The Supreme Court of Texas held an induction ceremony for new members of the State Bar of Texas on Monday at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin.
Tom Owens, the high scorer on the July 2013 bar exam, addressed the crowd before Chief Justice Nathan Hecht led licensees in the lawyer’s oath. State Bar of Texas President Lisa M. Tatum and Texas Young Lawyers Association President Kristy Blanchard welcomed the new lawyers to the profession.
The ceremony also featured the presentation of two awards. Megan Sheffield of the University of Texas School of Law received the Access to Justice Law Student Pro Bono Award, which honors a law student from an accredited Texas law school who has most enhanced the delivery of quality legal services to poor Texans and underserved communities.
St. Mary’s University School of Law received the Access to Justice Law School Commitment to Service Award, which honors an accredited law school in Texas that has made significant and innovative strides toward increasing access to justice.
Pictured: Tom Owens, front right, and other new attorneys take the lawyer’s oath Monday at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin.
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