Bexar County Women’s Bar Association and San Antonio Young Lawyers Association will be hosting the fifth annual Swearing-In Ceremony on Thursday, November 14, 2019, open to all who passed the Texas Bar Exam. Chief Justice Sandee Bryan Marion of the Fourth Court of Appeals will preside over the event. Representatives from local bar related organizations will also be present to provide information on membership. The event will begin at 10:00 a.m. in the Honorable Craig A. Gargotta’s courtroom, located at 615 E. Houston St., Room 505. Families are welcome.

Judge Helen Shores Lee has been selected to receive the Nina Miglionico “Paving the Way” Leadership Award, which recognizes and honors lawyers who have actively paved the way to success and advancement for women lawyers in our community.  A Women Lawyers Section event in her honor will be held on November 14, 2019, from 4:00pm-5:30pm in the Presiding Judge’s Courtroom.  RSVP to [email protected]

The San Antonio Bar Association Immigration and Nationality Section presents Happy Hour with the Immigration Judges. For $10, join members and judges at Mi Tierra Mariachi Bar for food and a cash bar.

Join NALS of Phoenix for its November CLE, “Ethics and Malpractice Trends Everyone Should Know.”  Speaker Lynda Shely will discuss recent trends in types of bar complaints filed against Arizona lawyers, malpractice claims alleged, and how to avoid – most of them. Lynda will cover such topics as spotting and preventing conflicts of interest, why every firm needs to review their fee agreements, adequate supervision of staff by lawyers who already think they’re too busy, and common mistakes in docketing deadlines.