On Friday, May 30, Dallas attorney and author Talmage Boston will moderate a discussion titled “Let’s Talk Baseball” at the University Club of Washington in Washington D.C. The panel will feature U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, New York Times columnist David Brooks, ESPN baseball analyst Tim Kurkjian, USA Today columnist Christine Brennan, and Washington … Continue Reading
The Texas judiciary has plans to develop a Judicial Civics and Education Center and, because of a $50,000 grant from the Texas Bar Foundation, the project is now in the design phase. Anticipated to be located in the entry-level corridor of the Tom C. Clark Building within the Capitol Complex, the education center is expected … Continue Reading
Members of the judiciary, regulatory, and academic communities will join together to engage with practitioners and discuss the latest legislative and case law updates, rule changes, and other timely topics during the 9th Annual Advanced Texas Administrative Law Seminar. The event will take place Aug. 21-22 at the AT&T Conference Center in Austin and is … Continue Reading
M. Carter Crow assumed the office of president for the Houston Bar Association on May 15 during the group’s annual dinner meeting at River Oaks Country Club. Crow, partner-in-charge of the Houston office of Norton Rose Fulbright, succeeds David Chaumette to lead the nation’s fifth largest metropolitan bar association. A member of the HBA Board … Continue Reading
The Texas Bar Foundation has awarded a $2,500 grant to the San Antonio Bar Association’s Community Justice Program to fund the purchase of five new scanners for use in the program’s pro bono family law clinics and tech center. The scanners will help staff and volunteers e-file pleadings to the Bexar County District Clerk’s office, … Continue Reading
Across the Lone Star State, there are nearly 6 million low-income citizens who need and seek help for legal problems. Due to limited resources, assistance is available for less than 20 percent of them. This October, through a grant from the Texas Bar Foundation, the Texas Access to Justice Commission will host the Law Student … Continue Reading
On May 29, 2014, the Dallas Bar Association will host its annual Law Student Professionalism Program to educate future attorneys on embodying the ideals of the Texas Lawyer’s Creed and the Guidelines of Professional Courtesy. “Both future and practicing lawyers face the same issue,” said Kathryne Morris, an associate at Strasburger and Price and co-vice … Continue Reading
A State Bar of Texas project educating elementary students on important firsts in U.S. and Texas history has been awarded a National Association of Bar Executives LexisNexis Community and Educational Outreach Award. The award honors outstanding bar public service and law-related education programs.… Continue Reading
More than 50 authors—55 to be exact—submitted entries to the Texas Bar Journal Short Story Contest, proving that a one-year hiatus was long enough. Numerous writers—and readers—evidently have been clamoring for creative prose. To keep the contest fair and impartial, author names were removed from each entry and replaced with numbers. Two panels of judges … Continue Reading
Veterans who need legal advice or assistance can visit a free legal clinic on Saturday, May 31 at the VA Outpatient Clinic, 1200 W. Main St., in Tomball.… Continue Reading
The Houston-based Allied Advocates Foundation raised more than $90,000 for cancer research May 2 through its Second Annual Clays on the Brazos sporting clay tournament at the Rio Brazos Hunting Preserve in Simonton, west of Houston.… Continue Reading
I could not open my eyes. I could hear someone calling my name but I didn't recognize the voice. I let myself drift back into unconsciousness.… Continue Reading
Veterans who need legal advice or assistance can visit a free legal clinic on Saturday, May 17 in Lake Jackson in conjunction with the Veterans Legal Initiative, a coalition of local bar associations providing pro bono legal services to U.S. veterans in 17 Texas counties.… Continue Reading
A Texas Young Lawyers Association film project highlighting the problem of human trafficking has been named a Silver winner, the highest honor, in the 35th Annual Telly Awards.… Continue Reading
By now, the basic narrative of the Michael Morton story is well known. A Texas man serves nearly 25 years in prison for his wife's murder, only to be set free after DNA tests exonerate him. But to know the facts is different from feeling their emotional weight.… Continue Reading
 Searching for the latest on patent law post-grant proceedings? Look no further than your smartphone. Fish Richardson, a global firm with offices in Austin, Dallas, and Houston, has launched the “Fish Post-Grant” app for iOS and Android. The free application features details of post-grant proceedings, with timelines and related articles; archives of webinars; news alerts; … Continue Reading
Austin recently played host to the Texas Citizen Bee Finals, a statewide civics education competition funded by the Hatton W. Sumners Foundation.… Continue Reading
The open waters that surround the comforting stability of the continents are considered by many to be powerful, plentiful, and unpredictable. Seas and oceans have their own unique set of commerce, issues, and visitors—from oil drillers and fishermen to recreational boaters and pirates—and thus are governed by highly specialized maritime law. Houston attorney Arthur Schechter … Continue Reading
