In Memoriam: State Bar of Texas Past President Tom Vick The State Bar of Texas joins family, friends, and colleagues in mourning the loss of 2017-2018 President Tom Vick, who died August 23 at age 71. Born February 17, 1955, in Austin, to Gabe T. Vick Sr. and Luanne
Marcy Hogan Greer is the 2026 recipient of the Chief Justice Jack Pope Professionalism Award.
The award is presented annually by the Texas Center for Legal Ethics to an appellate attorney or appellate judge who epitomizes the highest standards of
The State Bar of Texas Executive Committee will meet at 10 a.m. CDT on September 8 at the Texas Law Center in Austin. The meeting is open to the public and will be streamed live on the State Bar of Texas YouTube page.
The agenda
Volunteer attorneys will be available to answer legal questions on Wednesdays in September through the Dallas Bar Association’s LegalLine E-Clinic. The clinics are free of cost to participants.
A volunteer attorney will call a participant for up to 15 minutes
The Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program, an initiative of the Dallas Bar Association, Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, and local lawyers, is hosting free virtual and in-person legal clinics for eligible Dallas County residents throughout September.
All virtual clinics run from
Sylvia A. Cardona, a partner in Rosenthal Pauerstein Sandoloski Agather in San Antonio, has been elected 2026-2027 chair of the Texas Bar Foundation (TBF). Cardona took office June 12, according to a press release.
Cardona has a broad complex litigation
The Houston Bar Foundation (HBF), the charitable arm of the Houston Bar Association, is now accepting applications for the second year of its Community Grants Program.
This program aids projects that advance the HBF’s mission of supporting legal representation for
The Houston Bar Foundation (HBF) awarded $10,000 scholarship grants to each of Houston’s three law schools, South Texas College of Law Houston, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, and University of Houston Law Center, to support law students who demonstrate financial
Awardees from the Jefferson County Bar Association pose with presenters at the Local Bar Leaders Conference. Photo by Will Korn/Texas Bar Journal
The Texas Access to Justice Commission honored four Texas local bar associations July 24 for their commitment to access-to-justice issues. Senior Justice Debra Lehrmann of the
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) was made aware of a scam involving scam callers calling and texting individuals seeking legal services. Scammers claim they need to discuss details about legal services and demand payment. Scam calls come from fraudulent numbers
