Chief Justice Jefferson to Speak to DBA Appellate Section

Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson will present the "State of the Supreme Court" at the Dallas Bar Association Appellate Section's monthly meeting at the Belo Mansion.  The presentation will be at noon and is good for one hour of CLE credit.

Dallas Bar Association, Appellate CLE

On Thursday, January 20, 2011, at Noon, David Horan of the Jones Day law firm, will speak at the Belo Mansion on the subject of "Gould v. U. S.: How A Routine Pro Bono Criminal Appeal Resulted in a Trip to the Supreme Court."  This CLE is hosted by the Dallas Bar Association's Appellate Law Section.  Attendance is good for one hour of CLE credit. 
 

New Year = New Officers for Dallas Appellate Law Section

At its December meeting, the Dallas Bar Association's Appellate Law Section elected a slate of officers for the year 2011.  Congratulations goes to the following persons who were elected upon unanimous voice vote:

     Ben Mesches: Chair

     Jeremy Martin: Vice-chair

     Byron Henry: Secretary

     Michelle Robberson: Treasurer

Congratulations should also go to Rey Rodriguez for a fine job in 2010 as chair of the section.

 

 

Appellate Continuing Education

The Dallas Bar Association's Appellate Law Section is having its monthly CLE luncheon on Thursday, June 17th at Noon at the Belo Mansion.  This month's speaker is K&L Gates attorney Chris Kratovil.   Chris will be speaking on "Federal Mandamus and the East Texas Venue Wars."

 

Lunch to Honor Chief Justice Linda Thomas & Monthly Dallas Bar Appellate CLE

The Appellate Law and Family Law Sections of the Dallas Bar Association are hosting a luncheon to honor outgoing Fifth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice Linda Thomas.  The luncheon will be Wednesday, November 4, 2009, at Noon at the Belo Mansion.   Those desiring to attend should RSVP to Alicia Hernandez at the Dallas Bar Association.

The next meeting of the Appellate Law Section of the Dallas Bar Association is scheduled for Thursday, November 19, 2009, at Noon, at the Belo Mansion.  The scheduled speaker is Kendall Gray who will speak on the subject of "Being Excellent--More Ethics than You Require."  This presentation has been approved for 1 hour of ethics credit.