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Fifth Circuit Applies ABA Model Rules to attorney’s conduct

By shealy | Published: March 30, 2010
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently evaluated a Texas attorney’s conduct in part by referencing the American Bar Association’s Model Rules of Professional Conduct. The case is  In the Matter of Proeducation Int’l. Inc., No. 08-20398, located here: http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov:8081/isysquery/irl92c/3/doc This was a bankruptcy case out of Houston. The trial court disqualified an attorney from representing [...]
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Gun laws handout posted, from my 3/12/10 presentation to Smith County Bar Association!

By shealy | Published: March 12, 2010
This is the handout from a presentation I gave on March 12, 2010 to the Smith County Bar Association for my speech. The program includes a combination of two things: 1) A basic introduction to state and federal gun laws, and 2) An update of recent changes and current issues. Please keep in mind that 1) This [...]
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Microsoft VP says infected PC’s should be quarantined

By shealy | Published: March 3, 2010
Microsoft VP Scott Charney suggested at the 2010 RSA Conference that infected PC’s should be quarantined – blocked from accessing the Internet. He suggests that this might be accomplished by relying on ISP’s to do it, by paying for security measures using tax money, by government regulations, or by unspecified “market forces.” This raises some serious [...]
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German court overturns data retention law

By shealy | Published: March 3, 2010
Germany’s highest court overturned a law passed by the European Union requiring phone and e-mail providers to retain e-mail, landline, and mobile phone records for six months. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10462117-38.html?tag=nl.e703 This is a developing area of the law in the U.S. also. People caught up in lawsuits can be in for a rude awakening when their e-mails, texts, Internet [...]
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Article on “Traveling” and the Motorist Protection Act posted!

By shealy | Published: February 26, 2010
I just posted an article on the 2005 bill that reformed Texas’ handgun laws (HB 823) and the 2007 Motorist Protection Act (HB 1815). These laws comprise the biggest reforms of Texas firearms laws ever, even bigger than the concealed handgun law. Now the millions of Texans who carry guns in their cars can worry [...]
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Four CLE Papers Posted!

By shealy | Published: February 26, 2010
I just posted four papers I wrote for continuing legal education seminars: 2-3-10 Ethical Traps CLE – Powerpoint presentation 2005 Lorman Firearms Law paper 2004 State Bar of Texas Firearms Law paper 2003 State Bar of Texas Firearms Law paper Enjoy!
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Italian Court convicts three Google execs of violating privacy laws

By shealy | Published: February 25, 2010
An Italian court has convicted three Google executives of violating privacy laws. The conviction was in absentia, meaning that the defendants were not even present. The violation stems from a video showing an autistic boy being abused. The video was uploaded by a user and posted on Google’s site, not just reported through its search engine. [...]
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