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1 App. Advoc. 1 (1987-1988)

handle is hein.barjournals/apadv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 'Appellate Advocate State Bar Appellate Practice & Advocacy Section Report VOL. I, No. I FALL, 1987 OFFICERS Ralph H. Brock Chairman 1313 Broadway, Suite 6A P.O. Box 959 Lubbock, Texas 79408 Michael A. Hatchell Chairman-Elect 500 First Place P.O. Box 629 Tyler, Texas 75710 Roger Townsend Vice-Chairman 1301 McKinney Street Houston, Texas 77010 Russell H. McMains Secretary-Treasurer 1400 Texas Commerce Plaza P.O. Drawer 480 Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 COUNCIL Terms Expire 1988 Donald M. Hunt, Lubbock L. Wayne Scott, San Antonio Terms Expire 1989 Clarence A. Guittard, Dallas Marvin S. Sloman, Dallas Terms Expire 1990 Beverly Willis Bracken, Waco John S. Watts, Dallas NEWSLETTER EDITOR Lynne Liberato First Court of Appeals 1307 San Jacinto Houston, Texas 77002 Copyright (C) 1987 Appellate Practice and Advocacy Section, State Bar of Texas APPELLATE SECTION ORGANIZED For several years now, whenever appellate lawyers gathered, somebody was bound to mention the need for organizing a State Bar Appellate Section. Not until October, 1986, during the Fifth Circuit Appellate Practice and Ad- vocacy Seminar in New Orleans, did Mike Hatchell of Tyler, Marvin S. Slo- man of Dallas, and Ralph H. Brock of Lubbock decide to constitute themsel- ves an ad hoc committee to one started. Hatchell ferreted out the requirements for creating a new section, se- cured the requisite signatures on a petition of prospective members, and drafted the statement of need. Brock drafted proposed bylaws, and Sloman prepared a proposed budget for submission to the State Bar Board of Direc- tors. Roger Townsend of Houston joined the ad hoc committee in November to serve as liaison with the Directors. In order to get the proposed Section on the agenda for the February directors meeting, the ad hoc committee completed the package by the end of December, and the directors approved the creation of the section last February. Action was taken in time to include the section on the annual dues statement mailed in May. Hatchell called an organizational meeting of the section in April and a slate of officers and council members was nominated. The slate was elected (sidebar) at the first annual meeting during the State Bar Convention in June. Also at the meeting, Russell H. McMains of Corpus Christi discussed civil appellate specialization. More than 20 lawyers and judges attended. At press time, the section is flourishing with a paid membership of more than 700 members. Dues are $10, payable to the Secretary-Treasurer. THE CHAIR REPORTS I am honored to have been elected chairman of this new section. Railroaded might be a better word, but it would diminish not only the gratitude I feel but the importance of the work to be done this first year. We intend to publish the Appellate Advocate on a quarterly basis - an ambitious undertaking for a fledgling section, but an important one if we are to serve our members. We might not have such aspirations if the newsletter were in the hands of someone other than Lynne Liberato, our capable editor. The section has already co-sponsored two seminars: the Cost Control at the Courthouse symposium held September 30 in conjunction with the Ju- dicial Section Annual Conference in Corpus Christi, and the Advanced Appel- late Practice Course in Austin October 1 and 2. The Council will meet dur- ing the Practice Course and look at proposals to update some venerable ap- pellate publications that have been neglected during the last few years. We hope to be a section for all appellate lawyers and judges, civil and criminal. We are here for your benefit, and your suggestions and comments are solicited. Let us know your ideas, and help us recruit new members. - Ralph H. Brock

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