July 21, 2023, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) and Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) introduced a new I-9 Form. The...
Lilith Fund Abides – The Austin COA Says Beto’s Statements in the Warren Defamation Case are Not Defamatory
Lilith Fund Abides – The Austin COA Says Beto’s Statements in the Warren Defamation Case are Not Defamatory
I have yet to write on SCOTX’s Lilith Fund opinion. But Robert Francis O'Rourke, Appellant v. Kelcy Warren, Appellee, No. 03-22-00416-CV, 2023 WL 3914278...
HB 19 – Creates Business Court for Larger Cases
HB 19 – Creates Business Court for Larger Cases
On May 25, 2023, the Texas Senate passed HB 19 and sent the bill to Gov. Abbott for signature. HB 19 creates “The Business...
Wick Phillips Partners Ranked by Prestigious Chambers and Partners in its Chambers USA Legal Guide 2023
Wick Phillips Partners Ranked by Prestigious Chambers and Partners in its Chambers USA Legal Guide 2023
Dallas, Texas, June 8, 2023 – Erika Bright and Andrew Gould have been ranked by Chambers USA, the world’s “leading legal data and analytics...
You Sank my Battleship! Legal Malpractice Anti-Slapp Survives a TCPA Challenge.
You Sank my Battleship! Legal Malpractice Anti-Slapp Survives a TCPA Challenge.
TCPA nerds were watching USA Lending Group, Inc. v. Winstead PC to see how the Court would handle the application of the TCPA to...
Three Wick Phillips Partners Recognized by D Magazine as Best Lawyers in Dallas 2023
Three Wick Phillips Partners Recognized by D Magazine as Best Lawyers in Dallas 2023
Dallas, Texas, May 18, 2023 – Andrew Gould, Jason Rudd and Rob Wills have been selected by D Magazine as Best Lawyers in Dallas...
Eight Wick Phillips Attorneys Recognized as 2023 Texas Rising Stars by Super Lawyers®
Eight Wick Phillips Attorneys Recognized as 2023 Texas Rising Stars by Super Lawyers®
Dallas, Texas, March 23, 2023 – Alexandra Wahl, Lauren Leider, Paul Elkins, Rusty O’Kane, Schyler Parker, Shelby Broaddus, William Holtz, and Zachary Farrar have...
Dan McCarthy Named NTCF Professional Advisor of the Year
Dan McCarthy Named NTCF Professional Advisor of the Year
Dallas, Texas, March 7, 2023 – The North Texas Community Foundation honored Wick Phillips partner Dan McCarthy today at a luncheon held at the...
Wick Phillips Represents Park Cities Asset Management in $67M Acquisition of Elevate
Wick Phillips Represents Park Cities Asset Management in $67M Acquisition of Elevate
Dallas, Texas, March 6, 2023 – Wick Phillips, along with Haynes and Boone LLP and Husch Blackwell, represented Dallas-based Park Cities Asset Management LLC...
Two Wick Phillips Partners Recognized by D Magazine’s Best Lawyers Under 40
Two Wick Phillips Partners Recognized by D Magazine’s Best Lawyers Under 40
Dallas, Texas, January 17, 2023 – Gregory Fijolek and Rusty O’Kane have been listed in the January 2023 edition of D Magazine’s Best Lawyers...
TAKING OVER THE REINS: Wick Phillips Elects Rob Wills as Managing Partner
TAKING OVER THE REINS: Wick Phillips Elects Rob Wills as Managing Partner
Dallas, Texas, January 5, 2023 – Wick Phillips is pleased to announce that Rob Wills, a partner in the commercial real estate section, became...
Wick Phillips Elevates Alex Wahl, Paul Elkins, Schyler Parker, and Zac Farrar to Partner
Wick Phillips Elevates Alex Wahl, Paul Elkins, Schyler Parker, and Zac Farrar to Partner
Dallas, Texas, December 29, 2022 – Wick Phillips announces the promotion of Alex Wahl, Paul Elkins, Schyler Parker, and Zac Farrar as new Partners...
You are Killing Me Smalls! Will SCOTX Answer the Big Anti-Slapp Question in 2023? Maybe.
You are Killing Me Smalls! Will SCOTX Answer the Big Anti-Slapp Question in 2023? Maybe.
It has been awhile (578 days if you are into precision) since my last blog. My plan had been to wait until SCOTX issued...
Nine Wick Phillips Lawyers Recognized by Fort Worth Magazine as 2022 Top Attorneys
Nine Wick Phillips Lawyers Recognized by Fort Worth Magazine as 2022 Top Attorneys
Dallas, Texas, November 22, 2022 – Brant Martin, Dan McCarthy, Darla Gabbitas, David Drez, Elizabeth Brooks, Jacob Fain, Paul Elkins, Schyler Parker, and Zachary...
Wick Phillips Included in 2023 Edition of Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”
Wick Phillips Included in 2023 Edition of Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”
Dallas, Texas, November 3, 2022 – The 2023 Edition of Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” has ranked Wick Phillips among top firms in the...
Nine Wick Phillips Partners Recognized as 2022 Texas Super Lawyers®
Nine Wick Phillips Partners Recognized as 2022 Texas Super Lawyers®
Dallas, Texas, September 21, 2022 – Erika Bright, David Drez, Andrew Gould, Jeffrey Hellberg, Jr., Sean Lemoine, Brant Martin, Brett Myers, Todd Phillips, and...
Wick Phillips Wins $8M Stipulated Judgment and Permanent Injunction for Client
Wick Phillips Wins $8M Stipulated Judgment and Permanent Injunction for Client
Houston, Texas, July 2022 – On the eve of trial in federal court, Wick Phillips successfully obtained a stipulated judgment of $8M and a...
Twelve Wick Phillips Partners Recognized for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2023 Edition
Twelve Wick Phillips Partners Recognized for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2023 Edition
Dallas, Texas, August 18, 2022 –Erika Bright, Michael Baum, David Drez, Chris Fuller, Andrew Gould, Charles Keeble, Brant Martin, Dan McCarthy, Brett Myers, Noah...
Eight Wick Phillips Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch 2023 Edition
Eight Wick Phillips Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch 2023 Edition
Dallas, Texas, August 18, 2022 – Austin Hill, Britney Clark, Catherine Curtis, Ethan Minshull, Ryan Goins, Schyler Parker, Scott Lawrence, and Zachary Farrar have...
Wick Phillips Wins $44M+ Federal Court Jury Verdict for Client in Insurance Coverage Dispute
Wick Phillips Wins $44M+ Federal Court Jury Verdict for Client in Insurance Coverage Dispute
Los Angeles, July 29, 2022 – A California federal court jury awarded Wick Phillips client Weber Metals, Inc. over $44M for an insurance claim...
Wick Phillips Wins in SCOTUS: U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Fifth Circuit Ruling in Important Tribal Sovereignty Dispute
Wick Phillips Wins in SCOTUS: U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Fifth Circuit Ruling in Important Tribal Sovereignty Dispute
Washington, DC, June 15, 2022 – The Supreme Court ruled today in favor of Wick Phillips client the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, a Native...
Eight Wick Phillips Attorneys Recognized as 2022 Texas Rising Stars by Super Lawyers
Eight Wick Phillips Attorneys Recognized as 2022 Texas Rising Stars by Super Lawyers
Dallas, Texas, March 22, 2022 – Alexandra Wahl, Anna Blair Kalian, Ethan Minshull, Lauren Leider, Noah Nadler, Paul Elkins, Schyler Parker, and Zachary Farrar...
Wick Phillips Attorney Madhvi Patel Awarded with Carla Higgins Future Leader of the Year by CREW Fort Worth
Wick Phillips Attorney Madhvi Patel Awarded with Carla Higgins Future Leader of the Year by CREW Fort Worth
Fort Worth, Texas, March 2, 2022 – Madhvi has been recognized as the Carla Higgins “CREW Future Leader of the Year” for 2021, awarded...
Wick Phillips Partner Brant Martin Appears Before the U.S. Supreme Court
Wick Phillips Partner Brant Martin Appears Before the U.S. Supreme Court
Washington, DC, February 22, 2022 – Wick Phillips partner Brant Martin appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court to present argument on behalf of Ysleta...
Rusty O’Kane Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Rusty O’Kane Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Dallas, Texas, January 6, 2022 – Wick Phillips commercial litigation partner Rusty O’Kane is now one of only 407 Board Certified Civil Appellate Law...
Wick Phillips Announces Five New Partners for 2022
Wick Phillips Announces Five New Partners for 2022
Dallas, Texas, January 3, 2022 – Wick Phillips announces the promotion of Greg Fijolek, Ryan Goins, Austin Green, Austin Hill, and Scott Lawrence as...
Eight Wick Phillips Lawyers Recognized by Fort Worth Magazine as 2021 Top Attorneys
Eight Wick Phillips Lawyers Recognized by Fort Worth Magazine as 2021 Top Attorneys
Dallas, Texas, November 18, 2021 – Brant Martin, Dan McCarthy, David Drez, Elizabeth Brooks, Jacob Fain, Jason Jones, Schyler Parker, and Zachary Farrar have...
Wick Phillips Included in 2022 Edition of Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”
Wick Phillips Included in 2022 Edition of Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”
Dallas, Texas, November 4, 2021 – The 2022 Edition of Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” has ranked Wick Phillips among top firms in the...
Ten Wick Phillips Partners Recognized as 2021 Texas Super Lawyers®
Ten Wick Phillips Partners Recognized as 2021 Texas Super Lawyers®
Dallas, Texas, September 22, 2021 – Erika Bright, David Drez, Andrew Gould, Jeffrey Hellberg, Jr., Amy LaValle, Sean Lemoine, Brant Martin, Brett Myers, Todd...
Wick Phillips Partner Erika Bright Named Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” in Insurance Law, Dallas-Fort Worth
Wick Phillips Partner Erika Bright Named Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” in Insurance Law, Dallas-Fort Worth
Dallas, Texas, August 19, 2021 – Erika Bright has been recognized as the “Lawyer of the Year” for 2022 in Dallas/Fort Worth in Best...
Twelve Wick Phillips Partners Recognized for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2022 Edition
Twelve Wick Phillips Partners Recognized for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2022 Edition
Dallas, Texas, August 19, 2021 –Erika Bright, Michael Baum, David Drez, Chris Fuller, Andrew Gould, Amy LaValle, Brant Martin, Dan McCarthy, Brett Myers, Noah...
Five Wick Phillips Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch 2022 Edition
Five Wick Phillips Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch 2022 Edition
Dallas, Texas, August 19, 2021 – Isaac Brown, Lauren Drawhorn, Zachary Farrar, Schyler Parker, and Scott Lawrence have each been selected for inclusion in...
Wick Phillips Represents CTO Realty Growth, Inc. in Acquisition of The Shops at Legacy North
Wick Phillips Represents CTO Realty Growth, Inc. in Acquisition of The Shops at Legacy North
Dallas, Texas, June 30, 2021 – Wick Phillips recently represented CTO Realty Growth, Inc. (NYSE: CTO) in its acquisition of The Shops at Legacy...
Wick Phillips Awarded 2021 Global M&A Network Turnaround Atlas Award
Wick Phillips Awarded 2021 Global M&A Network Turnaround Atlas Award
Dallas, Texas, June 25, 2021 – Wick Phillips has been recognized by the Global M&A Network for its work on a deal honored at...
Wick Phillips Named to Dallas Business Journal’s North Texas Law Firms List
Wick Phillips Named to Dallas Business Journal’s North Texas Law Firms List
Dallas, Texas, June 9, 2021 – Wick Phillips has ranked #19 in the Dallas Business Journal’s North Texas Law Firms list. The list ranking...
Wick Phillips Partner Erika Bright Ranked by Prestigious Chambers USA Legal Guide
Wick Phillips Partner Erika Bright Ranked by Prestigious Chambers USA Legal Guide
Dallas, Texas, May 25, 2021 – Erika Bright has been ranked among the nation’s top insurance coverage counsel by the prestigious Chambers USA legal...
The Texas Supreme Court Lets the Big Cat of Judicial Immunity Out of the Bag in its Latest Anti-Slapp Opinion.
The Texas Supreme Court Lets the Big Cat of Judicial Immunity Out of the Bag in its Latest Anti-Slapp Opinion.
The venn diagram of people that know who the Tiger King is and the Landry’s, Inc. and Houston Aquarium, Inc v. Animal Legal Defense...
Wick Phillips is Proud to Serve GDC Technics, LLC as Debtor’s Counsel
Wick Phillips is Proud to Serve GDC Technics, LLC as Debtor’s Counsel
Wick Phillips is proud to serve GDC Technics, LLC as debtor's counsel in its Chapter 11 restructuring and successful first day hearings. Read more...
Five Wick Phillips Partners Recognized by D Magazine as 2021 Best Lawyers in Dallas
Five Wick Phillips Partners Recognized by D Magazine as 2021 Best Lawyers in Dallas
Dallas, Texas, May 3, 2021 – Chris Fuller, Andrew Gould, Bradley Mahanay, Jason Rudd, and Rob Wills have been recognized as 2021 Best Lawyers...
How the Texas Supreme Court Messed Up My Bass Fishing Trip with a New Texas Anti-Slapp Opinion
How the Texas Supreme Court Messed Up My Bass Fishing Trip with a New Texas Anti-Slapp Opinion
Nothing says Spring like top water bass fishing on Texas ponds. And nothing says not so fast like my Westlaw alert going off with...
Wick Phillips Partner Erika Bright Elected Fellow to the American College of Coverage Counsel (ACCC)
Wick Phillips Partner Erika Bright Elected Fellow to the American College of Coverage Counsel (ACCC)
Dallas, Texas, April 30, 2021 – Wick Phillips announces that Erika Bright, partner and head of the firm’s Insurance Recovery Group, has been elected...
The Limits of Free Speech in Social Media
The Limits of Free Speech in Social Media
By Brett Pinkus, Partner, Wick Phillips - Intellectual Property Litigation Group Published in the Spring 2021 Issue of Accessible Law, UNT Dallas College of Law,...
Could Rosamund Pike Anti-Slapp Peter Dinklage? The Dallas Court of Appeals Raises and Leaves a Novel Issue Unanswered. Kind of.
Could Rosamund Pike Anti-Slapp Peter Dinklage? The Dallas Court of Appeals Raises and Leaves a Novel Issue Unanswered. Kind of.
Years ago I began reading about guardianship abuse cases and how elderly had their rights stripped from them by unscrupulous guardians using the judicial...
Five Wick Phillips Attorneys Recognized as 2021 Texas Rising Stars by Super Lawyers®
Five Wick Phillips Attorneys Recognized as 2021 Texas Rising Stars by Super Lawyers®
Dallas, Texas, March 26, 2021 – Zachary Farrar, Lauren Leider, Ethan Minshull, Noah Nadler, and Schyler Parker have been recognized as 2021 Texas Rising...
Wick Phillips Moves into New Office Space in Dallas
Wick Phillips Moves into New Office Space in Dallas
Dallas, Texas, March 5, 2021 – Wick Phillips is pleased to announce the opening of its new Dallas office. The Dallas office remains at...
State Representative Morgan Meyer to Chair Ways & Means Committee
State Representative Morgan Meyer to Chair Ways & Means Committee
Wick Phillips partner and Texas State Representative Morgan Meyer has been appointed by Speaker Dade Phelan to lead the House Ways & Means Committee....
Isaac Brown, Lauren Drawhorn, Jason Jones, and Ethan Minshull Elevated to Partner
Isaac Brown, Lauren Drawhorn, Jason Jones, and Ethan Minshull Elevated to Partner
Dallas, Texas, January 4, 2021– Wick Phillips announces the promotion of Isaac Brown, Lauren Drawhorn, Jason Jones, and Ethan Minshull as new Partners of...
I Hear that Train A Coming: New TCPA Chugs Into the New Year with an Application to a Choo Choo Dispute
I Hear that Train A Coming: New TCPA Chugs Into the New Year with an Application to a Choo Choo Dispute
Choctaw Constr. Services LLC v. Rail-Life R.R. Services, LLC, 01-20-00216-CV, 2020 WL 7702186 (Tex. App.—Houston Dec. 29, 2020, no pet. h.) provides a...
Coal in Your Stocking? Promissory Note Lawsuit Over Failed Cybersecurity Venture is Not a Matter of “Public Concern” under the New TCPA.
Coal in Your Stocking? Promissory Note Lawsuit Over Failed Cybersecurity Venture is Not a Matter of “Public Concern” under the New TCPA.
As one First Amendment attorney I’m friends with once said to his detractors, “Try Harder!” which is part of the takeaway from the 1st...
En Banc Ft. Worth COA Says “Sexual Predator” is Not Defamatory and Remands on a Reverse Rohrmoos Analysis
En Banc Ft. Worth COA Says “Sexual Predator” is Not Defamatory and Remands on a Reverse Rohrmoos Analysis
Mogged et al v. Lindamood et al, 02-18-00126-CV, 2020 WL 7074390 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth Dec. 3, 2020, no pet. h.) started back in May...
Four Wick Phillips Lawyers Recognized by Fort Worth Magazine as 2020 Top Attorneys
Four Wick Phillips Lawyers Recognized by Fort Worth Magazine as 2020 Top Attorneys
Dallas, Texas, December 3, 2020 – Schyler Parker, Jacob Fain, Paul Elkins, and David Drez have been recognized as 2020 Top Attorneys by Fort...
It Has Begun – Out with the Old TCPA Kraken, in with the New
It Has Begun – Out with the Old TCPA Kraken, in with the New
With child-like glee I’ve been waiting to see the first TCPA opinion based on the 2019 changes (effective September 2019). First on the board...
Andrew Gould Recognized in D CEO as a Dallas 500
Andrew Gould Recognized in D CEO as a Dallas 500
Dallas, Texas, December 2, 2020 – Wick Phillips labor & employment partner Andrew Gould has been listed in the 2021 edition of D CEO’s...
“Man shall not live by pleadings alone,” so sayeth the Houston Court of Appeals.
“Man shall not live by pleadings alone,” so sayeth the Houston Court of Appeals.
Well sports fans, it has been awhile. My “to blog about” folder runneth over, but between shuttling kids to events and the day to...
Wick Phillips Included in 2021 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”
Wick Phillips Included in 2021 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”
Dallas, Texas, November 5, 2020 – The 2021 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” has ranked Wick Phillips among top...
Twelve Wick Phillips Partners Recognized as 2020 Texas Super Lawyers
Twelve Wick Phillips Partners Recognized as 2020 Texas Super Lawyers
Dallas, Texas, October 19, 2020 – Erika Bright, Joseph Callister, David Drez, Andrew Gould, Jeffrey Hellberg, Jr., Amy LaValle, Sean Lemoine, Brant Martin, Daniel...
Survival Tips for Procuring/Renewing Insurance in a Hard Market
Survival Tips for Procuring/Renewing Insurance in a Hard Market
By Erika Bright, Partner, Wick Phillips Insurance Recovery Group Businesses and their risk managers are being bruised, if not battered, as they fight through their...
Hurricane Insurance Claims: Being Smart from the Start
Hurricane Insurance Claims: Being Smart from the Start
By Erika Bright, Partner, Wick Phillips Insurance Recovery Group The 2020 hurricane season threatens to exhaust the alphabet. With destruction and property claims predicted to...
Six Wick Phillips Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2021 Edition
Six Wick Phillips Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2021 Edition
Dallas, Texas, August 21, 2020 – Isaac Brown, Lauren Drawhorn, Zachary Farrar, Schyler Parker, Scott Lawrence, and Ryan Moore have each been selected for...
Thirteen Wick Phillips Attorneys Recognized for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2021 Edition
Thirteen Wick Phillips Attorneys Recognized for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2021 Edition
Dallas, Texas, August 20, 2020 – Michael Bailey, Erika Bright, Michael Baum, David Drez, Chris Fuller, Andrew Gould, Amy LaValle, Brant Martin, Dan McCarthy,...
DMN Article Highlights How Green Beret and True American Hero Continues to Fight
DMN Article Highlights How Green Beret and True American Hero Continues to Fight
The Dallas Morning News published an article this week entitled USAA Insurance Approves, then denies and auto claim by a Green Beret who lost...
Alex Adewunmi Selected to Join The National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40
Alex Adewunmi Selected to Join The National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40
Dallas, Texas, July 31, 2020 – Wick Phillips litigation associate Alex Adewunmi has been selected to join The National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under...
The Austin COA Crows at Dawn – But this Cock-Up is Far from Over.
The Austin COA Crows at Dawn – But this Cock-Up is Far from Over.
I have literally 30 new TCPA cases sitting in a folder that I could write about, but with the malaise of COVID 19...
Texas Supreme Court Clarifies “Standing” for Injuries to Limited Partnerships and Takes Away $8M in Damages in a Partnership Dispute
Texas Supreme Court Clarifies “Standing” for Injuries to Limited Partnerships and Takes Away $8M in Damages in a Partnership Dispute
In Pike v. Texas EMC Management, LLC, No. 17-0557, 2020 WL 3405812 (June 19, 2020), the Texas Supreme Court clarified the confusing patchwork of...
In Landmark Decision, Supreme Court Rules LGBTQ Employees are Protected from Job Discrimination
In Landmark Decision, Supreme Court Rules LGBTQ Employees are Protected from Job Discrimination
The United States Supreme Court recently expanded the definition of “sex” under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, to include sexual...
Ten Wick Phillips Lawyers Recognized for Inclusion in Texas’ Best Lawyers 2020 Edition
Ten Wick Phillips Lawyers Recognized for Inclusion in Texas’ Best Lawyers 2020 Edition
Dallas, Texas, June 23, 2020 – Michael Bailey, Erika Bright, David Drez, Chris Fuller, Andrew Gould, Dan McCarthy, Brant Martin, Brett Myers, Noah Nadler,...
Wick Phillips Ushers Hyliion Inc. through Merger Transaction with Tortoise Acquisition Corp.
Wick Phillips Ushers Hyliion Inc. through Merger Transaction with Tortoise Acquisition Corp.
Dallas, Texas, June 19, 2020 – Hyliion Inc. and Tortoise Acquisition Corp. announced this morning that they have agreed to merge, and that following...
Wick Phillips Partner Erika Bright Recognized by Chambers USA as Leading Individual in Insurance
Wick Phillips Partner Erika Bright Recognized by Chambers USA as Leading Individual in Insurance
Dallas, Texas, June 2 – Erika Bright has been recognized as a Leading Lawyer in Texas by Chambers USA. Wick Phillips partner Erika Bright is...
Fast on Their Feet, the Texas Supreme Court Side Steps Getting Tackled by the Defamation Mitigation Act.
Fast on Their Feet, the Texas Supreme Court Side Steps Getting Tackled by the Defamation Mitigation Act.
Texas First Amendment Practitioners know and utilize the Defamation Mitigation Act (“DMA”) Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code §§ 73.051-.062. The DMA applies to...
You Get a Jury Trial, You Get a Jury Trial, You Get a Jury Trial – Did Texas Anti-Slapps Just Get More Expensive and Take Longer to get to a Final Judgment?
You Get a Jury Trial, You Get a Jury Trial, You Get a Jury Trial – Did Texas Anti-Slapps Just Get More Expensive and Take Longer to get to a Final Judgment?
On Friday I had planned to write about Pisharodi v. Columbia Valley Healthcare Sys., L.P., 13-18-00364-CV, 2020 WL 2213951 (Corpus Christi COA May...
In Another Hair-Raising Decision, the Texas Supreme Court Breathes Life into Anti-Slapp Reconsiderations – Courts of Appeals – Get Ready for a Flood of New Appeals.
In Another Hair-Raising Decision, the Texas Supreme Court Breathes Life into Anti-Slapp Reconsiderations – Courts of Appeals – Get Ready for a Flood of New Appeals.
While I had hoped the Texas Supreme Court’s next Anti-Slapp opinion would resolve the ROA conflict, instead we get In re. Praveen Panchakarla,...
Wick Phillips Partners Recognized by D Magazine as 2020 Best Lawyers
Wick Phillips Partners Recognized by D Magazine as 2020 Best Lawyers
Dallas, Texas, May 4 – Michael Bailey, Andrew Gould, Jason Rudd, and Rob Wills have been recognized as 2020 Best Lawyers by D Magazine. Michael,...
Boomerang – How Unleashing a Texas Anti-Slapp Can Go Very Wrong, Plus What is Admissible Evidence
Boomerang – How Unleashing a Texas Anti-Slapp Can Go Very Wrong, Plus What is Admissible Evidence
The Dallas COA upheld the denial of a Texas Anti-Slapp in Equine Holdings, LLC v. Michael Jacoby, 05-19-00758-CV, 2020 WL 2079183 (Tex. App.—Dallas...
Anti-Slapp is Alive and Well in the Fort Worth Court of Appeals
Anti-Slapp is Alive and Well in the Fort Worth Court of Appeals
The last day of April 2020 (and what a month it has been) brings 4 Texas Anti-Slapp Opinions. Tomorrow I’ll cover the other...
A Tale of Two Houstons – the Old Texas Anti-Slapp and Garden Variety Non-Compete Cases
A Tale of Two Houstons – the Old Texas Anti-Slapp and Garden Variety Non-Compete Cases
First, i hope everyone is doing as well as can be expected in this turbulent time.Second, take care of yourselves and your family/friends/community.Third, my...
FORCE MAJEURE: What it is and What You Need to Know
FORCE MAJEURE: What it is and What You Need to Know
With the advent of COVID-19, many different types of contracts and business relationships are being impacted. The phrase “force majeure,” which is French for...
Certain Relief for Businesses Under the CARES Act
Certain Relief for Businesses Under the CARES Act
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic that has wreaked havoc on the global economy, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and...
DOL Broadly Defines “Health Care Provider” Exclusion Contained in COVID-19 Paid Leave Statute
DOL Broadly Defines “Health Care Provider” Exclusion Contained in COVID-19 Paid Leave Statute
The Department of Labor (DOL) issued its third set of guidance this past weekend providing 21 new questions and answers regarding the Families First...
Select Tax Provisions of the CARES Act
Select Tax Provisions of the CARES Act
On Friday, March 27, 2020, the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) into law, providing essential aid to...