News and Notes

Michael Schneiderman will be a featured speaker at the Claims & Litigation Management Alliance Transportation Conference in Chicago, Illinois. His presentation, A TOWTAL Loss for Insurers, will provide up-to-date information,

Joe Cleveland presented an overview of the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act at the State Bar of Texas 2014 Annual Meeting. Mr. Cleveland spoke to the Intellectual Property, Business Law

Janet Bubert spoke to education foundation board members and administrators on Legal Issues for Education Foundations at the Board2Board Workshop in Lubbock, Texas. Ms. Bubert is a regular speaker for

Richard Gateley, Elaine Morris and Joe Cleveland of Brackett & Ellis successfully defended AXIS Insurance Company before a federal court in the Eastern District of Texas in an insurance coverage

Heath Coffman and Andrew Norman of Brackett & Ellis successfully represented BFE Development Corporation before the Fort Worth Court of Appeals. The Court affirmed the trial court’s judgment in favor

Heath Coffman, Coby Smith and Ted Mack of Brackett & Ellis successfully defended Weaver and Tidwell before the Dallas Court of Appeals. The Court reversed and rendered a take nothing

Tom Myers presented Before You Build: What Schools Must Know Before Signing Construction Contracts at the National School Board Associations’ Annual Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana. Mr. Myers chaired the

Tom Myers presented a paper on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), along with Ellen Campbell, Deputy Director for the Family Policy Compliance Office, at the National School

Joe Cleveland provided practical information designed to assist higher education administrators with issues they may encounter regarding intellectual property. His presentation consisted of an overview of patent, trademark and copyright

Brackett & Ellis and Texas A&M University School of Law hosted a regional school law workshop for school administrators. At the workshop, Brackett & Ellis attorneys provided practical information in