Cain & Skarnulis partner Blair Dancy co-presented “The Art of Peace: Issues and Strategies in Negotiating Coverage Disputes” to the Dallas Insurance Law American Inn of Court on October 15, 2024.
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The Executive Committee of the Larry E. Kelly Bankruptcy American Inn of Court has issued an invitation to co-managing partner Ryan Chapple to become a Barrister member.
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Cain & Skarnulis is honored to announce that firm partners Charlie Cain, Steve Skarnulis, Ryan Chapple, TJ Turner, Blair Dancy, and Clint Rosenthal have been named to the 2024 Texas Super Lawyers list.
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Cain & Skarnulis Senior Associate Ashley N. Morgan and Candice B. Deyerle of Deyerle, Silva, Smith PLLC co-presented “Divorces Involving Pets” on June 21, 2024, at the State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting in Dallas.
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The Firm congratulates partner Blair Dancy on being elected chair-elect of the Insurance Section of the State Bar of Texas for the 2024–25 bar year.
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Cain & Skarnulis PLLC is pleased to announce its placement on Top Verdict’s list of the top 50 plaintiff’s jury verdicts obtained in Texas during 2023!
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Cain & Skarnulis is proud of partner TJ Turner having been bestowed this honor and being able to celebrate with family and friends and at the event hosted in Lubbock on Friday, April 19, 2024.
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Congrats to C&S partner Blair Dancy on being one of the first Texas attorneys to be Board Certified in Insurance Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
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On May 2, 2023, Cain & Skarnulis PLLC partner, Clint Rosenthal, obtained a take-nothing arbitration award on behalf of the firm’s client in a heated family dispute.
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The 14th Court of Appeals recently affirmed a full defense summary judgment obtained by C&S Partners T.J. Turner, Zach Bowman, and Ben Evans in Travis County district court on behalf of the firm’s client Kathryn Hale.
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Congratulations to firm partners Steve Skarnulis, Blair Dancy, and T.J. Turner for being named 2020 Super Lawyers. Congratulations are also in order for firm associate Zach Bowman who has been recognized as a Rising Star again for 2021.
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Cain & Skarnulis was recently named a 2021 Best Law Firm by Best Lawyers. Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer review publication in the legal profession.
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The recent litigation over whether Cy-Fair ISD can require its staff to attend in-person professional development on campus prior to the start of the school year provides an opportunity for a refresher on satisfying the requirements for injunctive relief, mandamus relief, standing, and the waiver of governmental immunity.
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C&S attorneys TJ Turner and Ben Evans recently obtained summary judgment for their client Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) in a complex contractual dispute. The dispute involved a series of contractual agreements with a real estate developer, plaintiff NBL 300 Group Limited.
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The current Coronavirus pandemic, and measures to curb it, have had catastrophic effects on small businesses around the country. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act recently signed into law provides several programs aimed directly at assisting small businesses.
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On Saturday, February 29, 2020, Cain & Skarnulis paralegals Patti Heaney and Scotti Beam volunteered their time at the first ever Expunction Expo hosted by the Travis County District Clerk’s Office, the District Attorney’s Office, and the County Attorney’s Office in connection with Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas.
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On July 13, 2018, a Colorado jury returned a verdict in favor of C&S clients, Dr. Alison Brown and Headwaters Hounds, LLC. The trial team consisted of Charlie Cain, Taylor Romero, and Scotti Beam.
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Blair’s article is a good read for lawyers on both sides of the “v.” It gives important advice, such as, “Avoid alleging facts that cannot be supported at trial. Plead consistent with your facts and with enough detail to get the right parties to the table. An insurer with a defense but no indemnification obligation may hamper settlement discussions.”
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C&S Partner Charlie Cain was sworn in as a new member of the Colorado Bar on July 27, 2017. According to Charlie, “several of the firm's existing clients have business in Colorado, so it made sense to expand our practice to that great state from that standpoint and also to work toward representation of new Colorado clients.”
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With a unanimous verdict, Cain & Skarnulis wins case for family-owned KB Concrete Construction, awarding the Austin-based company more than $100,000 in damages and fees.
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C&S recently won a fraud trial in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, along with a ruling that the judgment of approximately $2 million cannot be discharged by the bankruptcy process.
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Cain & Skarnulis welcomed four new lawyers in the last two months, expanding its ranks from seven to eleven attorneys. C&S is proud to introduce partner Blair Dancy, of counsel John Dorsey, and associates Taylor Romero and Chris von der Gruen.
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Cain & Skarnulis filed suit against the City of Houston on behalf of Tri-Stem Utility Bill Audits. Tri-Stem was hired by the city to audit the bills of CenterPoint Energy. The audit uncovered overcharges for thousands of streetlights that were no longer in service. The overcharges were worth tens of millions of dollars, and represented a significant fee to Tri-Stem.
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The lawyers of Cain & Skarnulis, an Austin business litigation boutique, won a settlement in a case following a creative mediation process put together by a federal magistrate judge. T.J. Turner, Pat Fitzgerald, and Steve Skarnulis represented Liberty Steel Erectors in a case involving delays in the construction of a $500 million medical center on Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. Liberty, a Florida company specializing in reinforcing steel for concrete, sued Penick Nordic Joint Venture, a California company responsible for the building’s superstructure. Liberty’s claims against PNJV were for unpaid change orders and delays.
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Zach Bowman has joined Cain & Skarnulis as an associate with a focus on employment discrimination litigation, property tax litigation, and commercial litigation.
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The Austin Bar Association and the Austin Young Lawyers Association have recently come together to create Leadership Academy, including Steve Skarnulis.
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Arc of the Arts Studio & Gallery is viewed as the go-to organization for people with disabilities in Central Texas, and the most instrumental organization at increasing the self-sufficiency of people with disabilities, developing and strengthening the care-giving abilities of their families, and promoting community awareness of disability issues.
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Each year, the top 1/3 of 1% of Texas attorneys are invited to become Fellows (or members) of the Texas Bar Foundation. Election to the Fellows is one of the highest honors that can be bestowed upon a member of the State Bar of Texas.
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Cain & Skarnulis LLP was launched in April by Steven Skarnulis and Charles Cain, two attorneys formerly with Van Osselaer Cronin & Buchanan. The firm specializing in litigation, oil and gas and real estate law took about 2,300 square feet in the Wells Fargo Tower.
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