In this episode of the State Bar of Texas Podcast, host Rocky Dhir welcomes experienced trial lawyers Jay Ethington and Rachael Jones to gain a deeper understanding of the Fifth Amendment, particularly as it pertains to client testimony. They discuss
The State Bar of Texas Board of Directors will meet on June 10-11 at the Marriott Marquis in Houston. The meetings are open to the public and will be broadcast live on the State Bar of Texas YouTube channel.
June 10 Board Meeting
The final meeting of the board for the 2025-2026 bar
Texas Elder Justice Coalition leaders invite all professionals who respond to the crisis of elder fraud and financial exploitation to attend the Texas Elder Justice Coalition Summit from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, June 18, at the Austin Public
Volunteer attorneys will be available to answer legal questions on Wednesdays in June 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 June.
All virtual clinics run from
Many legal professionals are already using AI tools to streamline routine drafting, preliminary research, and document review. According to the 2026 Legal Industry Report from 8am™, 69% of surveyed legal professionals say they personally use general-purpose AI platforms such
In this episode of the State Bar of Texas Podcast, host Rocky Dhir welcomes Andre Davison, the director of the Harris County Law Library, to discuss Legal Access Workspace Pods (LAWPods), a project aimed to provide accessible legal help for
Texas A&M School of Law Legal Clinics has partnered with Edinburg-based DHR Health
to establish a unique medical-legal partnership (MLP) designed to assist indigent patients within its hospital system who face legal issues outside the medical setting, according to a
The State Bar of Texas Legal Services to the Poor in Criminal Matters Committee announced that Austin-based Capital Area Private Defender Service (CAPDS) Post-Conviction Division is the 2026 recipient of the Jeff Blackburn Award. The Bexar County Public Defender’s Office,
The State Bar of Texas Legal Services to the Poor in Civil Matters Committee announced its 2026 Pro Bono Excellence Award winners.
Judge Gloria E. Lopez, of Houston, received the Judge Merrill Hartman Pro Bono Judge Award; Penny Robe, of
