On September 7, Enoch Kever attorneys Amy Prueger  and Sara Berkeley Churchin  (along with Supreme Court of Texas Justice, Jeff Boyd) presented a CLE  to over 70 attorneys with the San Antonio Bar Association. The presentation, sponsored by the State Bar of Texas Litigation Section focused on the newly formed Texas Business Court and 15^th Court of Appeals.

Enoch Kever is known as A Powerful Voice for Business at the Intersection of Business & Government. With the new business courts and rules coming online, Amy and Sara have taken the lead in becoming knowledgeable and offering counsel about this dramatic change in the Texas courts.  If your organization is interested in learning more about the Texas Business Court and the 15th Court of Appeals, please reach out to Amy or Sara.

Enoch Kever Members, Elana Einhorn and Melissa Lorber, along with Amanda G. Taylor and Maitreya Tomlinson, have been published in the July/August 2023 Texas Bar Journal.

The article, HELP US HELP YOU – Top 10 appellate mistakes in the trial courts, “outlines 10 common mistakes in the trial court that cause problems on appeal,” specifically:

• Pre-suit Pleadings
  • Not identifying the legal standards early on
  • Not anticipating Texas Citizens Participation Act and Texas Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 91a motions to dismiss early in the pleading process
• Evidentiary Hearings/Trials
  • Not getting excluded evidence into the record for appellate review
  • Not preserving error on objections
  • Not preserving error on the jury charge
  • Not presenting sufficient evidence of appellate fees
• Following Entry of Order/Judgment
  • Confusion regarding new trial motions and orders
  • Confusion regarding findings of fact and conclusions of law
  • Confusion regarding finality of judgments
  • Confusion regarding supersedeas

EK Member, Elana Einhorn, has written two new articles.

The July 2023 issue of the Texas Bar Journal will feature Top 10 Appellate Mistakes at the Trial Court based on a presentation by Melissa Lorber (Enoch Kever PLLC), Amanda Taylor (Butler Snow LLP), and Maitreya Tomlinson (The Tomlinson Firm LLP),

This article outlines ten common mistakes in the trial court that cause problems on appeal and offers practical solutions.

The Spring 2023 issue of The Advocate includes Keep Calm and Supersede: The Basics of Superseding a Final Judgment in Texas State Courts.

This article, part of a symposium on appellate law for trial lawyers, presents an overview of the Texas state court supersedeas rules from the perspective of the judgment debtor.

Melissa Lorber made headlines last month with her First Court of Appeals Argument representing Preston Hollow in case number 01-21-00602-CVI, Senior Care Living VI LLC vs. Preston Hollow Capital LLC et al.

For more information, here are links to the court of appeals page for the case, the video of the oral argument, and the article in Law 360.

Enoch Kever is proud to maintain a strong relationship with the regulatory/administrative law community. EK founding member, Retired Justice Craig Enoch, had the honor of introducing his friend and former Winstead colleague, Hon. Linda Burgess, at her recent induction as Administrative Law Judge for the Texas State Office of Administrative Hearings. Seen here with the judge, is ALJ Linda Burgess and her family.

The Texas Bar Journal recently published the third in a series of articles entitled “What Texas Lawyers Need to Know about the Texas Grievance Process”  co-authored by Mike Truesdale and Seana Willing, Chief Disciplinary Counsel for the State Bar of Texas (the articles are reposted on the State Bar of Texas website).

Part one addressed the classification and investigation of grievances;

Part two focused on the process by which grievances classified as complaints are litigated; and

Part three concentrated on common ethical violations and how they may be avoided.

Mike has served on the Commission for Lawyer Discipline since 2019 and has authored various other papers and presentations on the grievance process for the benefit of Texas lawyers. His paper “Most Common Violations Facing Texas Lawyers”  for the State Bar has been used at various CLE presentations across the state, and in September 2022, he and Seana co-authored “A Litigators Guide to the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure” published in the Texas State Bar Litigation Section’s “News for the Bar.”  Mike also serves as a volunteer for the Texas Lawyer’s Assistance Program.

For more information, contact Mike at mtruesdale@enochkever.com.