Insights: Results

A Guide to Workers' Compensation Law for 2025 and Beyond

by Bryan Driscoll

Businesses Must Prepare for the New Department of Labor Independent Contractor Rule

by Kirby Black and Steven T. Clark

Two employment law lawyers explain how a new DOL rule making it more likely workers will be classified as employees, rather than independent contractors, has caused legal challenges and prompted businesses to reassess worker status and policies.

Intellectual Property Audit: General Guide

by Vincent J. Allen

How to Navigate False Abuse Claims in a Child Custody Case

by Ashley Jones

False allegations of abuse can upend custody battles. Here's how families can respond legally and emotionally when navigating one of the toughest challenges in family law.

Resilience and Success

by Justin Smulison

Burg Simpson secured favorable results in 2021 and also strategically expanded to ensure its future and provide more personalized service to its clients nationwide.

Social Media and Technological Concerns in Divorce Law

by Robert D. Boyd and K. Jeanette Holmes

From one smartphone, an image can be made available to millions of people in an instant.

Best Lawyers Introduces Smithy AI

by Jamilla Tabbara

Transforming legal content creation for attorneys and firms.

Understanding Anti-Protest Laws in the U.S.

by Jim Owen

The First Amendment includes the right to assemble, but how are the rules surrounding protesting changing?

Big Case Warriors

by Best Lawyers

The co-founders of Lyons & Simmons, LLP discuss their relentless dedication to pursuing justice for clients while also invoking change.

Effective Communication: A Conversation with Jefferson Fisher

by Jamilla Tabbara

The power of effective communication beyond the law.

Is a DUI a Felony? What Drivers Should Know

by Bryan Driscoll

Most impaired driving charges start as misdemeanors, but the right combination of circumstances can turn a DUI into a felony with lifelong consequences.

Is It Live . . . Or Is It Virtual?

by Robert S. Peckar, Adrian L. Bastianelli III, Kevin J. O'Connor and Paulo Flores

Mediation via Zoom is just one of the legal-industry oddities the pandemic has wrought. Here’s a cheat sheet for how to make it work for you—and some thoughts on whether it’s here to stay.

Virtual Worlds: A Legal Wild West

by Tam Harbert

As these technologies develop and their use becomes more widespread, attorneys expect to encounter novel legal challenges.

The Litigation Finance Mass Tort Gold Rush

by Justin Smulison

Third-party litigation funding is transforming mass torts, propelling the high-risk area into a multi-billion-dollar industry

Robert Latham, Dallas 2018 Lawyer of the Year in Sports Law

by Abigail Rowe

Dallas 2018 "Lawyer of the Year" discusses love for rugby and history on the Olympic Committee.

An Army of Nancy

by Rachel Shrewsbury

The horrific stories out of Guantánamo Bay almost caused them to lose faith in the American principles of liberty and justice. Nancy Hollander became the ray of hope they needed.