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We are pleased to announce LPHS Partners Sara Hollan Chelette, Jervonne Newsome, and Mary Goodrich Nix will be featured in the 2022 Women Leaders in Law special section of the March issue of D CEO. Jervonne will also be representing the firm as a panelist at the upcoming Women Leaders in Law event on March 22nd. The event will highlight leaders who […]

Rebecca Adams has been selected to serve on the 2022 Board of Directors of the Dallas Women Lawyers Association (“DWLA”). Rebecca is serving as Vice President of Awards Reception, which is the DWLA’s biggest event of the year. The DWLA Awards Reception honors trailblazers in the legal community who have made significant contributions to the advancement of women […]

The firm’s Mike Lynn and David Coale have co-authored an article for the Oklahoma Law Review on the conflict between implied warranties and express specifications in resolving legal claims, and how the Uniform Commercial Code may – or may not – be effectively applied. The article outlines how two distinct analytical frameworks have evolved in relevant case […]

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against President Biden’s vaccine mandate for larger, private businesses and the testing requirement, while allowing the mandate to stand for facilities that accept Medicaid or Medicare.  LPHS appellate partner David Coale explains what the ruling means. “OSHA is charged by Congress with regulating workplace safety. And COVID is a […]

Chris Schwegmann has been elected as the newest managing partner of the highly respected Dallas trial firm of Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann. In his new role, Mr. Schwegmann will manage the business and operational strategies for the firm, while continuing his practice in matters involving trademark and copyright infringement, false advertising, antitrust, and other business […]

A federal vaccine task force recently announced it will not enforce vaccine mandates for federal contractors and private companies after a federal appeals court temporarily placed the vaccine mandates on hold. LPHS appellate partner and constitutional law attorney David Coale explains what may have led to the recent appeals court decision. “For OSHA, however broad […]

The U.S. Supreme has yet to decide on Texas Senate Bill 8, and LPHS appellate partner David Coale provides insight into why the high court has not made a ruling. “This court moved very quickly to set the Texas case, the SB 8 case, for argument. Now a few weeks have gone by, and we are entering Thanksgiving, we don’t […]

Congressional Democrats are asking the federal government to investigate Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s use of state resources to tackle the security issues at the Texas-Mexico border, claiming such actions by a state government are unconstitutional. LPHS appellate and constitutional law attorney David Coale discusses the matter with KDFW FOX 4 Dallas.    View the interview here. 

Benchmark Litigation has named six LPHS partners as 2022 “Litigation Stars,” including Chris Akin, David Coale, Michael K. Hurst, Mike Lynn, Eric Pinker, and Chris Schwegmann. Benchmark Litigation is the only publication in the market to focus exclusively on litigation and has garnered industry-wide accolades for its in-depth analysis of the players shaping the dynamic practice of litigation.  To learn more, click here. 

President Biden announced new vaccine mandates requirements for employers, including federal workers and private businesses with more than 100 workers to slow infections of the Delta Variant. LPHS constitutional law attorney David Coale: “Politically, the president has to be confident now that he is not going to get a backlash. If he tells a whole bunch […]