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 15th 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.
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 15th 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 attorneys, Marla Broaddus and Zack Horton, successfully fended off a sovereign immunity plea to the jurisdiction in front of a trial court and before the Fourth Court of Appeals (San Antonio). The client is alleging damages resulting from governmental action and these victories will permit the client to continue to fight for recovery. Click here for the official Fourth Court of Appeals opinion.

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
Enoch Kever is proud to announce that Shelby O’Brien has been elected to the Austin Bar Association Board of Directors. The Austin Bar Association is among the largest metropolitan legal professional organizations in Texas with membership of more than 3,500 local attorneys in 22 different legal specialties. Shelby’s two-year term will start July 1, 2023. Congratulations Shelby!

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.

Enoch Kever is proud to be recognized once again by Best Lawyers® and U.S. News & World Report in their annual “Best Law Firms” rankings.
The 2023 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” recognizes the most elite firms across the nation, identified for their professional excellence with consistently positive feedback from clients and peers.
When Enoch Kever opened in 2011, Best Lawyers included us in its Best Law Firm rankings for our Appellate and Administrative/Regulatory practices. Over the subsequent decade, recognition by our peers in these rankings has expanded to:
- Administrative/Regulatory Law
- Appellate Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Environmental Law
- Litigation – Environmental
- Employment Law – Management
- Corporate Law
We congratulate our colleagues on their well deserved recognition.
“U.S. News is committed to providing consumers with the data and information they need to make some of life’s biggest decisions,” said Morgan Felchner, executive editor at U.S. News. “This commitment extends to the ‘Best Law Firms’ rankings, evaluating law firms in their efforts to bring important services to companies and individuals alike.”
The 2023 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” recognizes the most elite firms across the nation, identified for their professional excellence with consistently positive feedback from clients and peers.
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.
Enoch Kever attorneys, Melissa Lorber and Shelby O’Brien, have been been voted by their peers as two of Austin’s Top Attorneys for 2022. Recognized for the third year in a row as trusted experts in Appellate Law by Austin Monthly magazine, their hard work and dedication have earned them the reputation of being elite professionals in Austin’s legal industry.
Congratulations Melissa and Shelby!
Austin’s Top Attorneys 2022