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Texas attorney general s office paying lead lawyer $540 per hour to defend against whistleblower lawsuit

Posted By Emma Platoff, Texas Tribune on Tue, Dec 15, 2020 at 10:46 AM click to enlarge Courtesy Photo / Ken Paxton Top officials in Texas AG Ken Paxton s office have accused him of taking bribes and abusing his office. The Texas attorney general s office will pay outside counsel $540 an hour to defend the state agency against accusations that it was retaliating against top aides when it fired them just weeks after they reported their boss, Ken Paxton, to authorities for possibly breaking the law. William Helfand, a Houston attorney with Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, will make $540 per hour for his work on the case while an associate attorney and a paralegal will make $350 and $215 per hour, respectively, according to a contr

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Texas AG Ken Paxton s office paying lead lawyer $540 per hour to defend against whistleblower lawyer

Skip to main content Texas AG Ken Paxton s office paying lead lawyer $540 per hour to defend against whistleblower lawyer Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune Dec. 15, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at the Austin Police Association on Thursday Sept. 10, 2020. A Republican congressman from Texas became the most prominent member of his party to call for Paxton s resignation after Paxton s top deputies reported him to law enforcement for alleged crimes including bribery and abuse of office. Rep. Chip Roy, who was previously Paxton s top deputy in the attorney general s office, said in statement Monday, Oct. 5, 2020 that his former boss must step down “for the good of the people of Texas.” (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)Jay Janner, MBR / Associated Press

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Lawyer Hired to Defend Paxton in Whistleblower Case Will Cost State $540 an Hour

Lawyer Hired to Defend Paxton in Whistleblower Case Will Cost State $540 an Hour Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has denied accusations that he misused his office to help an Austin real estate developer By Lauren McGaughy | The Dallas Morning News and Allie Morris | The Dallas Morning News • Published December 14, 2020 • Updated on December 14, 2020 at 8:06 pm NBCUniversal, Inc. The state of Texas will spend more than $500 an hour on the lead lawyer hired to defend Attorney General Ken Paxton against retaliation claims, according to an employment contract. The agency brought in outside attorneys from the Houston firm Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith to handle the high-profile lawsuit four former senior staffers filed against Paxton last month. The employees allege they were fired because they accused the attorney general of abusing his office to help real estate developer Nate Paul, a friend and campaign donor.

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The Gilmer Mirror - Texas attorney general s office denies whistleblowers were fired because they reported Ken Paxton to authorities

The Gilmer Mirror - Texas attorney general s office denies whistleblowers were fired because they reported Ken Paxton to authorities
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Texas AG s Office: Whistleblower Firings Were not Retaliation

Texas AG s Office: Whistleblower Firings Were not Retaliation
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