Texas
lawyers: Thank you for participating in Referendum 2011. Voting ended
February 17, 2011, at 5:00 pm..
Statement
of Support - Past Members of the State Bar TDRPC Committee and
Supreme
Court Task Force on the TDRPC [PDF]
Statement/Resolutions
of Support - Past Presidents of State Bar of Texas; Committees,
Sections, and Local Bar Associations [PDF]
Letter
to the Editor of Texas Lawyer - Prof. Fred C. Moss, SMU Dedman School of
Law [PDF]
Timeline
of Development of Proposed Rules [PDF]
Ballot and Proposed
Rules
Referendum
Ballot [PDF]
Proposed
Rules with Comments as published in the December 2010 Texas Bar
Journal [PDF] (1.5
MB) A Message from
State Bar
President Terry Tottenham
Blog Posts
By
The Ballot: An Improvement to the Current Rules
Letter
from Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson
Clarifying
the Issues
Q&A
With Tom Watkins
Asking
the Experts
Your
Input
Click
here to leave a comment about the proposed amendments.
Additional ResourcesLetter
from Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson [PDF] "Doing
the Right Thing" by Terry Tottenham [PDF] "A
Supreme Collaboration" by Lillian Hardwick [PDF] Guide
to the Issues [PDF] Commentary
from the State Bar TDRPC Committee on Specific Rules Question
Regarding Criminal Defense Lawyers and Fee Collection Five
Benefits of the Proposed Rules [PDF] "How
Would You Advise a Texas Lawyer to Vote?" [PDF] Referendum
2011 Flyer [PDF]
Court Order and Proposed Rules
Supreme
Court Order [PDF]
Referendum
Ballot [PDF]
Exhibit
A - Proposed Rules with Comments as published in the December 2010
Texas Bar Journal [PDF] (1.5
MB)
Exhibit
B - Proposed Rules (redlined form, comparing proposed with existing
rules) [PDF] (Large file - 5.5 MB - for best results, right click
the link and choose "Save Link As" or "Save Target
As" and save the file to your computer)
Background on the rules amendment
processClick
here for background on the process leading up to the referendum
order. Contact UsIf you have questions or comments,
please contact Ray Cantu, ray.cantu@texasbar.com or
(800)204-2222, Ext. 1506.
| 