Former State Bar of Texas President G. Thomas Vick Jr. was named a Distinguished Alumnus of Austin College in Sherman during a dinner held on October 17. Vick, a 1977 graduate of Austin College, served as president of the State
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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 October.
All virtual clinics run Thursdays…
The State Bar of Texas Board of Directors will meet at 8 a.m. on September 26 at the Texas Law Center in Austin. The meeting is open to the public and will be broadcast live on the State Bar of…
I once asked several of our claims attorneys to identify the top habits they felt new lawyers should develop from day one. With one exception, their list covered what I expected. And yet, the more I thought about that one…
Lawyers didn’t enter the profession to chase down templates or reformat documents. Yet, loads of time is still spent on work that doesn’t require legal expertise. That’s where Artificial Intelligence (AI) becomes your practical best friend. Repetitive tasks? Offloaded. Brainpower?…
In June 2025, my term as chair of the State Bar of Texas Taskforce for Responsible AI in the Law (TRAIL) concluded. It was a privilege to lead this dedicated group of attorneys, judges, and paralegals during a defining moment…