Texas Young Lawyers Association President Victor A. Flores received the Texas City Attorneys Association Susan Rocha Award for Outstanding Public Service by an Assistant City Attorney at the annual summer conference June 19-21 in San Antonio.
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50 Years to Make a Bad Year Better
This January 26, 1969, photograph is the only known photo taken in Vietnam of Lee Roy Herron, the Marine in the right foreground wearing glasses and holding a small Bible in his hands. (Marine Corps photo, taken by Pfc. C. E. Sickler Jr. on Jan. 26, 1969, at Fire Support Base Razor in Vietnam)
Over a lifetime we learn that certain years are worse than others. Sometimes we wish that we could relive the bad years and make different choices. Other times we become motivated to make up for previous failures or to right a wrong.
DVAP hosts free legal clinics for Dallas County residents in July
The Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program, an initiative of the Dallas Bar Association and Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, is hosting 9 free legal clinics for county residents who meet financial guidelines. The clinics, which will be held throughout July, will offer legal advice and consultation in civil matters. Continue Reading
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Scams Continue to Target Texas Attorneys
Update 6/24/2019: We received a report of another scam. An attorney was contacted by a scammer who requested to retain the attorney’s representation for a dog bite case. The scammer claimed they were bit by a dog, that the dog’s owner had agreed to pay a settlement for medical expenses, and that the dog owner had not yet paid. The attorney was also contacted by the person claiming to be the dog owner, who was part of the scam. The dog owner claimed to want to pay the settlement to the scammer through the attorney and out of court. The scammer also used photos from a news story in the UK that they claimed showed the dog bite. This same scam has been reported in other states, with the scammer using different cities where the dog bite incident occurred.
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Texas Capital Bank joins Texas Access to Justice Foundation Prime Partner Bank program
Texas Capital Bank is the newest member of the Texas Access to Justice Foundation’s Prime Partner Bank program.
Prime Partner banks and credit unions voluntarily pay higher interest rates for Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts, or IOLTA, to raise money for civil legal aid and to support improvements to the justice system.
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State Bar board to meet June 12-13 in Austin
The State Bar of Texas Board of Directors will meet June 12-13 in Austin.
The Wednesday meeting will begin at 1 p.m. at the JW Marriott Lone Star Ballroom D, 110 E. 2ndSt. The Thursday meeting will begin at 9 a.m. at the same location.
Members of the public are welcome to attend.
Click here to view the meeting agendas and materials.
Fifth Circuit seeks comments on proposed rule changes
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit is accepting comments about proposed amendments to 5th Circuit Procedures 6, 8, 11, 15, 18, 19, and 20.
Read the full notice, which includes the proposed redline changes, on the court’s website.
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In Memoriam – May 2019
The State Bar of Texas’ Membership Department was informed in May 2019 of the deaths of these members. We join the officers and directors of the State Bar in expressing our deepest sympathy. Continue Reading
Lawyers Are Leaders: Applying the Air Force’s Core Values to Your Daily Practice
Several months ago, I read an article published in the Texas Bar Journal that identified the waning perception of lawyers as leaders in society (“Lawyers as Citizen Leaders,” by Leon Jaworski, February 2018, pp. 90-93). This reality continues to haunt me. In a world desperate for leadership, lawyers are—and must continue to be—leaders. Members of the Judge Advocate General’s Corps provide a seminal example of leadership in the legal profession. For military officers/JAGs, leadership is an inherent duty. Unlike military officers, however, lawyers are not taught leadership nor equipped with a given set of principles in which to apply to one’s daily practice. This article seeks to change that. For members of the U.S. Air Force, three “core values” provide the bedrock of service and leadership. These principles equally apply to the larger legal profession. Incorporating these “core values” into your daily practice offers an excellent way to work toward leaving a legacy of leadership for our society and future legal practitioners.
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June must-reads
We had fun this spring and hope you did too. For a look at what we’ve been up to, check out the June issue of the Texas Bar Journal, in which we introduce the bar’s new leadership and showcase the work of some very talented attorney authors and students K-12. Don’t forget to read Movers and Shakers, Memorials, and Disciplinary Actions. Continue Reading