Although secondary market expansion may have been the defining story of 2022, we expect this trend to continue in 2023. The window remains open to partners making a lateral move to a secondary city.
For out-of-state candidates interested in making the move, hiring conditions have never been better.
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Now is an excellent time to make a move in or to the Texas legal market — and we're here to help.
* The Pennsylvania Attorney General is taking action against an Amazon seller for allegedly selling hand sanitizer for $75 a bottle. Maybe it was made with top-shelf alcohol? [Philadelphia Inquirer] * A group of 100 New York City eateries are planning a lawsuit to allow indoor dining in the Empire State. [New York Post] * A judge has dismissed a lawsuit aimed at keeping a Chic-fil-A at a San Antonio airport. [San Antonio Express-News] * A Fort Worth, Texas, attorney who walked all the way to Austin, Texas, to bring attention to police reform has completed his trek. [Fox News] * A former FBI lawyer has pleaded guilty to altering a document used to justify surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser. [AP] * A disbarred attorney is accused of siphoning around $500,000 meant for a disabled client and using the money on vacations, plastic surgery, and about a thousand Amazon purchases. Hope he was a Prime member at least... [Philadelphia Inquirer]
* TikTok is allegedly preparing to sue the Trump Administration over an order that may force the company to leave United States markets. If given permission, TikTok can likely serve process in some really creative ways... [Verge] * A lawyer behind a lawsuit aimed at overturning California's school closure order says that closing schools impacts fundamental rights and violates equal protection. [Fox News] * The Attorney General of Texas welcomed the National Rifle Association to the Lone Star State after the New York Attorney General filed a lawsuit to dissolve the group. [New York Post] * A Fort Worth, Texas, attorney is walking to the governor's mansion in Austin in order to bring attention to police reform. [Fox News] * Lawyers for Jussie Smollett claim that a recording proves that key witnesses in the case were coached by prosecutors into conveying a narrative to avoid prosecution. [Chicago Tribune] * A New York landowner is suing a landscaper for $355,000 for allegedly destroying a tree. Maybe money grew on it? [Advance Media]
* The criminal trial of Harvey Weinstein begins today in Manhattan. [New York Times] * A lawyer mistakenly handed an Austin musician legal papers after he performed a gig. Maybe this musician should apply the alternate definition of shredding to these documents. [Austin Chronicle] * A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit against the University of Texas over the removal of Confederate statues. [The Hill] * A disgraced San Antonio attorney who allegedly stole money from clients has taken a plea deal to try and avoid jail time. [KSAT.com] * Miley Cyrus has settled a copyright infringement lawsuit over her song "We Can't Stop." [Page Six] * A law school graduate who pretended to be an attorney to work in a public defender's office has been charged with unauthorized practice of law. At least she should be able to represent herself against the charges... [Fox News]
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* A Valentine’s Day deportation that separates a loving couple sounds exactly like something that would make Jesus happy. Oh wait a minute, that’s not right at all. [Stop the Deportations: The DOMA Project] * Virginia Thomas, Clarence Thomas’s wife, is now a lobbyist. Well, one of them has to talk, I guess. [Politico] * […]