Author: p4tru

Many stay-at-home orders have been issued in different cities and counties throughout North Texas. LPHS’s David Coale says the disaster declarations among cities, counties and the state should be similar.”Counties and cities are very closely tied together,” Coale said. “A city that has an emergency management plan in place really can’t just pop up and […]

California, New York, Illinois, Ohio and Louisiana have executed orders that close nonessential businesses and allow essential businesses to continue. States are working from federal guidelines that give the authority to make such decisions. LPHS’s David Coale discusses the orders and what workers can do if they feel pressured to disobey orders. “If a worker […]

The Texas Lawbook recently asked how law firms are handling the coronavirus outbreak and assisting their clients. LPHS partner Michael K. Hurst is quoted on what General Counsels of businesses should do. “GCs need to review all existing executory contracts and specifically the timeframes associated with compliance provisions and force majeure clauses,” said Mr. Hurst. […]

Greg Brassfield, Sara Chelette, Jonathan R. Childers, Pat Disbennett, and Jared Eisenberg have been recognized on the list of Texas Rising Stars for 2020. In addition, Mr. Childers is named as a Top 100 Up-and-Coming Rising Star on the annual list published by Thomson Reuters.

The spread of the coronavirus has not only had an impact on global health, but also on business. The firm’s Michael K. Hurst talks to Bloomberg News about how the disease could affect business contracts. “Someone can say they can’t perform under a contract because they can’t get supplies from China or their people wouldn’t […]

LPHS partner David Coale has provided legal insight into the process of the impeachment trial against President Trump from the beginning. The U.S. Senate has acquitted the president of all charges, Mr. Coale says on KLIF Radio, the process worked as designed. “We don’t test that part of the constitution very often, but we took […]

As President Trump’s Senate impeachment trial began, LPHS partner David Coale spoke to several reporters about the proceedings to provide perspective on the days to come. He told KXAS NBC 5: “The elections had a big effect on the timing of this. The Clinton impeachment, the investigation into Nixon sort of played out. There was […]

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals recent 2-1 ruling on the Affordable Care Act throws more uncertainly with the healthcare law after deciding the individual mandate is unconstitutional and sending the case back to a Texas federal judge. LPHS appellate expert David Coale provides his perspective on what will happen next: The Republicans, Democrats or […]

Four constitutional law experts are called to testify during the first House Judiciary Committee hearing in the ongoing impeachment proceedings regarding President Trump. LPHS’s David Coale provides perspective on their roles. “The report we have today that came out from Mr. Schiff’s committee is largely focused on the facts – what they learned in depositions, […]

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments over whether to keep the program, Deferred Actions for Childhood Arrivals, known as DACA. The Trump administration wants to end the program that allows recipients temporary protection from deportation. LPHS partner Andrés Correa told the Dallas Morning News Spanish-language newspaper, Al Día, that he still has hope even if […]