Laura Roach and Ty Sheaks Named to 2022 Best Lawyers in Dallas List
McCathern is again proud to announce that Partners Laura B. Roach and Ty M. Sheaks were named to D Magazine’s Best Lawyers in Dallas list. 2022 marks Laura’s eighth year to be named to the prestigious list and it is Ty’s fourth year to be receive the honor. Laura was listed among the best Family […]
Texas Law Update: What Every Business Needs to Know
Now that the dust has settled from the 87th legislative session in Texas there are several key laws from the 666 new laws that went into effect on Sept. 1 that every business operator in Texas should understand. While the highly publicized and politicized “constitutional carry” (HB 1927) or “election integrity law” (SB 1) may […]
McCathern Attorneys Selected to 2022 Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch Lists
McCathern is proud to announce that five attorneys from the firm’s Dallas and Frisco offices were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2022 editions of The Best Lawyers in America© and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch: Levi McCathern, founding partner of the firm, was named to the Best Lawyers list for Litigation […]
Administrative Judge Grants Rodney Drinnon’s Request to Recuse Judge Brittanye Morris
The Harris County Administrative Judge made the unique decision on Thursday recusing a Harris County District Court Judge from sitting on a case involving McCathern Houston Co-Managing Partner Rodney Drinnon because of her likelihood of personal bias against him. Administrative Judge Susan Brown granted Mr. Drinnon’s request to move a case out of the 333rd […]
Renowned Family Law Attorney Megan Rachel Joins McCathern
McCathern is extremely excited to announce that esteemed attorney Megan Rachel has joined the firm’s rapidly expanding Family Law Practice at our office in Frisco, Texas. Megan brings over 30 years of experience practicing family law in the North Texas region and is widely known for her track record of providing clients with excellent representation […]
McCathern Updates Brand to Recognize Founding Partners
In 2012 partners Levi McCathern, Carl Evans, Paul Grinke, and Arnold Shokouhi started a new partnership and named it McCathern. The group wanted to continue the legacy of legal excellence that Levi started in 1998 when he founded the original McCathern law firm and build upon that, with one new mantra: “Improving People’s Lives”. Since […]
Latest Developments in Cannabis Law from the 2020 Election
On November 3rd and 4th, 2020 four states passed new initiatives legalizing recreational cannabis and another state, Mississippi, passed an initiative that legalized cannabis for medicinal purposes. The four states that legalized cannabis for recreational purposes were Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota. This round of states marks the latest surge in the trend […]
Task Force Update on Dallas Small Business Continuity Fund
The City of Dallas recently announced it will make grants or loans available to small businesses (50 or fewer employees) to help aid the economic relief available in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Applications for the fund are being accepted as of today, May 4, through 11:59p.m. on May 11, 2020. All eligible applications will […]
Open Texas Update (Phase 1) and Summary of the Governor’s Report to Open Texas
On April 27, 2020 Governor Abbott issued his Executive Order GA-18 relating to the expanded reopening of services as part of the safe, strategic plan to Open Texas in response to the COVID- 19 disaster. Under GA-18 and the accompanying expansive guidelines in The Governor’s Report to Open Texas, the Texas Stay at Home Order […]
Coronavirus Task Force: COVID-19 Economic Relief Update
*Edited April 24, 2020 to reflect updated legislation* All of us at McCathern, PLLC realize the substantial impact COVID-19 (the “Coronavirus”) is having on many of you and your businesses. As our purpose and credo is “Improving People’s Lives” we hope this update provides a brief overview of some of the different types of economic […]