Board of Directors Update

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Williamson County Bench BarSeptember 26, 2014

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

District 8

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15 counties2,436 attorneys60.5% private practice32.6% Government/public

practice

Texas Attorneys

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Dec. 31, 201394,804 active attorneys64.4% Private Practice20.4% Government/Public10.8% Corporate Counsel

Texas Attorneys

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Private Practice

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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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Purposes:

Serve and educate Texas lawyers

Serve and educate the public

Assist the courts in the administration of Justice

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

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

Ethics Helpline

(800) 532-3947

Monday-Friday

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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TexasBarCLE

• 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

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

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!

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.

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

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

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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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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