Partner Michael Shaunessy explains to KXAN how sovereign immunity protects governmental entities in the State of Texas http://bit.ly/2b8xGdX Read more
On May 12th, 2016, McGinnis Lochridge, in conjunction with the Austin Bar Association and the American Inns of Court, hosted a lifetime achievement celebration for Lloyd Lochridge. American Inns of Court Remarks by Dirk Jordan Award Presentation by Judge Eric Shepperd, President,… Read more
Austin, July 25, 2016 – Chambers and Partners, one of the leading legal industry ranking publications has named both McGinnis Lochridge and Partner, Tim George as Band 1 in the USA: State Regulatory & Litigation (Oil & Gas)… Read more
Partner Rick Milvenan Appointed Chair of the Antitrust & Business Litigation Section of the State Bar of Texas (SBOT) Read more
Jessica Palvino, Partner and UAS/Drones Practice Group Co-Chair and Austin Brister, Associate discuss newly released FAA/DOT UAS/Drone Operational Rules for routine commercial use of small unmanned aircraft systems. Check out http://droneadvocates.com/faa-updates/1245/ to read more about this and what is in store for the… Read more
The Impact of the Rainfall in Texas in 2016: Partner Russ Johnson discusses how close we were to running out and how the abundance is now shaping how we talk about water in Texas Partner Russ Johnson discusses how transportation of water… Read more
On May 17, 2016, the trial court in Bragg v. Edwards Aquifer Authority entered a judgment in favor of the Braggs awarding them damages in excess of $4.5 million for the taking of their groundwater rights related to their inability to obtain… Read more
Partner Eric A. Johnston weighed in on the significance of the U.S. Department of Labor's Overtime Exemption final ruling in Law360. “Last night, the White House announced its long anticipated and much commented on final overtime rules. The final rules raise the salary threshold for employees entitled to overtime from $23,660… Read more
Simone Otenaike, Associate with McGinnis Lochridge, had the opportunity discuss her experience as a judicial intern for Judge Lora J. Livingston in addition to why Judge Livingston is an excellent recipient of the Joseph C. Parker Jr. Diversity Award. Simone credits Judge Livingston… Read more
Recently, McGinnis Lochridge’s Partner Lloyd Lochridge was honored by the Austin Bar Foundation at the “Lawyers for Lloyd” event to celebrate Mr. Lochridge’s outstanding career and raise funds for the Free Legal Advice for Veterans Clinic and Self-Represented Litigant Projects. Judge Eric Montgomery… Read more
McGinnis Lochridge was proud to co-sponsor the 2nd Women in Leadership Luncheon with Holtzman Partners and Texas Capital Bank. The event featured a women’s entrepreneurial panel discussion moderated by Melinda Garvey, co-founder and publisher of Austin Women Magazine and On the Dot.… Read more