COVID-19 - Stewart Law Group

All-Star Female Team Release Virtual Proceedings Playbook

As COVID-19 engulfed our country, courtrooms, like most businesses, abruptly closed. Lawyers and judges had to adjust so that the legal system did not come to a screeching halt. In…

Email is Not a Contract…or is it?

By: Associate Tonika Brown “The key is not the will to win, it is the will to prepare to win.” – Bobby Knight Virtual forms of communication, including e-mail, have…

Conducting the First Zoom Trial in the Nation: A Second Chair’s Perspective

By: Senior Associate John Stone “Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.” – William Arthur Ward On May 18, 2020, Stewart Law Group Founding Partner Amy M. Stewart…

What’s Your Coronavirus Game Plan? Minimizing Employers’ Risk: Part 5

By: Senior Counsel Camille Stearns Miller and Intern Elizabeth Margolis “If you fail to prepare, you’re prepared to fail.” – Olympian Mark Spitz In April 2020, the U. S. Department of Labor issued guidelines…

Best Practices for Successful Virtual Arbitration Proceedings Post COVID-19

While courts work through jury trial procedures that comply with social distancing requirements, arbitration proceedings can continue virtually with proper preparation and leadership by arbitrators. Three months ago, social distancing…

What’s Your Coronavirus Game Plan? OSHA Guidelines

By: Senior Counsel Camille Stearns Miller “If you fail to prepare, you’re prepared to fail.” – Olympian Mark Spitz The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently released its Guidance on preparing workplaces…

What’s Your Coronavirus Game Plan? Minimizing Employers’ Risk: Part 4

By: Senior Counsel Camille Stearns Miller “If you fail to prepare, you’re prepared to fail.” – Olympian Mark Spitz In March 2020, under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act, Congress…

First Career Deposition During A Pandemic: A Q&A With Tonika Brown

By: Associate Tonika Brown “Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.” – William Arthur Ward Having to complete your first career deposition is stressful enough. Having to do…

Are Summary Jury Trials A Viable Option To Tackling Texas’ Overloaded Trial Dockets?

Summary Jury Trials can provide litigants in certain cases their virtual “day in court,” to gain real juror feedback, and to resolve the case through an informed mediation process. What is…

Coping With Coronavirus: Paralegals’ Perspective Of Working From Home

By: Mirella Escobar, Veidy Sanchez, Christina Sowell “The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” – Coach Phil Jackson Stewart Law…

What’s Your Coronavirus Game Plan? Minimizing Employers’ Risk: Part 3

By: Senior Counsel Camille Stearns Miller “If you fail to prepare, you’re prepared to fail.” – Olympian Mark Spitz It’s time for employers to get their game plans ready on…

What’s Your Coronavirus Game Plan? Minimizing Employers’ Risk: Part 2

“If you fail to prepare, you’re prepared to fail.” – Olympian Mark Spitz It’s time for employers to get their game plans ready on how to safely return to work. This article focuses…

What’s Your Coronavirus Game Plan? Minimizing Employers’ Risk: Part 1

“If you fail to prepare, you’re prepared to fail.” – Olympian Mark Spitz Discussions have turned to how we safely return to work. On April 17, 2020, the EEOC updated its Technical Assistance…

What’s Your Coronavirus Game Plan?: Tackling Employment Issues

“It’s all about putting the best team together – not just in the front office but the players on the field.” – John Elway We do not know how long…