Late Houston attorney Alistair B. Dawson was posthumously named a recipient of the 2026 Texas Legal Legend award during a ceremony held at South Texas College of Law Houston on April 23. The award, presented by the State Bar of Texas Litigation Section, recognizes Texas lawyers who have demonstrated exceptional professional skill and a lifelong … Continue Reading
Texas attorneys elected Sarah Clower Keathley of Corsicana to be president-elect of the State Bar of Texas. Keathley received 52.59%—8,014—of the 15,239 votes cast during the monthlong voting period that ended April 30. Her opponent, Ray Thomas, of McAllen, received 47.41%, or 7,225 votes. Keathley will be sworn in as president-elect during a State Bar of Texas Board of Directors meeting … Continue Reading
The State Bar of Texas Board of Directors on Friday voted to select Steve Chiscano as chair-elect. Chiscano, a shareholder in Chiscano Hossa & Calve in San Antonio, will take office in June and serve as chair until June 2027. Chiscano was elected in 2024 to serve as a director on the State Bar Board … Continue Reading
The State Bar of Texas Board of Directors will meet at 8 a.m. on April 24 at the Bevy Hotel in Boerne. The meeting is open to the public and will be broadcast live on the State Bar of Texas YouTube channel. The agenda can be viewed here. Among the agenda items, the board will vote to elect the new chair of the Board of Directors for 2026-27, consider and discuss acceptance and acknowledgement of acceptance of contributions … Continue Reading
Texas attorneys will choose new leaders in an election beginning April 1. Voting will continue throughout the month, with results announced April 30. Voting will take place electronically. Attorneys should look for an email April 1 from the State Bar’s election service provider, Election Services Corporation, with voting instructions. Alternatively, they can visit the bar’s … Continue Reading
The State Bar of Texas Executive Committee will meet at 10 a.m. CDT on March 31 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. Among other agenda items, the committee will hear updates on the SBOT 2026-2027 proposed budget and the president-elect and district director elections. … Continue Reading
At its quarterly meeting in Fort Worth Friday, the State Bar of Texas Board of Directors voted to approve Sarah Clower Keathley and Ray Thomas as candidates for 2026-2027 president-elect. Keathley and Thomas will appear on the ballot in April 2026 along with any certified petition candidates. Presently there are no additional president-elect candidates, although members have until … Continue Reading
The State Bar of Texas Board of Directors will meet at 8 a.m. on January 30 at the Hilton Fort Worth in Fort Worth. The meeting is open to the public and will be broadcast live on the State Bar of Texas YouTube channel. The agenda can be viewed here. Among the agenda items, the board will hear the announcement of candidates for chair of the 2026-2027 Board of … Continue Reading
The State Bar of Texas Executive Committee will meet at 10 a.m. CST on January 8 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. Among other agenda items, the committee will consider and discuss … Continue Reading
The State Bar of Texas Board of Directors Nominations and Elections Subcommittee voted on November 20 to recommend Sarah Clower Keathley, of Corsicana, and Ray Thomas, of McAllen, as candidates for 2026-2027 State Bar president-elect. If the board approves their nominations, Keathley and Thomas would appear on the ballot in April 2026 along with any … Continue Reading
On Veterans Day, Gov. Greg Abbott delivered remarks and administered the New Lawyer Oath at the Governor’s Mansion to Texas veterans who will now begin their careers in law. “All of us owe an extraordinary debt of gratitude for everybody who served,” Abbott said in a press release. “Without our military might, we wouldn’t have … Continue Reading
Former State Bar of Texas President G. Thomas Vick Jr. was named a Distinguished Alumnus of Austin College in Sherman during a dinner held on October 17. Vick, a 1977 graduate of Austin College, served as president of the State Bar of Texas from 2017 to 2018. Vick also served as chair of the Texas … Continue Reading
The State Bar of Texas has announced a partnership with Rev, one of the world’s leading platforms for legal transcription accuracy and secure discovery review. Through this partnership, the 116,000-plus members of the State Bar of Texas will have access to discounted annual subscriptions to Rev’s AI platform, which provides secure and reliable transcription and … Continue Reading
The State Bar of Texas Board of Directors will meet at 8 a.m. on September 26 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
All State Bar of Texas members have free access to legal research through vLex Fastcase. Join vLex Fastcase for its Q2 2025 webinar series to learn more about this member benefit. May 6: Introduction to vLex Fastcase (1 hour), register here. May 28: Advanced Search Strategies (30 minutes), register here. May 13: Vincent AI’s Powerful … 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 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
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Former Judge L. Clifford Davis, the oldest living African American attorney in Texas, received a Presidential Commendation from the State Bar of Texas on October 12, in celebration of his lifelong dedication to public service and integrity in the law. Davis celebrated his 100th birthday on the same day he received the commendation. State Bar … Continue Reading
The State Bar of Texas took home two awards at the 2024 Communications Section Workshop of NABE: The Association for Bar Professionals. Texas Bar Journal Managing Editor Patricia McConnico received the 2024 Anne Charles Award for Distinguished Service, one of the section’s top honors. The award is presented to a section member who has made … Continue Reading
Update 11/4/2024: Due to popular demand, vLex Fastcase has added a second webinar to demonstrate the platform’s new features to members of the State Bar of Texas. Webinar Details: Date: December 9 Time: Noon to 1 p.m. CST Register here Original post 10/21/2024: Since 2014, Fastcase’s legal research has been one of the most important … Continue Reading
As the Supreme Court of Texas prepares to finalize rules that would allow licensed legal paraprofessionals and court-access assistants to provide limited legal services for low-income individuals, the State Bar of Texas Board of Directors has approved a series of comments on the preliminary rules for the court’s consideration. Meeting in Lubbock for their quarterly … Continue Reading
The State Bar of Texas Board of Directors will meet at 8 a.m. on September 27 at the Overton Hotel & Conference Center in Lubbock. 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 and the board packet materials … Continue Reading
