The Council on Legal Education Opportunity, or CLEO, honored Leonard M. Baynes, dean and professor of law at the University of Houston Law Center, with a CLEO EDGE Award in Education. Baynes will be honored at the awards reception on November 7, 2019, in Washington, D.C. The EDGE Awards honor individuals and entities that represent...… Continue Reading
Kelsey Erickson, general counsel to Sen. Kirk Watson, and Katy Aldredge, capitol director for Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, are this year’s recipients of the James Madison Award presented by the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas. Erickson and Aldredge were chosen for their efforts to create and pass legislation that makes important repairs to Texas’ open...… Continue Reading
The Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program, an initiative of the Dallas Bar Association and Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, is hosting free legal clinics for county residents who meet financial guidelines. The clinics, which will be held throughout August, will offer legal advice and consultation in civil matters. Applicants are asked to bring proof of income,...… Continue Reading
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, the State Bar of Texas, the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division (ABA YLD), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and other organizations are partnering to provide legal and recovery assistance to people affected by severe storms and flooding that occurred in Cameron, Hidalgo, and Willacy counties on June 24 and...… Continue Reading
The Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, or TCDLA, will honor the Declaration of Independence with public readings across the state on July 3. The readings will take place in about 140 communities across Texas and will celebrate the 243rd anniversary of independence from Great Britain. “We are proud to emphasize the patriotism associated with Independence...… Continue Reading
Thank you to the 29 writers who submitted entries to the Texas Bar Journal Short Story Contest this year. Author names were removed from entries before being submitted to judges in order to keep the contest fair and impartial. Two panels of judges faced the challenging task of selecting the winners, and for each round...… Continue Reading
The American Bar Association is seeking licensed attorney volunteers to help with two projects to assist asylum-seekers and immigrant children along Texas’ southern border with Mexico. The ABA’s Commission on Immigration is leading week-long volunteer trips each month from April to October to direct-service projects along the Texas-Mexico border. Volunteers will work at the South Texas Pro...… Continue Reading
Interview by Eric Quitugua Jessica Anderson is an associate of Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson, or ONDA, in Dallas, where she represents clients in divorce, modification, enforcement, and child custody matters. The Texas A&M gradwas previously a paralegal for the firm before making the switch to becoming an attorney. In law school, Anderson was vice...… Continue Reading
Darrell E. Jordan, 80, of Dallas, died January 30, 2019. He served as president of the State Bar of Texas from 1989 to 1990. Jordan was a partner in Diamond McCarthy in Dallas at the time of his death. “We are saddened by the loss of Darrell Jordan, whose lifetime of service to the legal...… Continue Reading
The State Bar of Texas Board of Directors will hold its quarterly meeting Friday, January 18 in Austin. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. at the Texas Law Center, 1414 Colorado St. Members of the public are welcome to attend. Click here to view the meeting agenda and materials.… Continue Reading
The Dallas Bar Association, or DBA, recently elected Laura Benitez Geisler, of the Geisler Law Firm, to serve as president in 2019. Upon being sworn in on January 12, Geisler will be the first Hispanic member of the DBA to serve as president. Geisler currently serves as board adviser to the DBA’s Lawyer Referral Service...… Continue Reading
