The First Steps to a Paperless Law Office: Austin Lawyer D. Todd Smith
There are more advantages to a paperless law office than simply being environmentally friendly. It can also mean running a more organized and efficient practice. Though it may seem like a big shift,...
View ArticleFour Apps in Four Minutes: Shannon Warren On Useful and Fun Apps for Lawyers
The “60 Apps in 60 Minutes” presentation was so popular at the 2013 State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting that they had two of them. Joining me from the second of the two is Houston lawyer Shannon Warren...
View ArticleFrank Stevenson Reflects On His Time As Chair of the Texas Bar Board of...
The 2013 State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting marked the end of Frank Stevenson‘s tenure as Chair of the State Bar of Texas Board of Directors. In speaking with LXBN TV and Texas Bar TV, he shared his...
View ArticleWhat Modern Attorneys Can Learn from Lincoln the Lawyer: Author Guy Fraker
There’s certainly plenty to learn from President Abraham Lincoln—but for lawyers, there’s plenty to gleen from Abram Lincoln the attorney as well. That includes his drive and plan for everything he did...
View ArticleLisa Salazar Describes the Origins of 3 Geeks and a Law Blog at State Bar of...
Whether they’re started by a random group of sports fans or lawyers from some of the largest law firms in the United States, many of the best blogs seem to have a very similar origin story: a group of...
View ArticleHow Lisa Tatum Came to Be the First African American President of the State...
It was a wondrous moment on Friday when, to a standing ovation, Lisa Tatum was named the President of the State Bar of Texas—the first African American to serve this role. Tatum has fully embraced...
View ArticleYou Have to Know a Bit About the Law to Be a Sports Fan: Brad Sham, Voice of...
Until you stop to think about it, you don’t really realize just how frequently the law intersections with the law. It could be free agency, NCAA rules or lawsuits that range from Sandusky trial at Penn...
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Bush Library Director Speaks at SBOT Meeting
President George W. Bush stood atop the ruins of the World Trade Center on Sept. 14, 2001, and addressed the rescue workers through a bullhorn. “I can hear you!” he said, in what later would be known...
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Oswald Mock Trial to Air As Special TV Broadcast Saturday in DFW
One of the highlights of last week’s State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting in Dallas was the mock trial of Lee Harvey Oswald for the 1963 killing of President John F. Kennedy. The mock trial, which ended...
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New State Bar of Texas, Texas Young Lawyers’ Association Leaders Take Office
The State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting saw a changing of the guard in the leadership of the State Bar and Texas Young Lawyers Association. San Antonio attorney Lisa M. Tatum took the oath as State Bar...
View ArticleWhy Kristen Brauchle Practices in Social Security Disability: “I Can See a...
Jackie Robinson once said “a life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” We’re all looking for a role in which we can have a positive impact on the world, and on others. Houston...
View ArticleRobert Burns Explains How His Mother, and President John Kennedy, Inspired...
When he was growing up, Dallas lawyer Robert Burns‘s mother campaigned for John F. Kennedy. Burns would see Kennedy on TV and ask his mother how he did the things he did, and inspired so many people....
View ArticleLaw Firms Need to Focus On Getting Their Individual Lawyers On Social Media:...
As powerful as social media can be for brands and the consumer relationships they aim to create, it’s even more powerful when it’s between two actual people. Haley Odom of Slack & Davis explains...
View ArticleDo Businesses Own Their Employees Social Media? What About Their Fans? Legal...
The world of employment law has been flush with cases involving social media account ownership as some employers have tried to retain ownership of their employees’ social media accounts when they leave...
View ArticleYour Mental Health Comes Before Problem Clients, and Sometimes They Need to...
Whether you work in the law or any other business where you provide a service, you’re bound to have come across a client who, because of the anguish they cause, simply isn’t worth the money or...
View ArticleEl Paso Attorney Steven James Explains Why He’s a Civil Trial Lawyer and His...
At the State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, we at LXBN TV and Texas Bar TV had the pleasure of having a number of people stop by to tell us why they do what they do and how the State Bar of Texas has...
View ArticleDirector Steve Schechter Explains How the Texas Bar is Helping Members...
With the Affordable Care Act gradually going into effect, health benefits have become a major issue as most employers are required to provide them for the full-time employees. In attempting to help...
View ArticleThe Role of Interest-Based Negotiation in Collaborative Law—Camille Milner
There doesn’t always have to be a winner and loser in legal disputes. As Denton attorney Camille Milner explains to LXBN TV and Texas Bar TV following her presentation at the 2013 State Bar of Texas...
View ArticleMichele Wong Krause Explains Her Role On the State Bar of Texas Board of...
Euless, Texas attorney Michele Wong Krause swung by the LXBN TV and Texas Bar TV set to speak on her role with the State Bar of Texas Board of Directors, where she represents the interests of all of...
View ArticleBree Buchanan Sheds Some Light On the Texas Bar’s Lawyers’ Assistance Program
The legal profession is a trying one. Studies have shown that lawyers suffer from a higher-than-average rate of both depression, and substance abuse. For those inflicted, there’s help out there, even...
View ArticleContent is More Important Than Medium When It Comes to Texas Lawyers’ Ad...
For a long time, many have said that social media doesn’t drastically the formula of communication and relationships—it’s just a revolutionary new medium through which each can be fostered. As Pat...
View ArticleToni Nguyen Shares Her Experiences As Minority Director of the Texas Bar’s...
Stopping by the LXBN TV and Texas Bar TV set at the 2013 State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, Luminex’s Toni Nguyen shared with us what she was most proud of from her time as Minority Director on the...
View ArticleWhy the Texas Bar’s Individual Sections Are So Valuable: Texas Bar Director...
In another interview, we had a guest on LXBN TV and Texas Bar TV describe the Texas Bar’s individual sections as the “workhorses” of the Bar. Susan Nelson, who was named a Director for the State Bar of...
View ArticleHow Alan Sherman’s Blog, Closing in On a Decade Running, Makes Him a Better...
Dallas lawyer Alan Sherman says his Texas State and Local Tax Law blog, which has been on the LexBlog Network before we ever thought of calling it the LexBlog Network (2006!), makes him a better...
View ArticleLawyers Must Be Aware of Representations Made to Public with Social Media...
Same for all other forms of marketing, lawyers must be aware of the representations they’re making to the general public when using social media in their marketing efforts. They must be accurate and...
View ArticleHow Lawyers Can Avoid Being Commodotized: Lawyer-Coach, LLC’s Debra Bruce
One of the biggest challenges facing lawyers is the notion that they can be easily replaced, swapped out for another readily-available lawyer with a similar skill-set. It’s the commodotization of the...
View ArticleFiguring Out What You Want to Be Known for is a Crucial Frist Step in...
It seems obvious, doesn’t it? But figuring out exactly what he or she wasnts to be known for is something lawyers can sometimes forget when setting out to create a personal brand. In speaking with LXBN...
View ArticleWhat the Texas Bar is Doing to Make Diversity a Major Priority: David Chaumette
On the day Lisa Tatum was named State Bar of Texas President, being the first African American to be elected, David Chaumette joined LXBN TV and Texas Bar TV to explain what the Texas Bar has done to...
View ArticleFor Texas Bar President-Elect Trey Apffel, the Focus for His Term Will Be On...
State Bar of Texas President-Elect Trey Apffel is the only law firm in his office. So, as could be expected, he’d like to continue this trend of the Texas Bar ensuring the small firm and solo lawyers...
View ArticleBryan Garner Shares His Experience Writing ‘Reading Law’ With Justice Scalia
Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts, co-written by renowned author Bryan Garner and Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, was published a little more than a year ago and—since then—it’s seen...
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