January 2026 | Vol. 89, No. 1
Attorneys'
Fees
How to craft engagement letters to help prevent fee disputes and
how to adjust your timekeeping to avoid potentioal
issues.
—PLUS
Building financial resilience for sustainable law firm
growth.
Features
Texas Bar Journal Editorial Submission Guidelines
The
Next Horizon
Texas’ newest attorneys take the oath.
Written by Eric Quitugua
Making
Sure Your Time Is on Your Side
Adjusting your timekeeping to fit within Rohrmoos’
parameters at the outset may streamline and eliminate sticky areas that
cost time and money.
Written by Jody Sanders
Proving
Up (Or Rebutting) Attorneys’ Fees
A look at caselaw in Texas.
Written by Robert H. Ford
Engagement
Letters and Setting Fees
Tips to help prevent fee disputes and ethical violations.
Written by Robert Tobey and Chad Baruch
Drive-By
Mediation Part II
Final orders to go.
Written by John R. Millard and Tom King
Screening
Lateral Hires to Avoid Imputed Disqualification
Tips on when and how to screen.
Written by Charles Herring Jr.
Supreme Court
of Texas Order
Preliminary Approval of Amendments to Rule 143a and Part V of the Texas
Rules of Civil Procedure.
Supreme Court
of Texas Order
Final Order Approving Amendments to Rule 23 of the Rules Governing
Admission to the Bar of Texas, Article XIV of the State Bar Rules, and
Rule 3.4 of the Rules of the Judicial Branch Certification Commission.
Supreme Court
of Texas and Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas Order
Approval of Amendments to the Texas Rules of Judicial Education.
Miscellany
Executive
Director’s Page
Your Feedback Fuels a Stronger TBJ
Written by Trey Apffel
President’s
Page
When Justice Is Miles Away, Family Legal Services Bridges the Gap
Written by Santos Vargas
State
Bar Director Spotlight
Natalie Koehler Denbow
Legal
Tech
The New-ish Billable Skill: Cybersecurity Competence
You don’t have to be a hacker, but you do have to understand enough
about technology to protect your clients from one.
Written by Majo Castro
TYLA
President’s Page
Déjate Querer
Let TYLA Take Care of You
Written by Alyson A. Martinez
Solo/Small
Firm
Strategies for sustainable law firm growth.
Written by Ruby L. Powers
