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The Fundamentals of Depositions

By: Founding Partner Amy M. Stewart “Get the fundamentals down and everything you do will rise.” – Michael Jordan Depositions are primetime because they can make or break your case.…

Deposing an Expert – Stakes, Tips, and Other Weapons

By: Of Counsel Lyndon Laird Experts, junk science, and life and death Experts play a special role in both civil and criminal trials. They can make or break your case.…

How to Depose an Adverse Police Officer

By: Of Counsel Lyndon Laird Here are some thoughts for deposing an adverse police officer. A typical case is one in which a police officer testifies for the Plaintiff in…

Amy M. Stewart Named to the 2021 Best Lawyers in America List

Amy M. Stewart, Founding Partner of Stewart Law Group PLLC, has been named to the 2021 Best Lawyers in America list for her work in Litigation – Labor and Employment. …

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…

Landmark Supreme Court Decision: LGBTQ Discrimination in the Workplace

By: Senior Counsel Camille Stearns Miller and Intern Kayla Allen “The first duty of society is justice.” – Alexander Hamilton In its landmark ruling, the U. S. Supreme Court recently held…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Diversity is a Game Changer.

Recently, I was interviewing a first year law student for the Diverse Attorney Pipeline Program (“DAPP”) and she asked me how diversity benefits the legal profession. I confess that I never…

The EEO-1 Dilemma: What Employers Need to File by March 31, 2018

There has been recent confusion surrounding the EEOC reporting instructions and requirements for employers since the end of 2017. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) requires employers to file the…

Force Majeure Clauses and Commercial Impracticability Under “Trumpian Rule”

Trump’s Steel Tariffs Jolt Construction Industry The economy seems to be humming along, and for developers, business is booming. I can look out my office window and see cranes littering…