Behind the Lines: The Houston Lawyer Podcast
Behind the Lines: The Houston Lawyer Podcast is the companion to The Houston Lawyer, the bimonthly magazine of the Houston Bar Association.
Episodes
29 episodes since 2020
Nobody Puts These Lawyers in a Corner (of the World): Out-of-the Box Places and Ways to Practice Law
In this episode, we escape the summer heat of Houston to explore out-of-the-box places and ways to practice law. Listeners will hear about combatting sex trafficking in Kenya, living in Puerto Vallarta while virtually practicing law in Houston,...
August 15, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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1:18:15
A Bright Constellation of Rights: Views from Houston on Freedom of Speech, Bearing Arms, Search and Seizure, and Jury Trials
This episode corresponds with the Bill of Rights issue of The Houston Lawyer magazine. It addresses several of the rights in the “bright constellation of rights,” including free speech, bearing arms, protection from unlawful sear...
June 12, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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1:45:14
Houston May 16 Storm: Tips for Businesses and Homeowners
This special supplemental episode provides tips for businesses and homeowners whose homes or businesses were damaged during the May 16, 2024 storm in Houston. Thanks to guests Justin Ratley (Munsch Hardt) and Carey Worrell (Simple Law TX) for b...
May 23, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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26:04
The Bench-Bar Relationship: Going the Extra Mile
This episode highlights Houston judges who go the extra mile to serve the lawyers who practice in their courts and the parties who rely on our justice system to be fair, impartial, and efficient. It is a companion to the Bench-Bar Relationship ...
April 25, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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1:25:13
Celebrating Black History Month and Our Diverse Legal Community: History, Allyship, Legal Education, and Change
This episode celebrates Black History Month and focuses on diversity in our profession, allyship, history, and change. 1. The Mosaic of Differences Among Us: Interview with Donna Davis, Director of the Benny Agosto Center for Diversi...
February 27, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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2:31:27
Celebrating 60 Years of The Houston Lawyer Magazine
Houston Lawyers have looked forward to receiving each new issue of the Houston Lawyer (THL) magazine for the past 60 years. This episode celebrates both the rich, engaging, and award-winning content from our authors and the lawyers and staff me...
December 19, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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1:31:30
Employment Law 2023: "There Is Nothing Permanent Except Change"
Episode Two of Season Four complements the Employment Law issue of The Houston Lawyer magazine and highlights some of the major changes Texas employment lawyers have seen this year. As Heraclitus said, "there is nothing permanent except chang...
October 19, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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54:17
Client-Centered Approach: Pathway to In-House, Protecting Your Client's Data, and Privilege Concerns; Part Two - Privilege and Privacy
This is Part Two of a Two-Part episode entitled "Client-Centered Approach: Pathway to In-House, Protecting Your Client's Data, and Privilege Concerns." Part One was "Pathway to In-House," and this Part addresses "Privilege and Privacy." It also...
August 28, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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1:08:57
Client-Centered Approach: Pathway to In-House, Protecting Your Client's Data, and Privilege Concerns; Part One - Pathway to In-House
This episode of Behind the Lines: The Houston Lawyer Podcast is a double feature. Part One features four in-house lawyers who address their paths to in-house. Part Two features lawyers discussing Privilege and Data Privacy as well as a wellness...
August 28, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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1:13:19
We WON'T See You in Court: Hot Topics in Transactional and Other Non-Litigation Law
This episode focuses on hot topics that lawyers who do not go to court handle. Segment One: The Future Is Here: Drafting Contracts with Artificial Intelligence (13 minutes)Guest Professor Frank Fagan explains what AI or ChatGPT...
June 26, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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1:21:44
Criminal Law: The Different Faces of Justice
This episode corresponds with the Criminal Law issue of The Houston Lawyer magazine and considers criminal law from different perspectives. It includes interviews with the current U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas (S.D.T...
April 20, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:11:06
Wellness, Mental Health, and the Law
Part One: Best Practices for Attorney Wellness (Segment One)The first half of this episode is a panel discussion about best practices for attorney wellness featuring Amy Bice Larson, Managing Partner of BSP Law Houston, Elizabeth...
March 07, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:51:27
Lawyers: Making the Most of Your Parenting Years While Maintaining a Successful Legal Practice / Legal Employers: Retaining Happy and Healthy Parent Lawyers
This episode of Behind the Lines: The Houston Lawyer Podcast features 3 panels about practicing while parenting in different stages and unique situations, a wellness break, & a spotlight on one of the Houston Bar Associati...
December 19, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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2:10:03
Sports and Entertainment Law: Combining Your Practice with Your Passion
This episode focuses on sports and entertainment law and includes interviews with lawyers who have successfully combined practicing law with something else they love, including a lawyer who has the privilege of working for his hometown team - t...
October 31, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:49:34
New Bar Year, New Goals: Elevating Civility and Encouraging Wellness
Welcome to Season Three of Behind the Lines: The Houston Lawyer Podcast!This episode highlights the new HBA Presidents goals for the 2022-2023 Bar Year.First, Behind the Lines host Anna Archer interviews HBA President Chris Popo...
August 31, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:24:23
Evolving Legal Landscape: In the Room Where It Happens
This episode focuses on ways in which lawyers can use their voices to effectuate change.The first segment, "In the Literal Room: Running for Office to Be Part of the Change," features an interview with Harris County Attorney Christian M...
June 29, 2022
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:31:47
The Bench-Bar Relationship: Judicial Service Inside and Outside of the Courtroom
This episode corresponds with the Bench-Bar issue of The Houston Lawyer magazine, and it focuses on the service of four Houston area judges who serve the Bar and the citizens of Harris County both inside and outside of the courtroom. <...
May 02, 2022
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:48:34
Section Spotlight: The Law Practice Management Section's Best of ABA Techshow 2022 Presentation
This special spotlight episode of Behind the Lines: The Houston Lawyer Podcast corresponds with the Section Spotlight feature of The Houston Lawyer magazine. We are featuring the Houston Bar Association's (HBA) Law Practice Management S...
April 05, 2022
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Season 2
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48:20
Women in the Law: How Women Lawyers Support Other Women in the Community, Law School, and the Profession
This episode of Behind the Lines: The Houston Lawyer Podcast is a companion to the Women in the Law issue of The Houston Lawyer and, like that issue, celebrates the accomplishments of women in the legal profession. It focuses primarily on celeb...
February 28, 2022
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:47:13
Space Law: Exploring Treaties, Trends, and Other Extraterrestrial Topics in an Emerging Field of Law
In this episode of Behind the Lines: The Houston Lawyer Podcast, we feature Rebecca Bresnik, Associate Chief Counsel for International Matters at NASA's Johnson Space Center and a lead attorney for the International Space Station, and ...
December 27, 2021
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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44:48
Professionalism: Yesterday, Today, and Always
Welcome to the second episode of Season 2, Professionalism: Yesterday, Today, and Always. This episode corresponds with the Professionalism issue (Sep./Oct. 2021) of The Houston Lawyer. In the first segment (starting...
October 26, 2021
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:19:10
An Update on Immigration Law and Private Practice
Houston attorney Anuj Shah provides his thoughts on recent developments in immigration law. This portion is accredited for CLE. Then, we spotlight the HBA Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee's summer clerkship program, with an overview ...
September 21, 2021
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:10:32
A Transformative Year
Houston Bar Association members discuss what made the 2020-21 bar year transformative for each of them. Immediate HBA Past President Bill Kroger reflects on his year in office, and Ruby Powers leads a panel discussion with law firm managing par...
July 01, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:13:26
Gender Fairness Committee Spotlight
Take a listen to the Past, Present, and Future of Women in the Law, a special program hosted by the HBA Gender Fairness Committee. The panel was moderated by HBA president-elect Jennifer A. Hasley and featured all former women presidents of the...
May 20, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 0
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1:33:08
Energy and the Environment: Winter Storm Uri, Cryptocurrency, and EVs
This episode of Behind the Lines: The Houston Lawyer Podcast complements the March/April issue of The Houston Lawyer (THL), which is about energy and the environment. In the first segment (2:20), THL<...
April 21, 2021
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:32:08