Advocating for Employees in San Antonio, TX and Beyond
You know, you just cannot make this stuff up. A disbarred lawyer was recently arrested for an outstanding warrant of felony fraud. He was found with $12,000 in cash in his car and another $838,000 in cash in a rented storage room. He had some guns with the $838K.
But, that is normal for…
Well, it had to happen sooner or later. A parent has filed suit against some middle school boys regarding things they said about the man’s young daughter. The father, a Houston area lawyer, sued the boys over a video posted by the boys regarding his daugther. See Texas Lawyer report. The father, acting as…
In the law business, you really do see it all, eventually. The City of Dallas sought an order closing a church. The "church" apparently practiced swinging. A church known as the Playground was closed because its outreach consisted of hosting swingers’ parties. See Dallas Morning News report. The owner, Wyakie Glenn Hudson claims to…
I forget where I first heard this sage advice: do not mess with teachers in the classroom, judges in the courtroom or police in the streets. Now I am a lawyer and know all too well, do not disrespect judges in the courtroom. It only leads to trouble. One Houston lawyer with a large law…
A soldier from San Antonio was killed in Iraq. SGT Steven Talamantez was killed by indirect fire (mortar) in Maysan province of Iraq, a normally less violent province. He was assigned to the 1st Cavalary Division out of Ft. Hood, Texas. A graduate of McCollum High School in 1995, he worked in construction before joining…
During the 1960’s many federal judges had to seek safety because they enforced constitutional law regarding integration in Southern states. These Southern judges did not necessarily advocate integration. Instead, they were simply fulfilling their duty to enforce the law as it had already been decided by a higher court.
Our own Judge Fred Biery has…
SPC4 Nicholas Hensley was injured two weeks ago when he stepped on an IED (improvised explosive device) in Afghanistan. He died from his injuries. He was on his fourth deployment. A Judson High School graduate, SPC4 Hensley was married and father to three daughters. He loved playingwith his children. See San Antonio Express News report
SGT Glenn Sewell was killed in Iraq by an IED (Improvised Explosive Device). SGT Sewell was assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division out of Ft. Hood. He was described by his fellow soldiers as happy, quick with a joke and the life of the party. He and another soldier were killed in Wasit Province, eastern…
Mandatory paid sick days for all employees is a new concept. San Fransisco and Washington, D.C. were the first towns to try it. Now, the state of Connecticut will try it, as well. So far, it seems to be working. One restaurant owner in San Fransisco says she opposed it but has been pleasantly surprised…
US Army SGt Thomas A. Bohall was killed in Afghanistan. SGT Bohall, a 2004 graduate of Reagan High School, was killed by an explosive device in Kandahar Province. He was one of one of six soldiers killed by the blast. He grew up in Kansas but moved here in 2001. His parents have since moved…