Navigation This year’s Fastcase 50 award winners include two from the Texas legal world. Attorney Anne-Marie Rábago and law library director Joe Lawson are among those honored as “the law’s smartest, most courageous innovators, techies, visionaries, [and] leaders.” Rábago is the founder and principal of Modern Juris, a program designed to provide tools and training to […]
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Latinx still making firsts
Now in the third decade of the new century, persons of color continue to break barriers. Although Texas has the second highest Latinx population in the United States, prior to 2021, it did not have a Latinx judge organization like those found in California, New York, and Illinois. That barrier was broken on May 5, […]
Sponsored Content: Alternative Payment Methods: 4 Benefits for Law Firms
The days of paying by cash or check are quickly disappearing. Thanks to innovations in digital technology, today’s consumers can pay for goods and services using a wide variety of payment methods, including credit cards, digital wallets, contactless methods, and more. However, many law firms today are slow to adapt to modern payment trends and […]
Texas Bar College to honor five attorneys at summer school course
The Texas Bar College will honor five distinguished lawyers at the Texas Bar College Summer School Course on July 21 at Moody Gardens in Galveston. Jerry D. Bullard, of Grapevine, will be presented with the Franklin Jones Best CLE Article Award for his article, Looking over the 87th Lege: An Overview of Selected Bills That Passed […]
Grievance Oversight Committee seeks public input on attorney disciplinary system at July 23 meeting
The Grievance Oversight Committee is seeking public feedback regarding the Texas attorney disciplinary system. The committee will meet on July 23 in Houston. If you have suggestions, observations, or other input regarding the attorney grievance system and are interested in scheduling a time to meet with the committee during its July 23 meeting, please email […]
Former State Bar of Texas President Randy Sorrels named 2022 Trial Lawyer of the Year by Texas Chapter of ABOTA
Former State Bar of Texas President and Houston attorney Randy Sorrels has been named the 2022 Trial Lawyer of the Year by the Texas Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, or TEX-ABOTA. “This is one of the highlights of my career, and I am thankful to TEX-ABOTA, my partner and wife, Alex, as […]
Sponsored Content: Challenges of Starting a Solo Law Private Practice
Tired of the overbearing boss, long hours, not being appreciated enough at work, and never seeing your family? Then opening up your law practice might be the best decision you will ever make. You’ll be your own boss and achieve that work-life balance you have always wanted! However, you must know this is a considerable […]
Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health opens registration for 5th annual Judicial Summit on Mental Health
Registration is now open for the 5th annual Judicial Summit on Mental Health, hosted by the Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health, or JCMH, that will be held November 2-4, 2022, at the Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine. The JCMH, a joint commission under the Texas Supreme Court and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, […]
American Bar Association announces 2022 winners of the Silver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts
John Browning, a former justice on the 5th Court of Appeals in Dallas and a partner in Spencer Fane, is part of the team of the Oklahoma Bar Journal to be recognized as one of eight recipients of this year’s American Bar Association Silver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts. The award, which recognizes […]
Stories of Recovery: There is an army out there to help you
Editor’s note: This post is part of the Texas Lawyers’ Assistance Program’s Stories of Recovery blog series. TLAP offers confidential assistance for lawyers, law students, and judges with substance use or mental health issues. Call or text TLAP at 1-800-343-8527 (TLAP) and find more information at tlaphelps.org. After interviewing to move my solo practice to another firm, I celebrated […]