Bar-Related Entities
The State Bar of Texas frequently works with other professional organizations to provide both the public and lawyers with the assistance they need.
These organizations, like State Bar of Texas , provide a wide range of legal services. We are proud to be affiliated with them and their efforts.
Board of Disciplinary
Appeals
The Board of Disciplinary Appeals is a statewide independent
adjudicatory body of 12 attorneys appointed by the Supreme Court of
Texas to hear certain attorney discipline cases and to promote
consistency in interpretation and application of the Texas
Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct and the Texas Rules of
Disciplinary Procedure.
Paralegal Division
This division works to enhance legal assistants' participation in
professional responsibility, the
administration of justice, and public
service in cooperation with the State Bar of Texas.
State
Bar Association Websites
Links to other state bar associations and the American Bar
Association.
Texas
Access to Justice Commission
The mission of the Texas Access to Justice Commission is to develop
and implement policy initiatives designed to expand access to, and
enhance the quality of, justice in civil legal matters for low-income
Texans, also known as legal aid.
Texas Access to Justice Foundation
The nonprofit Texas Access to Justice Foundation administers
funds to create community capacity to provide civil legal services for
low-income Texans, also known as legal aid.
Texas Bar
College
The Texas Bar College is an honorary society of Texas Bar members who
make the commitment to enhance their professional skills and the
quality of their service to the public by significant voluntary
participation in legal education.
Texas Bar
Foundation
The Texas Bar Foundation solicits charitable contributions and
provides funding to enhance the rule of law and the system of justice
in Texas, especially for programs that relate to the administration of
justice; ethics in the legal profession; legal assistance for the
needy; the encouragement of legal research, publications and forums;
and the education of the public.
Texas Board of
Law Examiners
The Board of Law Examiners is the judicial agency responsible for
administering the bar exam and determining that applicants to the bar
in Texas meet qualifications set by the Supreme Court of Texas.
Texas
Board of Legal Specialization
The Texas Board of Legal Specialization offers certification
for attorneys in 21 specialty areas of law and for legal assistants in
seven specialty areas of law.
Texas Center for
Legal Ethics
The Texas Center for Legal Ethics is a 501(c)(3)
public foundation that focuses on promoting and enhancing ethics,
professionalism, and civility among the state's lawyers.
Texas
Lawyers Auxiliary
This organization of spouses of attorneys organizes a number of
public education projects statewide.
Texas Legal
Texas Legal (formerly TLPP) is a nonprofit group legal services plan
that was founded by the State Bar of Texas in 1972. Texas Legal offers
affordable legal insurance to individuals and groups of all kinds,
including companies, associations, and unions throughout Texas.
Texas Young Lawyers
Association
The Texas Young Lawyers Association serves young
lawyers through educational programs and volunteer opportunities and
offers a wide range of
programs that help educate Texans about the law.
Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee
The Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee of the State of
Texas is charged with preventing the practice of law by persons who are
not licensed attorneys.
