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The Texas Access to Justice Commission and its co-sponsor, the State Bar of Texas, honored veterans throughout…
The Texas Bar Foundation has awarded a $12,000 grant supporting the 2025 Texas Elder Justice Coalition Summit, a gathering of frontline professionals confronting the crisis of elder fraud and financial exploitation, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 10, 2025…
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Texas attorneys elected G. David Smith, of Rockwall, to be president-elect of the State Bar of Texas and Armin Salek, of Austin, as president-elect of the Texas Young Lawyers Association during a monthlong…
After a while, you learn that the most useful numbers aren’t always the obvious ones. Billables and revenue matter — but they won’t tell you everything. The additional insight comes from tracking a few key metrics, month after month.
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The State Bar of Texas Board of Directors will meet at 8 a.m. on April 25 at the Houston Marriott Sugar Land in Sugar Land. The meeting is open to the public and will be broadcast live on the State…
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The Appellate Section of the State Bar of Texas is now accepting nominations for this year’s Texas Appellate Hall of Fame class. The Hall of Fame posthumously honors advocates and judges who made a lasting mark on appellate practice in…
Ah yes, the billable hour – a lawyer’s ticket to unlimited wealth, or so we think anyway. If we’re not careful, it’s also a ticket to stress, countless headaches, and often for new lawyers and even experienced ones, total burnout.…
The Texas Center for Legal Ethics reached its 35th anniversary this year, and is celebrating by gifting one hour of free ethics…
