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Texas Government Code - Chapter 82 Licensing Of AttorneysLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Government Code > Texas Government Code - Chapter 82 Licensing Of Attorneys Sponsored Links(a) The Board of Law Examiners is composed of nine attorneys who have the qualifications required of members of the supreme court. (b) The supreme ... (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) It is a ground for removal from the Board of Law Examiners that a member: (1) does not have, at the time of taking ... (a) Except as provided by this section, the Board of Law Examiners is subject to Chapter 552 and Chapter 551. (b) Examination questions that may ... (a) The Board of Law Examiners, acting under instructions of the supreme court as provided by this chapter, shall determine the eligibility of candidates for ... (a) The supreme court shall set the compensation of each member of the Board of Law Examiners, excluding reasonable and necessary actual expenses, at an ... The Board of Law Examiners is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the board is ... (a) The executive director of the Board of Law Examiners or the executive director's designee shall develop an intraagency career ladder program. The program shall ... (a) The executive director of the Board of Law Examiners or the executive director's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement that implements ... The executive director of the Board of Law Examiners or the executive director's designee shall provide to members of the board and to board employees, ... The Board of Law Examiners shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policymaking responsibilities of the board and the management responsibilities of the ... (a) The Board of Law Examiners shall prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the board. The board shall make the information available ... The Board of Law Examiners shall prepare and maintain a written plan that describes how a person who has a physical, mental, or developmental disability ... (a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the Board of Law Examiners may not vote, deliberate, or ... (a) The Board of Law Examiners shall maintain a file on each written complaint filed with the board. The file must include: (1) the name ... The executive director of the Board of Law Examiners or the executive director's designee shall provide to board employees information and training on the benefits ... The Board of Law Examiners shall develop and implement a policy requiring the executive director and board employees to research and propose appropriate technological solutions ... Only the supreme court may issue licenses to practice law in this state as provided by this chapter. The power may not be delegated. Added ... (a) The supreme court may adopt rules on eligibility for examination for a license to practice law and on the manner in which the examination ... (a) Each person intending to apply for admission to the bar must file with the Board of Law Examiners, on a form provided by the ... A person who has completed the prescribed study in an approved law school has satisfied the law study requirements for taking the examination for a ... All matters relating to licensing of persons who were enrolled at unaccredited schools of law in this state are within the exclusive jurisdiction of the ... (a) Each applicant to take a bar examination must file an application with the Board of Law Examiners not later than the 180th day before ... A person who has applied to take the bar examination may not be denied admission to the bar examination based on the applicant's lack of: ... An applicant who has a physical, mental, or developmental disability may request that the Board of Law Examiners provide testing accommodations on the bar examination. ... (a) The Board of Law Examiners may conduct an investigation of the moral character and fitness of each applicant for a license. (b) The board ... (a) On request of a law school that is conducting research on the achievement of the law school's students or graduates on the Texas bar ... (a) The Board of Law Examiners shall assess each applicant's moral character and fitness based on: (1) the investigation of character and fitness performed after ... (a) The supreme court shall set the fee for the investigation of the moral character and fitness of each candidate at an amount that does ... Fees received by the Board of Law Examiners shall be deposited in a fund established by the supreme court. The fund may be used only ... (a) The financial transactions of the Board of Law Examiners are subject to audit by the state auditor in accordance with Chapter 321. (b) The ... The supreme court shall make such rules and regulations as to admitting attorneys from other jurisdictions to practice law in this state as it shall ... (a) In this section, "nonresident attorney" means a person who resides in and is licensed to practice law in another state but who is not ... (a) Each person admitted to practice law shall, before receiving a license, take an oath that the person will: (1) support the constitutions of the ... (a) If, after a moral character and fitness assessment, the Board of Law Examiners determines that the applicant suffers from chemical dependency, the board shall ... (a) An attorney at law may be fined or imprisoned by any court for misbehavior or for contempt of the court. (b) An attorney may ... Any attorney who is guilty of barratry, any fraudulent or dishonorable conduct, or malpractice may be suspended from practice, or the attorney's license may be ... (a) A person may bring an action against the person's attorney if the attorney receives or collects money for the person and refuses to pay ... (a) A judge or clerk of the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, a court of appeals, or a district court, or a sheriff ... (a) A contingent fee contract for legal services must be in writing and signed by the attorney and client. (b) A contingent fee contract for ... An attorney may not appear before a judge or justice in a civil case if the attorney is related to the judge or justice by ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |