State Bar of Texas Podcast
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State Bar of Texas Podcast
The State Bar of Texas Podcast is a monthly show featuring news and discussions relevant to the legal profession, from the latest industry trends and caselaw to practice tips and State Bar programs. Host Rocky Dhir, attorney and CEO of Dallas-based Atlas Legal Research, invites thought leaders and i...
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San Antonio's Municipal Master: Insights from the Bench with Judge Darrell Dullnig
Judge Darrell Dullnig has presided over ten separate municipal courts in Texas during his career, offering a unique and seasoned perspective on one of...
TYLA's Young Gunners' SCOTX Series | Episode 1: A Conversation with Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock
Order in the court!
Introducing a new series of TYLA’s Young Gunners podcast, spotlighting all nine justices of the Supreme Court of Texa...
Cracking the Legal Code for AI
As artificial intelligence continues to evolve, new Texas laws are establishing a foundational framework for its governance, with a focus on the preve...
Landman versus Reality: A Real Look at Oil, Power & Property in Texas
How do Texas mineral rights and the laws governing oil, gas, and other natural resources truly function? The recent TV series "Landman" offers a drama...
Counseling the Counsel: The Emotional Reality of Legal Work
Lawyers often face relentless exposure to stress and trauma, whether navigating emotionally charged areas of the law, handling high-stakes matters, or...
Inside the State Bar: A Presidential Perspective
What exactly does your state bar president do, anyway? A very presidential trio joins Rocky Dhir for today’s conversation examining this leadership ro...
Revisiting Texas' Mental Health Court Programs
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we're revisiting this powerful conversation about how Texas courts are addressing mental health challenges...
Cleared for Takeoff: Navigating Aviation Law in 2025
The skies above us have a legal framework all their own, but many attorneys have limited knowledge of this expansive area of the law. Can your neighbo...
Why Your Legal Arguments Fail (And How to Fix Them) with Jefferson Fisher
We can probably all think of a moment (or many) when we struggled with natural, constructive communication with those around us. But, how do we learn...
Revisit the Top 10 Appellate Mistakes in Trial Courts
Familiarize yourself with the most common errors that can jeopardize an appeal. In this special rebroadcast, Rocky Dhir sits down with Elana Einhorn a...
Breaking Barriers: The 100-Year Legacy of Women on the Texas Supreme Court
Texas can be proud to say that it was the first state to have an all-woman high court in the United States, but how exactly did this moment in history...
A Justice’s Legacy: A Conversation with Chief Justice Nathan Hecht
Chief Justice Nathan L. Hecht is the longest serving member in the history of the Supreme Court of Texas and the longest tenured Texas judge in active...
Pharma Fallout: How Harrington v. Purdue Pharma Will Impact Bankruptcy Law
In the wake of the incredible harm caused by the opioid crisis, the outcome of the Purdue Pharma case argued in the United States Supreme Court garner...
How to Navigate Legal Mistakes with Integrity and Transparency
At the 2024 State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, Scott C. Skelton’s session on the ethical handling of mistakes in legal practice was immensely helpful...
What Really Happens After a Trial: Taking A Closer Look at Post-Conviction Law with Professor Lee Kovarsky
There is no way to truly prepare a client for life following a criminal conviction, and the aftermath of a defendant’s guilty verdict can be incredibl...
The Untold Stories of Attorney Clarence Darrow
Lawyers long considered the legendary Clarence Darrow to be an attorney to emulate, but closer examination of his career shows a condemnable pattern o...
Breaking the Stress Cycle: Tips for Becoming a Happier, Healthier Lawyer
Many segments of the legal profession operate as adversarial systems at their core, with colleagues becoming combatants as they fight for their client...
Keynote Speaker Judge Irma Carrillo Ramirez (State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting 2024)
Rocky Dhir welcomes Judge Irma Carrillo Ramirez to discuss highlights from her keynote address and her passion for improving representation within the...
IP Law: Black Mirror Perspectives: Ethical Questions Arising from Technology, Innovation, and Social Media (State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting 2024)
What can we learn about law from a sci-fi TV show? Rocky Dhir welcomes Leela Madan, Hope Shimabuku, and Catherine Rifai to talk about Netflix’s “Black...
Rap on Trial (State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting 2024)
Should rap lyrics as evidence be allowed in criminal prosecutions? Rocky Dhir talks with Chad Baruch about his session titled, “Hip Hop on Trial: Texa...
Leadership Vision for 2024-25 (State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting 2024)
Incoming Bar President Steve Benesh and TYLA President Hisham Masri join Rocky Dhir to discuss their leadership priorities and plans for the coming ye...
Keynote Speaker David Grenardo (State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting 2024)
Civility is one of the cornerstones of the practice of law, ensuring an efficient justice system and improving the lives of both legal professionals a...
NYU’s Civil Jury Project (State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting 2024)
Data shows that jury trials are declining rapidly, but what is causing this tendency? Rocky Dhir hosts Judge Mark Drummond to learn more about the fac...
Remembering Hernandez v. Texas (State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting 2024)
The 1954 case Hernandez v. Texas was the first and only Mexican-American civil rights case heard and decided by the United States Supreme Court. In 19...
Managing the Client Relationship – Family Law (State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting 2024)
Emotions can run high in family law cases, but creating realistic expectations can help your client effectively navigate the ups and downs of their le...
What’s the Spread? Legislating Sports Betting & Fantasy Sports in TX (State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting 2024)
Currently, all sports betting in Texas is illegal, despite the fact that many people believe there is a gray area around app-based betting. In reality...
Navigating Texas Business Courts (State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting 2024)
Both the governor and legislature of Texas have hoped to drive more business to Texas, but previously, businesses have expressed concerns over the pot...
Keynote Speaker Camille Vasquez (State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting 2024)
Camille Vasquez joins Rocky Dhir to talk about her path to becoming a lawyer and what led to her involvement in the highly publicized defamation trial...
The Intricacies of AI Policy and Governance (State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting 2024)
Lawyers have been getting into ethical hot water over both the use and misuse of AI, failing in their duties of competence, diligence, and more, so wh...
Smokeball Bill: The Free Perk for Texas Lawyers
Who says the best things in life aren’t free?! The State Bar of Texas partnered up with Smokeball to offer a free trust accounting and billing softwar...
What Texas Attorneys Need to Know About Vacation Letters, Artificial Intelligence, Mental Health & This Year’s Annual Meeting
The State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting is just around the corner, happening June 20-21 in Dallas! With this meeting comes a change of leadership for th...
Texas’ Mental Health Court Programs
Should our criminal courts exist to punish or reform those who have broken the law? Every case is unique, but in those involving mental health, a reha...
State Bar of Texas 2024-25 President-elect Candidate Forum
The State Bar of Texas Board of Directors approved the nominations of Denise Scofield, of Houston, and Santos Vargas, of San Antonio, as president-ele...
Rules Vote 2024: 12 Proposed Changes to the Texas Disciplinary Rules
Since its inception in 2017, the Committee on Disciplinary Rules and Referenda has been charged with the examination of Texas Disciplinary Rules of Pr...
Demystifying the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act
The Texas legislature recently enacted the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, which goes into effect on July 1, 2024. Lawyers have an urgent need to...
AI and the Practice of Law: Insights for Attorneys and Paralegals
AI has been around for a very long time, but 2023 was its renaissance, with ChatGPT and other AI technologies suddenly speeding forward with exponenti...
Year in Review — Texas Real Estate Law Changes in 2023
There were a number of real estate cases in 2023, but only a few were notable enough to be of importance to all practitioners in this area of the law....
Mentors Make All the Difference
Mentorships can be very impactful in the lives of attorneys, leading to better lawyering and stronger law firms. As a profession, there is so much we...
Examining New Laws from the 88th Texas Legislature
A new set of laws has just been enacted by the 88th Texas Legislature, and the September 2023 edition of the Texas Bar Journal is chock full of inform...
Help Us Help You: Top 10 Appellate Mistakes in the Trial Courts
Keeping an appellate perspective in mind as you prepare for a trial can do a lot to keep your case on track and avoid future headaches. Rocky Dhir tal...