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March 13, 2018 | News Article
Effective March 13, 2018, Katie Tullis, SPHR will become the new Executive Director of Beck Redden LLP.  As Executive Director, Katie will be in charge of overseeing the firm's operations and human resources management. “We are...

March 12, 2018 | News Article
Five Beck Redden attorneys have been recognized as 2018 Texas Rising Stars by Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers. Determined through peer nominations and research, the Rising Stars directory recognizes the top up-and-coming lawyers in the state.  This...

March 8, 2018 | News Article
Beck Redden Partner Connie Pfeiffer has been named Appellate Lawyer of the Week by Texas Lawyer.  Connie recently convinced the Texas Supreme Court that a jury should have been allowed to see a defense surveillance video...

March 5, 2018 | News Article
Citing the improper exclusion of video evidence that showed an injured oil rig worker performing manual labor, the Supreme Court of Texas on Friday reversed a $9.6 million jury verdict against Beck Redden clients Diamond...

March 1, 2018 | News Article
Beck Redden Partner Kat Gallagher has been selected for this year's Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America. The Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers is one of the most elite distinctions in the profession and brings together lawyers of...

February 20, 2018 | News Article
Beck Redden Partner Alex B. Roberts served as a Co-Chair of the 2nd Annual Houston Young Lawyers Foundation (HYLF) Annual Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tournament on February 20th, and Beck Redden was also proud to serve...

February 13, 2018 | News Article
Horizontal drilling in shale plays can be an expensive proposition, often requiring miles-long wellbores crossing multiple tracts of land. Disputes over who owns what tract have become increasingly common and increasingly complicated, with nine of...

February 7, 2018 | News Article
Circuit court resolves split among district courts in consumer protection cases. Knowledge of False Label Does Not Flush Standing for Injunction A previously deceived consumer has Article III standing to seek an injunction against future false advertising,...

January 12, 2018 | News Article
Beck Redden Partner Geoff Gannaway will present at the 34th Annual Course Litigation Update Institute, co-sponsored by the Litigation Section of the State Bar of Texas. Mr. Gannaway also serves as a Course Director for this...

December 18, 2017 | News Article
Beck Redden LLP is pleased to announce that Christopher R. Cowan and Chad Flores have been elected to the Partnership, effective January 1, 2018. Mr. Cowan is based in the Firm’s Austin office and represents...

December 8, 2017 | News Article
Beck Redden LLP is pleased to announce it will remain atop the 46-story LyondellBasell Tower for at least another decade.  Founded 25 years ago, the litigation firm renewed its lease, with 48,233 square feet, at...

November 29, 2017 | News Article
Beck Redden partner and appellate specialist, Connie Pfeiffer, toured Texas in 2017 presenting the latest cases and trends from the Texas Supreme Court.  She co-presented with supreme court Justice Jeffrey S. Boyd in Austin at The...

November 17, 2017 | News Article
A California federal magistrate has sanctioned the defendant in an employment discrimination suit for failing to timely collect and produce electronic discovery. The court issued the sanction order upon finding that the defendant had repeatedly...

November 14, 2017 | News Article
Beck Redden Partners Kate Skagerberg and Curt Webb prevailed in a Houston federal pelvic mesh jury trial that favored firm client Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, Ethicon, Inc.  Beck Redden attorneys Kat Gallagher, Patrice Childress, Chris Cowan, Leslie...

November 10, 2017 | News Article
Beck Redden Partner and Houston Bar Association (HBA) President Alistair B. Dawson moderated the panel at today’s Advocating for Children with Special Education Needs CLE program sponsored by the Houston Volunteer Lawyers (a service of the HBA)...

November 1, 2017 | News Article
Beck Redden LLP is again featured in the recent edition of the U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” survey in national and metropolitan rankings.  The Firm is listed nationally in...

October 19, 2017 | News Article
Beck Redden attorney Allison Standish Miller will present, “Thinking About the Unthinkable: How to Prevent (or Address) Malpractice Claims and Grievances,” on Wednesday, November 15 at the Houston Association of Women Attorneys (AWA) luncheon. Please click here for...

October 13, 2017 | News Article
Beck Redden LLP is pleased to announce that Partner Patrice B. Childress has been named to Houston’s 2017 Top 50 Women in Law list – a definitive list of female executives, influencers and achievers impacting the...

October 2, 2017 | News Article
Benchmark Litigation 2018 has recognized the Firm and 11 Beck Redden attorneys in its 2018 ranking of the nation’s top litigation talent. Beck Redden has again been named a “Highly Recommended” litigation firm in Texas. All...

September 27, 2017 | News Article
The aftermath of Hurricane Harvey left thousands in the Greater Houston area in need of help, and Beck Redden attorneys and staff were there to provide it. In addition to rescuing their own neighbors with...

September 25, 2017 | News Article
Beck Redden LLP is pleased to announce it has been named to the “Honor Roll” of BTI Litigation Outlook 2018, which means corporate counsel have ranked Beck Redden in the top 20 percent of all...

September 23, 2017 | News Article
Just weeks ago, Hurricane Irma ravaged the state of Florida.  In an effort to demonstrate their support to help rebuild the Sunshine State after this catastrophic event, Beck Redden lawyers participated in Project ROC (Reclaiming...

September 15, 2017 | News Article
On Wednesday, September 13, 2017 a Dallas appellate court denied a bid for rehearing from Energy Transfer Partners LP, which last month asked the court to restore a $535 million judgment in ETP's suit against Enterprise Products Partners...

September 6, 2017 | News Article
Texas Super Lawyers again recognized Beck Redden LLP in its 2017 annual award listing, featuring 16 lawyers with five included in the Tops of Texas rankings.  This list of top Texas attorneys, published by Thomson...

August 15, 2017 | News Article
Best Lawyers in America® has recognized 14 Beck Redden LLP attorneys in its 2018 ranking of the nation’s top legal talent.  In addition to being recognized as Best Lawyers, Austin Partner, Eric J.R. Nichols, and...