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I had occasion to work on a lot of matters involving charities and foundations during my time as a practicing lawyer. In the course of that work, the thing that never failed to elicit my rage was an institution taking someone’s earmarked money and trying to convert it against the donor’s wishes. I remember representing a Trustee in a case where the rest of the Board was trying to take a Foundation created for the creation and maintenance of an art museum and throw the money at a bunch of decidedly non-artistic projects. I’ve also seen a school take a gift funding a student activity special to the alum and commandeer it for general purposes as soon as the donor died and couldn’t protect his gift. There’s something about the brazenness of disrespecting someone as soon as they die that always drew a visceral reaction and I always appreciated the folks I had to work with at the NYAG’s Charities Bureau who did the good work of enforcing t
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Currently Reading We will always seek to do the harder right : Bexar DA names longtime prosecutor to lead civil rights division
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Prosecutor Daryl Harris addresses the jury during closing arguments during the punishment phase of Anton Harris’ trial following a conviction of rape on Feb. 3, 2020.Josie Norris /Staff photographer
Bexar County District Attorney Joe D. Gonzales on Tuesday named veteran prosecutor Daryl Harris as chief of his office’s new civil rights division, which will review police use-of-force cases that result in deaths or injuries.
Bexar County commissioners approved funding for the division in October. The new unit will handle cases of officer-involved shootings, custodial deaths and allegations of excessive use of force by law enforcement, according to a statement released early Tuesday.
Governor appoints San Antonio judge Valenzuela to Fourth Court of Appeals
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Judge Lori I. Valenzuela addresses attorneys during the murder trial of Michael Scott Quinn in 437th District Court in 2016. (Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News).Kin Man Hui /San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less
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Judge Lori I. Valenzuela chats with military veterans at an informal gathering after a Felony Veterans Treatment Court session in 2018. (Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News)Kin Man Hui /San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less
Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed state District Judge Lori I. Valenzuela to fill a vacant seat on the Fourth Court of Appeals.
Husch Blackwell has elected 23 attorneys to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2021.
“These attorneys have earned the right to be part of our Partnership through an exceptional level of commitment to our firm and our clients,” said Chairman Greg Smith and Chief Executive Paul Eberle. “They understand the advantages of consistent collaboration with other team members and they are committed to Husch Blackwell’s continued growth.”
The Husch Blackwell Partnership Class of 2021 includes:
Andrew T. Bergman, Kansas City, Energy & Natural Resources – Drew has experience representing clients in mergers and acquisitions, restructuring transactions, negotiating joint ventures and partnerships, and financing transactions. He helps clients in the energy space with acquisition, development, and financing of wind and solar projects as well as other energy assets. He has also advised private equity firms in structuring, negotiating and managing investments in companies acr
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