Firm Publications - Grievance & Ethics

NEW! How Best to Respond if the USMLE Program Questions Your Passing Level Scores: Points to Consider, by Sherri Katz and Bob Bennett, The Bennett Law Firm

NEW! When the Gatekeeper Challenges Your Test Scores: The High Stakes and Hefty Burden Examinees Face in Defending Their Scores on the U.S. Medical License Examination, by Sherri Katz and Bob Bennett, The Bennett Law Firm*

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Your Hearing Before the Texas Board of Law Examiners: The Top 10 Reasons You Should Have an Attorney, by Robert S. "Bob" Bennett and Jared Byrd, Legal Intern, The Bennett Law Firm

A Reminder: Avoiding and Surviving Attorney Ethics Complaints in Texas, by Romana Sirajuddin, Bob Bennett, and Renee Moeller, The Bennett Law Firm

Harriet Miers: Should the Texas State Bar Investigate?, by Conrad Schulte-Winthrop, The Bennett Law Firm University of Münster Common Law Program Intern, Spring of 2008

What you should Expect at your Texas Board of Law Examiners' Character Hearing, by Renée Moeller-Taylor and Bob Bennett, May 2008

Preparing Your File for a Texas Board of Law Examiners' Hearing, by Renée Moeller-Taylor and Bob Bennett,  May 2008

Contempt: Special Protections for Texas Lawyers, by José Guerrero, Esq. and Bob Bennett, Esq. May 2008

The Texas Board of Law Examiners: What the Law Student Should Know, by Renee Moeller-Taylor and Bob Bennett,  February 2008

The Texas Attorney Grievance Procedure: Lawyering for a Lawyer with a "Disability", by Joe Guerrero and Bob Bennett, The Bennett Law Firm, February 2008

Sarbox Slaps Attorney for Touching Child Porn by Bob Bennett, Ashley Tse 

Sharing Fees The New-Fashioned Way: How to Get Paid and Avoid Violating Rule 1.04 of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct When Sharing Fees by John Donaleski

Hippocratic Oath to Include..."And I Shall Attempt to Avoid Prosecution by Robert S. "Bob" Bennett, Sheryl T. Dacso, and Jose R. Guerrero, Jr.

NIFONG Texas Style by Renée E. Moeller and Robert S. “Bob” Bennett

MEDIATING WITH THE OCDC – Is It Worthwhile Or A Waste of Time? by Renée E. Moeller and Robert S. “Bob” Bennett

Law Firm Compliance Programs, Sentencing Guidelines, and the Attorney-Grievance System – How are they Related? by Robert S. “Bob” Bennett and Lillian B. Hardwick

Mandatory Arbitration Hits Home, by Robert S. Bennett, et al. (Reprinted from Texas Lawyer, May 2002) ( HTML version )  ( PDF version )

BOLE Doesn't Appreciate Haste or a Bad Memory,  by Robert S. Bennett and Renee E. Moeller
( HTML version - 18 kb )   ( PDF version - 4mb )

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act & What Corporate Counsel Should Know by Renee E. Moeller (PDF 106 KB)

Just what is Barratry, anyways? A Quiz for the Unwary. by Ruth A Kollman and Robert S. Bennett.

Trial Demonstration: Direct and Cross of Legal malpractice Expert, State Bar of Texas Expert Witness Course, (2/2002) by Robert S. Bennett & Renee E. Moeller, (PDF 154kb)

A DEBATE OVER HOW LAWYERS HAVE TO OPERATE. 
by Robert S. Bennett, et al. (reprinted from Texas Lawyer, July 24, 2000)

The “Grief-ance” System and What You Should Know. by Robert S. Bennett

Is the Fox Guarding the Chicken Coop? by Robert S. Bennett, Elaine M. Adams and Thomas W. Houghton (reprinted from Texas Lawyer, July 29 1996).  
( HTML version - 26 KB ) (PDF version - 9.8 MB)

The Small Law Firm & Strategic Alliances - 1996 Houston Bar Association by Robert S. Bennett

Professional Negligence,  (The Law Reporter), February 1992 (Failure to properly screen, supervise counselors: Fraud: Mental Distress: Verdict: Punitive Damages)

Criminal Corporate Liability and What the Texas Attorney Should Know.
by Robert S. Bennett.  (Trial Lawyers Forum.  Vol. 22. No. 4, 1988)

Tapes and Transcripts in Federal Court.
by Robert S. Bennett.  (The Texas Bar Journal, April 1979)

Firm Publications - ATV's ( All-terrain Vehicles )

Mealy's highlights multi-million dollar settlement. The Bennett Law Firm was recently featured in the prestigious publication Mealy's Litigation Report: Product Liability and Risk for representing Jacob Rohrer and his family against Yamaha.

Press Release – Parents Against the Production of Unsafe ATVs  (PAPA) and The Bennett Law Firm step-up pressure on ATV industry to make safer ATVs

Bennett Settles ATV Case with Honda and Yamaha, but Steps-up Pressure on ATV Industry to Make Safer ATVs 

Bob Bennett negotiates $3.2 Million settlement with Yamaha for Kentucky youth, Jacob Rohrer, who was paralyzed from the waist down as a result of a defective steering shaft on a Yamaha four-wheeler.

Bob Bennett negotiates largest pre-trial settlement of an ATV case with Kawasaki for New Mexico youth, Jeffrey Black, who suffered head injuries on defective 3-wheel ATV
Is It Possible to Settle Mass Tort Cases and Not Receive Your Fees? By Renée E. Moeller and Robert “Bob” Bennett, The Bennett Law Firm.

Bob Bennett negotiates largest pre-trial settlement of an ATV case with Kawasaki for New Mexico youth, Jeffrey Black, who suffered head injuries on defective 3-wheel ATV
 

Firm Publications - Medical

Current Health Care Reform Proposals and the Impact on the Medical Tort System, by Sana Siddiqi February 2008

The S-CHIP Depate and Why Doctors Should Support Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, by Sherri R. Katz and Robert S. Bennett October 2007

Physicians and the Texas Medical Board, by Ashley Tse February  2008

Physician Options for Early Termination of an Agreed Board Order by Bob Bennett, Ashley Tse and Sherri Katz

Health Care Providers Obligation to Provide Interpreters for Deaf Patients by Sherri Katz and Robert S. Bennett.

What a Texas Doctor Should Do If Katrina Strikes Again by Jose R. Guerrero, Jr.

Federal Investigators Issue Subpoenas to Texas Physicians in Connection with Healthcare Fraud Schemes.

HOW TO SEEK EARLY TERMINATION OR AMENDMENT OF AGREED ORDERS BEFORE THE TEXAS STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS, by Robert S. Bennett, Sheryl Tatar Dacso, J.D., Dr. P.H. and Mark T. Phelps, P.C., Of Counsel, The Bennett Law Firm.

Avoiding Health Care Fraud:  What the prudent health care provider should know, by Robert S. Bennett & David M. Medearis ( Reprinted from Houston Medicine, Spring 2003) 

"Department of Health & Human Service Office of Inspector General Cracks Down on Discounts:  Is your Practice at Risk?  by Robert S. Bennett & David M Medearis

"Texas State Board of Medical Examiners Promises to Get Tough, by Robert S. Bennett & David M. Medearis ( Reprinted from M.D. News, February 2003 )

Federal Investigators Issue Subpoenas to Texas Physicians in Connection with Healthcare Fraud Schemes. by Robert S. Bennett & David M. Medearis

Firm Publications - Enron

Criminal Exposure from Dealings with Enron. By Robert S. Bennett and Joy Anderson 
(PDF 214 KB)

Should the State Bar of Texas Chief Disciplinary Counsel Enter the Enron Mess?  By Robert. S. Bennett and John Gillies (PDF 194 KB)