State Bar of Texas 201 7–2018 VOLUNTEER AND STAFF GUIDE GENERAL INFORMATION General Information SBOT GUIDE 1 GENERAL INFORMATION MEMBERSHIP/NAME AND ADDRESS CHANGES It is important that attorneys keep the Membership Department informed of any changes of address, name, or phone number. Please notify this department at (800) 204-2222 or (512) 427-1463, ext. 1383 immediately to eliminate misrouted mailings and phone calls. Updates can also be made online at texasbar.com. STATE BAR ADDRESS P.O. Box 12487 Austin 78711-2487 1414 Colorado St. Austin 78701-1627 texasbar.com BACKGROUND The State Bar of Texas, an administrative agency of the state’s judicial TELEPHONE NUMBERS Toll Free: (800) 204-2222 branch, is charged with many responsibilities, including providing edu - Local: (512) 427-1463 cational programs for the legal profession and the public, administering Fax: (512) 427-4100 the Minimum Continuing Legal Education program for attorneys, and managing the grievance process. A public corporation whose funding sources include lawyers’ dues and continuing legal education program fees, the State Bar of Texas receives no appropriations from the State’s OTHER TOLL FREE NUMBERS General Revenue Fund. The State Bar is subject to sunset review by the Advertising Review (800) 566-4616 Legislature and successfully underwent that process for the fourth time Disaster Response Hotline (800) 504-7030 in 2017. Ethics (for attorneys only) (800) 532-3947 Grievance (800) 932-1900 The State Bar of Texas had its beginning in 1882 when 300 lawyers and IOLTA (800) 252-3401 judges gathered in Galveston to form the Texas Bar Association. Desiring Judges’ Assistance Program (800) 219-6474 to establish a better vehicle through which attorneys would maintain the Lawyers’ Assistance Program (800) 343-8527 highest ethical standards, a bar committee began in 1927 to draft a bill Lawyer Referral Service (800) 252-9690 that would unify the bar through legislation allowing further controls CAAP (800) 204-2222 x1790 over standards of legal practice. The State Bar Act, which was adopted by the Legislature in 1939, mandated that all attorneys licensed to practice law in Texas be members of the State Bar. CHIEF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL Austin Headquarters ORGANIZATION Texas Law Center The State Bar of Texas is governed by a board of directors. Its members 1414 Colorado St. receive no compensation and are elected by the membership. The State Austin 78701 Bar includes committees, boards, sections, and divisions that are run by Toll Free: (877) 953-5535 more than 4,500 volunteers, both lawyers and non-lawyers. Their Local: (512) 427-1350 responsibilities include general oversight of the bar, providing assistance Fax: (512) 427-4167 to local bar associations, developing continuing legal education programs for attorneys, conducting educational activities for the public, and administering the grievance system. The staff at the bar’s headquarters in Austin and in regional grievance offices around the state supports the work of the volunteers. TEXAS LAW CENTER Located in the Capitol Complex at 15th and Colorado streets in Austin, the Texas Law Center is the State Bar’s headquarters. It is near the Supreme Court Building and State Capitol. The Law Center also houses the Governor Bill and Vara Daniel Center for Legal History, which features changing displays of legal history. Renovations to the Texas Law Center were completed in 2010 to meet the changing needs of the profession. 2 SBOT GUIDE General Information STATE BAR STAFF CONTACTS Telephone (800) 204-2222 or (512) 427-1463 and the extension number, as noted for each department, unless another telephone number is given. Accounting Dues Budget Membership of State Bar 1481 Tracy Jarratt [email protected] 1383 Membership [email protected] Expense Reimbursements Sections 1441 Karen Peck [email protected] 1420 Tracy Nuckols [email protected] Sales and Information Ethics Helpline for Texas Attorneys (800) 532-3947 1446 Ophelia Soto [email protected] Ellen Pitluk [email protected] Section Accounting/Finance Executive 1428 Rhonda Bridges [email protected] Executive Director Address Changes 1500 Trey Apffel [email protected] 1383 Membership [email protected] (Starts December 1, 2017) Advertising Review (800) 566-4616 Legal Counsel 1504 Gene Major [email protected] 1711 John Sirman [email protected] Annual Meeting Assistant Deputy Director 1523 Susan Brennan [email protected] 1506 Ray Cantu [email protected] Events and Receptions Assistant Deputy Director 1523 Susan Brennan [email protected] 1758 KaLyn Laney [email protected] Archives Facilities 1311 Caitlin Bumford [email protected] 6806 Michael DeLeon [email protected] Attorney Compliance Division Finance Division 1503 Gene Major [email protected] 1481 Tracy Jarratt [email protected] Barratry Hotline (to report cases) (866) 224-5999 Gov. Bill and Vara Daniel Center for Legal History Board of Directors 1311 [email protected] Officer/Director Services Governmental Relations 1416 Chielsey Barber [email protected] Bill Tracking and Copies/Legislative Research Chief Disciplinary Counsel 6826 Kristina McGuire [email protected] (877) 953-5535 Linda Acevedo [email protected] Graphics Client-Attorney Assistance Program 1701 [email protected] 1790 Jessica Bergeman [email protected] Grievance Process Information (800) 932-1900 Client Security Fund Human Resources (512) 453-5535 Claire Mock [email protected] 1708 Amy Turner [email protected] Committees Job Openings (512) 427-1489 State Bar Standing and Special [email protected] 1404 Kanice Spears [email protected] Information Technology Communications Division 1700 Brad Powell [email protected] 1713 Lowell Brown [email protected] Institutes and Seminars Continuing Legal Education (CLE) 1574 [email protected] Book Sales Law Practice Management 1411 Sales Desk 1300 Cynthia Day [email protected] Other Providers’ Course Information Law Practice Resources Division 1806 MCLE [email protected] 1838 Sharon Sandle [email protected] CLE Registration/Information Law Related Education 1574 [email protected] 1820 Jan Miller [email protected] Requirements Law Student Division 1806 MCLE [email protected] 1518 Bree Trevino [email protected] Discipline Lawyer Referral and Information Service (800) 252-9690, Chief Disciplinary Counsel (877) 9TEXBAR (877) 953-5535 Linda Acevedo [email protected] 1720 Lisa Zvonek [email protected] Ethics Helpline for Texas Attorneys (800) 532-3947 Legal Access Division Grievance Hotline (800) 932-1900 1862 Trish McAllister [email protected] Grievance Status Update (866) 224-5999 Pro Bono College/Projects/Reporting Professional Ethics Committee for the State Bar of Texas 1855 [email protected] (877) 953-5535, (512) 427-1344 Legislation Shelly Hogue [email protected] 6826 KaLyn Laney [email protected] Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee Local Bar Services (877) 953-5535, (512) 427-1341 1514 Erin Feemster [email protected] Zara Stanfield [email protected] State Bar of Texas Contacts SBOT GUIDE 3 Mailing Lists/Labels/Disks Texas Lawyers’ Assistance Program (800) 343-8527 1383 Membership [email protected] 1455 Bree Buchanan [email protected] Meeting Room Reservations Texas Young Lawyers Association 1740 1529 Tracy Brown [email protected] Member and Public Services Division TexasBarBooks 1404 Kanice Spears [email protected] Sales and Information Membership 1718 Jennifer Karlsson [email protected] Address Changes, Duplicate Bar Cards, Inactive Status Requests, Legal Editorial Services Fee, Membership Dues Information, New Attorney Information, 1838 Sharon Sandle [email protected] Reinstatements, Attorney Profiles TexasBarCLE 1383 Membership [email protected] Course Registration Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) 1574 [email protected] Annual Verification Reports, Available Non-State Bar Courses, CLE Course Books from Prior Events Attendance Record, Compliance, Course Accreditation, Requirements 1411 Sales Desk 1806 MCLE [email protected] DVD CLE (Videotape Orders and Information) Minority Affairs 1574 Patti Trevino [email protected] 1538 Caren Cheavens [email protected] Legal Education Sales News Media Contact (512) 250-5575 Laura Angle [email protected] 1713 Lowell Brown [email protected] Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee Pamphlets-Public Service (877) 953-5535, (512) 427-1341 1800 [email protected] Zara Stanfield [email protected] Paralegal Issues (512) 453-7266, ext. 102 Video Productions Molly Galvez [email protected] Orders Pattern Jury Charges, Texas 1574 Patti Trevino [email protected] Ordering Information DVD CLE 1411 Sales Desk 1574 Patti Trevino [email protected] Printing Production 1716 Tami Knoll [email protected] 1574 Paul Burks [email protected] Pro Bono Information Public Service; Orders and Information 1855 [email protected] 1800 [email protected] Professional Development Division Websites 1775 Hedy Bower [email protected] State Bar, texasbar.com Publications 1520 Patricia McConnico [email protected] Sales and Information TexasBarCLE, texasbarcle.com 1446 Ophelia Soto [email protected] 1746 Mary Volk [email protected] Books, Manuals, Pattern Jury Charges TYLA, tyla.org 1838 Sharon Sandle [email protected] 1529 Tracy Brown [email protected] CLE Course Books from Prior Events 1411 Sales Desk Section Newsletters 1420 Tracy Nuckols [email protected] Texas Bar Journal