June 2023 | Vol. 86, No. 3
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2023
Election Results
Secretary
James Baker, III Imparts Wisdom to Next Generation of
Leaders
State Bar of Texas Executive Director Trey Apffel sits down with
former Chief of Staff and Secretary of State James Baker, III for
upcoming CLE.
Written by Eric Quitugua
Extraordinary
Circumstances
Challenging denials of summary judgment by mandamus.
Written by David F. Johnson and Matt Johnson
Error
Preservation
Enlisting a second set of eyes.
Written by Steven K. Hayes
A
Supersedeas Checklist
Steps for preventing execution on a judgment pending appeal.
Written by Charlie Frazier
The
Texas Bar Journal Short Story Contest 2023
Supreme Court
of Texas Order
Final approval of amendments to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure
34.5(A).
Supreme Court
of Texas Order
Final approval of a Will Form for a Person Who is Single, Widowed,
or Divorced and Who Has Children; Will Form for a Married Person Who Has
Children; Will Form for a Person Who is Single, Widowed, or Divorced and
Does Not Have Children; and Will Form for a Married Person Who Does Not
Have Children.
Supreme Court
of Texas Order
Emergency order regarding the Texas Eviction Diversion
Program.
Supreme Court
of Texas Order
Renewed emergency order regarding indigent defense and the border
security state of disaster.
Supreme Court
of Texas and Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Order
Preliminary approval of amendments to Texas Rule of Appellate
Procedure 6.
United
States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Order
Departments
Executive
Director's Page
My Chat With James Baker, III: Professionalism and the
Art of Making the Deal
Written by Trey Apffel
President's
Page
Should the Bar bar Barr?
Written by Laura Gibson
State
Bar Board Update
Board Approves Proposed Budget, Elects New Chair for
2023-2024
Written by Lowell Brown
Technology
Reasonable Expectation of Privacy
E-scooter location tracking does not violate the Fourth
Amendment
Written by Pierre Grosdidier
Books
The Maestro
Review by Talmage Boston
Ethics
Question of the Month
TYLA
President’s Page
‘I Wish I Knew How to Quit You’
Written by Michael J. Ritter
Solo/Small
Firm
Leveraging Contract Attorneys How to maximize flexibility
and profitability.
Written by Ruby L. Powers
Disciplinary
Actions
Movers
and Shakers
Memorials
Classifieds
Humor
The Judge's Daughter: Summer Camp Chutzpah
Written by Pamela Buchmeyer
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