SMU hosts 4th annual Games, Business, Law summit

SMU welcomed major video game industry players in the fourth annual Game:Business:Law International Summit on the Law & Business of Video Games Wednesday and Thursday at SMU Dedman School of Law.

Thompson & Knight Names Emily Parker as Managing Partner

DALLAS, Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce that Emily A. Parker has been named Managing Partner of the Firm effective February 15.  Parker, the first ...

SEO Services Company OneSEOCompany.com Highlights the Advantages of SEO for Law Firms

DALLAS, Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- While many lawyers may not be familiar with the term "SEO," that will likely change in the next few years. SEO stands for search engine optimization, the process by which a company's website increases its visibility and prominence in a search...

Left out: Women passed over for top jobs

Dr. Carole Brandt made history in 1994 when she was named the first female dean of a college at SMU. At that time, many believed her appointment signaled the first step toward gender diversity in the high ranks of the university's administration.

Texas leads nation in number of executions

Randy Johnston, a local ethics attorney describes what it was like to see an execution during Wednesday’s panel. This month marks the 35th anniversary since the U.S . reinstated the death penalty with the execution of Gary Gilmore by firing squad in Utah in 1977.