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November 22, 2019

Jeff Jury – Genius at resolving disputes

BAJB congratulates Partner Jeff Jury on recognition in Whos Who Legal - Mediation. Although no surprise to all who have worked with him, the publication reports: "Jeff Jury is “a genius at resolving disputes”, according to mar ...

May 15, 2019

That Really Stings! Insect Stings and Texas Workers’ Compensation

Do you recall the first time you were stung by a wasp? I do. As a young boy I was climbing a fence gate. Unknown to me a wasp nest was on the other side of the gate. I was stung three times on my shoulder and back. I remember being astonished and pro ...

April 11, 2019

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 ...

April 11, 2019

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 ...

April 10, 2019

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 ...

September 20, 2018

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 ...

January 18, 2018

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 ...

August 29, 2017

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 ...

August 21, 2017

“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 ...

July 13, 2017

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 ...