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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…

This past week, I attended South Texas College of Law Houston’s (STCL’s) Casino Night that it hosted at the Rice Hotel in downtown Houston. The event has proven to be a good fundraiser for the school and for the Advocacy Program, which is a perennial powerhouse in the world of mock trial and moot court….

I recently volunteered to be on the HBA Fee Dispute Committee. Today was our first meeting for the year. Going into the meeting, I wasn’t even sure what exactly I was volunteering for, but the name sounded interesting. Once I arrived, it soon became clear that the HBA has a program that not many people…

It is reassuring to witness people giving back to their communities. The Mexican American Bar Association of Texas Foundation (MABATx Foundation) stands on the principle that service to the Hispanic community by means of leadership, commitment, justice and equality is essential for the betterment of our entire populace here in Houston. A couple of weeks…

Houston, Texas (August 27, 2009) – As many lawyers know, law school can be not only demanding of one’s time, but also on one’s bank account. Fortunately, the Mexican-American Bar Association of Texas Foundation (MABATx Foundation) hosted their Fourth Annual Luncheon benefiting Hispanic law student scholarships Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at the Downtown Doubletree Hotel…

The Hispanic Bar Association of Houston’s (HisBA) goals are, in part, to provide legal services to the Hispanic community, to enrich and ensure the success of its members in the legal profession in Houston and to become involved in legal issues affecting the Hispanic community. This past weekend, the officers and the board of directors…

I recently traveled to Fort Worth, Texas to deliver a speech to a number of Texas law students at the Texas Wesleyan University School of Law in an event sponsored by the Mexican-American Bar Association of Texas (MABATx). The event was very well attended and included Hispanic and other minority law students from all over…

The Thomas More Society of Galveston-Houston is a society of and for attorneys, judges and law students. The general purpose of the Society is to encourage and assist attorneys, judges and law students in living their professional and personal calling by sanctifying their work and fulfilling their duties to God, family and society. This St….