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WELCOME to the San Antonio Bar Association. One of the premier local bar associations in the United States, with a proud history of service going back more than a century, the San Antonio Bar Association is dedicated to this mission:
To serve our clients and the public with the highest degree of dedication and professionalism in the continuing pursuit of equal justice for all under law.
Check out the photos from the 2009 Fun Run for Justice! Thank you to ALL who helped to make the event a success!
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SAVE THE DATE!
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ABA Midyear Meeting, 2/3-9
CJP TRLA Clinic, 2/9
Subpoena Deadline, 2/10
Bexar County Holiday, 2/15
CJP St. Mary's Clinic, 2/16
Last Chance Videos, 2/18-19
Extreme Family Law Makeover, 2/19
SABF People's Law School, 2/20
SABA Monthly Luncheon, 2/26
SABF Peacemaker Gala, 2/27
CJP TRLA Clinic, 3/9
Subpoena Deadline, 3/10
CJP St. Mary's Clinic, 3/16
SABA Monthly Luncheon, 3/25
Criminal Law Institute, 3/26-27
Bexar County Holiday, 4/2
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| San Antonio legal community comes together in support of local soldiers |
Attorneys from across San Antonio are teaming up with the San Antonio Bar Association to support local military units deployed overseas. Spearheaded by 285th District Judge Michael Peden in early 2007, the program began modestly with a number of law firms and individual attorneys adopting Lt. Christopher Knecht and the 31 soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry stationed in Ambar Province, Iraq. The response from the legal community to support these local soldiers was exceptional. Over the course of 11 months, the Fourth Court of Appeals (organized by Karen Vowell Sales) and the District Attorney’s office (organized by Sally Uncapher) collectively sent over 250 boxes to the battalion. The San Antonio Young Lawyer’s Association organized a massive baked goods drive to send to their soldiers, and many law firms rose to the challenge, sending countless packages and letters to the battalion. In an email to Judge Peden, Lt. Christopher Knecht wrote: “Generally, morale is good right now. We are still just a month or so into our tour, and things are going well for the Battalion so far. We appreciate your support and prayers. Your words of encouragement and support make what we do here easier and more bearable. Thank you for all that you do. You should be very proud of your soldiers.”
The 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry is now safely home, but with additional friends and family of the San Antonio legal community being stationed overseas, the San Antonio Bar Association Adopt-a-Soldier program is back in business. In the short time since the original plea for volunteer adoptees went out, the response from the San Antonio legal community has been overwhelming. Over 75 individuals and law firms have adopted soldiers, and many of the law firms have taken on entire squadrons.
Participating attorneys and legal staff are enthusiastic about the program and have all contributed in their own way to send items to their soldier(s), writing letters and collecting “luxury” items otherwise unattainable by the soldiers. Typical care packages include items such as snack foods, books, pre-paid phone cards, personal hygiene items, gag gifts and most importantly, thank-you cards and letters of support. By all accounts, it is the letters of support that the soldiers treasure beyond all else.
Attorney Rick Reyna and the attorneys of Brock Person Guerra Reyna, P.C. have sent an incredible 125+ boxes (including at least one DVD player) to two local squadrons — Charles T. Cate and the 120 airmen (50 from San Antonio) of the 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron stationed in Bagram, Afghanistan and SPC Ian MacDiarmid and the 37 soldiers of the 1st Corps, 2nd Infantry, 3rd Brigade, Alpha Company, 2nd Platoon (AKA the Tomahawks) stationed in Diyala, Iraq) over the holidays alone! Charles Cate writes in an email to Rick Reyna: “It is a great feeling knowing that people back home that you’ve never met — and likely will never meet — will open their hearts, pantries and wallets to support those they will likely never meet or speak to in their lives. Without men and women like you and those in your office, the country that we live in isn’t worth fighting for, and your actions show precisely why it is worth risking everything.”
Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated has also been very active in the adoption program. Recently Marty Truss, a lawyer from Cox Smith, donated over 150 DVDs to the Fourth Court of Appeals to be included in future packages mailed to the troops. These DVDs were owned by his father, who recently died. In an email to the Fourth Court, Marty wrote, “My dad was a wonderfully sweet-hearted and extraordinarily generous man who identified very strongly with the stoic, heroic archetype figures like John Wayne, Lee Marvin. He liked to think he was the gruff old soldier with a heart of gold but he really wasn’t all that gruff. My dad would have tripped over himself to pack these off to the troops on his own.”
CPT Michael Hudson, son of local attorney Cindy Sue Hudson and whose unit of twelve soldiers were recipients of many of the Fourth Court of Appeals’ generous shipments (postage generously donated by the McQueeney Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9213 and its Ladies Auxiliary), writes in a handwritten letter to the Fourth Court, “In those few moments when our thoughts wander to the comforts of the states, they will forever include you as the manifestation of all that is good about the United States: selfless service and the devotion to a cause greater than yourself.”
The San Antonio Bar Association is continuing to collect names of local soldiers in need of adoption for this ongoing project. If you know of other San Antonio soldiers who need letters and care packages, please let us know! Contact San Antonio Bar Association Executive Director Jimmy Allison at 210.227.8822. Thank you, San Antonio Legal Community, you make us proud!
| 8th Annual Extreme Family Law Makeover: “I Miss My Ex, But My Aim is Getting Better”, Feb. 19 |
CLICK HERE to view the brochure
This year it’s a new venue, a new menu but the same great CLE! SEATING IS LIMITED!!!
When? Friday, February 19, 2010 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Where? The Pearl Brewery Stable, 312 Pearl Parkway (off Broadway)
CLE? 7.75 hours of CLE, including 1.5 hours of ethics, PLUS breakfast, lunch, an opportunity to participate in Family Law Jeopardy and a Party on the Patio generously sponsored by Ford & Massey, P.C.
Course Directors? Arthur J. Rossi, Jr., Amber Liddell Alwais & Kim Pettit
Cost? For Family Law Section Members who register early only $125.
Membership has its rewards! After early registration and for non-members, the tuition is higher. The seminar is Complimentary for our Judiciary.
Speakers include Hector Mendez, Karen Marvel, Raymond Vale, Art Rossi, The Honorable Larry Noll, Gary Beahm, Pedro Hernandez, Jim Monnig, Kim Pettit, Rob Ramsey, Denise Martinez, Meagan Block, and ... Lee Cusenbary and The Ethics Follies!!!!!
Topics Include: Legislative and Judicial Updates, Electronic Evidence, Protective Orders, Family Law and Criminal Law, Taxes, Reimbursement and the Last of Economic Contribution, UCCJEA, and the ever popular unique child support remedies, Ethics Follies and new for this year, Family Law Jeopardy.
For information, contact Amber Liddell Alwais at amber@momnd.com, Art Rossi at attorneyrossi@yahoo.com or Kim Pettit at kpettit@satx.rr.com.
| Start your adventure at the SABF’s Passport to Peace! |
Save the Date for the ‘Peacemaker Passport Gala - Feb. 27
Click Here for the Sponsorship Form
On Saturday, February 27, 2010 at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio, the San Antonio Bar Foundation will host the 2010 Peacemaker Awards Gala in an exciting new format — “Passport to Peace.” The Foundation extends a warm invitation for you to obtain your passport and join us for a fun, interactive event as you take an inspiring tour of a few of our community’s true heroes while you enjoy exotic food and beverages from around the world.
International food booths, open bars and “destinations” to visit will make this year’s Peacemaker Awards event a unique experience that will be a fun and inspiring journey where you’ll enjoy learning about the remarkable 2010 Peacemaker Award honorees. An exciting raffle will follow with some fabulous prizes. One completed Passport will be drawn for a Grand Prize.
Your support as a sponsor is essential to ensure the continuation of community peacemaking programs such as AIM and the Foundation’s other charitable projects. We thank you in advance for your support of the San Antonio Bar Foundation’s 2010 Passport to Peace and your generous continuing support of the Foundation’s work. Sponsorship opportunities are available at the following levels: $10,000 Private Jet Sponsor; $5,000 Charter Jet Sponsor; $2,500 First Class Sponsor; and $1,500 Business Class Sponsor. All sponsorships include tickets to the event. Individual tickets are $150. We hope you will consider a sponsorship or donation to the Passport to Peace.
Please feel free to contact Peacemaker Gala Chairman Lee Cusenbary at 210.696.8400 (lcusenbary@missionpharmacal.com) or Executive Director Suzanne DeWalt at 210.277.8822 x25 (suzanned@sabar.org.) There’s more information on the San Antonio Bar Foundation’s website at www.sabarfoundation.org.
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