TO ALL ATTORNEYS IN DISTRICT 8:
I’m writing to update you on the State Bar's communication efforts in response to the
coronavirus pandemic.
The State Bar is compiling resources on its texasbar.com/coronavirus webpage. These
include:
- Free lawyer resources and webinars (i.e., a free TexasBarCLE webcast was
provided on March 20 on Practicing Law in the Shadow of COVID19);
- Court guidance and closures;
- SBOT response measures; and
- Important announcements about TexasBarCLE, disciplinary system, and event
cancellations and delays.
Texas Lawyers’ Assistance Program professionals have created a webpage full of
resources to assist attorneys, law students, and families who may be isolated and
struggling with a mental health issue or needing recovery support. View it
at texasbar.com/tlaphelps/remote-well-being
The Texas Bar Journal staff has been curating information relevant to the pandemic and
posting it to the Texas Bar Blog. Some of these articles also will appear in the April and
May editions of the Texas Bar Journal. So far, the articles posted are:
- Law firms working remotely during the coronavirus shutdown, by D. Todd Smith
- Pandemically challenged: teleworking in COVID-19 and what you need to know,
by Jefferson W. Fisher
- Working with remote employees: what you need to know, by Carron E. Nicks
- Preparing for the coronavirus: how Texas employers can plan for COVID-19, by
Teresa Valderrama
- “Zoom”ing into a new era, by Sally Pretorius
- From inside the Italian quarantine: lawyering on lockdown, by Jason Herbert
Also, lawyers and members of the public can sign up for the State Bar’s Daily News
Briefing at texasbar.com/dailynews to receive the latest legal news updates in their
inbox every weekday. Right now, these updates are heavily focused on the profession’s
response to the coronavirus.
As always, please reach out to me at my email below if I can help answer questions or
address your concerns. And of course, your suggestions are always welcome.
Sincerely,
Yolanda Cortes Mares
STATE BAR OF TEXAS, DISTRICT 8 DIRECTOR
E-Mail: ymares@earthlink.net
