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Board of Directors Update
Since 19391
Williamson County Bench BarSeptember 26, 2014
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Board of Directors
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17 Districts 39 Voting
Directors 29 Elected
Directors 6 Public
Members 4 Minority
Directors
Non-voting 5 Section
Reps. 5 Liaisons
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District 8
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15 counties2,436 attorneys60.5% private practice32.6% Government/public
practice
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Texas Attorneys
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Dec. 31, 201394,804 active attorneys64.4% Private Practice20.4% Government/Public10.8% Corporate Counsel
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Texas Attorneys
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64.4% of Texas attorneys work in Private practice.
23.3% are sole practitioners
57.4% work in firms of 2-40 attorneys
12.4% work in firms of >40 attorneys
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6Since 1939
Purposes:
Serve and educate Texas lawyers
Serve and educate the public
Assist the courts in the administration of Justice
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Serving Texas Lawyers
Since 19391
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Free Legal Research
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Law Practice Management
TexasBarCLE.com
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Building Your Practice
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Lawyer Referral Service
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NEW! Alternative Careers Seminar
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Member Discounts
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Multi -carrier private insurance exchange for
SBOT members and their staff s and dependents
1,800 enrollments, 21,000 exchange visits so far
Memberbenefits.com/texasbar
(800) 282-8626
Texas Bar Private Insurance Exchange
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Ethics Helpline
(800) 532-3947
Monday-Friday
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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TexasBarCLE
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• 29 multi-day, advanced-level courses• 50 one-day institutes• 21 “101” level courses• 75 original webcasts covering multiple topics• Scholarships available• 19,000 law-related articles• 1,500 ethics-related articles
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TexasBarCLE
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Educating Young Lawyers
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State Bar Sections
47 sections and 2 divisions formed by practice area or special interest
Benefits:
Newsletters
Quarterly journals
Websites
Blogs
CLE opportunities
Listservs 19
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Keeping You Informed Texas Bar Journal
Social media
Texas Bar Blog
Texas Bar Today
Texas Bar TV
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TexasBar.com
All resources at your fingertips!
My Bar Page Free legal research Access bar records Update your profile View or report MCLE hours Join a section Report pro bono hours Make an Access to Justice contribution
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Mobile Friendly Website – now available!
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Members-Only Social Network – coming soon!
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Texas Lawyers’ Assistance Program
TLAP is available 24 hours a day Helps lawyers, judges, and law students Mental health issues, substance abuse concerns, chronic stress, cognitive decline Call (800) 343-8527 All communication confidential by statute
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Sheeran-Crowley Memorial Trust
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• Assists Texas attorneys and their families impaired by substance dependence or other mental disorders in paying for treatment or otherwise achieving recovery from their disorder.
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TYLA Pocket Guides
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Serving the Public
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Since 1939
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Protecting the Public
Grievance Line: (800) 932-1900
Client-Att orney Assistance Program Took action on behalf of Texas legal
consumers 39,000 times in 2013-14
Provided dispute resolution services for
1,100 lawyers and their clients
81% success rate in reestablishing attorney-
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Protecting the Public
Client Security Fund 118 applications approved in 2013-14
More than $917,000 in grants
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Grievance Information
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CDC District Total Number of Grievances Filed
Austin 752Dallas 2629Houston 2271San Antonio 1742
Total 7394
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Implemented in 2007.
Designed to help identify and assist lawyers who have impairment or performance issues.
In exchange for a dismissal of the complaint, the respondent lawyer agrees to complete a remedial or rehabilitative program individually tailored to the lawyer’s needs.
If the lawyer does not fully complete the terms of the agreement in a timely manner, the complaint moves forward through the usual disciplinary process.
Grievance Referral Program
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Legal Services for All Texans
Legal service programs
Volunteer recruitment and training
Care campaign
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Texas Lawyers for Texas Veterans
• State Bar of Texas program
• >30 local bars participating
• >10,000 veterans helped by 3,000 attorneys since 2010
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Public Information
• Educational pamphlets
• Media outreach • Texas Gavel
Awards
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Educating Texans
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Since 1939
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Civics Education
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I was the first. Vote for Me!
Amelia Earhart first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean
Thurgood MarshallCesar Chavez first person in
American history to organize a
successful farm workers union
Lisa M. Tatumfirst African-
American president of the
State Bar of Texas
first African-American
Supreme Court justice
TexasBar.com/Iwasthefirst
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Oyez, Oyez, Oh Yay!
TexasBar.com/civics
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TYLA Project
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Preserving history
SBOT Archives Dept.: Official repository
Gov. Bill & Vara Daniel Center for Legal History
Educational tours
Current exhibit: SBOT 75th anniversary
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Williamson County Bar
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Quick Facts
94,804 active practitioners The State Bar of Texas has not raised dues in more than 22 years
Staff-to-lawyer ratio has decreased from 1:199 in 1999 to 1:351 today
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Questions?
TexasBar.com(800) 204-2222
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