E160 | A Complete Rewrite: What the New Summary Judgment Rule Means for Trial Lawyers and Judges

By D. Todd Smith on January 22, 2026

The Texas Supreme Court is taking comments on its rewritten summary judgment Rule 166a before the rule goes into effect on March 1. To help practitioners understand its implications, hosts…

Mandamus, Trial Courts, Trial Support

Reconsideration Strategies When the Trial Judge Has Left Office

By D. Todd Smith on February 24, 2025

“Reconsideration” is disfavored in Texas trial courts. The procedural rules don’t contemplate motions to reconsider, but lawyers still file them—usually when they’re convinced the trial judge got an important but…

Supersedeas

My Supersedeas Presentation to Creditors’ Counsel

By D. Todd Smith on April 24, 2025

This week, I had the privilege of presenting at the 23rd Annual Collections & Creditors’ Rights Course hosted by TexasBarCLE in Houston. My session, Superseding Judgments Pending Appeal, focused…

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Almost Legal History: The Texas Business Court’s First Jury Trial That Wasn’t

By D. Todd Smith on January 12, 2026

I was supposed to be in Fort Worth today for what would’ve been the Texas Business Court’s first-ever jury trial. After a final pretrial conference on Friday afternoon, the case…

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