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Texas Government Code - Chapter 81 State BarLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Government Code > Texas Government Code - Chapter 81 State Bar Sponsored LinksThis chapter may be cited as the State Bar Act. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, § 3.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. ... In this chapter: (1) "State bar" means the State Bar of Texas. (2) "Executive director" means the executive director of the state bar. (3) "General ... The state bar is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, this chapter expires September 1, ... (a) The state bar is a public corporation and an administrative agency of the judicial department of government. (b) This chapter is in aid of ... In order that the public responsibilities of the legal profession may be more effectively discharged, the state bar has the following purposes: (1) to aid ... The state bar has an official seal, which may not be used for private purposes. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, § 3.01, ... The state bar may sue and be sued in its own name. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, § 3.01, eff. Sept. 1, ... To carry out and promote the objectives of this chapter, the state bar may enter into contracts and do all other acts incidental to those ... The board of directors shall adopt guidelines and procedures for purchasing that are consistent with the guidelines and procedures in Chapters 2155-2158. Purchases are subject ... (a) The state bar may acquire by gift, bequest, devise, or other manner any interest in real or personal property. (b) The state bar may ... (a) An indebtedness, liability, or obligation of the state bar does not: (1) create a debt or other liability of the state or of any ... Any bond, note, debenture, evidence of indebtedness, mortgage, deed of trust, assignment, pledge, contract, lease, agreement, or other contractual obligation owed to or by the ... (a) The officers of the state bar are the president, president-elect, and immediate past president. (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the officers shall ... (a) The governing body of the state bar is the board of directors. (b) The board is composed of: (1) the officers of the state ... (a) A person who is elected or appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the board of directors may not vote, deliberate, ... (a) Meetings of the board of directors of the state bar are subject to Chapter 551. (b) The board of directors shall develop and implement ... (a) The state bar shall develop a comprehensive, long-range strategic plan for its operations. Each even-numbered year, the state bar shall issue a plan covering ... (a) The executive director of the state bar shall confer with the clerk of the supreme court and shall supervise the administrative staff of the ... None of the funds of the state bar collected from mandatory dues may be used for the purchase of alcoholic beverages. Added by Acts 1991, ... (a) The financial transactions of the state bar are subject to audit by the state auditor in accordance with Chapter 321, Government Code. The state ... (a) The supreme court shall promulgate the rules governing the state bar. The rules may be amended as provided by this section. (b) The supreme ... (a) The state bar may, with the approval of the supreme court, distribute by electronic transmission ballots and related materials and receive by electronic transmission ... The state bar, in the manner provided by the supreme court, shall: (1) promote and monitor participation of members of the state bar in elections ... (a) The board of directors shall from time to time reapportion the state into bar districts for electing directors from those districts or to perform ... (a) The board may create committees, subject to the executive committee's approval under Subchapter I, and sections as it considers advisable and necessary to carry ... (a) The board of directors may remove a director from the board at any regular meeting by resolution declaring the director's position vacant. It is ... (a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to ... (a) The board of directors, by a majority vote, elects the executive director. The executive director serves at the pleasure of the board. (b) The ... (a) The board of directors, by a majority vote, elects the general counsel of the state bar. The general counsel holds office at the pleasure ... (a) The executive director and the general counsel of the state bar are subject to Chapter 572. (b) A person may not serve as a ... (a) The clerk of the supreme court, with the permission of the court, may employ a deputy to assist the clerk in discharging the duties ... (a) All records of the state bar, except for records pertaining to grievances that are confidential under the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure, and records ... Fees collected under this chapter and other funds received by the state bar may not be used for influencing the passage or defeat of any ... The executive director or the executive director's designee shall provide to members of the board of directors and to agency employees, as often as necessary, ... (a) The state bar shall maintain a file on each written complaint, other than a grievance against an attorney, filed with the state bar. The ... The executive director or the executive director's designee shall provide to state bar employees information and training on the benefits and methods of participation in ... The board of directors shall develop and implement a policy requiring the executive director and state bar employees to research and propose appropriate technological solutions ... (a) The state bar is composed of those persons licensed to practice law in this state. Bar members are subject to this chapter and to ... (a) A bar membership is one of four classes: active, inactive, emeritus, or associate. (b) Each licensed member of the state bar is an active ... (a) An inactive member may not practice law in this state, hold an office in the state bar, or vote in any election conducted by ... (a) The supreme court shall set membership fees and other fees for members of the state bar. The fees, except as provided by Subsection (j) ... Rules governing the admission to the practice of law are within the exclusive jurisdiction of the supreme court. The officers and directors of the state ... Each attorney admitted to practice in this state and each attorney specially admitted by a court of this state for a particular proceeding is subject ... (a) In furtherance of the supreme court's powers to supervise the conduct of attorneys, the court shall establish disciplinary and disability procedures in addition to ... (a) The chief disciplinary counsel's office shall classify each grievance on receipt as: (1) a complaint, if the grievance alleges conduct that, if true, constitutes ... The chief disciplinary counsel shall: (1) dismiss a grievance classified as an inquiry; and (2) refer each inquiry classified under Section 81.073(a)(2)(A) and dismissed under ... (a) The chief disciplinary counsel shall review and investigate each grievance classified as a complaint to determine whether there is just cause, as defined by ... (a) The commission or a respondent attorney may appeal: (1) a finding of a panel of a district grievance committee under Section 81.075(e) only to ... (a) All types of information, proceedings, hearing transcripts, and statements presented to a panel of a district grievance committee are confidential and may not be ... The supreme court shall promulgate rules regarding the classification and disposition of grievances, including rules specifying time limits for each stage of the grievance resolution ... (a) The Commission for Lawyer Discipline shall review the structure, function, and effectiveness of the disciplinary and disability procedures implemented pursuant to this chapter and ... (a) The supreme court may not adopt or promulgate any rule abrogating the right of trial by jury of an accused attorney in a disbarment ... (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), until an attorney has been convicted of the charges for disbarment pending against the attorney in a court ... (a) To provide information to the public relating to the attorney grievance process, the state bar shall: (1) develop a brochure written in Spanish and ... (a) The professional ethics committee consists of nine members of the state bar appointed by the supreme court. (b) Members serve three-year terms with the ... (a) The committee shall, either on its own initiative or when requested to do so by a member of the state bar, express its opinion ... The committee may meet in three-member panels to express its opinion on behalf of the whole committee, but an inquirer who is dissatisfied with the ... The committee shall: (1) periodically publish its issued opinions to the legal profession in summary or complete form; (2) on request provide copies of its ... The state bar shall pay all necessary and actual expenses of the committee out of the state bar budget. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ... (a) In this chapter the "practice of law" means the preparation of a pleading or other document incident to an action or special proceeding or ... (a) Notwithstanding Section 81.101(a), the "practice of law" does not include technical advice, consultation, and document completion assistance provided by an employee or volunteer of ... (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person may not practice law in this state unless the person is a member of the state ... (a) The unauthorized practice of law committee is composed of nine persons appointed by the supreme court. (b) At least three of the committee members ... The unauthorized practice of law committee shall: (1) keep the supreme court and the state bar informed with respect to: (A) the unauthorized practice of ... This chapter does not prohibit the establishment of local unauthorized practice of law committees to assist the unauthorized practice of law committee in carrying out ... (a) The unauthorized practice of law committee, any member of the committee, or any person to whom the committee has delegated authority and who is ... The state bar shall establish a standard fee dispute resolution procedure that may be used by a bar committee or other organization as a model ... (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the state bar shall credit an attorney licensed in this state with meeting the minimum continuing legal education ... (a) The state bar shall provide a course of instruction for attorneys who represent parties in guardianship cases or who serve as court-appointed guardians. (b) ... (a) The state bar shall create a profile of each attorney licensed by the state bar. The profile must: (1) include the information required by ... (a) The executive committee consists of: (1) the president, the president-elect, and the immediate past president of the state bar; (2) the chair of the ... The executive committee shall: (1) on the recommendation of the president of the state bar, approve the creation of additional standing and special committees of ... Before the executive committee may approve the creation of an additional standing or special committee of the state bar, the committee must: (1) study and ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |