News and Notes

Brackett & Ellis is pleased to congratulate Jerrod L. Rinehart and Michael L. Schneiderman who were recognized as “Texas Rising Stars” for Business Litigation and Civil Litigation: Defense respectively in

Lynn Rossi Scott will present two separate speeches, March 1, 2016 at Fort Worth Academy – “Educators and Social Media” with school staff and “Students and Social Media” with Middle School

On February 20, 2016 – Brackett & Ellis and Texas A&M University School of Law’s Fourth Annual Education Law Association Spring Regional Meeting, Fort Worth, Texas Heather Castillo will present:

February 19, 2016 – Brackett & Ellis, Texas Wesleyan University and the Education Law Association (ELA) Second Annual Law Seminar for Private, Independent & Religious Schools, Fort Worth, Texas Lynn

On February 18, 2016 Lynn Rossi Scott will present: “Students and Social Media” and “Employees and Social Media” to Uplift School Directors and Upper Level Administrators.  She will address issues

The Texas Bar Journal recently published an article entitled “Mum’s the Word: Protecting Company Information under the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act” written by Joe Cleveland.  In the article, Mr.

“The Dynamic Duo – Fighting for Truth, Justice, and the ISD Way”. A strong working relationship between a superintendent and the school district’s lawyer is crucial for successfully dealing with

Lynn Rossi Scott, a shareholder in the School Law Section, has been a member of the Education Law Association for more than 15 years. She currently serves as Vice President,

Janet Sobey Bubert, a shareholder in the School Law Section, has been elected to serve on the Board of the Texas Council of School Attorneys for a two-year term. The

Thomas E. Myers and Lynn Rossi Scott, shareholders in the School Law Section, were recognized as Texas “Super Lawyers” in Schools and Education Law by Thomson Reuters, Texas Monthly for