Arlington, TX
Litigation Lawyer at Arlington, TX
Practice Areas: Litigation, Appeals, Family
OUTCOME: Reversed on appeal
Ms. Laster was the court-appointed appellate attorney for the father. The termination of the father's parental rights was reversed on appeal based upon trial court's conduct which violated the father' ... s due process rights and right to an impartial fact-finder.
OUTCOME: Dismissed, but established the right of court appointed attorneys in parental termination cases to appeal the nonpayment of their attorney's fees to the Administrative Judge pursuant to Section 26.05 of the Texas Criminal Code
Attorney sought payment of attorney's fees for work done as a court appointed appellate attorney in a termination of parental rights case after the trial judge failed to pay four of the attorney's five ... invoices for two appeals.
OUTCOME: Trial Court Judgment was Reversed and Remanded by the Fifth Dallas Court of Appeals. Appeal was succesful based upon the facts of client's case. Client won a new trial.
Dorothea Laster was appointed to represent the mother in her appeal of the CPS's termination of her parental rights from the 256th Court in Dallas. Among other things Appellant claimed that Family Cod ... e 161.001(1)(M) was unconstitutionally retroactive as applied to her (the child's mother) as a basis for termination of her parental rights. The Appellate Court agreed. Sister case, In Re M.T. One opinion was rendered for both cases.
OUTCOME: Trial Judgment of Termination was Reversed and Remanded by Fifth Dallas Court of Appeals. Appeal was successful based upon the specific facts of client's case. Client won a new trial.
Dorothea Laster was appointed to represent the mother in her appeal of the CPS's termination of her parental rights from the 256th Court in Dallas. Among other things Appellant claimed that Family Cod ... e 161.001(1)(M) was unconstitutionally retroactive as applied to her (the child's mother) as a basis for termination of her parental rights. The Appellate Court agreed. Sister case was In Re N.L.T. One opinion was rendered for both cases.
OUTCOME: Judgment from U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas for client Halupka against Defendant FedEx on claims of reverse discrimination in employment.
Reverse discrimination case in the Federal U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Several day jury trial.
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