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ABA Annual Meeting
The 137th Annual Meeting of the
American Bar Association (the “ABA” or
the “Association”) was held August 3-4,
2015, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. Wide varieties of
programs were sponsored by committees,
sections, divisions, forums and affiliated
organizations. The House of Delegates
met for one and a half days. The Nominating Committee also met.
In an address that pointed to the
positive and negative aspects of the ABA,
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Leading by Example:
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It Takes Practice
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How many of us take eight minutes
of our day to mentor others in the legal
profession? How many of us take time to
ask for help from someone with more experience? Contrast that with how much
time we regularly devote to grumbling
about the decline of standards, complaining about others who don’t know what
they’re doing and wondering why things
aren’t as easy as they used to be.
Recently, I had the privilege to view
the Transition to Practice introduction video created by the Professionalism Committee of the State Bar of Texas. In this
eight-minute video, Chief Justice Nathan
L. Hecht offers practical tips and insights
answering the question “what does the
profession expect of us?”
After viewing this inspirational
video, I reached out to the State Bar’s
Professionalism Committee to find out
who wrote the script and to congratulate them on a job well done. Their answer won’t surprise you and reflects the
best spirit of professionalism and collegiality. Members of the Professionalism
Committee, Kenda Culpepper and Jacob
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S h a r e d R e s po n s ib i l it y
Regardless of your area of practice or how long you have been
licensed, there are a few things we all have in common as members of the Bar. One such thing we unfortunately share is a persistent public image problem. For a variety of reasons, lawyers
are viewed by a large segment of the general population as
overly-aggressive, manipulative and greedy. While many of
us know a lawyer or two who fits this unflattering description,
we also know the vast majority of our colleagues in the Bar are
hard-working, honorable and generous. Every profession has
its “bad apples,” but lawyers may be disproportionately vilified precisely because of the extraordinary power they possess
in so many aspects of public life and private affairs. Lawyers
wield great power and influence in people’s lives, which often
causes a fragile and imbalanced relationship of trust that can
be shattered to devastating effect when that power is abused.
We have a shared responsibility to each other and to society to safeguard this relationship of trust, counterbalance the
occasional abuse of power and generally elevate and improve
our system of justice. In the first few words of the Texas Lawyer’s Creed, each of us acknowledges we are “entrusted by the
People of Texas to preserve and improve our legal system.”
One way we can simultaneously fulfill our shared responsibility and counter the public’s negative perception of the profession is by providing free services to those who need a lawyer
but cannot afford to pay one. Despite the many thousands of
pro bono service hours San Antonio lawyers provide annually,
the community’s need continues to grow beyond the capacity
of legal aid organizations and volunteers.
The American Bar Association (ABA) is launching a new initiative this
year to bring more attention to both the need for
pro bono legal services
and the legal profession’s collective efforts
to meet this need. The
initiative is called “And
Justice For All: An ABA
Day of Service.”
As
part of the ABA’s “Celebrate Pro Bono Week,” October 25-31,
2015, the Day of Service will take place on October 30, 2015
and will involve tens of thousands of lawyers across the
country in a friendly competition and social media promotion to help increase participation in pro bono activities. The
ABA has also created a website to help individuals or groups
who want to get involved in the Day of Service. The website
(www.probono.net/celebrateprobono/) offers planning tips
and guides, a page where you can register your event and an
interactive map showing pro bono celebration events across the
country and the world. Participants are encouraged to share
information about their events and activities using the hashtag
#ABAdayofservice. All organizations taking part will be added to the ABA Pro Bono Honor Roll. Additionally, please tag
the Community Justice Program (CJP) on Facebook or Twitter when you post about your pro bono activities. The CJP will
recognize the participants on social media to honor their work
and to help further spread the message.
The San Antonio legal community is fortunate to be the
home of the CJP, a nationally recognized and award-winning
pro bono program. The CJP will celebrate its 13th Anniversary
this month and has served more than 8,000 pro bono clients to
date. The CJP offers attorneys a structured and organized way
to engage in pro bono work for indigent clients. If you would
like to volunteer for a pro bono case with SABA’s CJP, please
email [email protected]. Whether you participate in one of the
Community Justice Program’s family law, wills or veterans
legal clinics or your group participates in the ABA’s initiative
Day of Service, I encourage you to get involved in discharging the shared responsibility we have to each other and to the
communities we serve.
James M. “Marty” Truss
“ We have a shared responsibility to each other and to society to safe-
guard this relationship of trust, counterbalance the occasional abuse of
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power and generally elevate and improve our system of justice.
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OFFICERS
James M. “Marty” Truss
President
Bobby Barrera
President-Elect
Beth Watkins
Vice President
Santos Vargas
Secretary
Tom Crosley
Treasurer
DIRECTORS
Dave Evans
Dawn Finlayson
Hon. Rebeca C. Martinez
Hon. Jefferson Moore
Hon. Richard Price
Christine Reinhard
Mark Sessions
Ty Sheehan
Thomas g. Keyser
Immediate-Past President
Jimmy Allison
Executive Director
William Doug Bineham
President
Mexican American Bar Assoc.
J. Barrett Shipp
President
San Antonio Young Lawyers Assoc.
Marissa Helm
President
Bexar County Women’s Bar Assoc.
Stephanie Boyd
President
San Antonio Black Lawyers Assoc.
Andrew L. Kerr
Hon. Rebecca Simmons
Directors
State Bar of Texas
Commissioners Court honors Jimmy Allison
On September 15, 2015 the Bexar County Commissioners Court resolved to rename the Bexar County Law Library after SABA’s Executive Director Jimmy Allison.
Allison is honored for his esteemed accomplishment of 50 years of service to SABA
and 60 years to the legal community. Along with SABA officers, directors, staff and
members, Allison’s family was in attendance to celebrate this wonderful occasion.
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It Takes Practice
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Marshall, worked with Fifth Court of
Appeals Justice Douglas Lang and Chief
Justice Hecht to ensure the words and
sentiments the chief justice shares in the
video included his personal thoughts on
mentoring, professionalism and the legal
profession. The video serves as a tribute
to the public spirit of the bar and judiciary at all levels of practice in our great
state. To watch the video, visit texasbar.
com/transition. For a listing of State Bar
mentoring resources, visit texasbar.com/
mentoring.
We all have a role to play in the significance of mentoring in the legal profession. Here are four easy ways any of
us can lead by example:
The Texas Lawyer’s Creed
The Texas Lawyer’s Creed promotes
our collective goals of eliminating abusive tactics within the practice of law in
Texas and promoting respect and confidence in the legal profession. In your office, chambers or even in your home, you
can display a poster-sized (24” x 36”) version of the Texas Lawyer’s Creed.
Members can also receive free a Texas Lawyer’s Creed brochure available in
both English and Spanish. To obtain your
free copy of the poster or brochure, email
[email protected] or call
(512) 427-1726.
The State Bar of Texas
Professionalism Committee
Chaired by Rockwall County District
Attorney Kenda Culpepper, the Professionalism Committee recently inaugurated its Web-based project “Need Ethics? A
Directory of Speakers.”
See: texasbar.
com/ethicsspeakers. This online database provides contact, topic, and travel
distance information for ethics speakers
who are willing to travel to your city.
The intention of this project is to match
speakers with local groups interested in
discussing professionalism matters. The
Professionalism Committee’s database
is an easy way to help your group by
providing them with a knowledgeable
speaker.
Walking the Talk of Professionalism
Taking time to mentor others is an
investment, both personal and professional. Personally, mentoring builds a
network and allows you to promote your
style and values. Professionally, your experience and shared wisdom helps others
comport themselves with dignity and respect while avoiding rookie mistakes. To
make things easier for you, the State Bar
of Texas has multiple “how to mentor”
resources. With this information alone,
you have a secret weapon to mentoring
success. Visit texasbar.com/mentoring
for a listing of resources.
Working With A Mentor
If Shakespeare were around today,
wouldn’t you consider asking him to
comment on your play? The State Bar of
Texas has similarly knowledgeable attorneys just waiting for your call. Far from
being an imposition, receiving a request
to mentor is one of the most flattering
professional moments a lawyer experiences. One great way to find a mentor is
through legal education courses. Identify
a speaker who motivates you — and call
them. Or, talk to other attendees and follow up with those who are in a field that
interests you. Mentors are everywhere.
They are just waiting to be asked.
Chief Justice Hecht notes that honesty, integrity and civility should be qualities of all lawyers within the State Bar of
Texas. How we manifest these qualities
is a comment on our professionalism.
Using the Transition to Practice and other
professionalism resources available can
help all lead by example in demonstrating how the State Bar of Texas is dedicated to winning and maintaining public
trust every day. Visit texasbar.com/transition for more resources on the Transition to Practice program.
Eleanor K. Meltzer is a member of the
State Bar of Texas Professionalism Committee. She focuses on the issues that make a career as a government attorney so rewarding:
Contracts; Human Resources; Risk Management; Veterans Benefits; and Intellectual
property.
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ABA Select Committee Report on the Annual Meeting
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Executive Director Jack L. Rives of Illinois
focused on prevalent rumors to address
the reality of current hot issues. After noting the challenges we face —
­­ as a profession and as an Association — he quoted
President Theodore Roosevelt, who hosted a White House meeting during a particularly stressful time in his administration.
As he looked at the downcast faces around
the room, President Roosevelt said, “Isn’t
this a fine time to be alive, when so many
great things are happening?” And so it is
with the ABA today. We are facing many
tough issues, but we view the challenges
as opportunities, and we are guided by our
succinct and powerful goals: Serving our
members; improving the legal profession;
eliminating bias and enhancing diversity;
and advancing the rule of law throughout this nation and around the world.
Rives noted two areas upon which we
need to focus more effectively as we move
forward: membership and financial matters. With membership, the ABA needs
to better explain the value proposition
and do a better job of retaining members,
especially dues-paying members. On the
financial side, we need to do a much better job with non-dues revenue. In recent
years, we have managed expenses well,
essentially retaining expenses at the $205
million level for the past five years. Keeping up with inflation alone would have
necessitated at least $12 million in additional expenses, but we have taken a
number of positive actions in this area.
At this time, to do more will likely require
systemic and organizational changes, possible changes in governance. And always,
we must prioritize among the many, many
worthy causes which we help.
Rives moved to “The Top Ten Rumors” he’s been hearing about the ABA,
and he countered those rumors with the
facts:
10. Membership numbers are bad and
getting worse. In the past five years, the
ABA has gained members every year.
[We ended FY 2015 with a record number
of members.] He noted that dues-paying
members have gone down over the past
decade, and we need to take more effective actions to reverse that trend.
9. The dues increase makes matters worse.
After eight years of declining general operations dues collections, in FY 2015 we
collected $3,000,000 more than the prior
year.
8. The reason we give students free membership is that we’re desperate. With law-student enrollment down dramatically, the
new program for free student memberships is designed to showcase the national
professional association to law students,
without requiring the $25 fee we had earlier charged. We have developed a very
robust program for law students.
7. People don’t attend meetings. The
room here is filled. But certainly, times
have changed. Our Annual Meeting is
no longer viewed as a time for lawyers to
bring the family for a vacation. But he noted the growth in the ABA’s smaller meetings, including more than 26,000 at the big
section meetings over the past year alone.
6. The ABA does not really help the profession. That statement belies our Goal II
– and also the reality of the many, many
things the Association does to help our
profession. Without the ABA, for example, who would vet federal judges, accredit law schools, establish and refine ethical
standards for our profession, lobby for the
issues we care about, and write decisive
briefs for the Supreme Court to consider?
5. ABA publications need to change.
This “rumor” is true, and we are in the
midst of significant changes. The ABA
publishes many great periodicals and
books, but we have not had a good business plan to guide expenses and the return
on investment. Under the new program,
we will save approximately $2.4 million
in general operations expenses. We will
improve our technology and ecommerce,
and we will provide much better marketing assistance.
4. Members don’t get anything worthwhile for the dues they pay. It’s been said
that you can count on 13 things for your
dues payment: 12 issues of the ABA Journal and a bill. In reality, we have a broad
range of programs to help members be
better lawyers, to network effectively with
colleagues, to improve their business and
to improve the profession. Our programs
include access to the ABA Academy,
which includes many high-level CLE programs at no cost. Members have access to
an ever-improving job board to help them
with resumes and to find jobs. We offer
“ABA Everyday” and the ABA Advantage
programs. ABA Leisure now helps to get
members together, doing things they enjoy doing away from the office.
3. The ABA has serious financial problems. We are certainly sensitive to financial
realities, and not everything is rosy, but
consider two factors: Operating expenses
have remained essentially stable over the
past five years, despite inflation. And
during that period, our investments more
than doubled in value, to a current worth
in excess of $330 million.
2. The ABA is stuck in the 1950’s. The
Association has advanced through the
years, and we currently have many programs that are creative and innovative for
the legal profession going forward in the
21st century. Consider, for example, the
pervasive ABAction! programs, the Commission on the Future of Legal Services
and ABALawConnect.
1. The ABA has lost its stature. In
the Supreme Court’s recent landmark
marriage equality case, both the majority opinion and the dissent cited the ABA
amicus brief. And when the president of
the ABA can shake hands with the Queen
of England, as he did during the ceremonies to celebrate the 800-year anniversary
of the Magna Carta, I submit our stature
is apparent.
So, yes: We do have problems. But
we have plans to deal with these issues —
and our plans are working. Rives noted
that he is optimistic about our future.
Rives concluded by thanking the staff
“Ambassadors” and the Hyatt Regency
staff for their great work throughout the
conference. He offered a special thank you
to Marina B. Jacks, the Senior Associate
Executive Director and Chief Governance
Officer, for her 39 years of leadership and
service to the Association. He noted that
the Board of Governors named one of the
conference rooms at the ABA headquarter
building in Chicago in her honor.
The report in its entiretly with links to
speeches and resolutions can be found on the
SABA website under the News and Events tab
by clicking on News and Announcements.
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Celebrating National
Pro Bono Week!
CJP CO-CHAIRS
Judge Larry Noll & Judge Lisa Jarrett
CJP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Amanda Reimherr Buckert
CJP EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
Charlcye “Charlie” Glenewinkel
MANAGING ATTORNEY, TRLA OFFICE
Ann Zaragoza
The CJP is having a big month! We are looking forward
to celebrating our 13th Anniversary, honoring our annual
award winners including the Fall 2016 AT&T Excellence
in Pro Bono Scholarship winner and recognizing National Pro Bono Week ­— all at the SABA monthly luncheon
on Thursday, October 22 at the Frost Bank Plaza Club.
Please consider attending this luncheon and celebrating
all things pro bono and CJP. Also, there will be gourmet
cupcakes! Contact [email protected] to RSVP.
CLIENT COORDINATOR
Maria “Lulu” Villanueva (TRLA)
NOTARY/PARALEGAL COORDINATOR
Mary Peña (TRLA Clinics)
NOTARY/PARALEGAL COORDINATOR
Patricia Giuliano (Wills Clinics)
NOTARY/PARALEGAL COORDINATOR
Lisa Santos (TRLA Clinics)
Notary/Paralegal Coordinator
Susan Wilen (Veterans Clinics)
Volunteer to
“Just Take One”
pro bono case!
Volunteer attorneys are eligible
to receive 5.0 free hours of CLE,
including 1.0 hour of ethics.
For more information,
please contact:
Amanda Reimherr Buckert
[email protected]
210.227.8822 ext 126
or
Charlcye Glenewinkel
[email protected]
210.227.8822 ext 111
Fall 2015 AT&T
Excellence in Pro
Bono Scholarship
Winner
The CJP is extremely fortunate to
have the support of the AT&T Legal
Department, which generously underwrites the AT&T Excellence in Pro Bono
Scholarship. This award is given out
during the fall and spring semesters to a
St. Mary’s University School of Law student who has demonstrated a commitment to pro bono work. We are pleased
to announce the winner of the Fall 2015
scholarship is Brittney Kohler. Kohler is
a 3L at St. Mary’s and has volunteered at
every type of CJP clinic offered. She completed more than 50 hours of pro bono
clinic work during her 1L year alone. She
has volunteered with Family Violence
Prevention Services, Inc. and has demonstrated a true commitment to pro bono
work. Kohler has shown a true passion
for the role of pro bono services in our society and encouraged her fellow students
to volunteer on a regular basis. We are
excited to work with Kohler, who will
receive $2,500 from AT&T and spend 60
hours with the CJP this semester. Thank
you to AT&T for their continued support
and partnership on this wonderful scholarship program!
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Save the date: Free CLE, Nov. 12
The CJP will offer a free CLE on
Thursday, Nov. 12 during the lunch hour
in Judge Larry Noll’s courtroom in the
Bexar County Courthouse. The CLE is
presented in honor of Veterans Day and
will cover issues indigent veterans face
and concerns you may encounter when
representing a veteran pro bono. State
Bar of Texas President Allan DuBois will
speak on issues related to represent-
ing a pro bono veteran client, and Arthur
Swezey with the Texas Veterans Commission will discuss veterans’ benefits. If
you are interested in attending or would
like more information, please email cjp@
sabar.org to reserve your spot. The CLE is
presented free of charge in exchange for
attendees’ agreement to attend a CJP Veterans Clinic within the next 12 months.
Thank You CJP Volunteers!
September Veterans Clinic
Volunteer Attorneys
Geary Reamey
Geoff Courtney
Ann Marie Matonak
Joe McClellan, USAA
Jon Hadfield, USAA
Cecilia Hellrung
Notaries and Support Staff
Art Swezey,
Texas Veterans Commission
Susan Wilen,
Notary/Paralegal
Law Student Witnesses
Michel Bare
Rebecca Smith
Autumn Puckett
Laura Castro
Alberto Martinez
Taylor Reynolds
Melina Rodriguez
Celeste Colmenero
Rebecca Mendez
Brittanny Perrigue
Chanda Clepper
ABOVE: Volunteer students from the St. Mary’s University School of Law attended the September 18th Veterans Clinic at the Audie L. Murphy VA Hospital. Volunteer law students are
an important part of the CJP program and provide vital assistance and support to attorneys,
clients and staff at all of our CJP clinics. We are grateful for the continued partnership we enjoy
with St. Mary’s. Thank you to all of the students who attend our clinic and support pro bono
work in our community.
U pc o m i n g CJP E v e n t s :
Oct. 16 – Veterans’ Clinic
1:30 p.m. at Audie L. Murphy VA Hospital, 7400 Merton Minter
Oct. 22 – CJP Pro Bono Celebration at SABA Luncheon
12:00 p.m. at the Frost Bank Plaza Club
Nov. 13 – Wills for Veterans
1:30 p.m. at Audie L. Murphy VA Hospital, 7400 Merton Minter
Nov. 17 – Family Law Clinic
5:30 p.m. at Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, 1111 N. Main Ave.
The CJP is active on
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Stay up-to-date with CJP News
and Events!
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Ethics Follies: Oct. 28 at 2 p.m. & Oct. 29 at 7 p.m.
Ethics Follies 2015 is October 28 at
2:00 p.m. and October 29 at 7:00 p.m.
The show is a parody of Monty Python’s
Spamalot®. Attendees receive two hours
Ethics MCLE. Individual registrations
are $70 and $90 online at EthicsFollies.
com. Oct. 29th attendees are invited to a
catered party at La Mansion Del Rio after the show sponsored by Frost Bank to
celebrate Ethics Follies’ 10th Anniversary. Orchestra level tables are $1,500 with
signage. Sponsorships are also available.
Balcony tickets without CLE registration
are a $20 donation. Call Amber Clark at
the Association of Corporate Counsel
(ACC) at 723-8769 for details. Registrations benefit the Community Justice
Program (CJP), which has received over
$150,000 in donations from The ACC’s
South/Central Texas Chapter and Ethics
Follies.
Amanda Buckert from the CJP spoke
with attorney Lee Cusenbary, the writer
and director of Scamalot, to hear what to
expect in this year’s Ethics Follies® production at the Empire Theatre.
How did you guys come up with Scamalot for a show idea?
At the Frost reception after last
year’s show, attorney Kyle Goetz jokingly said we should parody the Broadway show Spamalot® as Scamalot. We
started brainstorming at the party about
funny Monty Python scenes so it was an
easy show to put together. I found the
original Broadway script for Spamalot
and started rewriting it a week later and
finished in May of 2015.
Do you always write the shows that
quickly after finishing the prior year’s
show?
No, but we were fortunate to have
been invited to perform Scamalot at The
American Bar Association’s Annual Conference in Chicago last August, so we had
to finish most of the show last May.
You say “we finished” the script. Are
there other writers?
Yes, I write the dialogue and most
of the parodies, but there are some really
good parody writers and people who
brainstorm as a team to come up with
ideas. Attorneys Jeff Gifford and Mary
Doggett were very helpful. Attorneys
John Heller and Roland Edminston wrote
multiple parodies this year and they are
some of the best parodies in the show.
How was the ABA Conference?
They didn’t know what to think of
us in our medieval knight’s and Disney
princesses costumes at first. By the end,
they really liked the show, giving us a
nice write-up in their national ABA Journal. We have been invited to perform
again next year at the ABA conference in
San Francisco.
Will we see the same show here in San
Antonio?
Yes, and we added some additional
parodies and ethics issues to fill out two
hours. There’s an over-the-top Maraca
telenovela short film that I hope everyone will come and see on the big screen.
It’s a murder mystery version of Maraca.
It’s filmed in a film noir style but it is
overacted and zany – like a telenovela.
So what is Scamalot about? Are there
knights and sword fights?
Yes. Scamalot is a journey of King
Arthur; his loyal servant, Putsy; and the
Knights of the Round Table as they search
for The Holy Grail. There is lawyerly debate as to whether the Holy Grail actually
a golden vessel from The Last Supper or
a metaphor for the true meaning of life.
Along the way, the fact patterns of many
of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct are explored through parodied songs, including songs from Spamalot, Into the Woods, Pitch Perfect and
singers Sia, Tina Turner, Garth Brooks
and Megan Trainor. We have some incredible voices and harmonies this year.
It’s been a real pleasure to do five preview shows this year.
Are you a Monty Python fan?
Yes, I grew up memorizing their TV
show on PBS and have all their movies
on DVD. I can shamelessly quote most of
Life of Brian and Holy Grail. Their type
of humor still makes me laugh.
Do you include some of their more famous lines, like the one about shrubbery?
Absolutely! You’ll see shrubbery, a
flying French cow, only a “flesh wound,”
elderberries and many of the famous
characters of Monty Python and the Holy
Grail and Spamalot.
Did you say there are Disney Princesses
in the show?
I usually parody the actual libretto,
or script, from a Broadway show. Spamalot is almost all men characters, which
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we kept in the show. But we added medieval women characters and realized we
had some opportunities for equal pay for
women messages if they were liberated
Princesses from Disney musicals. They
sing a parody of the Pitch Perfect finals
medley with choreography and steal the
show.
The photos of the Chicago show look
like you all are wearing elaborate costumes. That’s sort of new isn’t it?
For the tenth anniversary show of
Ethics Follies, we thought we’d hire a
professional costumer this year. [We
chose Rose Kennedy.] I worked with
Kennedy at The Playhouse San Antonio
last year when I directed Fiddler on the
Roof. She’s amazing.
Is there one big “take away” ethics
point this year?
The one ethics issue that seems to
permeate most of the show is ethics online. We have a song Cybersecurity that
is a parody of Tina Turner’s River Deep
Mountain High that really brings this
home. A song A Tweet That Goes Like
This by Roland is hilarious and reminds
the audience about publishing confidential information online or disclosing who
your clients are.
Sounds funny. How do folks register for
the ethics CLE?
Registering is easy. Go to EthicsFollies.com to register for either show. The
Oct. 28 at 2 show is $70 for two hours of
ethics MCLE and a really entertaining
show. The evening show is $90 to register
and comes with a catered reception afterwards sponsored by Frost at La Mansion
Del Rio across the street from the Empire
Theatre. People who want to come see
the show but not register for CLE can go
to the same website and buy a ticket for
$20 to sit in the balcony on either day.
Tables with signage are $1,500 and can be
purchased by calling the ACC Executive
Director Amber Clark at (210) 723-8769.
I can’t wait to see Scamalot. Can I wear
a renaissance fair costume to the show?
I hope that you do! And thanks for
all you do for the CJP!
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Congratulations
& Welcome
Mayur Amin
Pablo J. Benavides
Jason W. Galbraith
Stephen Goldsmith
Marissa M. Lopresti
to the newest members of
the San
Antonio Bar Association!
Audrey G. Louis
Heather M. Morlang
Clare L. Pace
Gerald Schoelzel
Erica B. Schommer
Paul J. Smith
Alfonso Soliz, Jr.
Jeff Stewart
Orlesia Tucker
Alejandra Villarreal
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SABA’s
Annual Seminars
S av e
the dates :
Juvenile Law Seminar
Friday
October 23
Military Law Seminar
Friday & Saturday
March 4 & 5
53rd Annual Semaan Criminal
Law Institute
Friday & Saturday
April 15 & 16
Bench Motions & Trials VIII
Bexar County Style
Friday
May 20
Monthly Events
Monthly Luncheons
Every 4th Thursday*
Plaza Club
Brown Bag Lunch CLE
Every 3rd Thursday*
*Due to holidays, November and
December scheduling is TBA .
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B r iefly
Javier F. Rocha has joined Crosley
Law Firm, P.C. in the San Antonio office
as an associate. The firm focuses primarily on personal injury cases, including
auto and trucking accidents, as well as
premises liability claims.
Goldman & Associates PLLC is
pleased to announce the addition of
a new associate, Vincent P. Vasquez.
Vasquez is a 2008 graduate of St. Mary’s
School of Law. Vasquez practiced real
estate litigation before transitioning into
defending health care facilities and providers accused of medical malpractice.
Schoenbaum, Curphy & Scanlan,
P.C. is pleased to announce the addition
of attorneys Jason M. Rammel and Jeffrey W. Bryson to the firm.
Jason M. Rammel graduated with
honors from Southwest Texas State
University. He earned his J.D. from St.
Mary’s University School of Law and
was ranked third in his class. Rammel
has experience in real estate develop-
yer of the Year” for Mediation in the San
Antonio area. He also received the designation in 2014.
ment and transactions, including those
under the threat of condemnation. He
also provides estate planning services.
He is a member of the State Bar of Texas,
Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, SABA and
is president of Play For All, a non-profit
dedicated to building playgrounds for
children with disabilities.
Before earning his L.L.M. in Taxation (with Certificate in Employee Benefits Law) from Georgetown University
Law Center, Jeffrey W. Bryson received
his J.D. from South Texas College of
Law and his B.B.A. in Accounting from
the University of Texas at San Antonio.
While in law school, Bryson was a Langdell Scholar in Federal Income Taxation
and served as a law clerk for Justice Michol O’Connor at the First District Court
of Appeals in Houston, Texas. Bryson has
experience in all aspects of tax and employee benefits law and, prior to joining
the firm, was an attorney in Washington,
D.C. for over ten years. He is a member
of the State Bar of Texas, SABA and the
District of Columbia Bar Association.
Thurman & Phillips, P.C. announces its relocation to the Shavano Office
Park located at 4093 De Zavala Rd., Shavano Park, Texas 78249. The Firm phone
and fax numbers, (210) 341-2020 and (210)
344-6460, will remain the same as will
the email addresses for Mike Thurman
and Zachary Aoki. Along with the move,
the Firm also announces that Ed Phillips
has become Of Counsel. Phillips may be
reached at [email protected].
Send “Briefly” submissions and
inquiries to:
Erin Boren, Editor
[email protected]
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and style. “Briefly” submissions
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San Antonio
Bar Auxiliary:
‘Reach for the
Stars,’ CASA
book drive and
upcoming HEB
Cooking School
The San Antonio Bar
Auxiliary met at San Antonio College September 22,
2015, to “Reach for the Stars,”
which they literally did with
Richard Varner, Center Director, showing off the Scobee
Planetarium. It is an impressive addition to the SAC campus and to San Antonio. The ABOVE: San Antonio Bar Auxiliary members pictured with donated children’s books for Child Advocates
programs and facilities that it San Antonio. The Auxiliary worked with the Texas Lawyers Auxiliary to donate hundreds of books to the
provides for children of ages cause.
four through middle school
are technically and creatively outstand- labels on each book recognizing the do- Scholarship.
If you are interested in the law in
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The group is also anticipating the any way, come and join the San AntoAuxiliary welcomed two new members
to the tour, a geat day for them to join the HEB Cooking School which is its next nio Bar Auxilary to “Reach for the Stars”
event. Soon it will be Christmas, when and share friendships with each other
Bar Auxiliary program.
The Auxiliary in conjunction with we present gift cards to the teenage girls and with others that need our help. Call
the Texas Lawyers Auxiliary donated cared for by CASA. They go shopping Martha Ann Franco, Vice President for
hundreds of children’s books to Child with a CASA member to spend their Membership, at 824-4012 for more inforAdvocates San Antonio (CASA) who cards. In February the St. Mary’s Law mation.
will distribute them to the children they School Scholarship will be presented as
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ABOVE: The Auxiliary toured the Scobee Planetarium at SAC on September 22 to “Reach for the Stars,” which
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Mark Your Calendar Now!
18th Annual International Tax Symposium
Hosted by the Tax Section’s
International Tax Committee
Topics Include:
International Tax Law Update
Expatriation
How Treasury Took the Bite Out of IRC § 367(d)
Corporate Inversions
OVDP Update
International Estate Planning
Estate & Gift Tax Treaties
The Sales & Use Tax Surprises of International
Transactions
Dallas | November 12, 2015
Cityplace Conference Center
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Houston | November 13, 2015
Houston CPA Society
777 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 500
Houston, TX 77056
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Photo recap: St. Mary’s HLAA’s 4th Annual Salsa & Sangria Competition
On “Diez y Seis de Septiembre,”
Justice Luz Elena and Miguel Chapa
hosted at their home the St. Mary’s Hispanic Law Alumni Association’s 4th Annual Salsa & Sangria Competition. To
spice it up, a “grito” contest was added
to this year’s festivities. Competitors
included SABA President Marty Truss,
HLAA President Judge Karen Pozza,
Judge Laura Salinas, Dean Stephen Sheppard, Attorney Richard Loza and many
others. Trophies went to Judge Pozza
(Chunky Salsa), Marty (Salsa), Attorney
Olaf Saldivar (Grito) and Attorney Doug
Bineham (Sangria)! Many thanks to our
Bexar County Judges Martinez, Mery,
Canales, Arteaga, Rodriguez, Yanta, Gabriel, Salinas, Walsh and Congressman
Charlie Gonzalez who presided over the
four different contests and to all who
participated in making this event such a
success! All funds raised went directly to
HLAA’s permanent scholarship fund. It
was a fun evening with law students and
an epic moment with many jurists landing in the pool! Viva HLAA! Until next
year!
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Bexar County
Women’s Bar
Foundation Belva
Lockwood Award
Recipients
On October 22, 2015, the Bexar County Women’s Bar Foundation will recognize local attorneys Sara E. Dysart and
Shari Y. Mao as recipients of the Belva
Lockwood Outstanding Lawyer and
Outstanding Young Lawyer at its annual
fundraising event Autumn Affair. Each
year, recipients are chosen based on contributions to the legal profession, work
undertaken to improve the status of the
legal profession and contributions to the
community in the form of charitable and
volunteer work. Nominees are also evaluated based on experience, reputation and
standing in the legal community. The
Young Lawyer Award is given to an attorney who has been in practice for fewer
than seven years.
Outstanding Lawyer Sara E. Dysart
Sara E. Dysart is a sole practitioner,
who practices commercial real estate
law. A graduate of St. Mary’s
University (B.A.
1974 magna cum
laude, J.D. 1981
with distinction)
and University
of Texas at San
Antonio (M.A.
1977), she was
admitted to the
State Bar of Texas
in 1981. She is a former briefing attorney
for the 4th Court of Appeals (1981 – 1982).
Sara is a Trustee of the Texas Bar
Foundation and a member of the State Bar
of Texas Real Estate Forms Committee.
She is a fellow of the American College of
Real Estate Lawyers. She has served as a
Director of the State Bar of Texas, member
of the Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law
Council of the State Bar of Texas, Chair of
Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers, President of St. Mary’s School of Law Alumni
Association, Chair of the San Antonio Bar
Foundation and officer and director of
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the Bexar County Women’s Bar Association. She has received a Presidential Citation from the President of the State Bar of
Texas, two San Antonio Bar Association
President’s Awards, the San Antonio Bar
Foundation Peacemaker Award, A Standing Ovation Award from the State Bar of
Texas CLE staff, and the Lawyer’s Concerned for Lawyer’s Ralph Mock Award.
Sara is currently the Course Director for the State Bar of Texas Advanced
Real Estate Drafting Course for 2016 and
served as Co-Course Director of the State
Bar of Texas Advanced Real Estate Course
in 2008 and Course Director of the State
Bar of Texas Real Estate Strategies Course
in 2010. She has written and presented
numerous CLE articles in the area of commercial real estate law.
Outstanding Young Lawyer
Shari Y. Mao
Shari Y. Mao is an associate with
Jackson Walker L.L.P.’s corporate section.
She was born in
Taiwan and immigrated to the
United
States
when she was six
years old. Shari
graduated from
Duke University
and, prior to law
school, ran the
North American
operations
for
an international flooring company before
negotiating its sale. Shari received her J.D.
from St. Mary’s University School of Law.
While a student in the immigration clinic,
Shari helped battered women gain legal
status.
As a new attorney, when Shari
learned that San Antonio attorneys had
to travel to Austin to be officially swornin, she suggested that the Bexar County
Women’s Bar Foundation initiate a swearing-in ceremony in San Antonio. In 2014,
Shari established the inaugural San Antonio Swearing-In Ceremony, which drew
over 200 attendees in support of the new
attorneys who were officially sworn in
by Chief Justice Cathy Stone of the Texas
Fourth Court of Appeals.
Shari participates regularly on speaking panels. Most recently, she served as a
panelist in Justice Rebeca C. Martinez’s
Color of Justice Program, a program
that educates, encourages and motivates
young women from local high schools to
consider a career in the law and judiciary.
Shari is proficient in Mandarin, conversant in Taiwanese and was named a Rising Star in 2014 and Best S.A. Lawyer in
Business and Corporate Law 2015 by S.A.
Scene magazine.
Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood (October 24, 1830 – May 19, 1917) was an
American attorney, politician, educator
and author who was active in working
for women’s rights. Lockwood overcame
many social and personal obstacles related to gender restrictions. After college, she became a teacher and principal,
working to equalize pay for women in
education. She supported the movement
for world peace and was a proponent of
temperance.
Lockwood graduated from law
school in Washington, D.C., and became
one of the first female lawyers in the United States. In 1879, she successfully petitioned Congress to be allowed to practice
before the United States Supreme Court,
becoming the first woman attorney given
this privilege. Lockwood ran for president
in 1884 and 1888 on the ticket of the National Equal Rights Party and was the first
woman to appear on official ballots.
The Bexar County Bar Foundation’s
Autumn Affair will be held at the beautiful Veranda, located at 1746 Lockhill
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The Association of Attorney-Mediators
San Antonio Chapter
www.attorney-mediators.org/SanAntonioChapter
Committed to the mediation process, each of our member lawyers is devoted
to the ethical practice of law. Recommended by judges and their fellow attorneys,
AAM mediators have conducted over 25,000 mediations since 1989. A model of
responsible dispute resolution, as a group we have over 850 years’ experience in the
practice of law. Each of our members are covered by the A-A-M group arbitrators
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Taxation
Title Insurance
Wills, Trusts & Estates
For Information about individual members and chapter activities, visit the local
website at:
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Many of our members have online scheduling functionality.
Contact the San Antonio Local Chapter:
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MEMBERS
Dick Alcala
John Boyce
Leslie Selig Byrd
Ben Chappell
Leif Clark
Karen Crouch
Michael Curry
Allan DuBois
John Franco
Otto Good
Charles Hanor
Reese Harrison
Chris Heinrichs
Ronald Hornberger
Nan Hundere
Richard Ihfe
Gary Javore
Doug Ketterman
Jerry King
Daniel Kustoff
William Lemons
Dan Naranjo
Jamie Patterson
B. F. Pennypacker
Gale “Pete” Peterson
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Don Philbin
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Richard Reed
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Fourth Court of Appeals:
Portrait Unveiling
Ceremony, Nov. 5
Join the Fourth Court of Appeals for
a Portrait Unveiling Ceremony Thursday,
November 5, 2015 honoring the service of
Retired Chief Justice Catherine Stone.
The ceremony will begin promptly at
3:00 p.m. in the Historic Courtroom of
the Bexar County Courthouse (2nd floor)
with a reception to follow.
For more information please contact
Cecilia Barbosa at (210) 335-3221.
Belva Lockwood
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Selma Road, San Antonio, Texas, on
Thursday, October 22, 2015, at six o’clock
in the evening. Proceeds from Autumn
Affair will benefit the Children’s Bereavement Center of South Texas.
For sponsorships, tickets, and to rsvp,
please contact: Hella Scheuerman at [email protected] or visit www.bexarcountywomensbar.org.
Sponsorship Levels (all levels include
acknowledgment and advertising):
• Platinum ($2,000 – “first level” seating for 10, 10 raffle tickets and champagne)
• Gold ($1,500 – “second level” seating
for 10 and 5 raffle tickets)
• Silver ($1,200 – “third level” seating
for 10)
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Photo recap: Portrait Unveiling Sept. 24
On September 24, 2015 in the Bexar
County Historic Courtroom, the Fourth
Court of Appeals honored the service
of Justice Phylis J. Speedlin, Justice Rebecca Simmons and Justice Steven C. Hilbig with a portrait unveiling ceremony
and reception. SABA President Marty
Truss also attended the unveiling and
presented each Justice with Presidential
Citations thanking them for their service to the legal community and to the
San Antonio Bar Associtiation. Justice
Speedlin and Justice Simmons were past
presidents of the bar, and Justice Speedlin served on the founding board of the
Community Justice Program.
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Civil Appeals Litigation
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References available. Call Jeff Small @
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Charming 2-story and 3-story
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directly behind the Marriott Plaza San Antonio. Large victorian house. Space for one
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November Calendar
MONDAY
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TUESDAY
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BCWB Lunch - Club
Giraud @ noon
WEDNESDAY
4
5
STOP Lunch - 7750 Briarridge @ noon
SA Lawyer Support Group
- Alamo Heights United
Methodist Church @ 6:30
p.m.
F or
10
Deadline for December
Subpoena submissions
full calendar event
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MABA-SA Mtg - The Palm
@ 11:45 a.m.
Bexar County Court
Reporters - Rosario’s @
5:30 p.m.
16
NELA Monthly Mtg - 924
Camaron St. @ noon
17
SAYLA Lunch - Paesano’s
Lincoln Heights @ noon
SA Bankruptcy Bar Assoc.
Mtg - SA Country Club @
5:30 p.m.
SA Estate Planners Council Lunch - SA Country
Club @ noon
SBOT New Layer Induction - Austin, TX
Family Law Section mtg The Palm @ noon
FRIDAY
6
Portrait Unveiling Ceremony for Retired Chief
Justice Catherine Stone
- Historic Bexar County
Courtroom @ 3 p.m.
SAFLA Lunch - The Plaza
Club @ noon
9
THURSDAY
11
Bexar County Courthouse CLOSED for
Veterans Day
FBA Luncheon - Quarry
Golf Club Restaurant @
11:45 a.m.
SA Black Lawyers Assoc.
- 6th Floor Boardroom,
Bexar County Courthouse
@ noon
18
CJP Clinic: Family Law TRLA @ 5:30 p.m.
Nov. 19
2nd Annual Swearing in Ceremony
- Central Jury Room
@ 4 p.m.
12
Appellate Practice Section
- Appellate Whine - Nosh
Restaurant @ 6 p.m.
Nov. 12 - Nov. 13
TCDLA’s Advanced
DWI Seminar Menger Hotel @ 8
a.m. - 13.0 Hrs CLE
SBOT Tax Section’s
Tax Symposium
- two day seminar Dallas, TX
13
Collaborative Professionals Assoc. SA Mtg - Petroleum Club @ noon
CJP Clinic: Wills for Veterans - Audie L. Murphy
VA Hospital @ 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 14
READY. AIM. RUN. - SABF
5K Fun Run and Junior Jog
- San Antonio Gun Club @
8 a.m.
19
Last-Chance Videos: Part
One, Litigation Update
Institute 2015 - 5th Floor
Bexar County Courthouse @ 8:30 a.m.
20
Last-Chance Videos: Part
Two, Litigation Update
Institute 2015 - 5th Floor
Bexar County Courthouse @ 8:30 a.m.
SA Trial Lawyers Assoc.
Lunch - The Palm @
noon
Children’s Court Ad Litem
Seminar - Omni Hotel at
the Colonnade @ 8 a.m.
SABA Brown Bag Lunch
CLE @ noon - Judge
Pozza’s Courtroom
Assoc. of Legal Administrators Mtg - Petroleum
Club @ 11:30 a.m.
Appellate Section Mtg Club Giraud @ noon
23
30
24
San Antonio Bar Auxiliary
Mtg - TBA @ 11 a.m.
25
26
Bexar County Courthouse CLOSED for
Thanksgiving
27
Bexar County Courthouse CLOSED for
Thanksgiving