Well, with the courts open and running, attorneys attending their hearings via Zoom, and other than postponement with all but essential jury trials, the legal system in Texas never did shut down. Couldn't. Not sure his tactic/meaning for the "office" unless prior for Dallas County, staff all had to work remotely. Otherwise, he changed nothing. Might still be limited to essential staff, or staff that can work remotely, but law offices don't have "open" and "closed" signs on their doors, well, at least any worth hiring :)
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- Sat May 09, 2020 9:06 am
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- Sat May 09, 2020 8:12 am
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May be fake FB news or hyperbolic judge. Financial, legal, and accounting services were already part of the State's and Dallas County's "essential businesses" exemptions. Abbott listed by Order the businesses, and business functions, that could "re-open", whereas those that never were ordered closed to begin with would not need be part of the Order.The Annoyed Man wrote: ↑Sat May 09, 2020 7:57 amSomeone needs to bring this to Gov Abbott's attention, so that Clay Jenkins can get slapped down ASAP. The arrogance of officialdom must be curtailed.chasfm11 wrote: ↑Sat May 09, 2020 7:53 am On my Facebook feed last night was a copy of the letter from Judge Jenkins which said that since Gov. Abbott had not listed lawyers on the list of businesses that could open, law offices could not. Of course, the wags posting it and commenting on it suggested that the letter was retaliation for a lawyer having gotten the hair salon owner so quickly through the Texas Supreme Court.
So unless Dallas and Dallas county have stopped arresting people (humor intended), the order seems to lean toward denying people their right to representation. I realize that lawyers don't need offices to get people out of jail but paralegals are used to do the leg work for legal actions and if the assistants cannot be in the offices to do that research, cases can be impacted.