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Dallas Bar Association hosts e-clinics in October
Volunteer attorneys will be available to answer legal questions on Wednesdays in October 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 of legal advice. No attorney-client relationship will be established. Individuals may receive referrals to local, legal, or social service agencies. Calls from the clinic will remain anonymous.
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Texas Bar Journal • July/August 2026 The State Bar of Texas celebrates a half-century at its Austin headquarters. Written by Eric Quitugua Photos Courtesy of the State Bar of Texas Archives Department The southwestern corner of 15th and Colorado streets in Austin has been home to the State Bar of Texas since 1953.
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Texas Bar Journal • May 2026 The intersection of law and technology. By Geoffrey Hinkson, Rebecca Johnson, and Eric Quitugua South by Southwest, the annual music, film, and technology conference held in Austin each year, featured panels on March 12-18 that provided updates on the law, offered continuing education for attorneys, and explored legal trends. Highlights from some of the law-related sessions follow.
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Texas Bar Journal • January 2026 Texas’ newest attorneys take the oath.
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Texas Bar Journal • October 2025 The intersection of local bar associations and innovative leadership. Written by Will Korn, Patricia Busa McConnico, and Eric Quitugua Above: Keynote speaker Vicki Clark kicks off the 2025 Local Bar Leaders Conference at the opening luncheon at the Westin Galleria in Houston on July 24. Photo by Eric Quitugua.
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Texas Bar Journal • May 2025 The intersection of law and technology. Written by Geoffrey Hinkson and Eric Quitugua South by Southwest, the annual music, film, and technology conference that takes over Austin each year, featured panels on March 7-15 that provided updates on the law, offered continuing education for attorneys, and explored legal trends. Highlights from some of the law-related sessions follow.
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Texas Bar Journal • July/August 2025 Texas’ newest attorneys take the oath. Written by Eric Quitugua From Left: Texas Board of Law Examiners Executive Director Nahdiah Hoang, Supreme Court of Texas Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock, Stanford Law School graduate and February 2025 Texas Bar Examination high scorer Summer Shaw, Supreme Court of Texas Justice Brett Busby, and Texas Board of Law Examiners Board Member Dwaine Massey on April 30, 2025, at the Supreme Court of Texas in Austin.
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.
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Texas Bar Journal • January 2025 Texas welcomes its newest lawyers. Written by Eric Quitugua Daniel Dreyfus (center), the high scorer of the July 2024 Texas Bar Examination and a graduate of the University of Texas School of Law, with (from left) Texas Board of Law Examiners Executive Director Nahdiah Hoang, former Supreme Court of Texas Chief Justice Nathan L. Hecht, Supreme Court of Texas Justice Brett Busby, and Texas Board of Law Examiners Vice Chair Teresa Ereon Giltner.
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Texas Bar Journal • May 2024 The intersection of law and technology. By Geoffrey Hinkson, Rebecca Johnson, and Eric Quitugua South by Southwest, the annual music, film, and technology conference that takes over Austin each year, featured panels on March 8-16 that provided updates on the law, offered continuing education for attorneys, and explored current and future legal trends. Highlights from some of the law-related sessions follow.
Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program hosts free legal clinics in May
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 May.
Dallas Bar Association hosts e-clinics in May
Volunteer attorneys will be available to answer legal questions on Wednesdays in May through the Dallas Bar Association’s LegalLine E-Clinic. The clinics, which run from 4 to 8 p.m., are free of cost. A volunteer attorney will call a participant for up to 15 minutes of legal advice. No attorney-client relationship will be established. Individuals may receive referrals to local, legal, or social service agencies. Calls from the clinic will remain anonymous.
Dallas Bar Association hosts e-clinics in May
Volunteer attorneys will be available to answer legal questions on Wednesdays in May through the Dallas Bar Association’s LegalLine E-Clinic. The clinics, which run from 4 to 8 p.m., are free of cost. A volunteer attorney will call a participant for up to 15 minutes of legal advice. No attorney-client relationship will be established. Individuals may receive referrals to local, legal, or social service agencies. Calls from the clinic will remain anonymous.
Dallas Bar Association hosts e-clinics in April
Volunteer attorneys will be available to answer legal questions on Wednesdays in April through the Dallas Bar Association’s LegalLine E-Clinic. The clinics, which run from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., are free of cost. A volunteer attorney will call a participant for up to 15 minutes of legal advice. No attorney-client relationship will be established. Individuals may receive referrals to local, legal, or social service agencies. Calls from the clinic will remain anonymous.
Dallas Bar Association hosts e-clinics in April
Volunteer attorneys will be available to answer legal questions on Wednesdays in April through the Dallas Bar Association’s LegalLine E-Clinic. The clinics, which run from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., are free of cost. A volunteer attorney will call a participant for up to 15 minutes of legal advice. No attorney-client relationship will be established. Individuals may receive referrals to local, legal, or social service agencies. Calls from the clinic will remain anonymous.
Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program hosts free legal clinics in April
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 April.
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Texas Bar Journal • April 2024 TYLA’s signature project, Adulting, closes the legal education gap on growing up. Written by Eric Quitugua The Texas Young Lawyers Association’s Adulting website, adulting.tyla.org, is live online. Backed by funding from the Texas Bar Foundation, the signature project of TYLA President Laura Pratt strives to help attorneys, educators, and newly minted adults navigate the changing application of law.
Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program hosts free legal clinics in March
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 March.
Dallas Bar Association hosts e-clinics in March
Volunteer attorneys will be available to answer legal questions on Wednesdays in March through the Dallas Bar Association’s LegalLine E-Clinic. The clinics, which run from 4 to 8 p.m., are free of cost. A volunteer attorney will call a participant for up to 15 minutes of legal advice. No attorney-client relationship will be established. Individuals may receive referrals to local, legal, or social service agencies. Calls from the clinic will remain anonymous.
Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program hosts free legal clinics in February
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 February.
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Texas Bar Journal • November 2023 Written by Eric Quitugua The Texas Bar Journal sits down with clients and a volunteer attorney at a free veteran’s legal clinic. Over the past few years, I’ve written posts announcing different bar associations’ legal clinics on the Texas Bar Blog, where phrases like “disability and veterans benefits” were abstract concepts. The Houston Bar Association’s clinics made the blog as did the Dallas Bar Association’s among others.
Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program hosts free legal clinics in November Original
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 November.
Dallas Volunteer Lawyers host legal e-clinic each Wednesday in October
Volunteer attorneys will answer legal questions for free during the Dallas Bar Association’s LegalLine E-Clinic throughout October every Wednesday. Clinics run online from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Volunteer attorneys will call participants to provide up to 15 minutes of free legal advice. Lawyers will remain anonymous. They may also provide referrals to local, legal, or social services agencies. Participants may receive a call from an unknown number labeled “No Caller ID” or something similar.
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Congratulations to Chris and Jorden Spendlove, who welcome Scarlett
August 29. The Spendlove family just got bigger by exactly 7 pounds and 14 ounces. Last week a little after midnight, Geoffrey Hinkson and I received an excited text message from Chris: “Scarlett Lin Spendlove! Born at 7:43 pm!” With the birth of baby Scarlett, Chris and Jorden are now the proud parents of three children and we can’t be any more excited for them. I’ll go out on a limb and say this may be the most exciting part of an already exciting year for the young family.
Meeting Chris Spendlove
Since the spring, Geoffrey Hinkson and I have been working on our tentatively titled yearlong saga, “The Chris Spendlove Chronicles.” It’s a title so new and tentative, Geoffrey doesn’t even know about it! Our main goal is to showcase a freshman attorney navigating year one under interesting circumstances. Ultimately, we’ll have an article in the June 2024 issue of the Texas Bar Journal, along with our ongoing social media coverage, to cap off an attorney’s first year.
Local Bar Leaders speaker series emphasizes second chances, recovery from burnout
The Local Bar Leaders Conference began with a theme of second chances. “The last time I saw Judge (Richard G. Kopf), my daughter was running off with the gavel he used to sentence me,” Shon Hopwood said during the opening luncheon. Hopwood’s first stint with the law began with a 10-year stint in federal prison after he was convicted and sentenced by Kopf in 1998 for robbing banks in Nebraska.
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TBJ JULY/AUGUST 2023 Lubbock attorney Laura Pratt uses her Texas Young Lawyers Association presidency to equip students for adulthood. Written by Eric Quitugua Above: “I have a lot of things I enjoy doing, but I am pretty sure I enjoy doing them because of the people I am with,” Laura Pratt told the Texas Bar Journal. Photo courtesy of Laura Pratt. Born Laura Ann Wilson, it may seem on a superficial level that Laura Pratt was destined to become a lawyer. But it wasn’t in the cards at first.
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Texas Bar Journal June 2023 State Bar of Texas Executive Director Trey Apffel sits down with former Chief of Staff and Secretary of State James Baker, III for upcoming CLE. Written by Eric Quitugua Photo by Rob Greer The walls leading to Secretary James Baker, III’s office at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy are adorned with funny art. Political cartoons hang alongside doodles of cowboys, bulls, and foreign leaders.
St. Mary’s Law receives Texas Bar Foundation grant for public service fellowships
St. Mary’s University School of Law’s pro bono efforts were bolstered by aid from the Texas Bar Foundation. A $15,000 grant will support six law students who work in unpaid positions with legal service providers for low-income clients and government agencies. “Without the fellowship, I would not have been able to complete my summer placement,” St. Mary’s Law student Leslie Espiricueta said in a press release.
Dallas Bar Association hosts e-clinics in June
Volunteer attorneys will be available to answer legal questions on Wednesdays in June through the Dallas Bar Association’s LegalLine E-Clinic. The clinics, which run from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., are free of cost. A volunteer attorney will call a participant for up to 15 minutes of legal advice. No attorney-client relationship will be established. Individuals may receive referrals to local, legal, or social service agencies. Calls from the clinic will remain anonymous.
Dallas Bar Association hosts e-clinics in June
Volunteer attorneys will be available to answer legal questions on Wednesdays in June through the Dallas Bar Association’s LegalLine E-Clinic. The clinics, which run from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., are free of cost. A volunteer attorney will call a participant for up to 15 minutes of legal advice. No attorney-client relationship will be established. Individuals may receive referrals to local, legal, or social service agencies. Calls from the clinic will remain anonymous.
Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program hosts free legal clinics in June
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.
Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program hosts free legal clinics in June
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.
Hunton Andrews Kurth celebrates 100% pro bono participation
Hunton Andrews Kurth announced that 100% of its full-time U.S. attorneys participated in pro bono projects in 2022-2023. “Our steadfast commitment to 100% participation in pro bono activities reflects the firm’s overall mission to support the communities in which we live and work,” Managing Partner Sam Danon said in a press release.
Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program hosts free legal clinics in May
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 May.
Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program hosts free legal clinics in May
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 May.
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top TBJ APRIL 2023 TYLA launches its How Texas Courts Work website for public education about Texas courts. Written by Eric Quitugua ABOVE: How Texas Courts Work features an interactive map detailing the court system and video series with tidbits from lawyers and judges. Photo courtesy of Texas Young Lawyers Association. The Texas Young Lawyers Association’s How Texas Courts Work is now online.
Texas Board of Legal Specialization certifies 175 attorneys and 35 paralegals
The Texas Board of Legal Specialization’s newly certified attorneys and paralegals were inducted at the annual induction ceremony on March 24 at the A&T Executive Education and Conference Center in Austin. “Congratulations to our newest class of board-certified attorneys. We’re honored to have them be a part of this elite class of legal specialists in our state,” Texas Board of Legal Specialization, or TBLS, Executive Director Leo Figueroa said.
Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program hosts free legal clinics in April
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 February.
SBOT Volunteer and Staff Guides added to digital archives collection
SBOT Volunteer and Staff Guides 2004-2023 are now available online as part of the State Bar of Texas digital archives. This resource/publication is useful for understanding the organizational structure and administration of the bar: its divisions, departments, committees, sections, leadership, staff, and volunteers. The guides are available via search at texasbar.com/digitalarchives. Guides since 2014-2015 are also available on the State Bar’s website here.
The Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program hosts legal clinics in March
The Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program, an initiative of the Dallas Bar Association, Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, and local law firms, is hosting free virtual and in-person legal clinics for eligible Dallas County residents throughout March.
State Bar of Texas past President dies at 88
State Bar of Texas Past President James B. Sales, 88, of Houston, died February 11. His service with the State Bar of Texas began in the 1980s, when he was a member of the Executive Committee from 1983 to 1987 and was chair of the board of directors from 1985 to 1986. While on the board, Sales chaired the Goals and Implementation Committee and was also a member of the Budget, Audit and Finance, and Professional Development committees.
Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program hosts free legal clinics in February
Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program hosts free legal clinics in February The Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program, an initiative of the Dallas Bar Association, Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, and local law firms, is hosting free virtual and in-person legal clinics for eligible Dallas County residents throughout February.
Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program hosts free legal clinics in February
The Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program, an initiative of the Dallas Bar Association, Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, and local law firms, is hosting free virtual and in-person legal clinics for eligible Dallas County residents throughout February.
Texas Bar Journal Must-Reads for January
The Texas Bar Journal starts the new year with its water law issue, priming readers on the latest in Texas water law, issues centering on supply, and meeting growth in demand. The January issue also sees the conclusion of the Texas grievance series. Take a look online and don’t forget to catch up on Movers and Shakers, Disciplinary Actions, and Memorials. When in Drought Demand and constraints on Texas’ water supplies.
Texas Bar Foundation funds clearer language for court forms
A $10,000 grant from the Texas Bar Foundation will help Texas Appleseed develop a plain language packet for pro se defendants in debt collection lawsuits. The information will educate them about the court process, making it easier to participate in the lawsuit. Texas Appleseed will release a report with findings and final language recommendations for court forms in the first quarter of 2023.
Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program hosts free legal clinics in January
The Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program, an initiative of the Dallas Bar Association, Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, and local law firms, is hosting free virtual and in-person legal clinics for eligible Dallas County residents throughout January.
Texas Bar Journal Must-Reads for December
The Texas Bar Blog’s must-reads are back with the latest issue of the Texas Bar Journal. Our December issue is live and features a year in review of Texas law, a guide to the Texas grievance process, a Q&A with attorneys whose work netted hardworking musicians millions, and a look at 2022’s Texas Capitol ornament. Don’t forget to check out Movers and Shakers, Disciplinary Actions, and Memorials.
Texas Bar Foundation awards $30,000 grant to Catholic Charities of Central Texas
Catholic Charities of Central Texas, or CCCTX, is expanding its Immigration Legal Services program with the aid of a $30,000 grant from the Texas Bar Foundation. The faith-based social services organization will provide pro bono legal representation to Afghan families resettling in Central Texas after the fall of the country’s government in August 2021.
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