The National Board of Trial Advocacy has announced that LPHS partner Michael K. Hurst has achieved board certification in the national organization. The NBTA follows an objective set of standards based on an attorney’s experience and expertise in trial law in granting certification, a distinction reached by less than three percent of practicing lawyers in […]
David Coale Explains Controversy with Qualified Immunity Doctrine
A 5TH U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision allows the family of a teenager murdered in 2017 by former Balch Springs police officer Roy Oliver to sue him in civil court. Oliver is serving a 15-year sentence for killing Jordan Edwards after he shot into the car where Edwards was a passenger. Oliver claims he […]
Appellate Partner David Coale Discusses Senate Confirmation of Next SCOTUS Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
The Senate has confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the next US Supreme Court Justice, replacing retiring Justice Stephen G. Breyer. LPHS appellate partner David Coale spoke to KLIF 570 News & Information in the Morning about the new SCOTUS justice’s background. Listen to David’s interview here.