The State Bar of Texas is excited to welcome three dynamic keynote speakers for its 2022 Annual Meeting in Houston, on June 9 and 10. Award-winning chef Chris Shepherd, internationally best-selling novelist Corban Addison, and Simon Tam—an activist and bassist
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Baylor Law School announces law schools participating in Top Gun XIII competition
By Will Korn
Law students from some of the top trial advocacy programs in the country will take part in the thirteenth annual National Top Gun Mock Trial Competition, scheduled for June 1-5 at Baylor Law School in Waco.
This year’s competition, known…
ABA Hispanic Commission’s Cinco de Música takes place May 5
Cinco de Música will return for its second year via the American Bar Association Hispanic Commission on Hispanic Legal Rights and Responsibilities. Held online, the virtual event features comedy from Michael Freed, president of the National Conference of Bar Presidents,…
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Cindy V. Tisdale of Granbury elected State Bar of Texas president-elect
By Lowell Brown
Cindy V. Tisdale
AUSTIN—Texas attorneys elected Cindy V. Tisdale of Granbury to be president-elect of the State Bar of Texas.
Tisdale received 51.69%—11,081—of the 21,437 votes cast during the monthlong voting period that ended May 2. Her opponent, Jose “Joe”…
Dallas lawyer Chad Baruch selected chair-elect of the State Bar of Texas Board of Directors
By Lowell Brown
Dallas lawyer Chad Baruch was selected chair-elect of the State Bar of Texas Board of Directors during the board’s quarterly meeting on April 29 in El Paso. Baruch, managing shareholder at Johnston Tobey Baruch, will take office in June and…
Champions of Justice Gala Benefiting Veterans raises $550,000
By Will Korn
The Texas Access to Justice Foundation, or TAJF, raised $550,000 to help provide civil legal services to low-income Texas veterans during the Champions of Justice Gala Benefiting Veterans at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center in Austin on April…
Texas Young Lawyers Association to hold 8th annual regional summit in El Paso
By Will Korn
The Texas Young Lawyers Association, or TYLA, will hold its Eighth annual Western States Regional Summit from May 19 to May 22 at the Hotel Paso del Norte in El Paso.
Speakers and attendees will arrive from New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, South…
Baylor Law School offers free wills and estate planning for first responders
By Will Korn
During May, Baylor Law School’s Estate Planning Clinic will offer free wills and simple estate planning to police, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and their spouses living or working in McLennan County. In addition to a will, simple estate planning services…
Board of Law Examiners announces top three scorers on February Texas Bar Exam
By Will Korn
Hannah E. Shoss, Evan Alexander Barr, and Olivia Sher are the three highest scorers on the February 2022 Texas Bar Exam, the Texas Board of Law Examiners announced in a press release.
“The Supreme Court of Texas is immensely proud…