If you are a member of the Appellate Section, your section drafted and obtained supreme court approval of the nation's first standards for appellate conduct. Such projects illustrate some of the dynamic activities of our 41 State Bar sections. As president of the State Bar, I enjoy membership in every section. My mailbox overflows with section newsletters featuring details of the sections' extensive projects, tailored legal articles, case summaries and practice tips. Lawyers who share similar interests join together in sections to improve their practice areas and to develop their own professionalism.
Many members are active in the myriad of section projects.
Most members passively enjoy the most obvious benefit of membership, the sections' newsletters. The newsletters take all sorts of forms. Several sections publish law journals in conjunction with Texas law schools. The Insurance Section takes a different tack. Its new Journal of Texas Insurance Law is a slick volume that combines legal scholarship with photos and illustrations.