The State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting saw a changing of the guard in the leadership of the State Bar and Texas Young Lawyers Association.… Continue Reading
One of the highlights of last week's State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting in Dallas was the mock trial of Lee Harvey Oswald for the 1963 killing of President John F. Kennedy. The mock trial, which ended in a hung jury, will be the subject of an hour-long special broadcast at 4 p.m. Saturday, June 29, on WFAA in Dallas.… Continue Reading
The director of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum spoke Friday during a keynote speech at the Bench Bar Breakfast, part of the State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas.… Continue Reading
TYLA started off an evening to remember with a reception on Friday, June 21, at the State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting. 2012-2013 President C.E. Rhodes spoke from the heart when he touched upon all of the people who have supported him along the way. 2012-2013 President Kristy Blanchard graciously accepted the challenge of leading … Continue Reading
Author Brian A. Garner, who has spent a lifetime examining and interpreting the written word, talked about his recent book co-authored with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia to a packed room on Friday, July 21, at the State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting. Garner, the editor-in-chief of Black’s Law Dictionary, said he worked for … Continue Reading
“We are looking at the whole world—and still looking at Switzerland,” Kathryn Keneally, assistant attorney general with the Department of Justice Tax Division, told a crowded house at a Q&A session Friday, June 21, at the State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting. Keneally talked about the goings-on offshore and while she couldn’t comment on upcoming … Continue Reading
DALLAS--Justice Samuel Alito offered a glimpse into the inner workings of the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday during the State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting.… Continue Reading
Dallas-native Walter Sutton, associate general counsel for Wal-Mart Stores Inc., moderated a panel discussion on corporations and diverse outside counsel at the State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting on June 20. Sutton, who received the 2013 Spirit of Excellence Award from the American Bar Association Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession, stressed … Continue Reading
"You have to stick your neck out every once in a while if you believe in what you are doing," Supreme Court of Texas Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson told the graduating class of LeadershipSBOT at an awards ceremony on Thursday, June 20, at the State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting in Dallas. Jefferson talked … Continue Reading
Lawyer-turned-historical author David O. Stewart talked about the impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson and the treason trial of Aaron Burr to a crowd at the State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting on June 20, 2013. As Stewart flipped through images of historical people in American politics, he pointed out that the trial of Andrew Johnson was the first … Continue Reading
ARLINGTON--U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, in town for the State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, threw out the first pitch Wednesday night as the Texas Rangers hosted the division rival Oakland Athletics.… Continue Reading
We recently blogged about Austin broadcast journalist Lynn Boswell's new documentary on race and university admissions, which premiered last month on KLRU-TV. We can now report that the film, "Admissions on Trial: Seven Decades of Race and Higher Education," is online for viewing anytime.… Continue Reading
A former Texas Young Lawyers Association leader has written a book to help women apply corporate leadership research and wisdom to the field of law.… Continue Reading
For San Antonio attorney Rafael Baca, the State Bar Lawyer Referral and Information Service (LRIS) provides opportunities for him to help and talk to people from all areas of the state.… Continue Reading
