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	The Bar is run by an executive director, currently Michelle Hunter, and a ] made up of volunteers. The current president of the State Bar of Texas, Lisa Tatum of San Antonio, took office in June 2013.		The Bar is run by an executive director, currently Michelle Hunter, and a ] made up of volunteers. The current president of the State Bar of Texas, Lisa Tatum of San Antonio, took office in June 2013.

	==Texas ~~Disciplinary~~ Rules of ~~Professional~~ Conduct==		==Texas Professional Rules of Disciplinary Conduct==

	~~The~~ Texas ~~Disciplinary~~ Rules of ~~Professional~~ Conduct define proper conduct for ~~Texas~~ attorneys.		According to the State Bar, the Texas Professional Rules of Disciplinary Conduct define proper conduct for purposes of professional discipline. Only these rules can be used by the State Bar or the Board of Disciplinary Appeals to sanction attorneys already licensed to practice law in Texas.

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State Bar of Texas
Texas Law Center has the offices of the State Bar of Texas
Type	Legal Society
Headquarters	Austin, TX
Location	United States
Membership	95,437
Website	http://www.texasbar.com

The State Bar of Texas (the Texas Bar) is an agency of the judiciary under the administrative control of the Texas Supreme Court. The Texas Bar is responsible for assisting the Texas Supreme Court in overseeing all attorneys licensed to practice law in Texas. It is the fifth largest organization of lawyers in the United States. The State Bar is headquartered in the Texas Law Center at 1414 Colorado Street in Austin.

Membership

The Texas Bar is composed of those persons licensed to practice law in Texas and is an "integrated" or "mandatory" bar. The State Bar Act, adopted by the Legislature in 1939, mandates that all attorneys licensed to practice law in Texas be members of the State Bar. As of 2014, membership in the Texas Bar stands at 95,437.

Purpose

The purposes of the State Bar of Texas are:

to aid the courts in carrying on and improving the administration of justice;
to advance the quality of legal services to the public and to foster the role of the legal profession in serving the public;
to foster and maintain, on the part of those engaged in the practice of law, high ideals and integrity, learning, competence in public service, and high standards of conduct;
to provide proper professional services to the members of the state bar;
to encourage the formation of and activities of local bar associations;
to provide forums for the discussion of subjects pertaining to the practice of law, the science of jurisprudence and law reform, and the relationship of the state bar to the public; and
to publish information relating the practice of law, the science of jurisprudence and law reform, and the relationship of the state bar to the public.

The organization provides avenues for citizens to file grievances against attorneys and provides continuing legal education (CLE) courses for attorneys.

Mission

The mission of the State Bar of Texas is to support the administration of the legal system, assure all citizens equal access to justice, foster high standards of ethical conduct for lawyers, enable its members to better serve their clients and the public, educate the public about the rule of law and promote diversity in the administration of justice and the practice of law.

Governance

The Bar is run by an executive director, currently Michelle Hunter, and a board of directors made up of volunteers. The current president of the State Bar of Texas, Lisa Tatum of San Antonio, took office in June 2013.

Texas Professional Rules of Disciplinary Conduct

According to the State Bar, the Texas Professional Rules of Disciplinary Conduct define proper conduct for purposes of professional discipline. Only these rules can be used by the State Bar or the Board of Disciplinary Appeals to sanction attorneys already licensed to practice law in Texas.

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History

Although lawyers have had statewide organizations in Texas since the 19th century, the State Bar of Texas began its formal existence on April 19, 1939, when Governor W. Lee O'Daniel signed House Bill No. 74, titled the State Bar Act of 1939. From that point, membership in the State Bar of Texas became a prerequisite for the practice of law in Texas.

Sections of the State Bar of Texas

Administrative & Public Law; African-American Lawyers; Alternative Dispute Resolution; American Indian Law; Animal Law; Antitrust and Business Litigation; Appellate; Asian-Pacific Interest; Aviation Law; Bankruptcy Law; Business Law; Collaborative Law; Computer & Technology; Construction Law; Consumer and Commercial Law; Corporate Counsel; Criminal Justice; Entertainment and Sports Law; Environmental and Natural Resources; Family Law; General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm; Government Law; Health Law; Hispanic Issues; Immigration and Nationality Law; Individual Rights and Responsibilities; Insurance Law; Intellectual Property Law; International Law; James C. Watson Inn of Former Officers and Directors; Judicial; Justice of the Peace; Juvenile Law; Labor and Employment Law; Law Student Division; LGBT Law; Litigation; Litigation - Sustaining; Military Law; Municipal Judges; Oil, Gas, and Energy Resources Law; Paralegal Division; Poverty Law; Public Utility Law; Real Estate, Probate & Trust; School Law; Taxation; Women and the Law; Workers' Compensation

References

^ State Bar of Texas Department of Research and Analysis, State Bar of Texas Membership: Attorney Statistical Profile (2012-13).
"State Bar Act" (Texas Government Code § 81.011)
"Contact Us."
"State Bar Act" (Texas Government Code § 81.051)
"State Bar Act" (Texas Government Code § 81.102)
"State Bar Act" (Texas Government Code § 81.012)

External links

v t e Texas state agencies
Executive	Dept. of Agriculture Alcoholic Beverage Commission Animal Health Commission Dept. of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services Attorney General School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Brazos River Authority State Cemetery Comptroller of Public Accounts Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner School for the Deaf Board of Dental Examiners Commission on Environmental Quality Education Agency Employees Retirement System Ethics Commission Facilities Commission Dept. of Family and Protective Services Film Commission Forest Service Office of the Governor Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority Health and Human Services Commission Dept. of State Health Services Higher Education Coordinating Board Historical Commission Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs Dept. of Information Resources Dept. of Insurance Commission on Jail Standards General Land Office Library and Archives Commission Dept. of Licensing and Regulation Lottery Commission Lower Colorado River Authority Dept. of Motor Vehicles Dept. of Parks and Wildlife Preservation Board Space Commission Dept. of Public Safety Railroad Commission Real Estate Commission Residential Construction Commission Soil and Water Conservation Board Teacher Retirement System Texas A&M University System Dept. of Transportation Trinity River Authority University of Houston System University of North Texas System University of Texas System Texas State University System Texas Tech University System Workforce Commission Juvenile Justice Department
Legislative	House of Representatives Senate
Judicial	Courts of Appeals Court of Criminal Appeals Dept. of Criminal Justice State Bar Supreme Court Office of Court Administration/Texas Judicial Council Office of Capital and Forensic Writs State Prosecuting Attorney State Law Library State Commission on Judicial Conduct

v t e State bar associations
Unified state bars	Alabama Alaska Arizona California District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Kentucky Louisiana Michigan Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Mexico North Carolina North Dakota Oklahoma Oregon Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Texas Utah Virginia Washington Wisconsin Wyoming
Voluntary state bars	Arkansas Colorado Connecticut Delaware Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Maine Maryland Massachusetts Minnesota New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Tennessee Vermont Virginia
U.S. commonwealth bar associations	American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico Virgin Islands
National minority bar associations	National Native American Bar Association Hispanic National Bar Association National Asian Pacific American Bar Association National Bar Association Puerto Rican Bar Association

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