New Release: Bankruptcy Road Map

March 9, 2010
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TexasBarBooks is proud to announce the release of our newest book: Bankruptcy Road Map: Navigating the Landscape, Avoiding the Pitfalls. Bankruptcy Road Map is designed to guide you through the bankruptcy process for both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 cases. Mapped to assist the nonbankruptcy practitioner faced with bankruptcy issues, the journey begins with representation [...]

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Jim Perdue – Illustrating Stories

March 2, 2010
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Legendary Texas trial lawyer Jim M. Perdue draws on his forty-plus years of courtroom experience to show novice and veteran lawyers alike how to tell a powerful and motivating story. This video is an excerpt from the Winning With Stories: Jim Perdue Live DVD.

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Bankruptcy Checklist – Free Download

February 23, 2010
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Bankruptcy cases filed in federal courts for fiscal year 2009 totaled 1,402,816, up 34.5 percent over the 1,042,993 filings reported for the 12-month period ending September 30, 2008, according to statistics released by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. Even if you try to steer clear of bankruptcy court, you could still find yourself [...]

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Oral argument for Edwards Aquifer Authority v. Day heard by the Supreme Court of Texas

February 17, 2010
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From Essentials of Texas Water Resources: In Edwards Aquifer Authority v. Day, 274 S.W.3d at 742 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2008, pet. filed), the court reviewed, among other issues, a summary judgment in favor of the authority on Day and McDaniel’s claim that the operation of the Edwards Aquifer Authority legislation and its decision denying Day [...]

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Jim Perdue – Open Your Story With a Hook

February 15, 2010
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Legendary Texas trial lawyer Jim M. Perdue draws on his forty-plus years of courtroom experience to show novice and veteran lawyers alike how to tell a powerful and motivating story. This video is an excerpt from the Winning With Stories: Jim Perdue Live DVD.

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Is Your Case Still Good Law?

January 26, 2010

This week Casemaker announced CaseCheck+, a powerful new service that goes beyond the features of its current CaseCheck service. CaseCheck lets you know whenever your case has been referenced by another case, but CaseCheck+ gives you the precise manner in which a particular case affects the case you are reading. You can get a free [...]

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