The State Bar of Texas Legal Services to the Poor in Civil Matters and Legal Services to the Poor in Criminal Matters committees are seeking nominations of deserving individuals, groups, and entities that perform exceptional work in the field of
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Houston Bar Association Harvest Celebration raises over $900,000 for pro bono legal services
72nd Harvest Celebration co-chairs were Houston Bar Association Treasurer Diana Gomez, of Chamberlain Hrdlicka; HBA President Jennifer A. Hasley, of Hasley Scarano; and Houston Bar Foundation Chair Polly Fohn, of Haynes and Boone.The Houston Bar Association’s
State Commission on Judicial Conduct releases annual report
The State Commission on Judicial Conduct has released its fiscal year 2021 annual report covering activities from September 1, 2020, to August 31, 2021. It is available online at scjc.texas.gov/about/annual-reports/.
The State Bar of Texas Annual Report 2020-2021 and
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McDonald plaintiffs seek U.S. Supreme Court review
Plaintiffs’ attorneys in the McDonald mandatory bar challenge filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court on November 24, which was docketed on November 30 (McDonald v. Firth (No. 21-800)).
In September, the State
Former Chief Justice Ann Crawford McClure honored with 2021 Pope Award
Chief Justice Ann Crawford McClure
The Texas Center for Legal Ethics announced that former Chief Justice Ann Crawford McClure of the Eighth Court of Appeals in El Paso will receive the Chief Justice Jack Pope Professionalism
In Memoriam – October 2021
The State Bar of Texas’ Membership Department was informed in October 2021 of the deaths of these members. We join the officers and directors of the State Bar in expressing our deepest sympathy.
Baylor Law School honors Gavin Lane and Darren Obenoskey with Advocate of the Year Awards
Baylor Law School’s Veterans Clinic honored attorneys Gavin Lane and Darren Obenoskey, both of Waco, with its Advocate of the Year Awards on November 5.
The awards are annually given to volunteer attorneys who go above and beyond in pro
Texas Bar Foundation awards $25,000 grant to South Texas College of Law Houston for pro bono services
The Texas Bar Foundation awarded South Texas College of Law Houston a $25,000 grant to support the law school’s pro bono clinic.
The grant provides stipends to “qualified, unlicensed law school graduates” to assist tenants in fighting evictions and maintaining
State Bar of Texas Past President Charles F. Aycock dies at 80
State Bar of Texas Past President Charles F. Aycock, of Amarillo, died November 9, 2021. He received his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1967. Aycock served as