Don’t have time to read the entire June issue of the Texas Bar Journal? Go straight to our editorial staff’s must-reads. Don’t forget to check out Memorials, Disciplinary Actions, and Movers and Shakers.… Continue Reading
Before the first ballot was cast in November, TYLA directors and officers broke from their office calendars and court dockets to make Vote America! presentations to high school seniors across Texas. Vote America! attempts to inspire civic engagement among high school students. In South Texas, the City of McAllen, McAllen Independent School District, and Hidalgo … Continue Reading
McAllen community leaders recently proclaimed October 3-7 “Vote America! Rally Week,” in support of the Texas Young Lawyers Association civics education project ahead of the upcoming voter registration deadline. TYLA’s Vote America! project aims to educate students about the fights for equality and democracy throughout U.S. history in an effort to remind them of their … Continue Reading
The Texas Young Lawyers Association took home four national awards at the American Bar Association Annual Meeting last week in San Francisco, California. The ABA’s Young Lawyers Division presents the Awards of Achievement every year to state and local young lawyer associations that have expended considerable time and effort on outreach projects that meaningfully impact … Continue Reading
Celebrate the start of a new bar year with the June issue of the Texas Bar Journal. Our editors chose the top four must-reads for this month, plus Disciplinary Actions and Memorials.… Continue Reading
The city of McAllen declared May 19 “Strength in Unity Day” at its commission meeting Monday night in recognition of the Texas Young Lawyers Association’s Strength in Unity project. TYLA’s effort aims to bridge the gap between law enforcement officers and the communities they serve.… Continue Reading
Harvard Law School won the very first National Trial Competition 41 years ago and the school repeated its performance this year. The National Trial Competition, hosted by the Texas Young Lawyers Association in partnership with the American College of Trial Lawyers, is the largest mock trial competition in the country.… Continue Reading
The State Bar of Texas and Texas Young Lawyers Association invited local bar associations and young lawyer affiliates to participate in the statewide Law Day editorial, photo, and poster contests to celebrate the importance of law and its impact on our nation and local communities. This year’s Law Day theme, Miranda: More than Words, encouraged student … Continue Reading
On the morning of November 16, the State Bar of Texas will congratulate and administer the oath of office to hundreds of incoming attorneys at the New Lawyer Induction Ceremony, held at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin at 10 a.m. Almost 2,000 test-takers passed the July 2015 Texas Bar Exam and are eligible to … Continue Reading
Lakeway Municipal Court Judge Kevin Madison is hosting public viewings of the Texas Young Lawyers Association’s video series “The Unconscious Truth: The Physical and Legal Effects of Underage Binge Drinking,” beginning Wednesday. Madison also is requiring all minor defendants with deferred disposition probation orders involving alcohol possession or consumption to attend and watch the videos during … Continue Reading
Legal groups across Texas have created innovative ways for lawyers to help fill the access to justice gap in rural areas. “There are fewer lawyers in rural communities to help meet the need on a pro bono basis,” said Trish McAllister, executive director of the Texas Access to Justice Commission. “Coupled with geographic challenges, people … Continue Reading
Editor’s Note: This article coincides with the Texas Bar Journal’s feature story on law practices in small towns and rural communities, published in the July 2015 issue. Statistics on Texas lawyers reveal some interesting trends of the dispersal of the legal workforce. The state has a ratio of one attorney for every 312 citizens, and … Continue Reading
On the morning of May 11, the State Bar of Texas will congratulate and administer the oath of office to more than 700 incoming attorneys at the New Lawyer Induction Ceremony, held at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin at 10 a.m. If you are a newly licensed attorney or a proud family member or … Continue Reading
The Texas Young Lawyers Association is proud to announce Interns Across Texas, a free program aimed at creating judicial internships for law school students all across the state.… Continue Reading
Although the crime is fictitious and the attorneys, witnesses, jurors, and judges are acting, the courtroom drama at the annual National Trial Competition is very real to the law students navigating what will soon become an integral part of their careers. The students, who play either the role of prosecuting attorney or defense attorney, have … Continue Reading
Young lawyers learned useful information regarding marketing, networking, client development, and the importance of pro bono work, and heard advice from judges and experienced courtroom advocates, during a CLE program Friday in Austin.… Continue Reading
This Saturday, the Texas Young Lawyers Association is hosting its Know Your Rights/Conozco Sus Derechos! free legal clinic from 9 a.m. to noon at the Mexican Consulate in Houston. Attorneys will be available to meet one-on-one with clients at no cost, and presentations will be given—all in Spanish—on a range of pertinent issues, such as … Continue Reading
When Natalie Cobb Koehler was a student at South Texas College of Law in Houston, she decided that she would move back home to practice law. Koehler and her family now live on an oak- and cedar-covered ranch in Cranfills Gap in Central Texas, where her kids show animals in 4H and her husband co-stars … Continue Reading
The 2014 Bar Leaders Conference, held in Houston on August 1-2, was filled with speakers and presentations aiming to strengthen, inspire, and celebrate local bar associations—all while participants earned CLE credit. Each day, attendees could choose from a diverse selection of panels, with topics ranging from Law Related Education and Access to Justice to mentoring … Continue Reading
A new multimedia project from the Texas Young Lawyers Association (TYLA) will educate young people about the dangers and real-life consequences of substance abuse.… Continue Reading
The Rev. Peter Johnson, a prominent Dallas civil rights activist, will offer insights from his lifelong work of promoting non-violence and civil rights at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16 at the Texas Young Lawyers Association Diversity Dinner in Fort Worth.… Continue Reading
Attorneys can learn how to handle a tax controversy case, audit techniques and procedures, and other helpful information at a free CLE program Feb. 7 in Houston.… Continue Reading
A former Texas Young Lawyers Association leader has written a book to help women apply corporate leadership research and wisdom to the field of law.… Continue Reading
Inside: C.E. Rhodes, Priscilla Camacho, Victor Villarreal, and Sam Houston on how they are getting the word out to students about the TYLA project What Do Lawyers Do? Plus: A look at social host liability in Texas, a new book by James L. Haley on the history of the Texas Supreme Court, a video that … Continue Reading
