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Joe Anderson honored with “Standing Ovation”
(AUSTIN) — Austin attorney Joe R. Anderson was honored this month by the State Bar of Texas for his exceptional contributions in 2018 to the Bar's continuing legal education efforts. Mr. Anderson was one of four volunteer lawyers receiving an award ...
Defining A Marital Relationship, by Elizabeth Brenner
The marital relationship has wide-ranging impact throughout the legal world. Inheritance, creditor liability, personal liability, tax liability, employment benefits, Medicaid benefits, social security benefits—to name but a few—are all impacted b ...
The Texas Workforce Commission is Attempting to Keep Up with the Digital World , Belinda May Arambula
On April 9, 2019, the Texas Workforce Commission adopted Rule 815.134, entitled “Employment Status: Employee or Independent Contractor.” The Rule addresses the factors to consider when evaluating employment status for marketplace platform contrac ...
Joe Anderson honored by Bar
The State Bar of Texas Workers' Compensation Law section awarded the "Barbed Wire Award" at the State Bar's Advanced Worker's Compensati ...
Who’s on First? Expert Qualifications in Texas Workers’ Compensation Practice
Whether a witness is qualified to testify as an expert is a frequently-faced question in workers’ compensation cases. In Appeal No. 162270, filed December 22, 2016, the Appeals Panel answered the question of whether a cancer research biologist with ...
Courtroom Skills Training Makes for Great Lawyers and Pro Bono Volunteers
Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas (VLS) is grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with Burns Anderson & Brenner, L.L.P. to offer high quality courtroom skills training to its more than 2,000 VLS volunteer attorneys. Burns Anderson ...
“AGGRAVATION” IS A NOUN
In a valiant effort to better myself and do my part to protect our environment, I have committed myself to occasionally riding my bicycle to work. As I was peddling one morning, my mind began to wander. As a “comp ...
SCOTUS – Round Two, Specific Jurisdiction
Last month, in BNSF Railway Co. v. Tyrrell, the Supreme Court reaffirmed the minimum standard necessary for a state court to exercise general jurisdiction over a non-resident, holding that general jurisdiction focuses on the
“paradigm ...
SCOTUS: JURISDICTIONAL DUE PROCESS PROTECTIONS REMAIN INTACT
Many of us recall a time when communications were in person, by landline telephone or by postal letter. Today our lives cross many communication platforms, often circling the globe without a thought. We text, email, blog, facsimile, post, file share, ...
Dying without a will in Texas
Dying without a will in Texas is also called "intestate." When a person dies intestate, Texas laws determine who will receive the individual's property. For property to transfer after death, it usually must go through probate. Probate is the process ...