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Justin Hodge, Johns Marrs Ellis & Hodge Partner Featured in Houston Chronicle
The Texas transportation and energy industries’ need for new infrastructure often brings them into conflict with landowners whose properties are required for these expansions. This tension has only increased in recent years, as economic and population growth have...
Luke Ellis interviewed on Fox News: Border wall faces legal battles over eminent domain in Texas
Luke Ellis interviewed on Fox News regarding condemnation of Texas property for border wall. You can watch the whole interview "Click HERE to play."
Houston Chronicle Interviews JMEH Partner Justin Hodge About Eminent Domain
JMEH Partner Justin Hodge interviewed with reporter L.M. Sixel of the Houston Chronicle for a Q&A session on Texas Eminent Domain. He answered legal questions concerning TxDOT, pipeline, and powerline eminent domain cases. He also discussed the landowner...
Joe Marrs Speaks at Texas Bar Seminar on Damages in Civil Litigation
On February 16-17, the Texas State Bar sponsored a two-day seminary entitled "9th Annual Damages in Civil Litigation," presented live in Houston and by video conference in Dallas. Joe Marrs, a partner with JMEH, was invited to speak on "Remedies for Mismanagement of...
JMEH win in Burks v. XL Specialty Ins. Co. Cited by Appellate Courts
JMEH's appellate win in November 2015, Burks v. XL Specialty Insurance Company, __ S.W.3d __ Tex. App.--Houston [14th. Dist.] 2015, no pet.), has been cited in Texas and in Utah in the past year in cases concerning Directors' and Officers' coverage. See Allstate...
Joe Marrs speaks to Austin Bar Association Section About Trust Liability
"On September 16, 2016, Joe Marrs presented "Trust (Mis)management: Trusts, FINRA, and Third Parties" to the Estate Planning and Probate Section of the Austin Bar Association as part of the ABA's Continuing Legal Education series." To see the event details, click here.
JMEH Attorneys Named “Super Lawyers” by Texas Monthly
Texas Super Lawyers has recognized three JMEH partners as "Super Lawyers" in their fields in its annual listing of top Texas attorneys. The Super Lawyers report, published by Thompson Reuters, is based on peer recognition and editorial research. View the attorneys and...
Johns, Ellis, and Hodge Lead the Way in Eminent Domain and Private Property Rights Law School Courses
The University of Texas School of Law is offering the state's first law school course devoted solely to eminent domain law, and the University of Houston Law Center will be starting a similar course later this year. At UT, Austin-based attorneys Luke Ellis and Chris...
Anglo-Dutch Tells Texas Court To Nix Interest on Atty Fees
Anglo-Dutch Petroleum International told a Texas appellate court Thursday that a trial court wrongly awarded a “windfall” in interest on attorneys' fees to a lawyer who represented the company in its suit alleging two rivals is closed confidential information, after...
JMEH Attorneys Speak to Bank of Texas/BOK Financial and Registered Investment Advisors
On Thursday, January 28 JMEH attorneys Joe Marrs and Leah Lanier spoke to Bank of Texas/BOK Financial about their paper, How Not to Invest a Trust: Pitfalls for Trustees and Brokers. The talk, which focused on the hazards of investing trust funds and avoiding common...