Publications

The attorneys of Beck, Redden & Secrest are dedicated to fostering dialogue about the emerging issues facing the legal profession. Accordingly, our attorneys have been invited to write articles for a variety of prestigious publications and to speak at numerous seminars and continuing legal education programs. The following is a sample of our attorneys' articles and presentations.

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Walker Process Proof: The Proper Prescription (Draft of January 6, 2009), forthcoming in the Rutgers Law Journal B.D. Daniel
Lawyers, Drugs and Money, A Prescription for Antitrust Enforcement in the Pharmaceutical Industry, University of San Francisco Law School, Antitrust Law Symposium (September 25, 2009) B.D. Daniel
The Right of Trial by Jury in Patent Infringement Cases, Review of Litigation, 2009 B.D. Daniel
Heightened Standards of Proof in Patent Infringement Litigation: A Critique, American Intellectual Property Law Association Quarterly Journal 2009 B.D. Daniel
Requirements For Practicing Law in Louisiana by Out -Of-State Attorneys, TADC Annual Meeting, 2009 Tom Ganucheau
Nakia Davis Refuge
Judicial Independence: Woe to the Generation that Judges the Judges - Texas Bar Journal, July 2008 David J. Beck
Buddy Can You Spare a Federal Issue? Federal Jurisdiction in Certain Legal Malpractice Claims, IADC Professional Liability Newsletter, September 2008. Fields Alexander
The Vitality of Barcelo After Ten Years: When Can an Attorney Be Sued for Negligence by Someone Other than His Client? David J. Beck
Geoff Gannaway
The Many Challenges Presented by Electronic Discovery, State Bar Annual Meeting, June 23, 2005; Advanced Personal Injury Law Course 2005 (speech in July and Aug 2005); 28th Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course (speech in Aug, Sept, Nov 2005) Alistair B. Dawson
House Bill 4, Class-Action Certification Requirements, and Res Judicata, Summer 2005 Alistair B. Dawson
Geoff Gannaway
"Understanding Electronic Discovery and Solving its Problems" 56th Annual Program on Oil and Gas Law, Feb. 17-18, 2005 Alistair B. Dawson
Harris County Judicial Conference, San Antonio, Texas July 28, 2004 Alistair B. Dawson
"The Future of Class Action Litigation After House Bill 4" State Bar of Texas Antitrust and Business Litigation Section Seminar April 16, 2004 Alistair B. Dawson
"Recent Developments and Changes in the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure" HLAA Seminar April 2, 2004 Alistair B. Dawson
"Interlocutory Appeals in the 21st Century" State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course - Sept12-13-2002 Russell Post
"Inadequate Remediesand Interlocutory Appeals: The Changing Face of Non-Final Appellate Review and Its Implications for Appellate Practitioners" Dallas Bar Association Appellate Practice Section, Dallas Bar Association 2004 Russell Post
"Recent Developments In Summary Judgment" 2004 SBOT Litigation Update Alistair B. Dawson
"Attorney Liability and Legal Malpractice-Nuts, Bolts and Recent Updates" TADC Fall Meeting 2003 Thomas E. Ganucheau
"Recent Developments in Texas Legal Malpractice Law"-2003 Advanced Personal Injury Seminar Alistair B. Dawson
"The Impact of Enron on the U.S. Judicial System David J. Beck
"The Maximum Record Rule: The Objectivity Dilemma in Reviewing Subjective Damages" Univ. of Texas School of Law 13th Annual Conference on State and Federal Appeals Russell Post
"Privileges Update" - Advanced Personal Injury Update 2003 Alistair B. Dawson
"Discovery Building Blocks" - Advanced Personal Injury Update 2003 Alistair B. Dawson
"Successful Strategies For Winning Commerical Cases in Federal Courts: Depositions" Houston Bar Association September 20, 2002 Eric J.R. Nichols; David J. Beck
"Technology That Even a Lawyer Can Use" - 2002 TADC Fall Meeting September 19-21,2002 Eric J.R. Nichols
"Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Evidence" Legal Assistant University, September 18, 2002 Houston, Texas Eric J.R. Nichols
"Damages Evaluation and Proof of Business Litigation" TADC Summer Meeting July 2002 Thomas E. Ganucheau
"Texas Independence: The Lone Star State Serves as an Example to Other Jurisdictions as it rejects Mixed-Motive Defenses to Batson Challenges" - The Review of Litigation - Spring 2002 Geoff A. Gannaway
"When Does Zealous Advocacy Cross The Line and Become an Ethical Violation?" April 12, 2002 David J. Beck
"Damages - Evaluation and Proof" Advanced Civil Litigation
University of Houston Law School Foundation March 2002"
B.D. Daniel
"Legal Malpractice/3rd Party Liability" - 2002 Advanced Civil Trial Course Alistair B. Dawson
"Recent Developments in Texas Legal Malpractice Law"-Litigaton Update 2002 Alistair B. Dawson
"Voir Dire" 25th Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course David J. Beck; Eric J.R. Nichols
"Arranging for the Joint Defense" - SBOT White Collar Crime for the Civil Practitioner Eric J.R. Nichols
"Voir Dire for The Defendant" October 5, 2001 David J. Beck
"Updating the Summary Judgment Practice" Collections, Consumer Law and Ethics Institute, Stromar Educational Services, Houston Texas May 8, 2001 Eric J.R. Nichols
"Deposing and Cross-Examining Expert Witnesses" David J. Beck
"Mandamus Relief in the Discovery Context" Texas Association of Defense Counsel 2000 Summer Meeting Thomas E. Ganucheau
"Summary Judgment Update" Creditor's Rights "So You Have A Judgment, Now What?" March 29, 2000 Houston Eric J.R. Nichols
"Winning Motions in Federal Court" The Ruther Group Eric J.R. Nichols
"Innovative Thinking In Jury Innovations" The Advocate Summer 1999 Alistair B. Dawson; Jason Luong
"Damages Update 1999" Texas Association of Defense Counsel 1999 Summer Meeting Thomas E. Ganucheau
"Jury Selection for Defendants" The Houston Bar Association- Inside Story-Great Texas Trial Lawyers Tell Their Secrets, January 15, 1999 David J. Beck
Chapter 29 "Jury Selection", Business and Commerical Litigation in Federal Courts. West Publishing 1998 as updated in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 2003 Eric J.R. Nichols
"Attacking the Numbers Expert" David J. Beck
"Preservation of Confidential Information in the Corporate Environment" David J. Beck