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• The Expectation of Surveillance: Can Lawyers Ethically Continue Using Unencrypted Email?

  February 17, 2014

  By Steve ThomasDocuments leaked by Edward J. Snowden in June of last year exposed secret surveillance programs carried on by U.S. and other governments, but new revelations from those documents could send shockwaves through the legal industry. Specifically, these revelations suggest that some lawyers might no longer have a reasonable... read more

• McGuire, Craddock & Strother’s Tom Whelan Talks With Law360 About Impact of Texas Supreme Court Ruling on Real Estate Litigation

  February 12, 2014

  As the Texas Supreme Court prepared for oral arguments in a $57.3 million real estate dispute last week, Law360 sought out MCS attorney Tom Whelan as an outside expert to analyze how the case could impact real estate negotiations in Texas.In HMC Hotel Properties II LP et al. v.... read more

• Changes to Form of Statutory Durable Power of Attorney, Effective January 1, 2014

  February 12, 2014

  By Jack GannonThe Texas form of Statutory Durable Power of Attorney was recently modified when House Bill 2918 passed on June 14, 2013 became effective January 1, 2014.  The Bill amended and restated Sections 752.002 and 752.051 of the Texas Estates Code, thereby altering substantial portions of the form... read more

• MCS Attorney Jennifer Larson Elected to DAYL Board

  February 10, 2014

  Attorney Jennifer Larson of the Dallas-based law firm of McGuire, Craddock & Strother, P.C., has been re-elected to serve on the 2014 Board of Directors of the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers.  This will be Ms. Larson’s second year serving on that board.  As part of her duties, she... read more

• LinkedIn and the Lawyer Advertising Rules

  February 6, 2014

  What are “Advertisements” and “Solicitations” in the context of your online profile?By Steve ThomasAfter long ignoring my LinkedIn page, I finally updated my information, rewrote my background, answered all of the questions in the profile builder, and sent out connection requests to friends and colleagues.  All caught up.  But... read more

• Attorney Jim Rea Elected to Two Bankruptcy Law Leadership Positions

  February 5, 2014

  Attorney Jim Rea of the Dallas-Based law firm of McGuire, Craddock & Strother, P.C. was elected in December to a four-year term on the Board of Directors of the Bankruptcy & Commercial Law Section of the Dallas Bar Association. Mr. Rea also was elected in December to serve as... read more

• Texas Supreme Court Approves Amended Local Rules for Dallas County Civil Courts

  February 5, 2014

  By Jennifer Larson RybackFeb. 5, 2014On January 15, 2014, the Supreme Court of Texas approved amended local rules for the civil courts of Dallas County.  Among other things, the amendments impose new administrative and timing requirements that will affect virtually every Dallas County practitioner.  A redline of the changes... read more

• MCS Attorney Susan Cipione appointed to Commercial Real Estate Women’s Network national committee

  February 4, 2014

  McGuire, Craddock & Strother's Susan Cipione has been appointed to the national Industry Research Committee for the Commercial Real Estate Women’s Network (“CREW Network”), a national organization dedicated to “influencing the success of the Commercial Real Estate Industry by advancing the achievements of women.”  The Industry Research Committee will... read more

• Steve Kennedy Elected Chair of the Dallas Bar Association’s Construction Law Section

  February 4, 2014

  MCS is proud to announce that shareholder Steven E. Kennedy, head of the firm’s construction law section, has again been recognized as one of the leading construction lawyers in the state by his election as chair of the Dallas Bar Association’s Construction Law Section.   A licensed architect and certified neutral arbitrator,... read more

• Marc Taubenfeld Elected 5th Circuit V.P. for Federal Bar Association

  February 3, 2014

  McGuire, Craddock & Strother, P.C., shareholder Marc Taubenfeld has been elected to serve as the 5th Circuit Vice-President in the Federal Bar Association. Marc previously served as president of the president of the Federal Bar Association’s Dallas Chapter. Founded in 1920, the Federal Bar Association is dedicated to the... read more