Dallas attorney Peter S. Vogel has been named the recipient of a State Bar of Texas award that honors people who make substantial contributions to continuing legal education.… Continue Reading
A documentary on the debate over how universities select their students premiered Thursday night on KLRU-TV in Austin and will be shown again at 1:30 p.m. Sunday.… Continue Reading
Dallas County residents who meet certain financial guidelines can get free legal advice and consultation at one of nine clinics the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program will host in June.… Continue Reading
The State Bar of Texas Women and the Law Section has chosen the Human Rights Initiative of North Texas as the 2013 winner of the newly named Louise B. Raggio Award.… Continue Reading
On May 20, the State Bar received a call and an email from an attorney in McKinney about a scam email that he received on May 18. He also reported that there are posts from lawyers in California and Florida stating they have received identical inquiries and attachments.… Continue Reading
Human trafficking is a major problem in Texas and throughout the United States, and fighting it requires people working together to identify victims and get them the help they need, panelists said Friday during an event at the Texas Supreme Court.… Continue Reading
The president of Mongolia's top lawyers' association was in Dallas-Fort Worth on Friday for meetings on how to improve the country's bar and implement its newly adopted Bar Act.… Continue Reading
Judge Patrick Higginbotham of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit and Dallas attorney Nina Cortell of Haynes and Boone are being honored as the 2013 recipients of the Chief Justice Jack Pope Professionalism Awards.… Continue Reading
There will be a run-off election for State Bar of Texas President-elect held from May 9 through May 23 between Trey Apffel and Steve Fischer. The run-off election will cease at 5 p.m. on May 23. Rebekah Steely Brooker of Dallas is 2013-2014 president-elect of the Texas Young Lawyers Association.… Continue Reading
