In an article written for the Dallas Bar Association Headnotes publication, the firm’s Michael K. Hurst and Chelsea A. Till reflect on the pressures and stress that trial lawyers endure, and approaches to maintain mental wellness, both personally and professionally.

LPHS partner Chris Schwegmann has been named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Global IP Lawyers 2026 list, which Lawdragon describes as “lawyers protecting innovation, defending brand integrity and leveraging the assets at the heart of their clients' businesses.”

A Dallas County jury returned a defense verdict for a Houston real estate developer accused by certain limited partners in a real estate investment of costing them millions of dollars.

In a major appellate win for LPHS, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that the City of Hutto and related entities must repay $17 million borrowed from the firm’s client and used to fund public works projects. 

The National Speech & Debate Association has named LPHS partner David Coale to the organization’s board of directors for the 2026-2027 academic year. 

After a 10-year pro bono battle, an LPHS team has secured asylum for a Venezuelan national in a case that the immigration judge called a “very straightforward case” of persecution.

LPHS’s team of John Volney and Chelsea A. Till recently secured victory in an arbitration where LPHS’s client sought more than $1 million in cost overruns incurred in developing a North Texas residential subdivision.

Two students from the Dallas ISD’s Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet have received scholarships from the firm to further their college education.

Eighteen months after the Texas Business Courts began hearing cases, litigators such as LPHS partner Eric Pinker say the specialized court is delivering faster rulings and more thorough opinions even as the system works through growing pains.

Four of the firm’s attorneys have been selected to the prestigious Lawdragon X – The Next Generation 2026 guide, which recognizes lawyers across the nation who are shaping the future of the legal profession through exceptional advocacy, leadership, and results.

For the tenth consecutive year, LPHS has been named in the top tier of Commercial Litigation practices in North Texas by the prestigious Chambers USA guide to the legal profession.   

As part of the Tate Distinguished Lecture Series at SMU, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warned that threats against members of the judiciary can result in serious damage to American democracy. 

Published in the American Bar Association’s Litigation journal, an article by LPHS partner Holly Stubbs argues that generative AI will transform, not replace, the human judgment of attorneys and the foundations of legal practice.

Hon. Barbara M. G. Lynn (ret.) and Yaman Desai joined a group of former federal judges and legal leaders in a recent commentary published by the Dallas Morning News warning against efforts to normalize impeachment of federal judges over disagreements with judicial rulings. 

An LPHS trial team that included Mary Goodrich Nix, Michael Hurst, Sara Chelette, David Coale, Gloria Jones-Walker, and paralegal Beverly Congdon won a jury verdict of more than $2 million in district court in Tarrant County on behalf of the nation's leading residential and commercial glass company.

LPHS Partner Alan Dabdoub and his team Steven Gersten, Shirley Xu, and paralegal Whitney Gillaspie, have secured a complete victory in a five-day commercial arbitration involving a critical long-term supply agreement.

As part of the publication’s “Best Lawyers in Dallas” issue, D Magazine published a profile of LPHS partner Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn (ret.), who joined the firm last year after more than 25 years on the federal bench. 

The firm’s Eric Pinker is leading an LPHS trial team representing the former wife of Texas Rangers part-owner Bobby Simpson in a fiduciary dispute involving ownership interests in the team.

Seven LPHS attorneys have earned selection to D Magazine’s Best Lawyers in Dallas guide for 2026. 

LPHS partners Andrés Correa and Yaman Desai will be panelists for a timely discussion covering the current and future landscape of Texas Dream Act litigation for a free online CLE. 

LPHS Managing Partner Chris Schwegmann has been named to the 2026 Lawdragon 100 Managing Partners You Need to Know guide, which recognizes law firm leaders shaping the future of the legal profession.

Beginning April 1, LPHS is uniting with others in the North Texas legal community to fight summer hunger for children losing access to school meals.

During Women’s History Month, when many reflect on the women who broke barriers in the past, Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann partner Sara Chelette authored a commentary in Texas Lawyer focusing on how progress in the legal profession continues through everyday decisions, including speaking up, asking for opportunities, negotiating and stepping into leadership roles.

Guarantors of a corporate entity entering bankruptcy may face demands for payment from creditors but should take advantage of extending the automatic stay provisions of such demands to their own operations.