The Texas Supreme Court closed another chapter in a decade-plus-long case when it refused to hear a last-ditch appeal in June, thereby confirming an eight-figure, multi-million dollar award to Charles G. Hooks and his family’s interests. The case, Samson Exploration LLC v. Charles G. Hooks, III, et al., was groundbreaking… Read more
The Supreme Court ruled today, in South Dakota v. Wayfair, that states can now require online retailers to collect sales taxes even in states where the retailers have no physical presence, overturning 25 years of Supreme Court jurisprudence. Since 1992, following the Supreme Court’s decision in Quill Corporation v. North… Read more
The Texas Supreme Court issued a narrow 5-4 opinion in Murphy Exploration & Production Co. — USA v. Adams on June 1, 2018, interpreting a common “offset” clause contained in a 2009 oil and gas lease. The majority held that the phrase “offset well” in that clause does not necessarily… Read more
McGinnis Lochridge announced today that it is expanding with the opening of a Dallas office and the addition of board-certified labor and employment attorney Felicity A. Fowler and established energy litigation attorney Donald D. Jackson. Fowler will head up the new Dallas office while splitting her time… Read more
McGinnis Lochridge welcomes Ashton G. Cumberbatch, Jr. as a special counsel in the firm, effective today. Cumberbatch is a well-respected Austin attorney who most recently served as vice president of advocacy for the Seton Healthcare Family and executive director of Seton Foundations. His primary practice areas include alternative dispute resolution… Read more
Effective today, Kevin Haney joins McGinnis Lochridge as a new partner with the firm. Haney, a well-respected attorney based in Decatur, Texas, north of Dallas/Fort Worth, leaves his solo practice with Haney Law, P.C. to represent clients in the electric energy practice with McGinnis Lochridge. Haney will also… Read more
Johnston’s client was one of three District Attorneys targeted in the suit Eric A. Johnston, Partner with McGinnis Lochridge in Austin, along with Associate Andrew Edge succeeded in winning a dismissal for their client, Laura C. Nodolf, District Attorney for Midland County. Ms. Nodolf was one… Read more
McGinnis Lochridge welcomes attorney Clarke Heidrick as a new partner in the firm, effective Friday, March 23. Heidrick brings over 40 years of expertise to the corporate section of McGinnis Lochridge, with extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate securities, commercial transactions and banking. “As we look to… Read more
McGinnis Lochridge—a legal fixture in Austin for 90 years—today announced that 8 lawyers will join the firm on February 1, bringing decades of experience in a wide variety of corporate and transactional matters, as well as estate planning and tax matters. The new lawyers include: Partners Ed McHorse,… Read more