State Bar of Texas

November 2021 | Vol. 84, No. 10

Retirement.

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Features

• In Re Allstate Indemnity Company and 18.001 Counteraffidavits
  A procedural tool meant to streamline not steamroll.
  Written by Dominique Boykins

• Inventors Challenging Their Own Patents
  What patent owners should know.
  Written by Victor H. Segura

• How I Planned for Retirement
  A 50-year lawyer who retired eight years ago describes how he stepped away from his practice and how he spends his time now.
  Written by Ira Einsohn

• Why I’m Retiring
  A 40-year lawyer explores passing on the reins to the next wave of leaders and visions of his next stage.
  Written by Stratton Horres

• Why I Don’t Want to Retire Yet
  A Houston attorney who has been practicing for more than 40 years explains why she has no intention of giving up her job anytime soon.
  Written by Linda Broocks

• Aiding Lawyers in Succession Planning
  A look at State Bar of Texas resources.
  Written by Gregory W. Sampson

• Texas Supreme Court Order and Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas Order
  Final approval of amendments to Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure.

• Texas Supreme Court Order
  Forty-second emergency order regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster.

• Texas Supreme Court Order
  Forty-third emergency order regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster.

• Texas Supreme Court Order
  Preliminary approval of amendments to Canon 6(B) of the Code of Judicial Conduct.

Departments

• Comments

• Executive Director’s Page: A Tribute to an Innovator
  Written by Trey Apffel

• In Recess: A Band With an Identity Crisis
  There’s no “Loitering” for this Bexar County music group.
  Interview by Adam Faderewski

• President’s Page: This Veterans Day, Let’s Turn Gratitude Into Action
  Written by Sylvia Borunda Firth

• State Bar Board Update
  State Bar Board Approves Candidates, Responds to Federal Court Ruling
  Written by Lowell Brown

• Technology: A Narrow Interpretation
  A look at how the U.S. Supreme Court construes “exceeds authorized access” in the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
  Written by Pierre Grosdidier

• State Bar Board Director Spotlight
  Benny Agosto Jr.

• Ethics Question of the Month

• TYLA President’s Page: A Season of Coming Together, Inspiring Others to Be Civil and Give Thanks
  Written by Jeanine Novosad Rispoli

• Solo/Small Firm: Stop Losing Your Hard-earned Money
  Record time as you go.
  Written by Martha M. Newman

• Disciplinary Actions

• Movers and Shakers

• Memorials

• Classified Advertising

• Humor: The Judge’s Daughter: Scarecrow of Law
  Written by Pamela Buchmeyer

• News From Around the Bar