Case Update: Waco Rope Case in the News
Originally posted in the New York Times By Julia Jacobs Nov. 1, 2018 A private school in Texas was ordered on Wednesday to pay $68,000 in damages to a black girl’s family two years after she returned from a sixth-grade school trip with severe rope burns around her neck. In 2016, the girl’s family sued […]
Case Update: Waco Rope Case Attracts Significant Media Attention
The widely publicized case of rope injuries to a 12-year-old girl’s neck while on a school sponsored camping trip is currently being heard by a Travis County jury. The jury is on track to determine if Live Oak Classical School is at fault for the severe rope burns suffered by KP, a black girl, allegedly […]
McCathern Partner Expected to Speak on Upcoming Business Panel
McCathern partner Ty Sheaks, will be speaking as one of the distinguished panelists for the Fort Worth Business Press’ Business for Breakfast series on Wednesday, October 31, 2018, at the Fort Worth Club. The panel will discuss workplace violence and active shooter scenarios with a focus on how businesses can be prepared for those situations […]
Accident or Attack: Waco Rope Case Goes to Trial October 22nd in Austin
AUSTIN, TX: The widely publicized case of rope injuries to a 12-year-old girl’s neck while on a school sponsored camping trip will be heard by a Travis County jury next week. The jury will determine if Live Oak Classical School is at fault for the severe rope burns suffered by KP, a black girl, allegedly […]
McCathern Attorney Recipient of Million Dollar Trial Lawyers™ Award
McCathern is thrilled to announce that partner Carl Evans, Jr. recently became a registered recipient of the Million Dollar Trial Lawyers Association™ Award. Mr. Evans was honored with this award for achieving a settlement of more than $1 million. The settlement came after the plaintiff, Mr. Evans’ client, purchased a piece of artwork that was alleged to […]
McCathern Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Yesterday, October 1, 2018, law firm McCathern, PLLC celebrated 20 years of partnerships and practice. We are humbled and excited to have the pleasure of celebrating this amazing milestone. McCathern is made up of over 40 attorneys and 30 staff members who are all dedicated to reaching the firm’s goal and motto of improving people’s lives. […]
McCathern Names Two Dallas Attorneys to Partner
McCathern, PLLC is proud to announce the promotion of two attorneys to partner. Attorneys James E. Sherry and Justin N. Bryan of the firm’s Dallas office celebrated their new partnership on Friday, September 14, 2018. McCathern partners have gone above and beyond to separate themselves as leaders in the firm. McCathern partners are a special […]
McCathern Attorneys Victorious in Multi-Million Dollar Construction Arbitration
McCathern Partners Paul Grinke and Jesse Hoffman from the Frisco and Dallas offices teamed up to win a rare Directed Finding at a Final Arbitration Hearing, resulting in the dismissal of their client from a complex construction defect case with claims in excess of $31 million. McCathern’s client was sub-contracted to help construct a 402 […]
McCathern Attorney to Speak at Annual Texas Bar College Conference
McCathern is thrilled to announce that family law attorney, Erin Clegg, will be speaking at the Texas Bar College 20thAnnual Summer School conference. The conference will be held on July 19th through the 21st at the Moody Gardens Hotel in Galveston, Texas. According to the Texas Bar College, Summer School is “an essential seminar for general practitioners […]
Six McCathern Attorneys Voted as D Magazine’s 2018 Best Lawyers in Dallas
Six McCathern attorneys represent the excellence of McCathern’s diverse practice areas and are deservedly recognized for D Magazine’s Best Lawyers in Dallas 2018 honor. McCathern is thrilled to congratulate Dallas and Frisco attorneys Paul Grinke, Carl Evans, Jr., Joseph Sampson, Ty Sheaks, Eric Van Horn, and Farbod Farnia on being chosen to the D Magazine […]