Navigation The Texas Bar Foundation, or TBF, has awarded a $34,485 grant to Dallas-based Advocates for Community Transformation, or ACT, to increase its casework capacity in Fort Worth, according to a press release. This grant, the largest ACT has received from the TBF according to a press release, will help ACT hire a community advocate, essential […]
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Supreme Court approves forms that help Texans create their own wills
The Supreme Court of Texas has debuted new forms that allow individuals representing themselves to create a will. The forms are the result of a change in state law passed by the 84th Texas Legislature and signed by the governor. They assist a person who is single, married, widowed, or divorced and those with or without […]
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Texas Bar Journal to follow the journey of a first-year attorney
The Texas Bar Journal will be following the journey of newly licensed attorney Chris Spendlove through the first year of his career. This initiative intends to show future Texas lawyers what to expect when approaching the first year of their legal career. Throughout the year, Spendlove will update the State Bar on the highs and […]
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Credit card payments are a standard payment method for many merchants and service providers. But as the legal industry joins in, and with many law firms now accepting credit payments from their clients, one important consideration remains: fees for credit card processing. Credit card processing fees can eat into the profits of a business more […]
Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas receives grant from Texas Bar Foundation
Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas, or VLS, has received a $20,000 grant from the Texas Bar Foundation, one of the nation’s largest charitably funded bar foundations, to continue its work of providing pro bono legal services to low-income survivors of domestic violence. With this grant, VLS will assist those affected by domestic violence, aiming […]
Austin Bar Association launches podcast on importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in leadership positions
The Austin Bar Association was awarded a $15,000 grant from the Texas Bar Foundation to start a podcast dedicated to highlighting the value of diversity in leadership positions in the Austin legal community, according to a press release. The podcast, titled Council of Firsts, is another step toward making the Austin Bar Association a more […]
Steve Benesh elected State Bar of Texas president-elect
Texas lawyers have elected Steve Benesh of Austin as the next president-elect of the State Bar of Texas. Benesh received 52.41%—12,081—of the 23,051 votes cast during the monthlong voting period that ended May 2. His opponent, Jerry Alexander of Dallas, received 47.59%, or 10,970 votes.
ABA Hispanic Commission on Hispanic Legal Rights and Responsibilities to host third annual Cinco de Música
The American Bar Association Hispanic Commission on Hispanic Legal Rights and Responsibilities will host the third annual Cinco de Música, a nationwide celebration to raise awareness of and support for the ABA Hispanic Commission, at 5:30 p.m. May 4. Chaired by Texas Access to Justice Foundation Executive Director Betty Balli Torres, this free virtual event […]
Austin attorney Kennon Wooten selected chair-elect of State Bar of Texas Board of Directors
Kennon Wooten The State Bar of Texas Board of Directors on Friday voted to select Kennon Wooten as chair-elect. Wooten, a partner in Scott Douglass & McConnico in Austin, will take office in June and will serve as board chair until June 2024.