Dallas Bar Association
HEADNOTES June 2015 Volume 40 Number 6
Focus Tort and Insurance Practice
Frank Stevenson Elected SBOT President-Elect Bar, he co-founded the Transition to Law Practice Program and was the Founding Chair of the Summer Law Intern Program. Also Dallas Bar Association 2008 during his tenure, Mr. Stevenson president, Frank Stevenson, a was awarded the State Bar’s “Best partner at Locke Lord LLP, has Series of Articles” for his Headbeen elected State Bar of Texas notes President’s Columns. President-Elect. Mr. Stevenson Mr. Stevenson is a member of received nearly 55 percent of the Dallas Bar Foundation Board the 23,958 votes cast during a of Trustees where he served as month-long voting period that Secretary-Treasurer. He is a Susended April 30. taining Life Fellow of the DalMr. Stevenson will be sworn las Bar Foundation, a Sustaining in as president-elect during the Life Fellow of the Dallas AssoState Bar’s Annual Meeting on ciation of Young Lawyers, a SusJune 19, 2015, in San Antonio taining Life Fellow of the Texas and will serve as the 78th presBar Foundation and a Fellow of ident of the State Bar of Texas the American Bar Association. from June 2016 to June 2017. Frank Stevenson An active participant in his Eight other Dallas Bar members have served as State Bar President— community, he serves as an Associate MemAngus Wynne, Sr. (1939-1940); Robert G. ber of the Dallas Citizens Council, a Director Storey, Sr. (1948-1948); J. Glenn Turner, of the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce, Sr. (1952-1953); Paul Carrington, Sr. a member of the Dallas Foundation’s Schol(1960-1961); Morris Harrell (1970-1971); arship Committee and as President of the Darrell Jordan (1989-1990); Harriet Miers Sammons Center for the Arts. Mr. Stevenson is AV Preeminent© in (1992-1993); and Betsy Whitaker (2003Banking and Finance Law and in Transporta2004). Mr. Stevenson served on the State Bar of tion Law by American Lawyer magazine and Texas Board of Directors (2010-2014) and Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Stevenson received a bachelor’s served as its chair in 2012-2013. He currently serves on the Legislative Advisory degree from Amherst College in 1977 and a Committee of the Texas Access to Justice J.D. from the University of Virginia School Commission, is a member of the Pro Bono of Law in 1980. He and his wife, Helen, have Work Group of the State Bar Board of Direc- three grown children. In other results, DBA member Scott Stolley, tors and is a member of the College of the of Thompson & Knight LLP, was elected to the State Bar of Texas. During his tenure as President of the Dallas State Bar of Texas Board of Directors. HN Staff Report
Bar None XXX: Obscenely Funny! Hits the Greer Garson Theatre in June by Michelle M. Alden
Teddi Rivas Retires Staff Report
Long-time Dallas Bar Association Receptionist, Teddi Rivas, has retired after 40 years of dedicated service to the DBA. Teddi began as a part-time employee in the Lawyer Referral Service in 1975. She became full-time in 1978. At the time, the DBA headquarters were located in the Adolphus Tower and hotel, membership was 3,353 and the DBA President was Charles P. Storey. Jo Anna Moreland was the Executive Director. Life at the DBA was much simpler in the 1970s. There were no personal computers, no fax machines, no postage machines, no multi-line telephones and no MCLE. Mem- Teddi Rivas ber dues were hand posted on 4x6 index cards; Inaugural invitations were hand-addressed and stamped by a small staff; and only a handful of voluntary CLE programs were held each week. In 1979, the DBA moved its headquarters to the Belo Mansion. Teddi continued as an
Interviewer in the Lawyer Referral Service, but soon became the Receptionist serving as the voice of the Dallas Bar Association until her retirement. She, however, wore many hats, including coordination of over 400 CLE programs each year, serving as the staff liaison to the DBA Home Project Committee, coordinating the Spanish for Lawyers classes, assisting with address changes, dues posting, bank deposits and more. Teddi was a trusted and loyal friend to the Bar, its members and the staff. The staff (and some special members) could always count on her to bring home-made breakfast tacos in the morning along with home-made salsa. And, during the holidays Teddi always treated the staff to her home-made tamales. The Dallas Bar Association has grown exponentially since 1975 and Teddi has always been an integral part of the DBA’s growth and its family. We all wish Teddi the best in her retirement. HN She will be greatly missed.
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Join the cast and crew of Bar None June 10-13th as they present Bar None XXX: Obscenely Funny! This is the 30th year for the Bar None variety show and it promises to be the best show yet. Watch Dallas area lawyers and judges sing, dance and make you laugh so hard your sides hurt. As much as the cast and crew love performing and making people laugh, their real motivation is to support the Sarah T. Hughes Diversity Scholarship program. The scholarship program was established in honor of U.S. District Judge Sarah T. Hughes, a former trustee of the Dallas Bar Foundation, who devoted herself to improving the rights of women and minorities. The Hughes Scholarships provide tuition and fees for deserving minority law students each year. The Dallas Bar Foundation takes its responsibility for finding deserving recipients seriously. If you have ever met a Hughes Scholar, you know how impressive these students are. Support them
by coming to Bar None. Thousands of volunteer hours go into putting on such a large production each year. The hours come from lawyers all over the metroplex including 30-year veteran Director Martha Hardwick Hofmeister and Producer Tom Mighell, as well as the choreographers, script writers, committee members, actors and numerous behind-the-scenes staff. All of these Bar Noners share a passion for making a difference in the lives of the Scholars, our legal community and, for a few hours, the audience members. Show your support for the Dallas legal community and the Hughes Scholars by heading to the Greer Garson Theatre on the SMU Campus June 10-13th. To purchase tickets, visit www. barnoneshow.com, or contact Elizabeth Philipp at (214) 2207487 or ephilipp@dallasbar.org for sponsorship and ticket infor HN mation. Michelle Alden is the Managing Attorney of the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program and a Member of the Marketing Committee of the Bar None Production Company. She can be reached at aldenm@lanwt.org.
Register now for the SBOT 2015 Annual Meeting The 2015 State Bar Annual Meeting is in San Antonio, June 18-19. For more information and to register, visit www.texasbar.com/annualmeeting.