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Hays, McConn, Rice & Pickering P.C. listed in FORTUNE as one of Martindale-Hubbell's Top Ranked Law Firms...

David V. Wilson II of Hays, McConn, Rice & Pickering, P.C. in Houston was successful recently in defending claims of breach of contract, fraud and negligent misrepresentation made by a scrap metal supplier against a potential customer...

In a recent decision, the Texas Supreme Court held that a subcontractor is a "seller," under Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. § 82.002(a) and that the manufacturer owes the subcontractor a statutory indemnity duty.

Hays McConn is a proud sponsor of the Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory School of Houston.

...Rocksprings offers plenty for the outdoor enthusiast. But for Craig Wolcott, Rocksprings offers a retreat of a different kind...

The Houston-based law firm of Hays, McConn, Rice & Pickering, P.C. has recently been honored for the second year by South Texas College of Law for meeting the school’s Law Firm Challenge.

The court granted the motions for directed verdict on April 16, 2009...

In a unanimous but somewhat confined decision, the Texas Supreme Court has held that its state’s public policy does not prohibit insurance coverage of punitive damage awards for gross negligence in the workers’ compensation context. Fairfield Ins. Co. v. Stephens Martin Paving, LP.

Employees who believe their email communications with their attorneys are privileged may actually be waiving the attorney-client privilege each time they send or receive email via computers owned by their employer, according to a growing body of law.

After an adverse verdict or ruling, the thoughts of clients and their counsel naturally turn to the court of appeals and the potential for relief in that forum. Hollywood movies and television will occasionally even show lawyers taking a verbal "notice of appeal" just after the jury verdict is announced. However, in the real world, careful thought should be given to filing a formal notice of appeal. This is true for two reasons. First, trial courts often let issues which likely should be ...

Everyone involved in the handling or defense of construction defect claims is aware that arbitration is a common method of "resolution" of such claims. However, their is an all too common sequel to the hard-fought arbitration hearing when it becomes time to confirm or enforce the award at the courthouse. Unhappy parties to the arbitration, in an attempt to fish for evidence of one of the few reasons an award can be disturbed, may attempt to serve discovery in the trial court to the arbitrator, ...