The Williams Companies sued the chairman at Energy Transfer Equity LP, a proposed merger partner, in state court in Dallas saying he broke their agreement. Williams is represented in the case by firm lawyers Rusty Hardin, Jeremy Monthy, Derek Hollingsworth, Lara Hudgins Hollingsworth and Jenny Brevorka along with lawyers at Cravath... read more
An ABA Journal story on the value of private investigators for law firms focuses on Rusty Hardin & Associates investigator Jim Yarbrough, a former Houston Police Department homicide investigator. In the March 2016 magazine piece, “Some firms swear by the use of private investigators” writer Marc Davis invokes... read more
Former Pilot J President Mark Hazelwood was arraigned on charges including conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud as well as witness tampering in a nearly three-year investigation. U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Guyton allowed Hazelwood to go free under standard conditions of release, restricting his travel to Knoxville... read more
Rusty Hardin, whose legal career continues to be one of the most interesting and successful in the nation, was profiled by Texas Lawyer as part of their series on the recipients of their 2015 Lifetime Achievement Awards(subscription required). The profile here (subscription required) hits some of the highlights of Hardin’s career... read more
Rusty Hardin was named a "Lion of the Texas Bar" by the Texas legal news service Texas Lawbook and the Dallas Morning News. In the profile of Hardin titled "Rusty Hardin Loves Juries and Juries Love Him," reporter Mark Curriden noted that while Hardin appreciates the media and... read more
Rusty Hardin was named a national "Trial Ace" and featured in a laudatory profile by the national legal news service Law 360. The profile is here: Trial Ace: Hardin & Associates' Rusty Hardin (subscription required). The article mentions some of Hardin's triumphs and hard cases from successfully defending... read more
Jerry Cobbs , a former high-ranking official with the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), was acquitted by an Austin jury. He was accused of improperly securing an $11 million grant for a biotechnology firm by misleading his colleagues. Mr. Cobbs, former chief commercialization officer of the state... read more
Texas Lawyer newspaper announced that Rusty Hardin was among only 22 lawyers on their 2015 Professional Excellence Award: Lifetime Achievers list. This list recognizes lawyers who have made their mark on the legal profession in the Lone Star State. Mr. Hardin has received many accolades in his career and he... read more
Firm lawyers Rusty Hardin and Jennifer Brevorka, representing ex-cancer agency officer Jerry Cobbs in an Austin trial, told jurors in opening statements that their client became a scapegoat for his embattled employer that faced allegations of corruption over how it awarded state money to commercial research projects. Mr.... read more
Rusty Hardin and firm lawyer Jennifer Brevorka represented former Houston Community College chancellor and general counsel Renee Byas and successfully negotiated an $850,000 payout for her, including attorneys fees. Ms. Byas worked to update policies at the community college but was dismissed and then taken to court... read more
