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Texas Bar Foundation honors Supreme Court of Texas Senior Justice Debra Lehrmann
Supreme Court of Texas Senior Justice Debra Lehrmann will receive the Samuel Pessarra Outstanding Jurist Award from the Texas Bar Foundation during the foundation’s annual dinner on June 20 at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort in San…
Cleared for takeoff: navigating aviation law in 2025
In this episode of the State Bar of Texas Podcast, host Rocky Dhir welcomes Dallas attorney Kent C. Krause to discuss the basics of aviation law—many attorneys have limited knowledge of this expansive area of the law—and dig into its…
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Texas Board of Legal Specialization certifies new class, celebrates 50 years of certifications
The latest group to be certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization (TBLS) was inducted at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center in Austin on March 14. Spanning 36 specialty areas, inductees included 206 attorneys and 49 paralegals.…
Ethics opinion offers principles for lawyers’ ethical use of AI

In February 2025, the Professional Ethics Committee for the State Bar of Texas issued Opinion 705, addressing the ethical implications surrounding the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) by Texas attorneys. This opinion was requested by the Taskforce for Responsible…
Sharon Sandle receives 2025 Pat Nester Innovation in Professional Development Award
Sharon Sandle, director of the Law Practice Resources Division of the State Bar of Texas, is the recipient of the 2025 Pat Nester Innovation in Professional Development Award. This award was established by the State Bar of Texas CLE Committee…
State Bar of Texas Executive Committee to meet March 25
The State Bar of Texas Executive Committee will meet at 10 a.m. CDT on March 25 at the Texas Law Center in Austin. The meeting is open to the public and will be streamed live on the State Bar of…
Outstanding volunteers honored by TexasBarCLE
Six Texas attorneys have been selected as recipients of the “Standing Ovation Award” from TexasBarCLE. The lawyers were chosen based on their exceptional volunteer contributions to CLE programing in 2024.
“TexasBarCLE is grateful to all our volunteers for their dedication to…
Texas Bar Foundation announces 2025 award recipients
The Texas Bar Foundation (TBF) announced the recipients of its 2025 slate of awards. Each year, the foundation honors those who exemplify the highest standards of the legal profession and are nominated and selected based on their outstanding contributions to…