The State Bar of Texas Women and the Law Section announced Hilda C. Galvan as the Sarah T. Hughes Women Lawyers of Achievement Award recipient and Kathryn Snapka as the Louise B. Raggio Award winner. Galvan and Snapka will be recognized at the section’s virtual annual meeting on June 4, 2021.… Continue Reading
The State Bar of Texas Women and the Law Section announced that Taylor Feldt, of SMU Dedman School of Law, took first place in the 2021 Texas Law Student Writing Competition. Brooke López, of UNT Dallas College of Law, earned second place honors. Feldt’s essay “Are Men and Women Treated Equally in the Workplace?: A … Continue Reading
The State Bar of Texas Women and the Law Section is seeking nominations for the Sarah T. Hughes Women Lawyers of Achievement Award and the Louise B. Raggio Award. The Sarah T. Hughes Women Lawyers of Achievement Award honors women attorneys who have achieved outstanding recognition in the profession and paved the way for others. … Continue Reading
The State Bar of Texas Women and the Law Section is now accepting submissions from current Texas law students for the 2021 Texas Law Student Writing Competition. Students entering the competition should submit an essay of 2,500 words or less on a topic that identifies and analyzes a legal challenge for women in Texas and/or … Continue Reading
The Dallas Women Lawyers Association, State Bar of Texas Women and the Law Section, Texas Trial Lawyers Association Women’s Caucus, and Texas Women Lawyers hosted a tribute on October 30 in honor of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who passed away on September 18, 2020.… Continue Reading
The State Bar of Texas Women and the Law Section is calling for Texas law students to participate in its 2020 Texas Law Student Writing Competition. The winning entrant will receive the 2020 Harriet E. Miers Writing Competition Award and $1,000 payable toward law school-related educational expenses. The second place finisher will receive $500 toward … Continue Reading
