“We’ve taken the best of mentor programs and rolled them into a volunteer friendly format,” reports Sara Dysart, SABA Law School Liaison Committee Chair. The San Antonio Bar Association Law School Liaison Committee and St. Mary’s School of Law Board of Visitors are launching a pilot program of scheduled monthly meetings called Mentor Circles for 2L and 3L law students. Each Mentor Circle will consist of two volunteer lawyers and eight students. Mary Stich, Mentor Circles Chair, adds “We have removed the burden of content creation and have drafted Discussion Topics and framework for the volunteers to use.  It is a very user-friendly program.”

Judge Ernie Glenn and the team of the Bexar County Felony Drug Court were awarded the 2020 Judge Ruben G. Reyes Outstanding Specialty Court Team Award for, “Effective Teamwork & Utilizing Best Practice Standards to Save Souls” from the Texas Association of Specialty Courts (TASC).  Judge Reyes epitomizes the idea that good intentions are not enough, that best practice standards save lives and souls.   

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Exercise Your Right to Vote on Proposed Disciplinary Rules

By Marc E. Gravely and Santos Vargas

As lawyers, we are unique among professionals in Texas in that our system of self-governance gives us the right to vote on the people who represent us, the rules that regulate us, and the dues we pay for the right and privilege to practice our profession. This system works best when all lawyers engage in the work of bar governance. In 2021, you will have a chance to do just that.