|
Top
Story
Reno
Wins TYLA President-elect Race
Lee
Ann Reno, a shareholder in the Amarillo
firm of Sprouse Shrader Smith, P.C., was
elected TYLA President-elect for the 2004-2005
fiscal year. She will assume the duties
of President in June 2005. Currently serving
as the TYLA vice president, Reno has been
on the board of directors since 2000.
When asked for her initial reaction to
the election results she said, "I
am overwhelmingly excited and honored
to be selected to lead such a wonderful
organization."
Thirteen directors were also elected to
the board of directors to represent the
young lawyers in their geographical regions.
Board members serve two-year terms.
(TYLA
election results) and (State
Bar election results).
Law
Day Celebrated at Texas Law Center
Andre
Crawford, Orr Elementary
Smith County Bar Ass'n |
Kelly
Frels and Nancy Todd Noches discuss
landmark decision |
Winners of the TYLA and State Bar-sponsored
Law Day essay, poster, and photo contests
were recognized at the Texas Law Center
on April 30, 2004. This year's theme was
"To Win Equality by Law: Brown vs.
the Board of Education" commemorating
the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court
decision that signaled the end of segregation
across America. The event included a question
and answer period with State Bar President-Elect
Kelly Frels and Nancy Todd Noches, an original
plantiff in the Brown v. Board of Education
lawsuit.
Michele
Surratt - Ector County YLA
- By Rob Canas
Michele
Surratt is a friend of mine from law school
who uses her legal education to serve
the public; she is a prosecutor in the
juvenile system. The criminal justice
system poses serious issues with serious
consequences, and the situation is compounded
when the defendant is a juvenile. I am
not surprised that Surratt handles her
job well, and I am not surprised that
she also has the time and energy to be
President of the Ector County Young Lawyers
Association (ECYLA).
Surratt graduated from the
University of Texas at Dallas with a bachelor’s
in psychology. From there she went to
Texas Tech University School of Law. She
claims that the number one reason she
decided to go to law school was: “To
argue with people.”
(Cont.).
San
Antonio Pro Bono Wills Clinic
By
Clay Scheitzach
The
Bexar County Women’s Bar Foundation
and the San Antonio Bar Foundation have
teamed up to implement a monthly "Wills
Clinic" in San Antonio. Its primary
mission is to provide pro bono legal representation
for low-income residents of San Antonio
and Bexar County.The honorary co-chairs
of the project are the San Antonio Probate
Judges, Judge Polly Jackson Spencer and
Judge Tom Rickhoff. The co-chairs are U.S.
District Judge Xavier Rodriguez and Abigail
G. Kampmann.
The
Wills Clinic is held the second Wednesday
of each month in the evening at St. Mary’s
Center for Legal & Social Justice.Now
in its ninth year, the Wills Clinic has
grown from a six-hour bi-annual clinic to
a two-hour monthly turnkey project. (continued)
TAKE
NOTE
State
Bar of Texas Annual Meeting
(June 24-25, 2004 -- San Antonio)
Registration
information is now available for the State
Bar of Texas Annual Meeting. It's your best
opportunity to obtain low-cost CLE and to
interact with with fellow bar members in
a relaxed and fun environment! The early
bird registration discount is extended for
participants who register online.
| 
