Synopsis
This 2022 edition of Texas Discovery provides in-depth guidance about every aspect of discovery under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. It gives Texas practitioners the tools and information they need to: properly, effectively, and efficiently prepare, respond, and object to written discovery; take and defend depositions; compel discovery; and prevent and respond to abusive discovery practices.
About the Author
Mr. Wise is a founding member of Lillard Wise Szygenda PLLC. Since completing his clerkship for the Hon. Paul C. Weick of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, he has practiced law in Dallas, Texas, for more than forty years. A former equity partner in the international law firm of Hunton & Williams LLP, Mr. Wise left Hunton to form LWS, a boutique litigation firm focused on providing its clients with elite representation at reasonable rates. Mr. Wise’s practice centers on trial and appellate litigation. He has tried many lawsuits and arbitrations and has argued many appeals primarily in both Texas federal appellate courts, including ones in the Texas and Oklahoma Supreme Courts. His practice areas include complex commercial litigation involving contract, misrepresentation, and breach of fiduciary duty claims, primarily in the energy, construction, and real estate industries; construction-defects litigation; accounting-malpractice defense; and complex personal-injury litigation. Ms. Wooten is a partner at Scott Douglass & McConnico LLP in Austin, Texas. Before joining the firm, she clerked for former Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson of the Supreme Court of Texas, worked at Baker Botts LLP, and served as the Rules Attorney for the Supreme Court of Texas. Ms. Wooten has represented a wide range of clients on both sides of the docket. Her practice focuses on general civil litigation and appeals. Ms. Wooten’s experience as Rules Attorney gave her a specialized understanding of local and statewide rules in Texas. In that position, she responded to public inquiries about rules, assisted with promulgating rules, and worked with the State Bar of Texas, committees, and task forces to address issues confronting Texas litigants. Ms. Di Troia is “Of Counsel” at Savrick, Schumann, Johnson, McGarr, Kaminski, & Shirley, LLP in Austin, Texas, where she represents both plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of cases in both state and federal courts. She has authored briefs filed in the Texas Supreme Court and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Ms. Di Troia previously was an Assistant Attorney General in the Office of the Texas Attorney General. She an adjunct professor in the University of Texas Law School’s Advocacy department and coaches mock trial as well. Ms. Di Troia has spoken at many Continuing Legal Education events on a wide variety of topics, including sovereign immunity, discovery practices, and civility in dealings with opposing counsel.
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