An Epistemological Look at the Standard of Proof for Future Danger Predictions under the Texas Capital Sentencing Scheme, American Journal of Criminal Law 41:3
Wrongful Death
Fraud
White Collar Crimes
Co-Author, Tippee Insider Trading After Newman and Salman: Why Knowledge is Not Always Your Friend, American Bar Association White Collar Crime Committee Newsletter
Theft
Misdemeanors
Financial Crimes and Misdemeanors: The Dark(er) Side of Insolvency Proceedings, Tarrant County Bar Association Bankruptcy Section, Fort Worth, Texas
The Perfect Storm Swirling Around Executive Compensation and the Related Corporate Governance Changes, Co-Author, The Lawyer's Brief
Mergers and Acquisitions
An Overview of Mergers and Acquisitions in the United States (Presentation to Delegation of Executives from Weifang, Shandong Province, China) – Winstead offices at Houston, Texas
Business Disputes
• Author, The New Asset-Level Disclosure Requirement: How it Will Affect the ABS Market, USC Business Law Advisor, Vol. V
Business Transactions
Limited Liability Companies
The Benefits of Combining Family Trusts with Limited Partnership or Limited Liability Companies, Co-authored with Steven B. Gorin, E-Dirt (2001, Vol. II, Issue 3)
Construction Contracts
Down and Dirty Agreements – Design and Construction Contracts for Small Projects, 23rd Annual Construction Law Conference, State Bar of Texas Construction Law Section
Trade Secrets
Intellectual Property
Author, "Joint, Divided, and Induced Patent Infringement after Akamai and McKesson," Manuscript for Defense Research Institute (DRI) Intellectual Property Litigation Committee
Unfair Competition
The Changing Landscape of Aiding and Abetting Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims, American Bar Association Business Torts and Unfair Competition Journal
Worker's Compensation Insurance, Chapter 22 of Doing Business in Texas - A Guide for Foreign Investors Doing Business in the Lone Star State
Employment Contract
Employment Litigation
Non-compete Agreement
Federal court in Texas finds that parent company has standing to assert claims on behalf of its wholly owned subsidiary for breach of noncompete agreement between wholly owned subsidiary and former employee of wholly owned subsidiary, The Workplace Legal
Seven Thousand Feet Under: Does Drilling Disturb the Dead? Or Does Drilling Underneath The Dead Disturb the Living? An Analysis of Various Laws Concerning Drilling to Extract Oil and Gas Underneath Cemeteries. West’s Real Estate Law Journal, Vol 43, No 2
Premises Liability
Naturally Occurring Ice That Accumulates Without The Assistance Or Involvement Of Unnatural Contact Is Not An Unreasonably Dangerous Condition Sufficient To Support A Premises Liability Claim, Legal Insights, Chartis
Construction Litigation
Mark C. Guthrie and Emily M. Herbster, "Selected Current Topics in Public Construction Law for Counties and Local Governmental Entities"
Real Estate Transactions
First Supplement to Mold: Steps Toward Clarity - Report of the Task Force on Mold Issues in Commercial Real Estate Transactions, Mortgage Bankers Association of America (principal author; in press 2007)
Eminent Domain
Denbury Green II: No Naked Assertions Enable Eminent Domain, The Harry Reed Inst. of Oil & Gas at STCL Energy Newsl., Spring 2017, at 10, Christopher Robertson & Jonathan Vargo
Easement
Land Use and Zoning
Land Use and Zoning: Production issues affected by urban sprawl, prepared for University of Houston Law Foundation Advanced Oil and Gas Short Course, Co-Authored with Jeffrey C. King
Landlord-Tenant Disputes
Assignment and Subletting: Balancing Landlord and Tenant Desires (with Forms and Sample Provisions), State Bar of Texas – Advanced Real Estate Drafting Course
Condominium Law
The Sky’s the Limit: High-Rise, Mixed-Use and Other Condominium Development Mean Big Opportunities for Texas Lenders, Texas Bar Journal
Why the UK is Not Ready to DIP – Including Some Salutary Lessons from Across the Pond, Norton Journal of Bankruptcy Law and Practice 2017, Vol. 26 Issue 5, 525-538 (Co-Author)
Foreclosure
Taxation of Foreclosure, Deeds in Lieu of Foreclosure and Abandonments, Chapter 17 of Texas Foreclosure Law and Practice, McGraw-Hill, 1984; West Group, 2nd Edition (co-authored by W. Mike Baggett)
Tax Law
TIGTA Report, Improvements are Needed in the Estate and Gift Tax Return Examination Process, Presenter, ABA Tax Litigation and Controversy Committee Teleconference
Debt Collection
Author and Presenter, Federal and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and Pre-Suit Collection Strategy, National Business Institute Continuing Legal Education Seminar