The State Bar of Texas Board of Directors is
gathering public input on whether Texas lawyers should disclose professional
liability insurance (PLI) coverage. Click
here for background and details on the process. To comment on this issue,
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Proposed
Disciplinary Rules Changes
With an Oct. 20, 2009, order
(pdf), The Supreme Court of Texas began the public comment process for proposed
changes to the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct. Details
are in the November 2009 Texas Bar Journal. Download
the redlined version of the proposed changes Candidates
Sought for Capital Writs Committee
State Bar President Roland
Johnson is making appointments to the Capital
Writs Committee, which was created in the recent legislative session.
The five-member committee will include three Texas lawyers with criminal
defense experience in death penalty proceedings who are not prosecutors
or law enforcement officials, and two state district judges, one of whom
is presiding judge of a judicial administrative region. Click
here to download an application form (Word format), which is due by
Nov. 20, 2009. For more information about the appointment process, contact
State Bar Governmental Relations Director KaLyn Laney at (800)204-2222,
Ext. 6826. After The Bar Exam
State Bar President
Roland Johnson launched AfterTheBarExam.com,
with resources for law graduates who have taken the bar exam and are awaiting
their results. Participants should complete online coursework by
Nov. 6, 2009. Another new program, Transition to Practice, is a
mentoring program for new lawyers (pdf
materials) based on a program by the Dallas Bar Association. Read
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