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Steve Thomas Highlights Bitcoin Growing Pains in Texas Lawyer Commentary
September 4, 2014The latest Texas Lawyer commentary by McGuire, Craddock & Strother’s Steven H. Thomas focuses on regulatory questions raised by the Bitcoin phenomenon. In “Befuddled by Bitcoin: Regulating Virtual Currency,” Thomas describes the challenges that regulators and the courts have faced both defining and regulating the new and rapidly growing virtual... read more
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Harriet Tabb Highlights Hard-Earned Lessons in Commercial Real Estate
August 20, 2014McGuire, Craddock & Strother’s Harriet Tabb is among 18 prominent female real estate professionals who are contributors to a just-released book highlighting hard-earned tips for navigating the world of commercial real estate. The book, Winning Ways in Commercial Real Estate, debuted on the Amazon e-book best-seller list in the “Real... read more
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Texas Lawyer Commentary: When Sci-Fi Becomes Reality – Discovery From Cars, Retailers and the Deep Web
July 17, 2014Sophisticated technology built into everyday devices, appliances, business applications and machinery has helped create one of 2014’s biggest buzzwords – the so-called “Internet of Things.” As these devices become connected to our lives and each other, the result is an electronic data retrieval opportunity that attorneys are only beginning to appreciate. That’s... read more
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E-Discovery Update: MCS attorney Jennifer M. Larson Outlines Proposed Amendments to Federal Rules
July 16, 2014The July edition of the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers’ publication, The Dicta, features an analysis by McGuire, Craddock & Strother’s Jennifer M. Larson outlining proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to address the challenges presented by modern discovery. Given how pervasive e-discovery has become, these... read more
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Steve Thomas Commentary in the NLJ: When Law and Policy Lag Behind Rapidly Changing Technology
July 7, 2014In a commentary published in the May 26, 2014, edition of the National Law Journal, McGuire Craddock & Strother’s Steve Thomas analyzes the legal and technological complexities behind Google v. Joffe, a case in which advances in wireless technology have pushed the limits of a generations-old legal definition of “radio communication.”Thomas writes: Despite... read more
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Commentary by McGuire, Craddock & Strother’s Steve Thomas Featured in Texas Lawyer
June 15, 2014In a commentary published in Texas Lawyer, McGuire, Craddock & Strother’s Steve Thomas highlights how sensitive documents and data leaked by Eric Snowden should serve as a wake-up call for lawyers and law firms. The trove of leaked information includes disclosures that a U.S. law firm involved in international litigation... read more
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Mark Chevallier Named to D Magazine’s Best Lawyers in Dallas
April 28, 2014To compile its annual “Best Lawyers in Dallas” list, D Magazine’s editors presented a single question to practicing attorneys in North Texas: Which Dallas lawyers, of those whose work you have witnessed firsthand, would you rank among the current best?McGuire, Craddock & Strother’s Mark Chevallier is one of only... read more
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Windows XP Users: Hackers Are Hunting For You
April 15, 2014If you’re one of the millions still using Windows XP, hunting season began on April 9, 2013, the day after Microsoft ended support for the 12-year-old operating system, and hackers now have you in their sights. XP still works, but Microsoft will no longer provide new security updates, issue fixes... read more
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Dallas Attorney Steven H. Thomas Honored by Texas Bar Foundation
April 7, 2014DALLAS – McGuire Craddock & Strother shareholder Steven H. Thomas has been elected to membership in the Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation. Fellows of the Foundation are selected for their outstanding professional achievements and their demonstrated commitment to the improvement of the justice system throughout the state of... read more
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MCS Attorney Jennifer M. Larson Honored on 2014 Texas Rising Stars List
March 7, 2014McGuire Craddock & Strother congratulates attorney Jennifer Larson for her selection to the exclusive 2014 Texas Rising Stars list of the state’s top young lawyers.Ms. Larson, an associate in McGuire Craddock & Strother’s Commercial Litigation, Construction, and Taxation, Estate Planning & Probate groups, was chosen for her work in business litigation... read more