State Bar of Texas

June 2018 | Volume 81, No. 6

Joe K. Longley takes office as president of the State Bar of Texas.

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Features

• Texas Attorney Discipline System Update
  Changes for earlier resolution, increased consistency, improved access, and greater accountability.
  By Linda A. Acevedo

• The Good Fight
  State Bar of Texas President Joe K. Longley on eradicating injustice.
  Interview by Patricia Busa McConnico

• Law Day 2018

• The Texas Bar Journal Short Story Contest 2018

• 2018 Election Results

• Life Lessons
  How a court battle between parents sprung the Texas Young Lawyers Association president into family law practice.
  Interview by Eric Quitugua

• United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Order

• Texas Supreme Court Order
  Final approval of amendments to Article XIII of the State Bar Rules and Rule 8.04 of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct and correction to amendments to Article IV of the State Bar Rules.

• Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas Order
  Order Proposing Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 4.6.

Departments

• Comments

• Executive Director’s Page: Finally, a Member-Owned Group Health Plan
  By Trey Apffel

• In Recess: Sound Off
  A San Antonio attorney talks playing rock and R&B songs with lawyer band the Court Jesters.
  Interview by Eric Quitugua

• President’s Page: Transparency and Fiscal Control Within the State Bar
  By Joe K. Longley

• Technology: Privacy Matters
  Is accessing a spouse’s cellphone without consent against the law?
  By Pierre Grosdidier

• State Bar Board Update: Board Approves Transparency Review, Requests Reports From Task Forces
  By Lowell Brown

• State Bar Director Spotlight: Andrew Tolchin
  Interview by Eric Quitugua

• Legends: A Life of Serving
  Civil litigator Lloyd Lochridge is inspiring others to do pro bono work and volunteer in their communities.
  By Mitchell C. Chaney

• TYLA President’s Page: I’m So Excited
  By Sally Pretorius

• Solo/Small Firm: Client Experience
  How to create a successful strategy to set your firm apart from the competition.
  By Deborah Roth Grabein

• Disciplinary Actions

• Movers and Shakers

• Memorials

• Classified Advertising

• Client Page: Selling Your Company
  Guideposts to the process.
  By Michael S. Moehlman

• Humor: Adventures in Legal Weirdness
  By John G. Browning

• News From Around the Bar