McGinnis Lochridge was recognized in eighteen different practice areas by the U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers’ joint ranking of “America’s Best Law Firms”. This reflects performance ratings by clients and peers based on a rigorous evaluation process whereby more than 1,900 law firms were ranked by the… Read more
McGinnis Lochridge is proud to announce that Mitchell Chaney has joined the firm as a part of the Litigation Team in their Austin office. He comes to us from Brownsville, Texas, where he was previously a name partner at his own firm for over 30 years. Mitch has tried… Read more
Carl Galant will present Managing the Legal Aspects of Easements at the Texas Electric Cooperatives’ 35th Annual Engineering Conference. For more information about this event: https://members.texas-ec.org/events/pdfs/SS0917-ENG.pdf Read more
As earlier reported, twenty-one states and a broad coalition of Texas and national business groups filed lawsuits in federal district court in Sherman, Texas challenging the Department of Labor (“DOL”) overtime rule, which substantially increased the salary threshold for exempt executive, administrative and professional (EAP) employees. In November 2016, Judge Amos… Read more
Partner Christine Reynolds will present “Employment Update: Top Compliance Issues in 2017” to the Texas Consumer Finance Association. Some of the topics covered include FLSA issues, handling troubled employees, discrimination, and harassment. About this event: http://tcfa.us/events/2017-convention/program-information Read more
Recently, Law360 reported on the Texas Supreme Court ruled in June 2017 in favor of McGinnis Lochridge clients, the T.S. Reed family interests and other royalty owners (represented by Partners Paul F. Simpson, Christopher L. Halgren, Don H. Magee and J. Derrick Price), in Samson Exploration LLC… Read more
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) - Texas Guide. McGinnis Lochridge is described by… Read more
We mourn the passing of Pat Lochridge – our partner, our leader, and our friend. Pat was special to us and to everyone around him. We miss him, and we… Read more
Partner Chris Halgren will be speaking Thursday, May 25, 2017 on “Evolving Jurisprudence on the Concept of Production in Paying Quantities” at the Houston Bar Association Oil Gas & Mineral Law Section monthly meeting. To learn more about this… Read more
McGinnis Lochridge was proud to co-sponsor the 4th Women in Leadership Luncheon with Holtzman Partners and Texas Capital Bank. The event, “6 Networking Mistakes We All Make” featured Monique Maley, President and Founder of Articulate Persuasion, a Leadership and Presentation Development Firm… Read more
Partner Russell Johnson will serve as a panelist on “Groundwater Law and Legal Issues” at Texas Aquifer Conference on May 3. For more information on the conference, go to: https://agwt.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=245 Read more
Recently, Law360 reported a ruling by a Texas Appellate court who sided with Partners Michael Shaunessy and Eric Johnston’s client, Guadalupe County, in a matter where Woodlake Partners Inc. alleged property value damages caused by the County’s adoption of a… Read more