As busy lawyers, we deal daily with the dreaded statute of limitations. State of limitations is the legal term referring to the deadline by which a lawsuit must be filed. Perhaps no area of law deals with the SOL more than Personal Injury lawyers. So, there is always some temptation to “fudge” the record if
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Alex Jones Law Firm’s Error May not Matter
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Litigation and trial practice
Alex Jones’ attorneys committed a serious error during his trial. I talked about that error here. Andino Reynal’s law firm sent the wrong link to the opposing attorney. Reynal’s law firm was trying to produce requested documents. Instead of sending access to the requested documents, the law firm sent a link to Alex Jones’…
Lawyer Cleared of Charges of Unconscionable Fee
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Litigation and trial practice
Texas ethical rules require that lawyers not charge a client an "unconscionable" fee. There is no precise definition of "unconscionable," but it does mean really, really high fees. A lawyer in West Texas was paid millions of dollars by wrongly convicted inmates. The wrongly convicted inmates receive $80,000 per year in state compensation for every…