State Bar of Texas

October 2021 | Vol. 84, No. 9

Animal Law.

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Features

• Standing Strong
  The State Bar of Texas Paralegal Division celebrates 40 years.
  Written by Susi Boss and Javan Johnson

• Job Duties
  Ethical challenges in the attorney-paralegal relationship.
  Written by Lynn Crossett

• OPINION
  Automated Certificates of Service Are Here
  Are traditional certificates still required?
  Written by D. Todd Smith

• Pets in Family Law
  Who gets the dog in a divorce?
  Written by Mary Evelyn McNamara

• Animal Cruelty
  The criminal consequences of abuse.
  Written by Fabiola M. Casas

• OPINION
  Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
  What’s your liability for injury caused by farm animals and can you protect yourself from liability?
  Written by Gary Lawson

• OPINION
  A Bark With No Bite
  Should Texas’ dangerous animal law be changed?
  Written by Kristina B. Otterstrom

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

• Texas Supreme Court Order
  Order approving amendments to the Rules and Fees of the Judicial Branch Certification Commission and to the Code of Ethics and Minimum Standards for Guardianship Services.

• Texas Supreme Court Order
  Order amending Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar of Texas.

• Texas Supreme Court Order
  Order amending Rule 57 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure.

• Texas Supreme Court Order
  Order approving amendments to Protective Order Registry Form.

• Texas Supreme Court Order
  Order correcting amendments to Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct.

• Texas Supreme Court Order
  Order adopting comment to Part VII of the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure and approving amendments to the internal operating procedures of the Board of Disciplinary Appeals.

• Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas Order
  Order rescinding requirement of additional paper copies of documents filed pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.3(b)(2) in criminal cases.

Departments

• Comments

• Executive Director’s Page: Manny’s Story and Planning for Disasters
  Written by Trey Apffel

• In Recess: ‘More Sega than Cézanne’
  El Paso attorney Patrick Gabaldon’s artistic sensibilities redefine one of America’s biggest international border cities.
  Interview by Eric Quitugua

• President’s Page: Diversity as a Driver of Business Success
  Written by Sylvia Borunda Firth

• Technology: Reasonable Expectation of Privacy
  Drone surveillance requires a warrant.
  Written by Pierre Grosdidier

• State Bar Director Spotlight: Andrés E. “Andy” Almanzán
  Interview by Eric Quitugua

• Ethics Question of the Month

• TYLA President’s Page: Make the Last 90 Days of 2021 Count
  Written by Jeanine Novosad Rispoli

• Solo/Small Firm: The Future of Work
  Trends that have changed the way we practice law.
  Written by Ruby L. Powers

• Disciplinary Actions

• Movers and Shakers

• Memorials

• Classified Advertising

• Humor: It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s ... a Lawsuit?
  Written by John G. Browning

• News From Around the Bar

• ATJ Pro Bono Chanpion
  Sara E. Dysart gets involved.