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Ihope you have all had a wonderful start to 2022 and are looking forward to things to come this year! A quote that inspires me at the start of each year is by Benjamin Franklin, “Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.” I wanted to take a moment and say THANK YOU. The TCBA had many changes and transitions in 2021 and I must thank the TCBA staff for their continued dedication and unfailing support of the bar association.
LOOKING FORWARD:
The new year always provides an opportunity to see where we have been and focus on where we are going. With the TCBA President only serving a one-year term, I think it is crucial to have a strategic plan to help focus on the future of the TCBA. I have formed a strategic planning committee which consists of members of the board but we would love your input!
If you have thoughts on any of the following, please email me at kim@naylorfamlaw.com: Member Services and Benefits Marketing Diversity Technology Increasing Volunteers Committees (new committees/reducing committees/ increasing committees) CLE Increasing Membership and/or Any other suggestion you have to improve the TCBA.
A few stand-out events that have already occurred this year include the Women in the Law Luncheon, featuring Mayor Mattie Parker, and the 50-year Lawyer Membership Luncheon, when we got to celebrate two years’ worth of attorneys that had been practicing for over 50 years!
There are many ways you can get involved this year – you can join LRIS and receive more referrals for your business; register for Bench Bar 2022 and go Back to the Bay; volunteer for one of our many community service opportunities like a legal clinic or the upcoming blood drive, and so much more! I am looking forward to the many ways this Bar is gathering this year and I am looking forward to seeing you at the next event! g
Tarrant County Bar Association
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2021–2022 Officers
Directors Term Ends 2022
Term Ends 2023
2021–2022 Appointed Directors
Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association
President......................................Kimberly Naylor President-Elect................................Karen Denney Vice President...........................................Lu Pham Secretary-Treasurer..........................Scott Lindsey
Director............................................John Lively, Jr. Director................................................Dana Manry Director...............................................Lynn Winter
Director..........................................John Brookman Director..................................................Cheryl Leb Director.....................................Marvina Robinson
Appointed Director..........................Mary Barkley Appointed Director................J. Michael McBride
Fall 2021 President.....................Brian Singleterry Fall 2022 President.....................Aulstin Gardiner
Immediate Past President.................Gary Medlin Executive Director.............................Kayla Dailey Ex-Officio Members State Bar of Texas Director........................................Kimberly Naylor Director.......................................Jason C.N. Smith Bar Bulletin Graphics/Production...................Elizabeth Banda
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Contents
Features
7Get to Know the TCBA Staff
12 Tarrant County Bar Foundation’s 50 Year Attorneys
23 Message from Dee J. Kelly, Jr., 2021 Tarrant County Bar Foundation Chair
Departments
1 President’s Page 3 YLA Snapshot 6 100 Club 11 Texas Lawyers for Texas Veterans 15 Tarrant County Volunteer Attorney Services 16 Lawyers on the Move & in the News 17 Membership Report 17 A Word From Our Sections 18 CLE Corner 20 Judicial Profile - Judge Matthew Riek 24 Snippets 26 Benefits of Membership
