Succession Planning: The Importance of Designating a Custodian [VIDEO]

The Importance of Succession Planning – Designate a CustodianABOUT THE HOST Laura Gibson is the 2022-2023 State Bar of Texas President. She is a Houston-based partner in Denton US and the head of the Texas Employment & Labor Group. Gibson was the 2018-2019 chair of the State Bar Board of Directors and has served on numerous State Bar committees.Gibson has worked to promote succession planning as one of her primary initiatives. Her mission is to encourage every lawyer in the state of Texas to designate a custodian attorney. In 2018-2019, the bar created a Succession Planning Workgroup that developed an online custodian designation portal on the bar’s website. The new Texas Rule of Disciplinary Procedure 13.04, which was approved by referendum, adopted by the Texas Supreme Court, and became effective July 1, 2021, enables lawyers to name a custodian to wind up and close their practice in the event of sudden cessation. Rule 13.04 provides the custodian attorney with the same protection as a court appointed custodian, which protects her from liability except for intentional misconduct or gross negligence. For emergency management and client protection, the State Bar of Texas urges members to designate in advance one or more custodian …

Run Your Law Firm Like a Business [VIDEO]

Run Your Law Firm Like a Business [VIDEO]Share this VideoAre you a solo, small, and growing law firm? If you feel stuck, you need to evolve from merely practicing law to actually managing your law firm. In order to achieve long-term success, it’s necessary to transition from working in your business to working on your business. Brian Hall (Managing Partner at Traverse Legal in Austin, TX) joins us in this Law Practice Management segment to speak about how his firm grew from a single office in Michigan to a successful, multi-disciplinary firm with over 20 people across several states.

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Agents and Instructions for Disposition of Remains

Agents and Instructions for Disposition of RemainsView Presentation Slides  About the Webinar Host Jim Norman is a publications attorney with Texas Bar Books at the State Bar of Texas. Resources by TopicStarting A PracticeLearn what you need to know before you begin. →Maintaining a PracticeNurture your budding practice with our collection of resources. →Growing a PracticeTips to take your practice to the next level. →Succession Planning and PreparationIf you can’t be certain, you can at least be ready. →Closing a PracticeVital information for those winding down a practice for themselves or others. → Practice TechnologyLearn new efficiencies. Leverage technology. → COVID-19 ResourcesInformation relevant to Texas attorneys practicing during the pandemic. →

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Designations of Guardians

Designations of GuardiansView Presentation Slides About the Webinar Host Jim Norman is a publications attorney with Texas Bar Books at the State Bar of Texas. Resources by TopicStarting A PracticeLearn what you need to know before you begin. →Maintaining a PracticeNurture your budding practice with our collection of resources. →Growing a PracticeTips to take your practice to the next level. →Succession Planning and PreparationIf you can’t be certain, you can at least be ready. →Closing a PracticeVital information for those winding down a practice for themselves or others. → Practice TechnologyLearn new efficiencies. Leverage technology. → COVID-19 ResourcesInformation relevant to Texas attorneys practicing during the pandemic. →

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Financial Powers of Attorney

Financial Powers of AttorneyView Presentation Slides  About the Webinar Host Elizabeth Brenner is Attorney at Burns Anderson Jury & Brenner, LLP, in Austin, Texas.Resources by TopicStarting A PracticeLearn what you need to know before you begin. →Maintaining a PracticeNurture your budding practice with our collection of resources. →Growing a PracticeTips to take your practice to the next level. →Succession Planning and PreparationIf you can’t be certain, you can at least be ready. →Closing a PracticeVital information for those winding down a practice for themselves or others. → Practice TechnologyLearn new efficiencies. Leverage technology. → COVID-19 ResourcesInformation relevant to Texas attorneys practicing during the pandemic. →

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Introduction to “Ancillary” Planning Documents

Introduction to “Ancillary” Planning DocumentsView Presentation Slides About the Webinar Host Jim Norman is a publications attorney with TexasBarBooks at the State Bar of Texas.  Resources by TopicStarting A PracticeLearn what you need to know before you begin. →Maintaining a PracticeNurture your budding practice with our collection of resources. →Growing a PracticeTips to take your practice to the next level. →Succession Planning and PreparationIf you can’t be certain, you can at least be ready. →Closing a PracticeVital information for those winding down a practice for themselves or others. → Practice TechnologyLearn new efficiencies. Leverage technology. → COVID-19 ResourcesInformation relevant to Texas attorneys practicing during the pandemic. →

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SBA Loans Under the Cares Act

SBA Loans Under the Cares ActThe Small Business Administration is updating its rules regarding loans under the CARES Act on a very frequent basis. Please check the SBA’s web site at www.sba.gov for the most up-to-date information. For further information on the CARES Act, please also visit the U.S. Department of Treasury’s web page which provides written summaries and helpful links to forms and tools applicable to the new legislation.About the Webinar Host Casey Barthel is an attorney at the Barthel Law Office in Boerne, TX.Resources by TopicStarting A PracticeLearn what you need to know before you begin. →Maintaining a PracticeNurture your budding practice with our collection of resources. →Growing a PracticeTips to take your practice to the next level. →Succession Planning and PreparationIf you can’t be certain, you can at least be ready. →Closing a PracticeVital information for those winding down a practice for themselves or others. → Practice TechnologyLearn new efficiencies. Leverage technology. → COVID-19 ResourcesInformation relevant to Texas attorneys practicing during the pandemic. →

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Employers’ Responsibilities Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Employers’ Responsibilities Under the Families First Coronavirus Response ActAbout the Webinar Host Leslie Dippel is the Director of the Travis County Attorney’s Office Civil Litigation Division.Resources by TopicStarting A PracticeLearn what you need to know before you begin. →Maintaining a PracticeNurture your budding practice with our collection of resources. →Growing a PracticeTips to take your practice to the next level. →Succession Planning and PreparationIf you can’t be certain, you can at least be ready. →Closing a PracticeVital information for those winding down a practice for themselves or others. → Practice TechnologyLearn new efficiencies. Leverage technology. → COVID-19 ResourcesInformation relevant to Texas attorneys practicing during the pandemic. →

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Top 5 Things to Know Regarding COVID-19 from the Employee’s Perspective

Top 5 Things to Know Regarding COVID-19 from the Employee’s PerspectiveAbout the Webinar Host Austin Kaplan is the Founder and Managing Attorney at Kaplan Law Firm in Austin, TX.Resources by TopicStarting A PracticeLearn what you need to know before you begin. →Maintaining a PracticeNurture your budding practice with our collection of resources. →Growing a PracticeTips to take your practice to the next level. →Succession Planning and PreparationIf you can’t be certain, you can at least be ready. →Closing a PracticeVital information for those winding down a practice for themselves or others. → Practice TechnologyLearn new efficiencies. Leverage technology. → COVID-19 ResourcesInformation relevant to Texas attorneys practicing during the pandemic. →