No one could describe the first quarter of 2020 as “business as usual.” Our spring newsletter offers timely insight into pressing COVID-19 issues, from genetic typing in tort litigation to cyberattacks, involuntary quarantines, and emerging trends in force majeure.

Schiffer Hicks Johnson PLLC is proud to announce that three of its lawyers have been selected as “Texas Rising Stars” by Texas Monthly…

A settlement between the bankruptcy estate of Reagor Dykes Auto Group and Vista Bank was approved in federal bankruptcy court on February 26,…

As court-appointed special litigation counsel in the Reagor-Dykes bankruptcy case, SHJ lawyers Marc Tabolsky and Andy Hicks are tasked with untangling a web…

Meet the newest member of our legal team: Benjamin Cohen. Ben handles a wide range of commercial litigation matters and business disputes. During…

Adam Dinnell will be speaking at the Federal Bar Association Rising Professionals Symposium (March 20-21, 2020) on the use of genomic evidence in…

Update: Summary judgment was upheld by the First Court of Appeals in Houston, while the Texas State Supreme Court declined to review. The…

After an Illinois coal mine experienced a mine fire due to the spontaneous combustion of coal, the mine operator withheld years’ worth of…

Houston, TX, January 7, 2020—Bees360, a tech startup that leverages artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and drone technology to provide residential property damage adjusting…

It has been a busy time at the firm. Our Winter 2019 newsletter includes three trial victories for Energy and Healthcare clients, announces…

Our Fall 2018 newsletter features a great result on an Energy Case, a “Tech Tip” for producing documents, and our representation of a…

Schiffer Hicks Johnson is pleased to announce that Kathleen Rose has joined the firm as a partner. Kathleen, a seasoned trial and appellate…

In a decision that bodes ill for Matra Petroleum, a Houston court has restrained the company and its financial partners from engaging in…

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit delivered a sweeping victory for Schiffer Hicks Johnson client Southwestern Energy, affirming its defeat…

After a two-week trial in which Partner Logan Johnson led the SHJ team representing Devon Energy Production Company, a Houston jury delivered a…

In another victory for the firm’s client First Street Hospital LP, the Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas upheld a…

SHJ secured a take-nothing judgment in favor of its client, SWN Production Company, LLC (a subsidiary of Southwestern Energy Company) after a four-day…

Schiffer Hicks Johnson is pleased to welcome Dan Hinde, a former judge of the 269th District Court of Harris County, to the firm…

The firm represents one of three people who have accused Manuel La Rosa-Lopez, a former priest, of sexual abuse. La Rosa-Lopez, who has…

The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) expressly provide for the discovery of electronic documents and other “electronically stored information” or ESI. Despite…

In mid-September our client, a 37-year-old professional man, was reading the news on his cell phone when a photograph of Father Manuel La…

Many lawsuits settle for pennies on the dollar of what a plaintiff demands. But in a terrific victory for our client, Schiffer Hicks…