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TYLA Director Spotlight: Naomi Melchiorre
Editor’s Note: In this blog series, we are getting to know the members of the Texas Young Lawyers Association Board of Directors. TYLA, commonly called the “public service arm” of the State Bar of Texas, works to facilitate the administration of justice, foster respect for the law, and advance the role of the legal profession in […]
Outstanding volunteers honored by TexasBarCLE
Eight Texas attorneys have been selected as winners of “A Standing Ovation” award from TexasBarCLE. The lawyers were chosen based on their exceptional volunteer contributions to CLE programing in 2022. “All of our volunteers deserve our gratitude for contributing to the continuing education of their peers,” Director of TexasBarCLE Hedy Bower said in a press release. […]
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With this guide, you can review top tactics to get organized and stay the course toward your firm’s most successful year yet. At the top of each year, legal professionals across the country have an opportunity to reflect on their previous efforts and set plans in motion to improve their processes, increase their revenue, and […]
TYLA Director Spotlight: Alyson Martinez
Editor’s Note: In this blog series, we are getting to know the members of the Texas Young Lawyers Association Board of Directors. TYLA, commonly called the “public service arm” of the State Bar of Texas, works to facilitate the administration of justice, foster respect for the law, and advance the role of the legal profession in […]
Texas Board of Legal Specialization announces new specialty areas in aviation and insurance law
The Texas Board of Legal Specialization, or TBLS, announced Wednesday the addition of aviation and insurance law to its board certification program. Both specialty areas will be added to the certification program this month, bringing the total number to 27 specialty areas available for attorney board certification. “As the largest single-state certification program for lawyers […]
Opinion: Jurors deserve our appreciation. Here’s how courts can show it.
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Texas Bar Foundation announces outstanding law review article award
The Texas Bar Foundation named John G. Browning, a former justice of the 5th Court of Appeals in Dallas, the winner of its 2023 Outstanding Law Review Article Award. The annual award honors an outstanding article published in any Texas law review during the preceding year that relates to the legal profession, the practice of […]
TYLA Director Spotlight: Miranda Caballero
Editor’s Note: In this blog series, we are getting to know the members of the Texas Young Lawyers Association Board of Directors. TYLA, commonly called the “public service arm” of the State Bar of Texas, works to facilitate the administration of justice, foster respect for the law, and advance the role of the legal profession in […]
TBLS now accepting certification applications
The Texas Board of Legal Specialization is now accepting online board certification applications for 2023. You can find the specific requirements for each of the 27 specialty areas in the “Apply” section of www.tbls.org. Certification applications must be submitted by April 7, 2023; the exam is October 2 & 3, 2023, in Austin. If you […]