Professional Liability Insurance Disclosure

Process Leading to January 2010 Board VoteThe State Bar Board of Directors at its January 2010 meeting will vote to recommend to the Supreme Court of Texas a.) whether Texas should require lawyers to disclose whether they have liability insurance, and b.) if disclosure is required, the preferred method of disclosure. To ensure that the Board is well informed and that information about the process, discussion, and issues considered be part of the report to the Court, the Board will collect information from both lawyers and members of the public. The process, includes public hearings, opportunities for written comments, and online information about this issue. Public hearings scheduled as of Friday, Sept. 25, include:

San Antonio – Wednesday, October 14, 2009

12:00pm

Courtroom, 5th Floor

Bexar County Courthouse (Old Courthouse)

100 Dolorosa

San Antonio, TX 78205

Harlingen – Thursday, October 15, 2009

12:00pm

Meeting Room

Hampton Inn

1202 Ed Carey Drive

Harlingen, TX 78550

Houston – Friday, October 16, 2009

12:00pm

Classroom number 316

South Texas College of Law Houston

1303 San Jacinto Street

Houston, TX 77002

El Paso – Tuesday, October 27, 2009

12:00pm

County Commissioners Courtroom

500 E. San Antonio

3rd Floor

El Paso, TX 79901

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Dallas – Wednesday, October 28, 2009

12:00pm

V&E Room

Belo Mansion

2101 Ross Avenue

Dallas, TX 75201

Lubbock – Thursday, October 29, 2009

12:00pm

Don Hunt Courtroom

Texas Tech University School of Law

1802 Hartford Avenue

Lubbock, TX 79409

Austin – Monday, November 9, 2009

12:00pm

Hatton W. Sumners Conference Room

Texas Law Center

1414 Colorado

Austin, TX 78701