Sections
A section is comprised of lawyers who practice in
similar legal specialties. Each Section is designed to offer closer
association between attorneys engaged in specialized fields of law, thus
providing the opportunity to share professional experiences. To join a
section, visit My
Bar Page and join online, or download
the application.
New Lawyers: Many sections offer free
memberships for attorneys licensed two years or less. As a young lawyer,
you can join up to 5 sections that offer free memberships at no charge.
Download
the application.
Law Students: There are also many free
section memberships available to Law students. Law students may join
up to five free sections per year. Download
the application.
For further
information, contact the Sections Department at 1-800-204-2222 or
(512) 427-1463 ext. 1420.
Section
(click for website) | Chair | Dues |
Administrative & Public Law |
Bill
Dugat, Austin | |
African-American Lawyers |
Rudy
K. Metayer, Austin | |
Alternative Dispute Resolution |
Gene
Roberts, Jr., Huntsville | |
Animal Law |
|
|
Antitrust and Business Litigation |
Thomas
York, Dallas | |
Appellate | Jerry
Bullard, Grapevine | |
Asian-Pacific Interest | Jim
Thomas, Houston | |
Aviation Law | Peter
Busher, Houston | |
Bankruptcy Law | Josh
Searcy, Longview | |
Business Law | Frank
Ruttenberg, San Antonio | |
Child Protection Law | Tiffany
Crouch Bartlett, Round Rock | |
Civil Liberties & Civil
Rights | Jennifer
Mathis, Bryan | |
Collaborative Law | Laura
Schlenker, Dallas | |
Computer
& Technology | Shawn
Tuma, Plano | |
Construction Law | Laird
E. Lawrence, Dallas | |
Consumer and Commercial Law | Paula
Pierce, Austin | |
Corporate
Counsel | T.
Jason Smith, Kingwood | |
Criminal Justice | Dwight
McDonald, Lubbock | |
Entertainment and Sports Law | Melissa
Thrailkill, Dallas | |
Environmental and Natural Resources |
David
Klein, Austin | |
Family Law | Kristal
Thomson, San Antonio | |
General
Practice, Solo, and Small Firm | Ron
Bunch, Waxahachie | |
Government Law | Kuruvilla
Oommen, Irving | |
Health Law | Fletcher
Brown, Austin | |
Hispanic Issues | Judge
Victor Villarreal, Laredo | |
Immigration and Nationality Law |
Matthew
Myers, Dallas | |
Insurance Law | Pamella
A. Hopper, Austin | |
Intellectual Property Law | Leisa
Peschel, Houston | |
International Law | Karla
Pascarella, Broomfield, CO | |
James C. Watson Inn of Former Officers and
Directors | Andrew
Harper
Estes, Midland |
|
Judicial | Hon.
Leslie F. Hatch, Lubbock |
|
Justice of
the Peace Courts | Howard
Bookstaff, Houston | |
Juvenile Law | Patrick
Gendron, Bryan | |
Labor and
Employment Law | Shannon
B. Schmoyer, San Antonio | |
Law
Student Division | S. Michelle King, Lubbock
| |
Legislative and Campaign Law | Royce
Poinsett, Austin | |
LGBT Law |
Michael
Debnam, Dallas | |
Litigation | Hon.
Xavier Rodriguez, San Antonio | |
Litigation - Sustaining | Hon.
Xavier Rodriguez, San Antonio | |
Military and Veterans Law | Jon
Shelburne, Bluffton, SC | |
Municipal
Judges | Hon.
Alan Wayland, Grapevine |
|
Native
American Law |
Lisa
Tatum, San Antonio | |
Oil,
Gas, and Energy Resources Law | Jeff
Weems, Houston | |
Paralegal Division | Edna Garza
(President), Edinburg | |
Poverty
Law | Melissa
Thrailkill, Dallas | |
Public Utility Law |
Dane
McKaughan, Austin | |
Real
Estate, Probate & Trust | Reid
Wilson, Houston | |
School Law | Mari
McGowan, McKinney | |
Tax | Lora
Davis, Dallas | |
Women and the Law | Teresa
Schiller, Waco | |
Workers' Compensation |
Daniel
Morris,
Plano | |
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