Free legal resources are available to low-income individuals affected by flooding in the Central Texas counties included in the federal disaster declaration of July 6 and the state disaster declarations of July 4 and 5. Texas RioGrande Legal Aid is providing a toll-free legal hotline (833-329-8752) for low-income individuals affected by the disaster who need … Continue Reading
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid and the Texas Disaster Legal Task Force will co-host a free one-hour CLE on Zoom titled “Legal Response After Disaster: Assisting Survivors of the Hill Country Floods,” at noon CST on July 21. This CLE is aimed at equipping attorneys with the knowledge to assist survivors in navigating post-disaster legal issues. … Continue Reading
The Houston Bar Foundation (HBF) launched its new Community Grants Program, supporting projects that address the legal needs of residents in the greater Houston area, according to a press release. The announcement is the culmination of two years of strategic planning by the HBF Board of Directors. Under the leadership of 2023 HBF Chair Monica … Continue Reading
The Austin Bar Foundation (ABF) announced the development and implementation of a Crisis Assistance Pilot program (CAP) designed to assist lawyers in the greater Austin area who need to temporarily step away from practice, according to a press release. This program was formed in connection with various stakeholders in the legal community to fill the … Continue Reading
In conjunction with the Association of American Law Schools Southwest and several attending Texas and out-of-state law schools, the University of Houston Law Center will host a one-day series of panels and interviews revolving around the prospects of becoming a law professor, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, August 13, at the UH … Continue Reading
The Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program, an initiative of the Dallas Bar Association, Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, and local lawyers, is hosting free virtual and in-person legal clinics for eligible Dallas County residents throughout July.… Continue Reading
SOUTH TEXAS — Free legal resources are available from Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) to low-income individuals affected by the March 24-26 storms and flooding in four Texas counties included in the federal disaster declaration May 21. These counties include Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, and Willacy. Eligible survivors who sustained disaster-caused damage may qualify for FEMA … Continue Reading
The State Bar of Texas Legal Services to the Poor in Criminal Matters Committee announced Texas A&M University’s Public Policy Research Institute (PPRI) as the 2025 recipient of the Michael K. Moore Award for Excellence in Research or Writing in the Area of Indigent Criminal Defense. The Office of Capital and Forensic Writs (OCFW), based … Continue Reading
The State Bar of Texas Legal Services to the Poor in Civil Matters Committee announced its 2025 Pro Bono Excellence award winners. Judge Roy B. Ferguson, of Houston, received the Judge Merrill Hartman Pro Bono Judge Award; Christina Yarnell, of Austin, received the Frank J. Scurlock Award; Ricardo Loza, of San Antonio, received the J. … Continue Reading
Texas attorneys elected G. David Smith, of Rockwall, to be president-elect of the State Bar of Texas and Armin Salek, of Austin, as president-elect of the Texas Young Lawyers Association during a monthlong voting period that ended today. Smith received 52.03% — 8,541 — of the 16,417 votes cast during the monthlong voting period that … Continue Reading
The State Bar of Texas Board of Directors will meet at 8 a.m. on April 25 at the Houston Marriott Sugar Land in Sugar Land. The meeting is open to the public and will be broadcast live on the State Bar of Texas YouTube channel. The meeting agenda is available here. Among the agenda items, … Continue Reading
The Appellate Section of the State Bar of Texas is now accepting nominations for this year’s Texas Appellate Hall of Fame class. The Hall of Fame posthumously honors advocates and judges who made a lasting mark on appellate practice in the state of Texas. The section will honor the Hall of Fame inductees in a … Continue Reading
Supreme Court of Texas Senior Justice Debra Lehrmann will receive the Samuel Pessarra Outstanding Jurist Award from the Texas Bar Foundation during the foundation’s annual dinner on June 20 at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort in San Antonio. The award recognizes active or retired federal or state judges with “an exceptional reputation … Continue Reading
The latest group to be certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization (TBLS) was inducted at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center in Austin on March 14. Spanning 36 specialty areas, inductees included 206 attorneys and 49 paralegals. “Becoming board-certified in your specialty area, you are providing your clients with the best legal … Continue Reading
Sharon Sandle, director of the Law Practice Resources Division of the State Bar of Texas, is the recipient of the 2025 Pat Nester Innovation in Professional Development Award. This award was established by the State Bar of Texas CLE Committee in 2017 and recognizes an individual whose innovative contributions have substantially advanced continuing legal education … Continue Reading
The State Bar of Texas Executive Committee will meet at 10 a.m. CDT on March 25 at the Texas Law Center in Austin. The meeting is open to the public and will be streamed live on the State Bar of Texas YouTube page. The agenda can be viewed here. The meeting materials are available here. … Continue Reading
Six Texas attorneys have been selected as recipients of the “Standing Ovation Award” from TexasBarCLE. The lawyers were chosen based on their exceptional volunteer contributions to CLE programing in 2024. “TexasBarCLE is grateful to all our volunteers for their dedication to the continuing education of their peers. But every year, a few go above and beyond,” … Continue Reading
The Texas Bar Foundation (TBF) announced the recipients of its 2025 slate of awards. Each year, the foundation honors those who exemplify the highest standards of the legal profession and are nominated and selected based on their outstanding contributions to the legal field and dedication to justice. This year’s recipients will be recognized at the … Continue Reading
The team from Frisco Career and Technical Education Center, in Frisco won first place at the 46th annual Texas High School Mock Trial Competition on March 8 at the George Allen Courthouse in Dallas, according to a press release. This is the Frisco team’s first state championship after finishing runner-up the last three years. Frisco … Continue Reading
Volunteer attorneys will be available to answer legal questions on Wednesdays in March through the Dallas Bar Association’s LegalLine E-Clinic. The clinics, which run from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., are free of cost. A volunteer attorney will call a participant for up to 15 minutes of legal advice. No attorney-client relationship will be established. … Continue Reading
Sara Keith, senior legal counsel to Shell USA, Inc., is the 2025 Houston Bar Foundation (HBF) chair. Keith succeeded 2024 HBF Chair Linda Hester at the foundation’s annual luncheon held at Hotel ZaZa Museum District on February 13, according to a press release. “I am incredibly honored to serve as the 2025 chair of the … Continue Reading
The Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ) and Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA) want to hear from law students and practicing attorneys across the country about their law school and legal experience. Your perspective will help inform the Committee on Legal Education and Admissions Reform (CLEAR) as it works to develop recommendations to improve bar … Continue Reading
The State Bar of Texas Board of Directors will meet at 9 a.m. on January 24 at the Texas Law Center in Austin. The meeting is open to the public and will be broadcast live on the State Bar of Texas YouTube channel. The meeting agenda is available here. Among the agenda items, the board … Continue Reading
The Dallas Bar Association (DBA) will host the inauguration of its 116th president, Vicki D. Blanton, on January 25 at the Dallas Omni Hotel. Blanton, assistant vice president and senior legal counsel for AT&T Inc., has been on the DBA Board of Directors for many years and has served on a variety of DBA committees … Continue Reading
