Bell County Bar Association News

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Come join us for the Swearing in of Christopher Cornish

chris swearing in.pdf

Come join us as we celebrate the retirement of the longest serving Associate Judge in Bell County.

retirement van orden.pdf

See attached flyer for details.

swearing in.pdf

The Young Lawyers will be hosting their annual bowling tournament on September 12th.  Put a team together and come have some fun.

See attached flyer.

2019 bowling flyer.pdf

Registration will open tomorrow for our Fall Bench Bar which will be held on September 26th.

See attached agenda for speaker information.

FALL BENCH BAR 2019.pdf

Save the date!

The Bell County Bar Association's Veteran's Clinic will be on November 8, 2019 at the Temple VA Hospital from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

As always with the fall clinic, we expect a big turnout and need your assistance in helping our Veterans. 

You can volunteer for an hour, two hours, or all four hours. We can use your help! By volunteering, you are not taking on any obligation to represent a Veteran, although you may do so if you wish. We need our attorney volunteers to screen cases and discuss the case with the Veteran, if you are able. For those Veterans who present issues that need additional time and/or work, we have a network of attorneys to whom we can refer cases.

Most of the issues presented are basic questions about family law, consumer law, landlord-tenant law, and Veteran's law. We also provide each attorney with a handy guide that answers many of the Veteran's questions.

For more information, please contact me at wade@wadefaulkner.com. Also, check out the video at https://bit.ly/2Sqpqu4 on how your assistance can impact our Veterans.

We hope to see you there.

Wade Faulkner

Bell County Bar Association

Veteran's Clinic Coordinator

CLE MENTAL HEALTH.pdf

To all attorneys who represent parties in Child Protective Services (CPS) cases:

            A meeting will be held at 11:30 am on Thursday, July 11, 2019 in the 146th District Courtroom to discuss changes and additions to the local Child Protection Court procedures.  The comments and input of attorneys are appreciated in making these procedures more efficient for all involved.  The meeting should not take more than one hour.  All attorneys who appear in CPS Court are urged to attend.

Judge Charles Van Orden

Judge Jack Jones

We would like to thank the Young Lawyers for another successful Law Day Banquet.  Even though the weather was not very cooperative we had a nice turnout.  Thank you to all the members and family members that showed their support by coming out and celebrating with us.

Congratulations to the following individuals:

Cari Starritt-Burnett - Jim Bowner Lawyer of the Year

Andrew Wolfe - Young Lawyer of the Year

Judge John Gauntt - Public Sector of the Year

Mary Weaks - Paralegal of the Year

Joshua Tisdale - Lone Star Legal Aid Pro Bono Attorney of the Year

Thank you all for your dedication and service to the citizens of Bell County and for your continued support to the Bell County Bar Association.

Cindi Parker

Co-Executive Director