Natalie Posgate
Staff Writer at The Texas Lawbook
I cover pro bono, public service & diversity within the legal profession for The @TexasLawbook.
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Aug 16, 2024 |
texaslawbook.net | Natalie Posgate
Circa April 2019 in the Dallas federal courthouse on a break during the Forest Park trial. Editor’s Note: While this is Natalie Posgate’s last P.S. column, P.S. will continue. Starting next week, Mark Curriden will serve as The Lawbook’s interim pro bono, public service and diversity reporter. * * *Who: Natalie PosgateWhat: Leaving The Texas LawbookWhen: FridayWhere: to Reese MarketosWhy? * * *Why. A three-letter word that packs so much substance.
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Aug 15, 2024 |
texaslawbook.net | Natalie Posgate
As the most dramatic change to the U.S. patent system since the 1950s, the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011 left the intellectual property bar with lots to talk about and new acronyms to add to their vocabulary, like PTAB and IPR. But a little-discussed effect of the AIA was that it caused the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to begin pro bono partnerships across the nation so that underfunded inventors in all 50 states still had a shot at getting their inventions patented.
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Aug 12, 2024 |
texaslawbook.net | Natalie Posgate
If you’re interested in learning how Big Law can evaporate alcohol-forward firm cultures, how bad posture at your desk affects your productivity or how much your daily caffeine intake exceeds the optimal amount (thanks to my nonnegotiable emotional support afternoon coffee, mine’s over double), you could turn to Haynes Boone wellness manager Abby Read and her new podcast, “Wellness in Law,” as a resource.
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Aug 6, 2024 |
texaslawbook.net | Natalie Posgate
After an exhaustive, 22-month process, the Supreme Court of Texas on Tuesday issued a set of preliminary rules that will allow select nonlawyers — licensed paraprofessionals and court-access assistants — to provide limited civil legal services to low-income Texans. The Court’s order places the efforts of the Texas Access to Justice Commission and SCOTX at the finish line for this slice of their ongoing effort to help close the civil justice gap in Texas. They’ll cross the finish line after Nov.
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Aug 2, 2024 |
texaslawbook.net | Natalie Posgate
This week’s edition of P.S. features two law firms’ school supply giveaways; August dates for the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program’s legal clinics (plus sponsor info); a new award for Rusty Hardin presented by a foundation; a Weil associate’s remarkable track record for pro bono work, which recently resulted in an award; fundraising results for a recent Dallas Association of Young Lawyers event; new leadership at Hispanic bar associations in Houston and Austin; and awards recently presented...
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