 Online registration is open for the 2010 State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, June 10 and 11 in
Fort Worth. Obtain quality CLE at a bargain price. Featured speakers include Richard Susskind, Jeffrey Toobin,
Dick Thornburgh, and many more. Register
today
FTC to Appeal Red Flags Decision
The FTC indicated it will appeal the D.C. Circuit's ruling regarding application of its identity theft rule to lawyers. Find resources here
| Supporting the People of Haiti and Chile
The State Bar
of Texas extends its sympathy and support to the people of Haiti and Chile. Please consider a donation to the American
Red Cross or another relief agency. Please also see the American Bar
Association's page
of Haiti legal resources Judicial Poll Results
In the recent State Bar of Texas judicial poll, of 85,884 eligible voters,
13.74 percent (or 11,800 Texas lawyers) cast a ballot. Click
here for the results (pdf). MCLE Regulations Changes
On January 28, the State Bar board
approved changes to the MCLE regulations and accreditation standards. Read the details 2010-2011 President-Elect Candidates
Candidates
for 2010-2011 State Bar of Texas president-elect are Bob Black
of Beaumont and Debbie Bullion of Sugar Land. The election will take place this spring, and the winner will serve
as State Bar president from June 2011 through May 2012. TYLA president-elect
candidates are Jeff Chandler and Natalie Cobb Koehler.
Read more Board
Votes on PLI Disclosure
On January 29, the State Bar of Texas
Board of Directors, by a vote of 39-1, recommended to the Supreme Court
of Texas that attorneys not be required to disclose whether or not they carry professional liability insurance
unless a client or prospective client asks for that information. Read
more on Texas Bar Blog 2010 YouTube Contest
Get
your cameras rolling for the State Bar of Texas YouTube video contest, "The Importance of the Legal System." Enter
between Jan. 15 and April 1, 2010. Read
the rules and details. After The Bar Exam
AfterTheBarExam.com provides
resources for law graduates who have taken the bar exam and are awaiting
their results. Legal Legends Interviews
Check
out our series of video interviews with legendary Texas lawyers, conducted
by immediate past State Bar President Harper Estes. www.TexasBar.com/legends
Fifth Circuit Sets March 15 Deadline for Mandatory ECF
Beginning
March 15, 2010, attorneys must use the Fifth Circuit's Electronic Case Filing
(ECF) system to file cases in the court. Read the details. Read
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