November 2014 Subpoena - San Antonio Bar Association

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NEWSLETTER
Official newsletter of the
San Antonio Bar Association
November 2014
Vol. LXXXVV Number 4
in this issue
New SAL Advertising Rep
Advertise in the ‘15 Directory
Litigation Section CLE
Texas Advocacy Project
BCWBF Holiday Party
SA Lawyers Support Group
Update Your Directory Picture
SABA Lawyer Referral Program
SABA Brown Bag Lunch Series
Extreme Family Law Makeover
SABA Paralegal Affiliate Program
Brown Bag CLE Speakers Wanted
Attorney Courthouse ID Badges
FBA Fiesta Medal Contest
Supervised Visitation Order
SA Bar Auxiliary Supports CASA
Ethics Follies Video Presentation
BaseBalls and Bow Ties Photos
New Atty Swearing in Ceremony
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President’s Message
SABA/SABF Officer Roster
Community Justice Program
Tributes
Briefly Announcements
Committee Corner Reports
New Member Welcome
Listings
November Calendar
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Save the Date:
Don’t miss the
23rd annual SABF
Fun Run, Nov. 8
Register online at
bit.ly/SABFfunrun14
Lace up your snazziest running or
walking shoes, and join us at 8 a.m. on Saturday, November 8, 2014 for the 23rd annual
SABF Fun Run and Junior Jog for Justice! This
year’s 5K course will take you on a scenic run
through the picturesque City of Olmos Park,
starting and ending at the San Antonio Gun
Club, located at 928 Contour Drive.
“Ready. AIM. Run!” showcases the good
works of the Bexar County Dispute Resolution Center’s Amigos in Mediation (“AIM”)
Program — a unique public school training
program that teaches school faculties and students ways to resolve disputes and conflicts
without violence, as well as leading efforts to
address the epidemic of bullying in our local
schools. Proceeds from the Fun Run will help
the San Antonio Bar Foundation continue its
support of this and other worthy missions in
the San Antonio community.
Our family-friendly event welcomes everyone from stroller pushers to dog walkers
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No November SABA Luncheon
RCL Portrait Session, 11/3-25
CJP Wills 101 Free CLE, 11/6
SABF Fun Run for Justice, 11/8
Bexar County Courthouse Closed, 11/11
CJP Habitat for Humanity Wills Clinic, 11/15
Ethics Follies Video Presentation, 11/19
SABA Brown Bag Lunch CLE, 11/20
Last Chance Videos, 11/20-21
CJP Veterans Clinic, 11/21
Is it time to
update your SABA
directory picture?
November 3 through November 25, the San Antonio Bar Association is teaming up with RCL
Portrait Design, who specializes
in “Executive Portraits” to photograph SABA members for our annual directory.
The photographs will be taken
at the SABA offices on the 5th floor
of the Bexar County Courthouse.
There is no cost for you to participate. A professional portrait pho-
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President’s Message
Who Packs Your Parachute?
In memory of my father and all who
served our country, I thought it best to
remember Veteran’s Day this year with
the following true story:
Who Packs Your Parachute?
-Author Unknown
Charles Plumb, a U.S. Naval
Academy graduate, was a U.S. Navy
jet pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat
missions, his plane was destroyed by
a surface-to-air missile. Plumb ejected
and parachuted into enemy hands.
He was captured and spent 6 years in
a communist Vietnamese prison. He
survived the ordeal and now lectures
on lessons learned from that experience.
One day, when Plumb and his
wife were sitting in a restaurant, a
man at another table came up and said,
“You’re Plumb! You flew jet fighters in
Vietnam from the aircraft carrier Kitty
Hawk. You were shot down!”
“How in the world did you know
that?” asked Plumb.
“I packed your parachute,”
the man replied. Plumb gasped in
surprise and gratitude. The man
pumped his hand and said, “I guess
it worked!” Plumb assured him, “It
sure did. If your chute hadn’t worked,
I wouldn’t be here today.”
Plumb couldn’t sleep that night,
thinking about that man. Plumb
says, “I kept wondering what he
might have looked like in a Navy
uniform: a white hat, a bib in the
back, and bell-bottom trousers. I
wonder how many times I might
have seen him and not even said
‘Good morning, how are you?’ or
anything because, you see, I was a
fighter pilot and he was just a sailor.”
Plumb thought of the man
hours the sailor had spent on a long
wooden table in the bowels of the
ship, carefully weaving the shrouds
and folding the silks of each chute,
holding in his hands each time the
fate of someone he didn’t know.
Now, Plumb asks his audience,
“Who’s packing your parachute?”
Everyone has someone who provides
what they need to make it through
the day. Plumb also points out that he
needed many kinds of parachutes when
his plane was shot down over enemy
territory — he needed his physical
parachute, his mental parachute, his
emotional parachute, and his spiritual
parachute. He called on all these
supports before reaching safety.
Sometimes in the daily challenges
that life gives us, we miss what
is really important. We may fail
to say hello, please, or thank you,
congratulate someone on something
wonderful that has happened to
them, give a compliment, or just do
something nice for no reason.
As you go through this week,
this month, this year, recognize the
people who pack your parachute.
Speaking of who packs your parachute, I’d like to acknowledge some of the
people who packed mine: My parents,
Shirley and Eugene Keyser; my sister, Susan
Keyser; my grade school and high school
classmates, my high school teacher, Brother
Gerry, my college professor, Stan Duggan
and my legal mentor, Oliver Heard.
One more important order of business before I close: Several names were
unfortunately left off last month’s list
of San Antonio Blue Baseball Team
members. The list is reprinted below
including the omitted names in bold.
San Antonio Blue
Baseball Team
Tres Adami
Jimmy Allison (coach)
Hon. Ray Angelini
Mike Archer
Bill Armstrong
Rick Barbee
John Bevil
Scott Breen
Chester Brown
Tom Crofts
Ben Davis
Rudy Garza
Bill Harris
Bill Hastings
Chris Heinrichs
Hon. Steve Hilbig
Jules Lund
Richard Kerr
Tom Keyser
Bill Kessler Jr.
Roger Kirstein
Don Mach
Marc Notzon
Hon. David Peeples
Ed Piker
Hon. Ed Prado
Hon. John Primomo
Hon. Jim Rausch
Ricky Rosenblum
Wayne Shuffield
Jimmy Stewart
Art Vega
Frank Warner
Dale Wilson
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Introducing new San Antonio Lawyer
advertising sales representative
The San Antonio Bar Association is happy to announce a new partnership
with Monarch Media & Consulting, Inc., to sell advertising for San Antonio
Lawyer magazine beginning with the January-February issue. Monarch principal Chellie Thompson brings to the San Antonio Lawyer more than 15 years
of sales experience with 11 years focused on
Association sales. Monarch Media will continue to build upon the great advertiser relationships in place and strive to expand the
advertising potential within the publication.
To advertise in the San Antonio Lawyer,
please contact:
Chellie Thompson
Monarch Media & Consulting, Inc.
512.293.9277
[email protected]
OFFICERS
Thomas g. Keyser
President
James M. “Marty” Truss
President-Elect
Bobby Barrera
Vice President
Beth Watkins
Secretary
Santos Vargas
Treasurer
DIRECTORS
Rosa Cabezas-Gil
Tom Crosley
Dave Evans
Dawn Finlayson
Steve Fogle
Hon. Laura Parker
Hon. Richard Price
Christine Reinhard
Rebecca Simmons
Immediate-Past President
Jimmy Allison
Executive Director
Jaime Vasquez
President
Mexican American Bar Assoc.
Patricia Rouse Vargas
President
San Antonio Young Lawyers Assoc.
Tiffanie Clausewitz
President
Bexar County Women’s Bar Assoc.
Stephanie Boyd
President
San Antonio Black Lawyers Assoc.
Sara E. Dysart
Andrew L. Kerr
Directors
State Bar of Texas
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How to take full advantage of the ‘15 SABA directory!
The 2015 SABA directory is in the
works! Be on the lookout for your Attorney Information Update forms.
Members will have the opportunity
to take a new directory photo between November 3 and 25 (see page 11 for full details). The professional photographs will
be taken at the SABA offices on the 5th floor
of the Bexar County Courthouse. There is
no cost for SABA members to participate.
Call RCL Portrait Design at 800.580.5562 to
schedule your appointment. If you already
have a portrait that you would like to use in
the upcoming directory, please send your
color or black & white photo with member
name in the subject line to Kim Palmer at
[email protected] (email is preferred) or to
the San Antonio Bar Association, Attn: Kim
Palmer, 100 Dolorosa, Ste. 500, 78205.
The deadline to submit changes or a
directory new photo is January 16, 2015.
In addition to the membership roster, there are many other opportunities to
get noticed in the SABA directory. Read by over 3,000
Areas of Practice Packages
attorneys, the directory is a
frequently used resource in
• GOLD PACKAGE - $200
offices throughout the San
Includes basic listing plus approx. 13-18 lines of adAntonio/Bexar County leditional text. (121-180 words)
gal community.
Once again you have an
• SILVER PACKAGE - $150
option to have your name
Includes basic listing plus approx. 7-12 lines of adlisted in the Areas of Pracditional text. (61-120 words)
tice section under the heading or headings of your area
or areas of specialties. The
• BRONZE PACKAGE - $100
Areas of Practice section is
Includes basic listing plux approx. 6 lines of addia quick reference section to
tional text (up to 60 words)
list your areas of expertise,
so that you may be more
• BASIC PACKAGE - $50
easily found by those lookIncludes attorney’s name, firm name, address, phone
ing for someone with your
and fax number, and email (as printed in directory)
special knowledge.
The SABA directory
also offers a variety of display ad sizes —
is.gd/SABAdirectory for complete rate
from a half page to the spine banner to the
information, including deadlines and
back cover — at prices that are respectful
mechanical requirements.
to just about any marketing budget. Visit
Business Service Section
• 1/2 Page (5.0” W x 4.0” H) - $750
• Full Page (5.25 W x 8.25” H) - $1,350
Speciality Pages
• Spine Banner (0.625” W x 4.0” H) - $2,750
• Front Side Color Tab (6.25 W x 9.5” H) - $1,950
• Back Side Color Tab (6.25” W x 9.5” H) - $1,750
• Lead In Full Page (6.245” W x 9.5” H) - $1,350
• (Includes a 1/2 page ad in Business Service section)
• Inside Front Cover (6.25” W x 9.5” H) - $2,950
• (Includes a 1/2 page ad in Business Service section)
• Inside Back Cover - $2,750
• (Includes a 1/2 page ad in Business Service section)
• Outside Back Cover - $3,750
• (Includes a 1/2 page ad in Business Service section
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23rd annual SABF
Fun Run, Nov. 8
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For the kiddos, Judge Toni Arteaga
is once again sponsoring the Junior
Jog for Justice. Children 12 years and
younger can enjoy the approximately
1/4-mile fun run for kids, while older
siblings may participate in the 5K run
to compete for cash prizes. After the
race, stay to enjoy free refreshments
and kid-friendly activities.
We are also offering a Virtual Team
Relay to promote some healthy competition between the firms and other legal
organizations in our community. When
you sign up on-line, you can coordinate
with your fellow teammates to run under the same team name. To participate
in the team relay, you must have at least
four runners sign up under your team
name. Make sure you use the exact
same team name when you register.
The fastest four runners from each team
will be counted toward the virtual team
relay time, and awards will be handed
out after the race. Bragging rights, of
course, last forever.
We need your help to set the pace
for a successful event! Sponsorship levels are $300 (Bronze), $500 (Silver), $1,000
(Gold) and Title ($2500), which entitle
each sponsor to free entries for the race,
including all pre-post-race activities, early mention in the Subpoena, your name
or firm’s name on the T-shirt, registration brochures and finish line banners.
The number of free entries begins with
8 at the $300 level and increases with the
sponsor amount.
Race to register because the cost
is $25 until race day, when the cost increases to $30. Register online at bit.
ly/SABFfunrun14. Questions? Dash to
your phone or computer and contact:
Jimmy Allison at [email protected] or
210.227.8822. If paying by check, please
make it payable to the San Antonio Bar
Foundation and it mail to 100 Dolorosa,
Ste. 500, San Antonio, TX 78205.
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Thank you to the South Texas
Organization of Paralegals!
Thank You October CJP Volunteers!
Veterans CLINIC
Volunteer Attorneys
Ann Marie Matonak
Ryan Cox
Eduardo Rendon
Jami Nance
Allan DuBois
Dawn Finlayson
Aric Garza
Janice Thomson
Thomas g. Keyser
Myron East
Grant Quenstedt
Geoff Courtney
The CJP would like to extend sincere appreciation to the South Texas Organization
of Paralegals for generously donating $1,800 to the CJP at the annual Paralegal Day
Luncheon! This donation is greatly appreciated and will help us to continue our mission of serving the legal needs of the poor. We are grateful for their partnership and
generosity. The CJP was also delighted to be able to honor our four clinic paralegal
coordinators at the annual Paralegal Day Luncheon on October 22. The CJP presented
tokens of our appreciation to all of the hard work and commitment that Patti Giuliano, Susan Wilen, Mary Pena and Lisa Santos have shown to the CJP over the years.
We could not operate our clinics without them!
Notaries and Support Staff
Susan Wilen
Cheryl Gates
Shannon Pinette
Law Student Volunteers
Paolo Nangcas (Coordinator)
Jillian Keller
Charles James
Nicole Kleesee
Geraldine Gonzalez
Kristie Torkildsen
Marissa Palomino
Trang Pham
VA Benefits Counselor
Gary Lee
CJP paralegal coordinators (pictured left to right) Lisa Santos, Susan Wilen, Patti Giuliano
and Mary Pena were honored at the 2014 Annual Paralegal Day Luncheon by CJP Co-chair
Judge Lisa Jarrett (far right) for their continued support of and dedication to the Community
Justice Program.
Attorney Geoff
Courtney (left)
and State Bar of
Texas Presidentelect Allan
DuBois work on
a client’s case
during the October Veterans
Clinic.
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If you would like to volunteer to “Just Take One” pro bono case, we welcome and appreciate your
participation. Volunteer attorneys are eligible to receive 5.0 free hours of CLE credit, including one
hour of ethics, for taking a case. The Community Justice Program will hold a regular family law clinic
and a special wills clinic benefiting clients of Habitat for Humanity during the month of November.
• Saturday, November 15 at Strasburger Price Oppenheimer Blend, 2301 Broadway.
Session 1 is 9-11 a.m. and Session 2 is 12 noon-2 p.m. – HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
WILLS CLINIC
• Friday, November 21 at Audie L. Murphy Veterans Hospital, 7400 Merton Minter.
Clinic starts at 2 p.m. – VETERANS CLINIC
If you need to finalize your CJP case at this clinic or have questions about a current CJP case, please
contact Amanda Reimherr Buckert at [email protected] or 210.227.8822 x26. Look for our 2015 calendar in next month’s Subpoena issue.
Law student
Geraldine
Gonzalez, Judge
Lisa Jarrett, and
volunteer attorney Myron East
at the October
Veterans Clinic.
CJP CO-CHAIRS
Judge Larry Noll & Judge Lisa Jarrett
CJP DIRECTOR
Amanda Reimherr Buckert
MANAGING ATTORNEY, SA OFFICE
Ann Zaragoza (TRLA)
PARALEGAL CLIENT COORDINATOR
Maria “Lulu” Villanueva (TRLA)
LAD COORDINATOR (TRLA)
Patricia Giuliano
Right: Volunteer notaries
(pictured left to right) Cheryl
Gates, Susan Wilen, and
Shannon Pinette attended
the October Veterans Clinic
at the Audie L. Murphy Veterans Hospital. These dedicated paralegals assisted in
notarizing and finalizing the
wills and ancillary documents
for low-income veterans.
St. Mary’s Clinic COORDINATOR
Mary Peña
QUARTERLY CLINIC COORDINATOR
Lisa Santos
Notary/Paralegal Coordinator
Susan Wilen (Veterans Clinics)
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Community Justice
Program seeking an
Administrative Assistant
Any interested parties can
contact Amanda Reimherr
Buckert at [email protected]
for additional information.
Free CLE!
The San Antonio Bar Auxiliary was recognized as the CJP’s September Volunteers of the Month.
The Auxiliary generously provides amazing homemade treats for the volunteers of our family
law clinics every month.
CJP Wills 101
November 6
12-1 p.m.
Volunteer law students
from St. Mary’s University
School of Law assist at the
October Veterans Clinic.
Cox Smith offices
112 E. Pecan St., 18th floor
Learn the basics
of drafting wills
and earn free CLE
if you agree to
“Just Take One” CJP
case at a Wills Clinic.
Volunteer attorneys
Ryan Cox and Aric
Garza assist a client
with his case at the
Veterans Clinic.
The two attorneys
teamed up to help
the client with a
two-pronged issue.
For more information
or to register,
email Amanda
Reimherr Buckert at
[email protected].
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Texas
Advocacy
Project
Assisted
Pro Bono
Program
Thanks to the generous support of
the Texas Bar Foundation, Texas
Advocacy Project (“The Project”)
is pleased to announce the Assisted Pro Bono Program. The Assisted Pro Bono Program will provide
legal assistance to pro bono attorneys in Texas who are assisting
clients who are living at or below
150 percent of the federal poverty
level in family law matters, with a
special emphasis on cases involving family violence, sexual assault,
teen dating violence, or stalking.
Any attorney licensed to practice in
Texas who agrees to take a family
law case pro bono for a party with
an annual income at or below 150
percent of the federal poverty level
may call the Assisted Pro Bono Hotline at 1.866.598.4277 from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday to
speak with a family law practitioner
for assistance in handling the pro
bono case. The Project’s lawyers
will provide legal advice relating to
property issues, custody, visitation,
and — most importantly — more
complex cases where domestic violence and sexual assault are an issue. Pro bono attorneys will receive
the support they need to succeed:
the Project’s lawyers will provide a
full spectrum of assistance, ranging
from answering basic questions relating to family law to drafting the
pleadings that the pro bono attorney
will need throughout the litigation.
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SAN ANTONIO
LAWYERS SUPPORT
GROUP, Nov. 4
a former DA WILL share his story of
serious chronic depression, how he
got help and what recovery and
practicing law is like today
What: A confidential monthly education and support group for lawyers
seeking support while healing from job
stress, anxiety, depression, addiction
and other mental health issues.
When: Every first Tuesday of the month
from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Where: Alamo Heights United Methodist
Church, Room W105, 825 E. Basse Road.
Park and enter on west side.
Format: 60-minute presentation from
an expert from the mental health field
and 30 minutes of peer support and
open discussion.
Contact: The Texas Lawyers Assistance
Program (TLAP) has teamed up with San
Antonio Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers
to provide this program. TLAP support
is from [email protected] at
800.343.8527
Tributes
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Is it time to update your
SABA directory picture?
- continued from front page tographer will photograph you in several poses. You will then be able to view
your proofs immediately through an
instant video system and choose your
picture for the directory. Additional portraits will also be made available to those
wishing to purchase them, however
there is no obligation.
For professional quality and best
presentation, appropriate dress is suggested. We recommend that ladies
wear long sleeved bold/brightly colored outfits, and gentlemen wear a
dark colored jacket and tie.
We ask that you appreciate the im-
portance of this project and assist RCL
Portrait Design in making this a successful annual directory.
Call RCL
Portrait
Design at
800.580.5562
to schedule
your appointment TODAY!
In
memory of
Ricky Fox
- from James Higdon
Samuel and C.B. Biery
- from Bill and Nancy Biery
Clara Biery
mother of Hon. Fred Biery
- from Joe Casseb
Clara and Samuel Biery
mother and father of Hon. Fred Biery
- from Karen and C.E. Cantrell
Samuel Biery
- from Hon. Philip and
Mrs. Mayela Martinez
Samuel Biery
father of Hon. Fred Biery
- from Henry Paup
Samuel Biery
father of Hon. Fred Biery
- from Kay and Bobby Myers
Visit is.gd/SABFtributes to submit a
Tribute online (credit card required)
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Expand your client base with the
San Antonio Bar Association’s Lawyer Referral Service
The San Antonio Bar Association’s
Lawyer Referral Service is a valuable
source of clients for our members, and
it needs competent lawyers in all fields
of law to handle the increasing number
of client calls.
Attorneys who participate in the
LRS are not obligated to accept any case
that is referred to them by the service,
and the clients are told from the outset
by LRS staff that the attorney services
are not free. The calls are screened first
by the staff, and the clients are then referred to attorneys on a rotation basis
according to the following criteria: area
of law, geographical location, and language preference. The LRS is funded by
annual member dues of $200 and by a
10 percent fee paid by the member to
the LRS from any fees the lawyer re-
ceives in any referred case.
Not only does the SABA Lawyer Referral Service help our members expand
their client base, it also provides a valuable service to the community by assisting those persons who have legal issues
or questions but who do not know where
to turn to find a lawyer who is knowledgeable in the area in question.
For additional information on registration and membership requirements,
contact Sylvia Hernandez, Lawyer Referral Director, at 210.227.8822 x15, or at
[email protected].
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SABA Brown Bag Lunch Series presents ‘The Real Criminal
Justice System” A/K/A “There are 3 sides to every story!’ Nov. 20
The San Antonio Bar Association
is proud to continue its 2014 Brown Bag
Lunch Series: “The SABA Sampler: Everything You Wanted to Know About...”
which focuses on a different area of law
each month. Each month, a new seminar
is hosted by, and covers topics relevant to,
a different Section of the San Antonio Bar.
The November Brown Bag Seminar
will take place on Thursday, November
20. Bobby Barerra will talk about the
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truth behind the Plea-Bargain process in
a presentation entitled “The Real Criminal Justice System” A/K/A “There are 3
sides to every story!” The seminar will
be held at 12 noon in Judge Pozza’s 407th
District Courtroom on the 4th floor of
the Bexar County Courthouse (100 Dolorosa). The course has been accredited
for 1.0 hour of participatory CLE credit.
Attendees are encouraged to bring their
own lunch. If you don’t want to brown
San Antonio Bar Association Family Law Section’s
Extreme Family Law Makeover XIII
SABA Brown Bag Lunch Series
Stay in Touch
with Your Ex
The Real
Criminal
Justice
System
The marriage may
not have been magic,
but the divorce can be.
February 27, 2015
bag it, there are plenty of to-go options in
and around the Courthouse.
The Brown Bag Lunch Series, which
is usually held on the third Thursday
of every month and offers at least 1.0
hour of CLE credit, is FREE to current
members of the San Antonio Bar Association. You heard that right — that’s a
minimum of 12 hours of FREE participatory CLE credit toward fulfilling your
annual State Bar requirements! Just for
being a member of the San Antonio Bar
Association! The cost of attendance to
nonmembers is $25.
Stay tuned for more details on these
valuable CLE opportunities on our website www.sabar.org and in future SABA
Happenings email blasts.
The Stanley and Sandra Rosenberg Skyroom
University of the Incarnate Word
4201 Broadway • San Antonio
Course Co-Directors: William (Doug) Bineham, Carmen Rojo, Crista Branch Marichalar,
Stephanie Bandoske and Aida R. Rojas Editor-in-Chief: Arthur J. Rossi, Jr.
Thursday, November 20
407th District courtroom
(4th floor of the Bexar County Courthouse)
MCLE: 1.0 hr.
FREE to SABA members
$25 to nonmembers
Walk-ins are welcome!
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q The Kronkosky Charitable Foundation is pleased to announce that J. Tullos
Wells has been named managing director
of the Foundation. Wells succeeds Palmer
Moe who retired in May. Bank of America,
NA serves as trustee for the foundation.
The Kronkosky Foundation was created by
Albert Kronkosky, Jr. and Bessie Mae Kronkosky. Its mission is to produce ‘profound
good that is tangible and measurable’ in
Bandera, Bexar, Comal, and Kendall counties. The foundation supports programs
in the areas of health and human services;
cultural activities; parks, zoos and wildlife
sanctuaries; animal cruelty prevention and
assisting victims of public disasters in Texas. This extraordinary and generous couple
created a legacy of giving that stands as the
single largest gift to this region. Since the
Foundation began accepting proposals in
May of 1998 the organization’s philanthropy has surpassed the $200 million mark,
and now awards more than $15 million
annually. Following Moe’s retirement, the
foundation conducted an extensive search
and interviewed a number of outstanding
candidates from San Antonio and other
parts of the state. Wells is a senior partner
in the San Antonio office of the global law
firm Bracewell & Giuliani. Wells will remain “Of Counsel” with Bracewell & Giuliani. He has served in many leadership
positions, including chair of the San Antonio Chamber. Wells also presently serves as
vice chair of the Lone Star Rail District and
is Honorary Consul to Canada.
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
and mediators professional liability insurance policy. With this much talent and
experience, why consider any other mediation source?
Areas of Practice
Appellate
Bankruptcy
Business/Commercial
Civil Rights
Condemnation
Construction
Consumer
Education
Employment & Labor
Entertainment
Family
Farm & Ranch
Health Care
Insurance
Intellectual Property
International
Medical
Oil & Gas
Personal Injury
Professional Liability
Real Estate
Securities
Taxation
Title Insurance
Wills, Trusts & Estates
For Information about individual members and chapter activities, visit the local
website at:
www.attorney-mediators.org/SanAntonioChapter
Many of our members have online scheduling functionality.
Contact the San Antonio Local Chapter:
Don Philbin
[email protected]
MEMBERS
Dick Alcala
Judith Blakeway
John Boyce
Leslie 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
Valarie Miller
Dan Naranjo
B.F. Pennypacker
David Person
Gale “Pete” Peterson
Robert Pfeuffer
Don Philbin
Vick Putman
Richard Reed
Leslie Sachanowicz
Wade Shelton
John Skogland
Tommy Smith
Phylis Speedlin
William Towns
q Respected attorney Richard R. Orsinger, name partner and the San Antonio office leader for the family law firm Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson, L.L.P.,
has been selected as the 2013-2014 recipient of the Texas Center for the Judiciary’s
Exemplary Non-Judicial Faculty Award.
The award was presented to Mr. Orsinger
in recognition of his “contribution to judicial excellence through education” and for
his “personal commitment to preparing
and presenting a course of study” while
serving as a faculty member of theTexas
Center for the Judiciary. With dual certification in both Family Law and Civil Appellate Law from the Texas Board of Legal
Specialization, Mr. Orsinger has offered a
unique perspective on Family Law issues
to the judges attending the judicial conferences conducted by the Texas Center for
the Judiciary. One of the most honored and
respected Family Law attorneys in Texas,
Mr. Orsinger recently earned his 12th consecutive selection to the exclusive Texas
Super Lawyers list, where he has also been
recognized five of the past six years as
one of Texas’ Top 10 lawyers in all areas
of practice. He has been named among the
leading Family Law attorneys in the country every year since 1987 and among the
top Appellate Law attorneys since 2007 in
The Best Lawyers in America. He is one of
only two Texas attorneys to receive multiple Franklin Jones Best Continuing Legal
Education Article Awards from the College of the State Bar of Texas.
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Introducing the
SABA Affiliate
Program for
Paralegals and
Legal Assistants
is.gd/SABAparalegal
SABA is pleased to announce that
Paralegals and Legal Assistants now
have the opportunity to become Affiliates of the San Antonio Bar Association. Affiliates will enjoy many of the
same benefits as members including:
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invitation to attend all SABA functions including luncheons, CLEs,
and networking events;
receive all SABA emails;
receive one SABA membership directory;
receive one electronic subscription
to the award-winning publication,
the San Antonio Lawyer; and
receive one electronic subscription
to the award-winning publication,
the Subpoena.
We hope you will take advantage of
this opportunity and become an Affiliate
of SABA. We also hope that you will share
this information with any other Paralegals or Legal Assistants you work with
or know so that they can become a SABA
Affiliate too. Affiliates will need to download and complete the application from
is.gd/SABAparalegal and pay the $75 annual fee. Please make checks payable to
the San Antonio Bar Association. Please
mail your application and payment to:
San Antonio Bar Association
100 Dolorosa, Suite 500
San Antonio, TX 78205
If you have any questions, please
contact Bret Peters at 210.227.8822 or
[email protected].
Attn: SABA members!
‘Brown Bag Lunch’ CLE speakers
wanted for free noon lecture series
The San Antonio Bar Association
prides itself on its diverse attorney membership spanning all disciplines of law. We are
seeking CLE speakers for future “Brown
Bag Lunch” CLE presentations. Do you have
an hour-long presentation that might be of
interest to your fellow SABA members? We
want to hear from you! Please email a sum-
mary of your proposed presentation to Kim
Palmer at [email protected].
The monthly Brown Bag Lunch
CLEs are a member benefit offered to
current members of the San Antonio Bar
Association at no cost. Speakers who are
members of the San Antonio Bar will be
given priority.
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Do you have an attorney ID badge?
Courthouse Attorney Identification
Badges allow attorneys to bypass the metal
detectors at the Bexar County Courthouse.
Attorneys interested in an ID may obtain a
Bexar County Courthouse Attorney Identification Badge Application online at is.gd/
SABAbadge. The application fee for an Attorney Identification Badge is $40 for attorneys who are members of the San Antonio
Bar Association or the San Antonio Criminal
Defense Lawyers Association (SACDLA).
Applicants should bring the completed,
notarized application to the SABA offices
for payment and to have a photo taken. The
applicant then submits the SABA-verified
copy of the application to the Bexar County
Sheriff’s Department (200 N. Comal St.), for
fingerprinting and a background check.
Detailed instructions can be found on the
SABA website at www.sabar.org. If you have
questions that cannot be answered by the
website, please contact SABA at 210.227.8822.
Federal Bar
Association Fiesta
Medal Contest
The FBA San Antonio Chapter is
holding its first annual FBA Fiesta Medal Contest! The FBA is accepting Fiesta
Medal Designs through the end of the
December 10th member luncheon. You do
not have to be a member of the FBA San
Antonio Chapter to participate. Please
design for a 1.5-inch medal with a limit
of six colors (gold or silver background
does not count toward the color limit).
Designs will be reviewed by the Fiesta
Medal Design Committee and the winner will be announced at the January 14
member luncheon. The lucky designer
will have the satisfaction of knowing his
or her design will be worn throughout
San Antonio. The FBA will also throw in
two tickets to NIOSA and a feature in The
Whole Enchilada. Entries or questions
may be sent to Kelle Acock at [email protected]. Entries may be submitted in word, pdf, or jpg formats.
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Order Required for Supervised Visitation
and Neutral Exchanges
Supervised visitation and exchange
services are frequently utilized by courts
and families when parents in high conflict
litigation are ordered to exchange children
for parenting time or when a parent is ordered to have supervised parenting time.
Since 2002, the Bexar County Domestic
Relations Office (DRO) has provided financial support for supervised visitation
and neutral exchange services through
two contracted agencies: Family Service
Association — KidShare and the Center
for Family Relations. Both agencies offer the supervised visitation and neutral
exchange services on a sliding fee scale
with a court order. Currently, the agencies will accept most orders that identify
the services. Unfortunately, many orders
lack important information for the parties
and often do not provide for a clear and
consistent process for facilitating these
services. Therefore, to remedy this situation, the DRO with input from the DRO
Advisory Board, numerous Civil District
Court Judges, and the two agencies, created the Temporary Order for Neutral Exchange or Supervised Visitation at Center
for Family Relations or KidShare.
This order identifies such things as
where the services are to take place, the
party or parties responsible for the cost,
and other specifics about the supervised
visitation and neutral exchange. Additionally, the order contains check box options
so that the order can be specifically tailored
for each individual case. The goal of creat-
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ing and implementing one standard order concerning supervised visitation and
neutral exchange services is to provide an
informative and consistent procedure for
accessing and use of these services.
Starting June 24, 2013, the two agencies, KidShare and the Center for Family
Relations, only accept the Temporary Or-
der for Neutral Exchange or Supervised
Visitation at Center for Family Relations
or KidShare. Orders were distributed to
the Bexar County Civil District Court
Judges, and posted on the the Bexar
County Juvenile Probation website. The
Domestic Relations Office maintains hard
copies of the order as well.
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Committee
Corner
District Courts COMMITTEE
The District Courts Committee met
at noon on October 2 in the Bexar County
Courthouse’s 5th floor courtroom. This
was on the first Thursday of the month,
which is our usual meeting date. Sixteen
persons attended, including Judge Mery,
Judge Nellermoe, and Donna Kay McKinnney, our District Clerk.
The agenda was to continue our discussion of goals for this committee, including possible projects and topics of interest.
Topics discussed at this meeting were:
Courtroom Technology
Subcommittee
Brian Steward volunteered for this subcommittee, which is chaired by Etan Tepperman. We discussed particular acoustic
problems in Judge Nellermoe’s courtroom
and the fact that the county is trying to
solve these problems. We still need more
volunteers for this subcommittee.
eFiling
We discussed ongoing eFiling issues in
Bexar County. Donna Kay McKinney
pointed out that her office will provide
assistance to any attorneys who come in
for help. Jimmy Carter raised a recurring
problem he has encountered with obtaining a judge’s signature on a fiat or order
when using eFiling. The District Clerk’s
office is aware of this issue. Jimmy volunteered to meet with Ms. McKinney to
further understand why this problem
exists and how it might be resolved (or
how to work around it within the limitations of the current system.) Jimmy will
eventually give us a written report. It is
hoped that this report can be published
to the bar as an aide in eFiling.
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Presiding Court
9.
Joe Gamez expressed interest in identifying things that could be done to further
accommodate lawyers in Presiding during docket call; in other words, to make
life easier. An example would be providing a Starbucks kiosk (this obviously is
not realistic, and you can’t have coffee
in court anyway, but is an example). Joe
agreed to chair a subcommittee to brainstorm on ideas.
Services & Benefits
Offered By SBOT
Allan DuBois, a long-time member of the
DCC and also president-elect of the SBOT,
pointed out that lawyers should check the
state bar website for services and benefits
they may not realize exist. These include:
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An ethics helpline
The Texas Bar blog
Keurig discount
Wellness support for lawyers, which
addresses not only drug and alcohol
addiction, but also depression and
other mental health issues
The Career Center
TYLA Diversity Scholarship Program
Texas Lawyers Creed (receive a free
Texas Lawyers Creed poster and brochure to display in your law office or
chambers)
Lawyers Giving Back (encourages lawyers to foster a culture of pro bono service — a “Care Kit” is available to bar
groups who want to hold advice clinics
Free legal research programs. These
are just a few. While promoting SBOT
services and benefits is not directly in
line with the mission of the DCC, it is
related: we all want trial lawyers and
trial judges to use best practices with
as little stress as possible. This benefits all of us and our clients.
Emeritus Lawyers –
Pilot Program
Allan DuBois, also told us about a program he wants to promote as presidentelect, and as president of the State Bar.
This program — only at the concept
stage right now — would pair emeritus
lawyers (age 70 +) with new lawyers so
that one could help the other. For example, the emeritus lawyer would provide space, clerical support and wisdom,
and the new lawyer would provide legal
work and administrative assistance. This
concept would allow the emeritus lawyer to maintain purpose by contributing
knowledge which would otherwise be
lost. The new lawyer gets a good start. If
you have any ideas on this, please share
them with Allan DuBois.
The District Courts Committee’s
next meeting will be held at noon on November 6, 2014.
— Jeff Akins, Committee Chair
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Federal Courts COMMITTEE
Arc of a Case
On Friday, November 14, 2014,
the Civil Law and Magistrate Judge
Liaison Subcommittees of the Federal
Courts Committee of the San Antonio
Bar Association are proud to present
their inaugural Arc of a Case program,
designed to bring a big-picture perspective
to the young lawyer engaged in federal
civil litigation. The program will walk
the young lawyer through the litigation
process, from accepting the client and
filing of the complaint to discovery, ethical
pitfalls, and preparation for trial. Expected
speakers include several prominent local
federal civil practitioners, including a
question-and-answer session with a few
federal judges, who will discuss various
aspects of federal litigation practice.
The program will begin at 9 a.m. at
the Adrian A. Spears Federal Judicial
Training Center, 643 East Durango Blvd.,
San Antonio, TX (immediately west
of the John H. Wood, Jr. United States
Courthouse and directly across from the
front door to the courthouse). Registration
will begin at 8:30 a.m. A box lunch will
be provided during the program. The
registration fee is $35 and includes the box
lunch. Business dress is recommended.
If necessary, we will limit attendance to
room capacity. Additionally, we anticipate
approval for 6.0 hours of participatory
CLE credit, including 1.0 hour of ethics.
If you plan to attend, please RSVP by
5 p.m. Monday, November 10, 2014, with
your contact information to:
Mike Villarreal
Civil Law Subcommittee, Chair
SABA Federal Courts Committee
ph: 210.886.9500 fax: 210.886.9883
[email protected]
Constitution Day
On September 17, 2014, volunteers
from the San Antonio Bar Association’s
Federal Courts Committee and the
San Antonio Chapter of the Federal
Bar Association presented the annual
Constitution Day program to over 1,700
students from five local high schools:
Edison, Fox Tech, Highlands, Wagner, and
the Young Women’s Leadership Academy
in the San Antonio Independent School
District. The program provides a way
to educate young high school students
about the United States Constitution and
how it affects their lives as students and
private citizens.
As part of the program, attorneys
made brief presentations on the
Constitution, including the First and
Fourth Amendments. They discussed
citizens’ rights regarding aspects of
freedom of speech, freedom of religion,
the right to assemble, and searches and
seizures not only at a local level, but also
in public schools. The presenters also gave
the students free pocket Constitutions,
courtesy of the Federal Bar Association
and the San Antonio Bar Association.
Following the attorney presentations,
the students were able to show off their
newly acquired knowledge by joining in
a quiz on the Constitution.
The Federal Courts Committee has
been presenting the Constitution Day
program for many years. This year’s
event was organized by the Special
Projects Chair Soña Ramírez. The
Committee would like to extend its
thanks to the high schools for helping
organize the event, as well as to the
following volunteers, some of whom
have volunteered for the program for
over a decade: Jeremy Allen, Kelle
Acock, Paul Barkhurst, John Dulske,
Joe R. Hinojosa, Mark Laneman, Cathy
Lockhart, Jami Nance, Michael Parker,
Professor Gerald S. Reamey, James
Rodriguez, and Mark Roomberg.
— Soña Ramírez
Special Projects Chair
Federal Courts Committee
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SA Bar Auxiliary supports CASA
The Bar Auxiliary’s first meeting of
the new year was held at Los Patios on
Tuesday, September 23. The speaker and
special guest was Yolanda Valenzuela,
director of Child Advocates of San Antonio (CASA). Ms. Valenzuela spoke about
her experiences with the youth, ages
birth through 18 years, the trials they
have experienced, and how CASA volunteers help the youths choose a better
path for a better life.
There are 71 CASA agencies throughout the country, and San Antonio’s is one
of the best. The mission of CASA is to
recruit, train, and supervise court-appointed volunteer Advocates who provide constancy for abused and neglected
children and youth while advocating for
services and placement in safe and permanent homes. There are currently 500
volunteers and 1,650 children in the San
Antonio CASA system, and more volunteers are needed.
The San Antonio Bar Auxiliary sponsors a yearly Angel Tree, which holds cards
containing a youth’s age and gender (no
name) for members to select and purchase
$50 store gift cards. The gift cards are presented to CASA at the Auxiliary’s annual
Holiday Open House, which will be held
December 7 in the home of Mary-Jean
and Matt Stolhandske. All members, their
guests and interested parties are welcome
to attend and participate in the Angel Tree.
This year, Ms. Valenzuela requested
that gift cards be purchased from either
K-Mart or Wal-Mart, since a number of
the communities where the youth reside
do not have wide store selections but always have these two stores.
Immediately following the luncheon,
the San Antonio Bar Auxiliary Foundation Board met to vote on the scholarship
funding for 2014-2015. It was determined
that $2,500 would, once again, be presented to a St. Mary’s Law student and $1,500
to a San Antonio College ParaLegal student. Scholarship recipients are chosen
by the schools, and each student receives
their scholarship at the May meeting.
If you are interested in becoming a
member of the San Antonio Bar Auxiliary, please contact President Cindy Farney at 210.862.2515.
Congratulations
&
WELCOME
to the NEWEST
members of the
San Antonio Bar Association!
Carl John Mangine
Adolfo G. Martinez
Keeley E. Folan
Lisa M. Galvan
Mary Sanchez
Above: Auxiliary
President Cindy Farney
and Jere Lee, Chair of
Community Projects
Foundation, with
CASA Director Yolanda
Valenzuela
Left: Auxiliary President Cindy Farney and
Foundation Treasurer
Anabel Rodriguez
Doug K. Clemons
Derek B. Hilley
Carlos A. Solis
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Got Ethics? 2014 Ethics Follies Mia Culpa!
video presentations resume Nov. 19
Ethics Follies uses music and comedy,
performed by local attorneys, physicians,
judges and actors to raise awareness of
the business and legal ethics issues, and
it’s now available to view monthly at
the San Antonio Bar Association! If you
missed the live performance in November, this is your opportunity to see Ethics
Follies: Mia Culpa! on DVD! The video is
shown on the 5th floor of the Bexar County
Courthouse on the last Wednesday of every month, with exceptions in November
and December to accommodate holidays.
The morning video presentation will be-
gin promptly at 9 a.m. and the afternoon
video begins at 2 p.m.
The 17th Annual Ethics Follies heads
to Greece for a parody of the hit Broadway show and movie Mama Mia with the
2014 musical ethics CLE Mia Culpa!. A
mix of 65 attorneys, judges, doctors, accountants and professional actors makes
the show fun to watch and the ethics issues memorable since they weaved into
great songs from Mamma Mia!, Disney’s
Frozen, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, The Book of Mormon and many more.
The South/Central Texas Chapter
of The Association of Corporate Counsel
has hosted the ethics conference for 17
years in San Antonio. A substantial portion of the registration proceeds are donated to the Community Justice Program.
Ethics Follies provides over half the CJP’s
annual operating budget each year.
Registration is $60 to SABA and
ACC members and $100 to nonmembers.
Attendees will receive 2.0 hours of the
most enjoyable, entertaining ethics CLE
credit available! RSVPs to amyl@sabar.
org are appreciated, but walk-ins are always welcome.
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The casino games were a big hit at the Baseballs and Bow
Ties Installation Gala! Community Justice Program Director
Amanda Reimherr Buckert wins big at the black jack table
(left) as SABA Executive Director Jimmy Allison and SABA
Controller Bret Peters tries their luck at the roulette wheel.
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No. 1898
Members of the San Antonio Blue
Baseball Team presented SABA Executive Director (and their former
coach) Jimmy Allison with a $2,500
check for a trip to Cooperstown, NY
to see the Baseball Hall of Fame!
Right: The Court Jesters band debuted
new frontman Shawn Smith (left) at
the Baseballs and Bow Ties Gala.
Left: Tom Keyser (left) with SABA Vice
President, Bobby Barrera, and his wife Karen
Constance Lindsey and Tom Keyser pose with family at the gala.
Justice Marialyn Barnard (center) with Cox Smith attorney
Lindsay Riley and her husband, Travis Riley, a St. Mary’s
University School of Law 3L.
2014-15 SABA President Tom Keyser recognizes his officers and board of directors: (left to right) Marty Truss, Dave Evans, Christine Reinhard, Tom Crosley, Bobby Barrera, Rebecca Simmons, Dawn Finlayson, Beth Watkins, Steve Fogle, Judge Laura Parker, Judge Richard
Price, Rosa Cabezas-Gil and Santos Vargas.
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The San Antonio Young Lawyer’s Association
and the Bexar County Women’s Bar Foundation
Swearing-in Ceremony
for Newly Licensed Attorneys
Thursday, November 13 @ 4 p.m.
Central Jury Room
Cadena-Reeves Justice Center
SAYLA and the Bexar County Women’s Bar Foundation will be
hosting a Swearing-In Ceremony on Thursday, November 13,
2014, open to all who pass the Texas Bar Exam. United States District Judge Xavier Rodriguez and Chief Justice Catherine Stone of
the Fourth Court of Appeals will preside over the event. The event
will begin at 4 pm in the Central Jury Room located in the CadenaReeves Justice Center. Families of newly licensed attorneys are welcome to attend the ceremony which will be followed by a reception.
Reception following the ceremony
Attention
Legal
Administrators!
The Alamo Chapter
of the Association of
Legal Administrators invites you to attend
our monthly Chapter
luncheons on the 3rd
Thursday of each month.
Please visit our website at
www.alamoala.org for
more information.
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210.227.8822; Fax: 210.271.9614;
SABA website: www.sabar.org
SABA office hours: Monday-Friday 8-5 p.m.;
Closed weekends and County holidays
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November Calendar
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(3-25) Portrait Design “Executive Portrait” appointments for SABA annual directory. 5th floor of the Bexar County Courthouse. Cost:
FREE. Call 800.580.5562 to schedule your appointment.
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Bexar County Women’s Bar Monthly Luncheon. Club Giraud (707 N. St. Mary’s). 12 noon. Speaker/topic: Patrick F. McCann. “Understanding Veteran’s issues for Civil and Criminal Cases.” MCLE: 0.75 hrs. Cost: $25 members; $$30 nonmembers. RSVP: Events@
bexarcountywomensbar.org.
San Antonio Lawyers Support Group. Alamo Heights United Methodist Church, Rm. W105 (825 E. Basse Rd.) 6:30-8 p.m. Topic: “A
former DA WILL share his story of serious chronic depression, how he got help and what recovery and practicing law is like today.”
INFO: [email protected]; 800.343.8527.
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Association of Corporate Counsel - South/Central Texas Chapter Lunch & Learn. Oak Hills Country Club (5403 Fredericksburg Rd.)
12 noon - 1:30 p.m. Speaker/topic: Ed Chang, LexisNexis CounselLink. “Moving Up the Maturity Model: Evolving the Legal Department’s Relationship with Technology.” MCLE: 1.0 hr. Cost: FREE for ACC members. RSVP: [email protected]; 830.336.2049.
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CJP Wills 101. Cox Smith (112 E. Pecan St., 18th floor). 12 noon - 1 p.m. Cost: FREE if you agree to “Just Take One” CJP case at a Wills
Clinic. INFO: [email protected].
South Texas Organization of Paralegals, Inc. (STOP) monthly CLE luncheon. The Embassy Suites (7750 Briaridge). 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Speaker/topic: Robert H. Featherston, Esq. “Technology in the Courtroom for Paralegals” Cost: $21/$24. MCLE 1.0 hr. RSVP: [email protected].
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23rd Annual SABF 5K Fun Run and Junior Jog for Justice. San Antonio Gun Club (928 Contour Dr.) 8 a.m. Register: bit.ly/SABFfunrun14.
INFO: [email protected]; 210.227.8822.
SABA Publications Committee meeting. Langley & Banack (745 E. Mulberry Ave.) 12 noon. RSVP: [email protected].
Deadline for Submissions to the December Subpoena. INFO: [email protected]; 210.227.8822 x20.
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Bexar County Courthouse closed in observance of Veteran’s Day.
San Antonio Black Lawyers Association monthly meeting. 6th Floor Boardroom, Bexar County Courthouse. 12 noon. MCLE: 1.0 hr.
Cost: Free to members; $10 to nonmembers. INFO: [email protected].
FBA Monthly Luncheon Meeting. Quarry Golf Clubhouse. 11:45 a.m. Speaker/topic: T.B.A. Cost: $20 members; $25 nonmembers.
MCLE: 0.75 hrs. RSVP: www.fedbarsatx.org.
Bexar County Court Reporters Association Monthly Meeting. Rosario’s, San Pedro. 5:30 p.m. Mixer; 6 p.m. Meeting. INFO: 210.392.7576.
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SABA Appellate Practice Section Meeting. Club Giraud (707 N. St. Mary’s St.) 12 noon. Speaker/topic: T.B.A. Cost: $20 members/$22 nonmembers. MCLE: 0.75 hrs. RSVP: [email protected].
SABA Natural Resources Section Meeting. The Petroleum Club. 12 noon. Speaker/topic: T.B.A. MCLE: 0.75 hrs. Cost: $20 members/$30 nonmembers. RSVP: [email protected].
Local Swearing-in Ceremony for Newly Licensed Attorneys, hosted by the San Antonio Young Lawyer’s Association and the Bexar
County Women’s Bar Foundation. Cadena-Reeves Justice Center, Central Jury Room. 4 p.m. Open to all who pass the Texas Bar Exam.
Reception following the ceremony.
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SABA Litigation Section Monthly Meeting. The Palm (233 E. Houston St.) 11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m. Speakers/topic: Annalyn G. Smith and
Thomas J. Walthall, Jr. “Practical & Ethical Considerations in Trying Multi-Party Cases.” MCLE: 1.0 hr. ethics. RSVP: [email protected].
SABA International Law Section Luncheon. Padgett Stratemann (100 NE Loop 410, Ste. 1100) 12 noon. Speaker/topic: Mark Miller,
Jackson Walker, LLP. “Just Enough Intellectual Property Knowledge to Keep You Out of International Trouble.” MCLE: 1.0 hr. ethics.
RSVP: [email protected].
Collaborative Professionals Association of San Antonio Meeting. The Petroleum Club (8620 N. New Braunfels, Ste. 700). 12 noon.
Speakers/topic: T.B.A. New members are welcome. RSVP: [email protected].
November Calendar
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Community Justice Program Habitat for Humanity Wills Clinic. Strasburger Price Oppenheimer Blend (2301 Broadway) Session 1 9-11 a.m.; Session 2 - 12 noon-2 p.m. INFO: [email protected]; 210.227.8822 x26.
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SABA Family Law Section & International Law Section Joint Luncheon. The Palm (233 E. Houston). 12 noon. Speaker/topic: Jonathan Ryan. “And Never The Twain Shall Meet. Or Shall They? The Intersection of Immigration Law and Family Law.” MCLE: 1.0 hr.
Cost: $16/$20. RSVP: [email protected]; 210.247.3173.
San Antonio Young Lawyers Association Monthly Luncheon. Paesanos, Lincoln Heights (555 E. Basse). 11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Speaker/topic: Joe Perera, Strasburger. “Navigating Tax Law in Non-Practices.” MCLE: 1.0 hr. Cost: $18 members; $20 nonmembers. INFO:
[email protected]; 210.472.6565.
San Antonio Estate Planners Association Monthly Luncheon. San Antonio Country Club, 4100 N. New Braunfels. 12 noon. Speaker/topic: Gregory T. Kimmel. “Business Succession Issues Involving 2nd or 3rd Generations with No Interest in the Business.” INFO:
www.sanantonioepc.org.
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2014 Ethics Follies Video Presenation of Mia Culpa! 5th floor, Bexar County Courthouse. Morning: 9 a.m.; Afternoon: 2 p.m. Walk-ins
welcome. MCLE: 2.0 hrs. ethics. Cost: $60 SABA and ACC memebers; $100 nonmembers. RSVP: [email protected]. Walk-ins are welcome!
Alamo Area Paralegal Association Monthly CLE Luncheon. Paesanos, Lincoln Heights (555 E. Basse). 12 noon - 1 p.m. Speaker/topic: Nancy
Reyes, SA Assistant City Attorney. “If You’ve Got the Money Honey, I’ve got the Time - Bankruptcy 101.” RSVP: www.alamoparalegals.org.
San Antonio LSA CLE Dinner. Luby’s on Main. 6:30 p.m. Speaker/topic: Donna McElroy. “The Legal Implications of Social Media.”
RSVP: [email protected]; 210.829.1938.
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SABA Brown Bag Lunch Series. 407th District Courtroom (4th floor, Bexar County Courthouse). 12 noon. Speaker/topic: Bobby Barerra. “The Real Criminal Justice System” A/K/A “There are 3 sides to every story!” MCLE: 1.0 hr. Cost: FREE to SABA members/ $25
to nonmembers. First come, first served seating. RSVP: [email protected]. Walk-ins are welcome!
San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association CLE Luncheon. The Palm (233 E. Houston). 12 noon. Open to members and invited guests.
Speaker/topic: T.B.A. Cost: $20 members/$30 guests. RSVP: [email protected]; 210.224.8852.
Association of Legal Administrators - Alamo Chapter Monthly Lunch Meeting. Plaza Club (Frost Bank Tower). 11:30 a.m. Speaker/
topic: T.B.A. INFO: www.alamoala.org.
Last-Chance Videos: Litigation Update Institute 2014 (Part 1). 5th floor, Bexar County Courthouse. 8:30 a.m. Applies to the College of
the SBOT and the TBLS in Civil Appellate Law, Civil Trial Law, Family Law and Personal Injury Trial Law. Walk-ins welcome. MCLE:
7.5 hrs.; 1.25 hr. ethics. Cost: $75 members/$125 nonmembers per day. RSVP: [email protected]. Walk-ins are welcome!
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Last-Chance Videos: Litigation Update Institute 2014 (Part 2). 5th floor, Bexar County Courthouse. 8:30 a.m. Applies to the College of
the SBOT and the TBLS in Civil Appellate Law, Civil Trial Law, Family Law and Personal Injury Trial Law. Walk-ins welcome. MCLE:
4.5 hrs.; 0.75 ethics. Cost: $75 members/$125 nonmembers per day. RSVP: [email protected]. Walk-ins are welcome!
SABA Environmental Law Section Meeting. SAWS Cafeteria. 7:30-9 a.m. MCLE: requested. RSVP: 210.299.3704.
Community Justice Program Veterans Clinic. Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital (7400 Merton Minter). 2 p.m. INFO: amandab@
sabar.org; 210.227.8822 x26.
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National Employment Lawyers Association Monthly Meeting. 924 Camaron St. 12 noon. Speaker/topic: T.B.A. Cost: $15. RSVP:
210.227.3666.
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San Antonio Bankruptcy Bar Association Monthly Meeting. San Antonio Country Club. 5:30 p.m. Speaker: T.B.A. RSVP: 210.342.3121.
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SABA JP & Municipal Courts Committee Meeting. First National Bank Building, 6243 W IH-10, Ste. 525. 12 noon-1 p.m. Speaker/
topic: T.B.A. All members of SABA are invited to participate. RSVP: [email protected]; 210. 732.8477.
(27-28) Bexar County Courthouse closed in observance of Thanksgiving.