Dallas, TX (ContentDesk via ContentDesk Direct ) July 20, 2006 -- Baron & Budd, P.C. attorney Ellen Presby will speak on the topic of Sanctions for Discovery Abuse: When and How to Invoke the Courts Power at the Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course held today and tomorrow in Houston and July 27 - 28 in Dallas. Baron & Budd attorney Kevin McHargue and Presby are co-authors of the paper that Presby will present. The program is sponsored by the University of Houston Law Foundation. Presby, a shareholder with Baron & Budd, serves as lead counsel in complex toxic tort and pharmaceutical cases.

McHargue, also a shareholder with the firm, manages Baron & Budds appellate section.About Baron & Budd, P.C.:Since 1977, the law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C. has championed the rights of people and communities harmed by corporate misconduct. With over 80 attorneys and offices in Texas, California, Ohio, Louisiana and New York, Baron & Budd enjoys a national reputation as a leader of the plaintiffs bar. The firm represents individuals with mesothelioma and other diseases caused by asbestos; leukemia and lymphoma caused by benzene; and injuries caused by other toxic substances and pharmaceuticals. The firm also represents water authorities seeking clean-up costs for drinking water contamination; securities investors defrauded by corporate wrongdoing; and consumers.

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