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Disability Issues Committee

Created in 1992

Purpose

To study the concerns of Texas lawyers with disabilities, as well as clients and members of the public, and make recommendations to the State Bar Board of Directors concerning ways in which the role of people with disabilities in Texas can be enhanced by improvement in programs and initiatives sponsored by the State Bar.

2019-2020 Projects and Objectives

Consider producing materials on bar exam accommodations
Produce a CLE on the responsibilities of attorneys regarding disability accommodations with TexasBarCLE
Continue to invite guest speakers to committee meetings to research and develop new ideas

Chair
Sean Pevsner
Whitburn & Pevsner, PLLC
Arlington, TX
(682) 706-3750

Vice Chair
Tobias Cole
The Cole Law Firm
Houston, TX
(832) 539-4900

Staff Contact
Emilee Rochester
State Bar of Texas
Austin, TX
(512) 427-1517

2019-2020 Committee Members

District Map

Name	Company	City
Sean Pevsner (CHAIR)	Whitburn & Pevsner, PLLC	Arlington
Tobias Cole (VICE CHAIR)	The Cole Law Firm	Houston
Douglas Wayne Bryant	Texas Medical Board	Austin
Heather Carson		Houston
Janine Gorell		Lubbock
Robert Goss	Law Office of Robert B. Goss, PC	Houston
Laurie Hallmark	Texas RioGrande Legal Aid	Beeville
Richard Hunt	Hunt Huey PLLC	Dallas
Victoria Tuyen Huynh		Irving
Judge Sue Kurita		El Paso
Gary Manuele	Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center	Harker Hts
Rachael Michele Maresh	Austin ISD	Austin
Vinh Huy Nguyen	TIRR Memorial Hermann	Houston
Sean Pevsner	Whitburn & Pevsner, PLLC	Arlington
Elaine B. Roberts	Dispute Resolution Center of Montgomery County, Inc.	Conroe
Carey Thompson	The Law Office of Carey Thompson, PC	Fort Worth
Randi Turner
Denette Vaughn	Disability Rights Texas	Lubbock
Redge Westbrook		Austin
Kevin Garrett	Texas Jail Project	Austin