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Sponsored Content: Payment Plans for Lawyers: A Step-by-Step Guide
Law firms looking to grow their book of business can benefit from offering multiple payment options. Payment methods such as online payments and payment plans can be particularly advantageous as they help reduce large bills. Plus, payment plans don’t just benefit the client – the American Bar Association (ABA) affirms that flexible payment plans can […]
Sponsored Content: Do these 7 things to ensure that your firm collects on every billable minute
7 Best Practices for Accounts Receivable Collections Earning money and collecting money are two very different things. It’s all too common for legal professionals to log billable hours, send out invoices to collect, and then fail to follow up and ensure that money is paid in full. The days get busy, things fall through the […]
Sponsored Content: From Mediation to Court – How to Enhance Your Case Arguments Using Legal Animations
Legal animations are often thought to be exclusively used by personal injury lawyers and litigation attorneys, but they can be a valuable asset in a wide range of legal cases, including product liability, medical malpractice, patent litigation, technology, and environmental law. Even in cases where liability is well-established and there is high potential for resolution […]
Diana Gomez sworn in as first Latina president of Houston Bar Association
Diana Gomez was sworn in as the 2023-2024 president of the Houston Bar Association, or HBA, during the HBA’s annual dinner on May 11. She is the sixth woman and the first Latina to hold this office in the HBA’s 153-year history, according to a press release. Gomez succeeds Past President Christopher V. Popov, of […]
Legal Services to the Poor in Civil Matters Committee announced Pro Bono Excellence award winners
The State Bar of Texas Legal Services to the Poor in Civil Matters Committee announced its 2023 Pro Bono Excellence award winners. Hillary Holmes, of Houston, received the Frank J. Scurlock Award; Monique Lopez-Hinkley, of Fort Worth, received the J. Chrys Dougherty Award; Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program, or DVAP, of Dallas, received the Pro Bono […]
Legal Services to the Poor in Criminal Matters Committee announced its 2023 Indigent Defense Award
Michelle Moore, of Burnet, was awarded the Warren Burnett Award. Named for the late legendary Texas Attorney Warren Burnett, the Warren Burnett Award recognizes extraordinary contributions to improving the quality of criminal legal representation to indigent Texans. The award honors either an individual or organization for their work in the courtroom, legislature, or in the […]
Dallas-based Advocates for Community Transformation to Expand in Fort Worth with grant from Texas Bar Foundation
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 […]
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 […]
Sponsored Content: Elevating Client Intake for your Law Firm in 12 Steps
Clients are the soul of every law practice. And arguably, the client intake process to procure those clients is the most critical part of managing your law firm. The initial client consultation, whether done via phone call or meeting, sets the tone for the entire case, so make sure that you start off on the […]