TCYLA July 2023 Newsletter - The Extraordinary Writ

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View this email in your browser THE EXTRAORDINARY WRIT ORDER ON THE COURT: TCYLA Pickleball Tournament July 31, 2023, from 1pm - 6pm, @ Courtside Kitchen in Fort Worth Special thanks to our Sponsors - check them out: Varghese Summersett and Magnolia Title. SIGN UP HERE!   All proceeds benefit the TCYLA Mentorship Program.    Please reach out to Elizabeth Haslam with any questions or concerns finding a team at Elizabeth@HG555.com. Please join us on July 18, 2023 for TCYLA’s CLE Luncheon at Reata as we welcome Paul H. Farmer, Jr. of Bonds Ellis Eppich Schafer Jones LLP presenting: "Privacy in Practice: The Texas Data Privacy & Security Act.”   Paul is an associate attorney and certified information privacy professional.  As an advocate, he has represented clients in the courts and through negotiation, mediation, and arbitration. As an advisor, he has counseled start-ups, companies, government agencies, and fiduciaries. He has experience across a wide variety of industries, including finance, construction, education, and entertainment.  Paul received his law degree from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, and his undergraduate from Clemson University. Please click here to pre-register.  $25 for TCYLA Members July 18, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. Reata Restaurant If you have any questions, please contact Lauren St. Clair at laurensc@tarrantbar.org. TCYLA Summer Softball Gateway Park Softball Fields 751 Beach St. Fort Worth, Texas 76111 Softball will be back July 19th! As for this season - the TCYLA team came out on top! Special thanks to Prescher Law Firm, PLLC for sponsoring the two teams this Summer! If you're interested in playing when the next season begins, we encourage you to reach out to John Easter for more information and to coordinate your desire to come out and socialize with the team(s). Volunteer Opportunity Teen Court Tuesdays | 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm Fort Worth Municipal Court 1000 Throckmorton St., Fort Worth, TX 76102 Teen Court is a voluntary program that allows teens to perform community service and jury duty in lieu of paying fines for citations received from the City of Fort Worth. Successful completion of Teen Court results in dismissal of the citation and a clean record. Participants plead their case before a teen jury, the members of which then determine the appropriate community service hours to be performed within a three-month period. TCYLA is encouraging its members to sign up to volunteer. Teen Court is in need of volunteers with experience or training in the judicial/legal field to assist with training teen attorneys and to preside as judges for Teen Court hearings. Apply to volunteer here. For questions, please reach out to John Easter. Volunteer Opportunity   TASTE PROJECT Taste Project is in need of volunteers. TCYLA's community involvement committee is organizing a group to volunteer on the Welcome Team, Service Team, and Kitchen Team. The planned time for volunteering is Saturday, July 15th, from 11:30am to 2:30pm. If this is your first-time volunteering with Taste, you will need to sign up for the “Training” shift.   Shift signups are first come, first serve and can be completed on the Taste Volunteer Portal.  If you have any questions, please reach out to John Easter. Other Volunteer Opportunities Phone Consult for a Veteran: Sign up here. Volunteer for LegalLine: Most Thursdays from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM. Sign up here. Volunteer with TLTV: Click here to submit what type of cases you could assist pro bono Click here to sign up to do a free phone consultation for a veteran Follow TLTV on social media using these links to stay in the know- Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Emails Email Kayla Dailey for more information about ongoing volunteer opportunities. Want to know more about volunteering with Tarrant County Volunteer Attorney Services? Click here. Want to be published in this newsletter? TCYLA is incorporating members’ submissions into our monthly newsletter. This is a great way to get your name out there as well as your article! Please contact us to submit your piece and/or make further inquiries. All articles will be subject to review and approval by the TCYLA Board of Directors. TCYLA Member Benefits TCYLA is beginning to offer recorded presentations and free CLEs, including a recent Wellness event featuring anxiety specialist Dr. Kathryn Soule, PhD, LPC, at TCYLA's E-Community. While you are at the E-Community, take time to check out and update your profile in the TCYLA member directory. TCYLA's E-Community will be continually updated with new content and free CLEs throughout the year. If you are not a member of TCYLA, you may now apply online here. Please share this newsletter with your colleagues.  Click here to join. TCYLA 2023-2024 Officers & Board of Directors   On Wednesday, July 5, 2023, the current TCYLA Board unanimously approved the proposed slate of directors for the 2023-2024 term. The proposed slate of Directors for the 2023-2024 term is as follows: Elizabeth Haslam - DR Horton Ola Campbell - The Law Office of Ola Campbell John Easter - Padfield & Stout Joseph Austin - Kelly Hart John Kash - Cantey Hanger Sarah Brown - Tarrant County Dist. Attorney Sara Vargas - Nag Law Firm Emily Steppick - Wick Phillips Scott Prescher - Prescher Law Firm Marylynn Smitherman - Kelly Hart Stefan Garcia - Blaies & Hightower Kelsey Linendoll - Padfield & Stout Erika Flores - Law Office of Francisco Hernandez Paul Farmer - Bonds Ellis If you were not nominated as a candidate for the Board of Directors at the July meeting, you may petition to be added to the ballot. To petition, you must obtain the petition form (by visiting the Bar Association Office), collect 25 signatures from members in good standing of the TCYLA, and present the form at the Bar Association Office by 10:00 a.m. on July 25, 2023. In August, the Board will send electronic ballots to all eligible members of the TCYLA, to vote for the Board of Directors. The candidates will be those presented by the Nominations Committee, and those who have successfully petitioned to be added to the ballot. All prospective nominees and candidates should be aware of the following prohibition against campaigning: Section 8.5. Campaigning. (b) A candidate for Director oft/ic Corporation shall not, either before or after the placing of said candidate’s izame on tile ballot, promote himself or herselffor said position through the use of social media, mass mailings, iiiass electronic transmission, or iiiassfacsiiiule transmissions. Furthermore, no candidate for such office IL’?1! encourage anyone else to use theforegomg means to promote his or her candidacy. If you have any questions, please contact Lauren St. Clair at laurensc@tarrantbar.org. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

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