by The Honorable John McClellan Marshall

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by Patrick A. Nester

I was sad to hear about the passing of Bettie Saunders. As some of you remember, I got to work with her some years ago when she was the administrator of what was then called the College of the State Bar of Texas. I was the executive director back then. Bettie was definitely a hard worker with what I might describe as “old-school” high standards. She always played meticulous attention to detail and, judging from the voluminous files she kept, I believe saved every single document that even remotely mentioned the College during her tenure. Bettie was very easy to get along with and developed many friends among members of the College and particularly the College board. I especially appreciated her droll sense of humor, which she had many occasions to use in our work. I was glad when she retired that she had a vast family to keep her company, five children I believe, many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A real lady who left a legacy of excellence and goodwill that the College benefits from today: we will all miss Bettie. ♦

Bettie Lou Saunders 1938 – 2021

Showing membership certificates at Summer School

By Michelle Hunter

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Ten things every young lawyer should know, but doesn’t
(Because they don’t teach it in law school)

by Randy Johnston
Johnston Tobey Baruch, PC

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By Mary Evelyn McNamara and Kay Redburn

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The Hon. Meca Walker is currently serving as the 39th Chair of the Board of Directors for the Texas Bar College (more…)

“Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them. . . . what the O.C. Bible should’ve said is: ‘Thou shalt not make a machine to counterfeit a human mind.” Frank Herbert, The Illustrated Dune (New York: Berkley Windhover, 1978), p. 12.

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The jury is still out on how our legal system ultimately will respond to COVID-19 claims, but we have seen enough at this point to begin making some preliminary general observations.