April 2022 | Vol. 85, No. 4 State Bar President-elect candidates discuss the issues. Read the digital edition Read past issues Features 2022-2023 State Bar of Texas Legislative Timetable 2022-2023 State Bar President-elect Candidates The Issues: State Bar of Texas Election 2022 The Issues: Texas Young Lawyers Association Election 2022 2021 Independent Auditor’s Report The Updated Performance Guidelines in Criminal Cases: Continuing Progress for Texas Criminal Justice Written by Jani Maselli Wood, Andrea Marsh, Jeff Blackburn Supreme Court of Texas Order Order Amending Rules 2 and 13 of the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar of Texas. Supreme Court of Texas Order Renewed Emergency Order Regarding Indigent Defense and the Border Security State of Disaster. Supreme Court of Texas Order Forty-Eighth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster. Departments Executive Director’s Page: A Balanced Budget to Serve the Legal Profession Written by Trey Apffel In Recess: Behind the Horror Arlington attorney Tristan Robinson puts on his producer and lawyer hat in new horror video game. Interview by Eric Quitugua President’s Page: Exercise Your Right of Self-governance Written by Sylvia Borunda Firth Technology: Access Denied? Think twice before sharing your device’s passcode. Written by Pierre Grosdidier Ethics Question of the Month State Bar Director Spotlight: Steve Fischer Interview by Eric Quitugua TYLA President’s Page: Passion for Civility Written by Jeanine Novosad Rispoli Solo/Small Firm: Customer Relations Five ways to improve client communication during the pandemic and beyond. Written by Ruby L. Powers Disciplinary Actions Movers and Shakers Memorials Classified Advertising Humor: April Fools: When Pranks Become Legal, Not Laughing, Matters Written by John G. Browning News From Around the Bar Pro Bono Spotlight: John Currier Interview by Eric Quitugua
