Navigation Since the spring, Geoffrey Hinkson and I have been working on our tentatively titled yearlong saga, “The Chris Spendlove Chronicles.” It’s a title so new and tentative, Geoffrey doesn’t even know about it! Our main goal is to showcase a freshman attorney navigating year one under interesting circumstances. Ultimately, we’ll have an article in […]
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Suellen Perry named Law-Related Education Teacher of the Year
Suellen Perry, a legal studies career and technical education instructor at Henderson High School in Henderson, Texas, has been named a Law-Related Education Teacher of the Year by the American Lawyers Alliance, a nonprofit whose mission is to promote understanding and appreciation of the law and the American legal system. Perry, a graduate of UC […]
State Bar of Texas President Cindy Tisdale receives 2023 Dan Price Award for outstanding contributions to Texas family law
Cindy Tisdale State Bar of Texas President Cindy Tisdale was honored with the 2023 Dan Price Award by the State Bar of Texas Family Law Section. This award highlights her accomplishments within the realm of Texas family law as well as her impact on the Family Law Section over the past year, according to a […]
Dallas Bar Association names Charla Aldous a Living Legend
The Dallas Bar Association, or DBA, has named trial lawyer Charla Aldous among its Living Legends, highlighting her major courtroom wins, career successes, and legal strategy. The DBA’s Living Legends series honors Dallas lawyers who have vaulted to the forefront of the profession through dedication and courtroom success. Other DBA Living Legends include former Supreme […]
Local Bar Leaders speaker series emphasizes second chances, recovery from burnout
The Local Bar Leaders Conference began with a theme of second chances. “The last time I saw Judge (Richard G. Kopf), my daughter was running off with the gavel he used to sentence me,” Shon Hopwood said during the opening luncheon. Hopwood’s first stint with the law began with a 10-year stint in federal […]
Jerry Kolander receives Justice G. Denton Distinguished Lawyer Award
By Terry Greenberg When Jerry Kolander grew up in Amarillo, he had a friend named Tommy Denton. They played sports together through junior high and at Tascosa High School. Denton went to Baylor University on a football scholarship and Kolander went to Texas Tech University to play baseball.
Cyberattack: It Can Happen to You
Cybersecurity is an important concern not only for the safety of data, but also for the protection of people. In many ways, with the internet of things and the proliferation of breaches and exploitation, cyber threats are at the forefront of what we, as individuals and organizations, face. The technology we now have at our […]
Local bar associations celebrated for improving legal assistance to low-income Texans
Bar associations from around the state were honored for their commitment to access to justice issues on July 22 during the State Bar of Texas 2023 Local Bar Leaders Conference in Houston. Terry O. Tottenham, a commissioner on the Texas Access to Justice Commission and past president of the State Bar of Texas, presented the […]
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Fifty-year lawyer Andy Olivo comes ‘full circle’ in his legal career
Carrollton-based juvenile attorney Andy C. Olivo characterizes his law career as having come “full circle.” As a boy, Olivo got an early taste of courthouses in El Paso, where he witnessed litigation that decided the fate of his ailing mother, no longer able to care for him. He was moved to an El Paso orphanage […]