Dwayne Newton is Elected to Membership in ABOTA

We are pleased and proud to announce that Dwayne Newton has been elected to membership in the American Board of Trial Advocates.  Membership in ABOTA is extended by invitation only in recognition of an individuals high personal character, honorable reputation and proficiency as a trial lawyer.  After meeting stringent practice requirements, an invitation to membership requires a nomination from an ABOTA member along with an affirmative vote of 75% of the membership of the local chapter.

The mission of ABOTA is the preservation of the 7th Amendment right to trial by jury and to foster improvement in the ethical and technical standards of practice in the field of advocacy to the end that individual litigants may receive more effective representation and the general public be benefited by more efficient administration of justice consistent with time-tested and traditional principles of litigation.  For more information on the purpose and missions of ABOTA go to www.abota.org.

Congratulations, Dwayne

Insurance litigation is alive and well.

Houston mega firm, Fulbright and Jaworski has released its annual survey of litigation trends.  The survey identifies the insurance industry as the most common target for lawsuits, averaging over a 1,600 pending suits.  The survey dispels the notion that large companies are just targets for litigation.   Seventy percent of the companies surveyed                   

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