100 Club

Members of the 2022-2023 100 Club

*List Reflected Below is as of October 7, 2022

Adams, Lynch & Loftin, P.C Anderson & Cummings, LLP Baker Monroe, PLLC Barlow Garsek & Simon, LLP Blaies & Hightower, LLP Bonds Ellis Eppich Schafer Jones, LLP Bourland, Wall & Wenzel, P.C. Brackett & Ellis, P.C. Brown, Proctor & Howell, LLP Curnutt & Hafer, LLP Decker Jones, P.C. Dismuke & Waters, P.C. Forshey & Prostok, LLP Freeman Mills P.C. Griffith, Jay, & Michel, LLP Harris, Finley & Bogle, P.C. Harrison Steck, P.C. Haynes and Boone, LLP Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP K & L Gates LLP Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP McDonald Sanders, P.C. Murphy Mahon Keffler & Farrier, LLP Naman Howell Smith & Lee, PLLC Nelson Bumgardner Conroy, P.C. Noteboom Law Firm Padfield & Stout, LLP Pham Harrison, LLP Phelps Dunbar, LLP Pope, Hardwicke, Christie, Schell, Kelly & Taplett, LLP Robbins Travis, PLLC Ross & Matthews P.C. Second Court Of Appeals Sharen Wilson, Criminal District Attorney's Office Taylor, Olson, Adkins, Sralla & Elam, LLP The Blum Firm, P.C. The Colaneri Firm, P.C. The Second Court of Appeals Udeshi Law Firm, PLLC Underwood Law Firm, PLLC Varghese Summersett PLLC Watson, Caraway, Midkiff & Luningham, LLP Whitaker Chalk Swindle & Schwartz, PLLC Whitley Penn, LLP Wick Phillips Winstead PC

To be eligible for the 100 Club, any law firm, government agency, law school, or corporate legal department that has four or more members and attains 100% TCBA membership compliance for the 2022–2023 bar year qualifies for the “100 Club.” The firms/organizations listed (above) have already paid their membership dues and qualify for 100 Club membership for the new bar year. Any firm/organization that qualifies in the future will have its name published in every issue of the Bar Bulletin for this bar year. TCBA is proud of the participation of these law firms and other groups. The new bar year began on July 1; if you have not paid your renewal invoice, contact our Membership Director Lauren St. Clair at 817.338.4092 or email her at laurensc@tarrantbar.org.

BROWN BAG COMMITTEE

Every year in September, the Tarrant County Bar Association kicks off its monthly Brown Bag Seminar Series. The name of the series is a nod to the sack-lunch vibe that characterizes the seminars, each of which typically begins around lunchtime on the fourth Friday or so of the month. (We’ve since upgraded to boxed lunches!)

As part of this series, the TCBA provides monthly CLE seminars on various topics of interest to the local bar. Sometimes the monthly topic is based on a substantive area of the law, such as real estate or health law. Other times the monthly topic is focused on a specific area of practice, such as appellate or federal litigation. Some of the most popular monthly topics have revolved around themes, such as “developing areas in the law” or “hot topics in litigation.”

As chair of the Brown Bag committee, I volunteer alongside an excellent team of Tarrant County lawyers who help plan the monthly events by selecting the topics and securing quality presenters. Our aim is to provide the members of the local bar with interesting, high-quality CLE content each month. One way that we do that is by recruiting some of the most skilled and knowledgeable jurists in Tarrant County to present at the monthly seminars. We also seek to provide a wide array of speakers and topics so that as many people within the bar as possible feel included and represented.

If you have interest in helping us plan the monthly Brown Bag events, please consider signing up to be on the committee. I also encourage you to attend as many of the Brown Bag Series Seminars as you can, as well as the other CLE events that the TCBA hosts. The seminars present a great opportunity to meet and visit with fellow practitioners, judges, and our wonderful TCBA staff. g

By Derek Carson, Brown Bag Committee Chair

SAVE THE DATE

TARRANT COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION

• $65 TCBA Member • $90 Non-TCBA Member • $25 Paralegal/Staff • Season Passholders Register for FREE

A minimum of three (3) legal education hours are provided at each seminar. The programs aid local attorneys in meeting their required CLE credit (including ethics).

*Season Pass saving is based on Non-TCBA member rate.

MEMBERSHIP REPORT

By Lauren St. Clair, Membership Director

Renew Your TCBA Membership & Get Plugged In!

There’s no better time to renew your TCBA membership and get involved with the TCBA! The new bar year began on July 1 and your TCBA section and committee chairs have been hard at work planning upcoming events and seminars for the program year.

As committees and sections are busy planning, now is the best time to get involved with the TCBA. Between the TCBA’s 18 substantive law sections and 24 committees, there’s a place for you to get plugged in. To join a section, simply login to your MyTCBA portal and update your subscriptions. If you are interested in joining a committee, you can fill out the committee volunteer form at tarrantbar.org/CommitteeVolunteerForm. If you have any questions about joining a TCBA section or committee, please feel free to contact me at laurensc@tarrantbar.org.

In August, the TCBA welcomed the Texas A&M School of Law 1L students as well as Tarrant County judges and attorneys with a meet-and-greet breakfast event, celebrated the outstanding court staff of Tarrant County with an awards reception at the City Club, and partnered with the Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyer Association for a Docket Call Social at the T & P Tavern.

We hope to see you at one of our upcoming events and be sure to renew your TCBA membership if you have not already! Don’t forget—TCBA members have access to free and reduced-rate CLE, 24/7 access to our CLE On Demand catalogue, exclusive networking opportunities, and legal news and updates through weekly emails and the Bar Bulletin. If you are unsure of your current membership status, please send me an email at laurensc@tarrantbar.org and I would be