Behind the Lines: The Houston Lawyer Podcast
31 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsBehind the Lines: The Houston Lawyer Podcast is the companion to The Houston Lawyer, the bimonthly magazine of the Houston Bar Association.
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Celebrating Black History Month and Our Diverse Legal Community: History, Allyship, Legal Education, and Change
February 27, 2024 15:00 - 2 hours - 104 MBThis episode celebrates Black History Month and focuses on diversity in our profession, allyship, history, and change. 1. The Mosaic of Differences Among Us: Interview with Donna Davis, Director of the Benny Agosto Center for Diversity at STCL-Houston. Ms Davis addresses the importance of understanding the mosaic of differences among us not only in legal education but in practice as we deal with clients and colleagues from diverse backgrounds and different generations. She also provides pr...
Celebrating 60 Years of The Houston Lawyer Magazine
December 19, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBHouston Lawyers have looked forward to receiving each new issue of the Houston Lawyer (THL) magazine for the past 60 years. This episode celebrates both the rich, engaging, and award-winning content from our authors and the lawyers and staff members who have been a part of this publication. 1. A Conversation with 1974-75 EIC Jim Perdue: A Seasoned Storyteller and Trial Trailblazer Jim Perdue of Perdue and Kidd is one of the earliest editors in chief of THL and a legal legend known for pi...
Employment Law 2023: "There Is Nothing Permanent Except Change"
October 19, 2023 15:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBEpisode Two of Season Four complements the Employment Law issue of The Houston Lawyer magazine and highlights some of the major changes Texas employment lawyers have seen this year. As Heraclitus said, "there is nothing permanent except change." Segment One: Presidential Goals Plus Employment Law Guest: Diana Gomez, President, Houston Bar Association & Shareholder at Chamberlain Hrdlicka HBA President Diana Gomez. who is the first Latina HBA President, discusses her goals for the bar year...
Client-Centered Approach: Pathway to In-House, Protecting Your Client's Data, and Privilege Concerns; Part Two - Privilege and Privacy
August 28, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 47.4 MBThis is Part Two of a Two-Part episode entitled "Client-Centered Approach: Pathway to In-House, Protecting Your Client's Data, and Privilege Concerns." Part One was "Pathway to In-House," and this Part addresses "Privilege and Privacy." It also contains a wonderful wellness break featuring the Hon. George Hanks, Jr. Part Two. Segment One. Protecting Your Client's Data in the Age of AI Featuring Laura L. Ferguson, Partner, Locke Lord LLP. Interviewed by Behind-the-Lines Interviewer Anietie...
Client-Centered Approach: Pathway to In-House, Protecting Your Client's Data, and Privilege Concerns; Part One - Pathway to In-House
August 28, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 50.4 MBThis episode of Behind the Lines: The Houston Lawyer Podcast is a double feature. Part One features four in-house lawyers who address their paths to in-house. Part Two features lawyers discussing Privilege and Data Privacy as well as a wellness break with the Hon. George Hanks, Jr., who has run a full marathon on all seven continents. This is Part One. Pathway to In-House: Spotlight on Four Accomplished In-House Lawyers Featuring Dani Sanchez, Sr. Director ACG at Academy Sports + Outdoors,...
We WON'T See You in Court: Hot Topics in Transactional and Other Non-Litigation Law
June 26, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBThis episode focuses on hot topics that lawyers who do not go to court handle. Segment One: The Future Is Here: Drafting Contracts with Artificial Intelligence (13 minutes) Guest Professor Frank Fagan explains what AI or ChatGPT is and discusses its ability to draft contracts and how this technology is impacting transactional law practice now. Segment Two: Real Estate Law - What's Trending? (18 minutes) Guest Adam Weaver, real estate counsel at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw and Pittman, explain...
Criminal Law: The Different Faces of Justice
April 20, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 48.9 MBThis episode corresponds with the Criminal Law issue of The Houston Lawyer magazine and considers criminal law from different perspectives. It includes interviews with the current U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas (S.D.Tex.), a Harris County Judge who presides over one of the criminal specialty courts in Harris County, the CEO of a Houston nonprofit agency that provides criminal defense and services for those who cannot afford a lawyer, and a former U.S. Attorney for the S.D. ...
Wellness, Mental Health, and the Law
March 07, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 76.6 MBPart One: Best Practices for Attorney Wellness (Segment One) The first half of this episode is a panel discussion about best practices for attorney wellness featuring Amy Bice Larson, Managing Partner of BSP Law Houston, Elizabeth Stevens, HR Director of the Harris County District Attorney's Office, and Josie Morgan, COO of BoyarMiller. These guests share the most successful attorney wellness initiatives in their offices or firms. This panel discussion will be very interesting for attorne...
Lawyers: Making the Most of Your Parenting Years While Maintaining a Successful Legal Practice / Legal Employers: Retaining Happy and Healthy Parent Lawyers
December 19, 2022 14:00 - 2 hours - 89.3 MBThis episode of Behind the Lines: The Houston Lawyer Podcast features 3 panels about practicing while parenting in different stages and unique situations, a wellness break, & a spotlight on one of the Houston Bar Association's ancillary organizations. The episode has 2 titles because the content in the 3 main segments will be helpful in different ways to different people. The guests in these segments offer support and guidance to lawyer parents in various stages of their careers, provide con...
Sports and Entertainment Law: Combining Your Practice with Your Passion
October 31, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 75.3 MBThis episode focuses on sports and entertainment law and includes interviews with lawyers who have successfully combined practicing law with something else they love, including a lawyer who has the privilege of working for his hometown team - the Houston Texans, two lawyers who were professional gamers prior to law school and are now prominent esports lawyers/podcasters, and a lawyer who pursued her passion for entertainment law. Segment One: Touchdown: Scoring the Job of a Lifetime Behind ...
Sports and Entertainment Law: Combining Your Practice with Your Passion
October 31, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 75.3 MBThis episode focuses on sports and entertainment law and includes interviews with lawyers who have successfully combined practicing law with something else they love, including a lawyer who has the privilege of working for his hometown team - the Houston Texans, two lawyers who were professional gamers prior to law school and are now prominent esports lawyers/podcasters, and a lawyer who pursued her passion for entertainment law. Segment One: Touchdown: Scoring the Job of a Lifetime Behind ...
New Bar Year, New Goals: Elevating Civility and Encouraging Wellness
August 31, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 58 MBWelcome to Season Three of Behind the Lines: The Houston Lawyer Podcast! This episode highlights the new HBA Presidents goals for the 2022-2023 Bar Year. First, Behind the Lines host Anna Archer interviews HBA President Chris Popov, who introduces listeners to his goals for the bar year. This sets the scene for the remainder of the episode as well as some of the underlying themes for Season Three of the podcast. The three segments each address one of Popov's goals. Popov also discusses ...
Evolving Legal Landscape: In the Room Where It Happens
June 29, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBThis episode focuses on ways in which lawyers can use their voices to effectuate change. The first segment, "In the Literal Room: Running for Office to Be Part of the Change," features an interview with Harris County Attorney Christian Menafee. County Attorney Menafee addresses deciding to run for office and the logistics of doing so, and he talks about what holding office has been like for him. This interview will be inspirational for attorneys who have been considering running for offic...
The Bench-Bar Relationship: Judicial Service Inside and Outside of the Courtroom
May 02, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.6 MBThis episode corresponds with the Bench-Bar issue of The Houston Lawyer magazine, and it focuses on the service of four Houston area judges who serve the Bar and the citizens of Harris County both inside and outside of the courtroom. An Interview with the Hon. Yvonne Ho, U.S. Magistrate Judge. In the first segment, which is approximately 30 minutes long, The Houston Lawyer Podcast Host Anna Archer talks with the newest federal Magistrate Judge in the Southern District of Texas about her ...
The Bench-Bar Relationship: Judicial Service Inside and Outside of the Courtroom
May 02, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.6 MBThis episode corresponds with the Bench-Bar issue of The Houston Lawyer magazine, and it focuses on the service of four Houston area judges who serve the Bar and the citizens of Harris County both inside and outside of the courtroom. An Interview with the Hon. Yvonne Ho, U.S. Magistrate Judge. In the first segment, which is approximately 30 minutes long, The Houston Lawyer Podcast Host Anna Archer talks with the newest federal Magistrate Judge in the Southern District of Texas about her ...
Section Spotlight: The Law Practice Management Section's Best of ABA Techshow 2022 Presentation
April 05, 2022 15:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MBThis special spotlight episode of Behind the Lines: The Houston Lawyer Podcast corresponds with the Section Spotlight feature of The Houston Lawyer magazine. We are featuring the Houston Bar Association's (HBA) Law Practice Management Section in this episode. The spotlighted program is a hybrid (online and in person) CLE presentation provided by the section in March 2022. The CLE, entitled "The Best of the ABA Techshow 2022," was presented by Ruby Powers. The ABA Techshow is an event wher...
Women in the Law: How Women Lawyers Support Other Women in the Community, Law School, and the Profession
February 28, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 73.7 MBThis episode of Behind the Lines: The Houston Lawyer Podcast is a companion to the Women in the Law issue of The Houston Lawyer and, like that issue, celebrates the accomplishments of women in the legal profession. It focuses primarily on celebrating how women lawyers excel at supporting other women, including colleagues, law students, and other women in the community who may particularly need the support of a lawyer. The first segment, which is moderated/guest hosted by Nico Zulli, is e...
Space Law: Exploring Treaties, Trends, and Other Extraterrestrial Topics in an Emerging Field of Law
December 27, 2021 13:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBIn this episode of Behind the Lines: The Houston Lawyer Podcast, we feature Rebecca Bresnik, Associate Chief Counsel for International Matters at NASA's Johnson Space Center and a lead attorney for the International Space Station, and Michael Hoversten, Chief of the Space, International, and Operations Law Division, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, Space Operations Command at Peterson Air Force Base, CO. Ms. Bresnik talks about how her career path led her to a career as a lawyer at NASA, ...
Professionalism: Yesterday, Today, and Always
October 26, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 54.4 MBWelcome to the second episode of Season 2, Professionalism: Yesterday, Today, and Always. This episode corresponds with the Professionalism issue (Sep./Oct. 2021) of The Houston Lawyer. In the first segment (starting at 1:22), Reflections on Professionalism: An Interview with Three Fifty-Year Lawyers, I talk with the Honorable Patricia Lykos, the Honorable William Allen, and Mr. David Lopez about what they have learned about professionalism during their long and rewarding 50+ year career...
An Update on Immigration Law and Private Practice
September 21, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBHouston attorney Anuj Shah provides his thoughts on recent developments in immigration law. This portion is accredited for CLE. Then, we spotlight the HBA Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee's summer clerkship program, with an overview from committee co-chair Daniella Martinez and shared experiences from law students Goldia Ezekwere and Silvia Chicas. Contact Daniella at [email protected] for more information on participating as a law student or employer. After listening to this ep...
A Transformative Year
July 01, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBHouston Bar Association members discuss what made the 2020-21 bar year transformative for each of them. Immediate HBA Past President Bill Kroger reflects on his year in office, and Ruby Powers leads a panel discussion with law firm managing partners Thais Amaral Tellawi, Karleana L. Farias, and Marc Whitehead about changes during the pandemic year. HBA members can earn CLE credit by listening to this episode. Visit hba.org/watchcle for details. Views expressed by the participants of thi...
Gender Fairness Committee Spotlight
May 20, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 64 MBTake a listen to the Past, Present, and Future of Women in the Law, a special program hosted by the HBA Gender Fairness Committee. The panel was moderated by HBA president-elect Jennifer A. Hasley and featured all former women presidents of the HBA: Lynne Liberato, Amy Dunn Taylor, Denise Scofield, and Laura Gibson. HBA members can earn CLE credit by listening to this episode. Visit hba.org/watchcle for details. Views expressed by the participants of this program are their own and do no...
Energy and the Environment: Winter Storm Uri, Cryptocurrency, and EVs
April 22, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBThis episode of Behind the Lines: The Houston Lawyer Podcast complements the March/April issue of The Houston Lawyer (THL), which is about energy and the environment. In the first segment (2:20), THL editor Natasha Breaux talks with Haynes and Boone partner Diana Liebmann about the energy market and ERCOT in the aftermath of Winter Storm Uri. In the second segment (47:34:50), THL associate editor Andrew Pearce has a conversation with Scott Janoe, an environmental law partner at Baker Bot...
Restorative Justice
March 16, 2021 20:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBAnita Wadhwa and Udoro Ekpin-Gatewood discuss the concepts behind restorative justice and their own restorative justice program, Restorative Empowerment for Youth ("REY"). After listening to the episode, HBA members can visit hba.org/watchcle for information to obtain CLE credit. Views expressed by the participants of this program are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the editors of The Houston Lawyer or the HBA. For full speaker bios, visit The Houston Lawyer (hba.o...
"Restorative Justice"
March 16, 2021 20:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBAnita Wadhwa and Udoro Ekpin-Gatewood discuss the concepts behind restorative justice and their own restorative justice program, Restorative Empowerment for Youth ("REY"). After listening to the episode, HBA members can visit hba.org/watchcle for information to obtain CLE credit. Views expressed by the participants of this program are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the editors of The Houston Lawyer or the HBA.
"The Impact of Influential Houston Attorneys"
December 23, 2020 01:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBThis episode celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Houston Bar Association ("HBA"). The Honorable Ken Wise of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals discusses Houston's legal legends (1:06). Next, Bill Kroger speaks about Peter Gray, founder of the HBA (26:13). Then, Justices Eva Guzman, Jane Bland, and Rebeca Huddle of the Supreme Court of Texas discuss their journeys to the high court and offer practical advice to young attorneys and practicing lawyers (51:30). After listening to this episode...
The Impact of Influential Houston Attorneys
December 23, 2020 01:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBThis episode celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Houston Bar Association ("HBA"). The Honorable Ken Wise of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals discusses Houston's legal legends (1:06). Next, Bill Kroger speaks about Peter Gray, founder of the HBA (26:13). Then, Justices Eva Guzman, Jane Bland, and Rebeca Huddle of the Supreme Court of Texas discuss their journeys to the high court and offer practical advice to young attorneys and practicing lawyers (51:30). After listening to this episode...
"Race-Based Housing Discrimination, Historically and Today"
October 30, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBThis episode explores housing rights and discrimination, featuring the life and legacy of J. Vance Lewis, one of Houston's first Black trial attorneys, and his influence on Freedmen's Town. Then, Christopher Tyson of Build Baton Rouge discusses the law and policy behind housing rights and urban development, followed by an overview of race-based housing discrimination cases with Lone Star Legal Aid. Use the chapter markers in Buzzsprout to navigate between the segments. After listening to...
Race-Based Housing Discrimination, Historically and Today
October 30, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBThis episode explores housing rights and discrimination, featuring the life and legacy of J. Vance Lewis, one of Houston's first Black trial attorneys, and his influence on Freedmen's Town. Then, Christopher Tyson of Build Baton Rouge discusses the law and policy behind housing rights and urban development, followed by an overview of race-based housing discrimination cases with Lone Star Legal Aid. Use the chapter markers in Buzzsprout to navigate between the segments. After listening to...
"Intellectual Property and Juvenile Justice Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic"
August 25, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 43.9 MBIn this episode we’ll examine the intersection of the law and the coronavirus pandemic. Donna Haynes and Carey Jordan of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP discuss COVID-related innovations, including vaccine development and energy industry trends. Then, Henry Gonzales, Executive Director of the Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, and Professor Ellen Marrus, Director of the Center for Children, Law & Policy at the University of Houston Law Center, take our listeners inside the Harr...
Intellectual Property and Juvenile Justice Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic
August 25, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 43.9 MBIn this episode we’ll examine the intersection of the law and the coronavirus pandemic. Donna Haynes and Carey Jordan of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP discuss COVID-related innovations, including vaccine development and energy industry trends. Then, Henry Gonzales, Executive Director of the Harris County Juvenile Probation Department, and Professor Ellen Marrus, Director of the Center for Children, Law & Policy at the University of Houston Law Center, take our listeners inside the Harr...