DCBA
February Meeting: Topic: Attorney Ad Litem Seminar: "Judges Panel" Date: February 6, 2015 Time: Seminar begins at 9:00 a.m. Lunch topic begins at noon Location: Hilton Garden Inn Seminar CLE: 7.0 hrs. Luncheon CLE: 0 hrs.
DCYLA Monthly Meeting:
Monthly meetings are held
the first Thursday of every month.
Contact Jill Jester for meeting times and location
at jjester@minorandjester.com.
Transitions to Practice Monthly Meeting:
Contact Bill Wood
for more info:
Bill@wtwlawfirm.com
REPTL Section Monthly Meeting:
(New Meeting Location) Presentation: Ethical Issues in Asset Protection Speaker: Duncan E. Osborne Osborne, Helman, Knebel & Deleery, LLP
Austin, TX Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 Time: Noon - 1:00pm CLE: 1 hour Specialization Areas:
Estate Planning & Probate Location: Genti's Italian Restaurant, Hickory Creek, TX
For meeting information
contact Scott Bodkin at sbodkin@minorandjester.com.
The Denton County Family Law Section: Date: January 22, 2015 Time: 5:30 p.m. Topic: "Evidentiary Stages of CPS Hearings and Tips and Pointers for CPS Jury Trials." Speaker: Brent Hill Location: El Guapos
Denton County Collaborative Group Meeting: 1st Tuesday
of Each Month Time: noon Location: Oakmont
Country Club
Bankruptcy Section Meeting: 2nd Tuesday
of Each Month
For more info: contact
Chris Henry at
chenry@minorjester.com
or Carol Wolfram at carol@clwolframlegal.com
For info on Denton County Paralegal Meetings, Visit www.dentonparalegal.org
January 2015 Newsletter
Civility Among Us Amie S. Peace
Serving as President of The Denton County Bar Association has been a very rewarding experience. Read More...
DCBA Welcomes New Judges
Judge Brody Shanklin
Judge Tiffany Haertling
Judge Coby Waddill
Report Your Pro Bono Hours www.texasbar.com
Click on MyBarPage and Select
Report Pro Bono Hours
Visit DCBA Facebook page for more fun
event photos!!!
Next Issue Deadline February 6th Email your requests to Derbha Jones
with the subject line "Newsletter"
2015 DCBA Board
2015
Newsletter Committee Members
â— Amie Peace (President)
â— Derbha Jones (Communications Chair)
â— Debbie Mackoy
â— Christine Qualls
â— Trey Sargent
â— Helene Parker
2015 Board Members
â— Amie Peace, President
– apeace@csplaw.net
â— Travis Biggs, President Elect
– travis@dentontitle.com
â— Vicki Isaacks, Vice-President
– visaacks@isaackslegal.com ◠Julia Kerestine, Secretary
– julia@juliakerestine.com
â— Andrew M. Lloyd, Treasurer
– andrew@lloydfirm.com
â— Fon Laughlin, Board Member
– fon@supertitle.com
◠Jill O’Connell, Board Member
– jill@oconnellfirm.com
â— Victor Rivera, Board Member
– victor@riveralegalgroup.com
â— Bill Wood, Board Member â— Brian Tackett, Board Member
â— Scott Alagood, Board Member
â— Derbha Jones, Board Member
â— Ted Ogilvie, Past President
2015 Committee Chairs â— Courts/Local Rules Committee: Vicki Isaacks and Grace Weatherly â— Library Board of Governors: Andrew Lloyd â— Social/Membership Committee: Brian Tackett, Scott Alagood,
Travis Biggs, Daniel Abosalo,
Chris Hamm, and Jasmine Dodson â— CLE Committee:
Victor Rivera and Grace Weatherly
â— Newsletter /Communications:
Derbha Jones, Debbie Mackoy,
Christine Qualls, Trey Sargent,
and Helene Parker
â— Fee arbitration: Fon Laughlin and Helene Parker
◠Pro Bono: Julia Kerestine, Fon Laughlin, Jill O’Connell
â— Awards: Amie Peace, Erin Manley and Derbha Jones
â— Planning: Travis Biggs
â— Bench Bar: Vicki Isaacks
◠Adoption Day: Marci Martinez and Jill O’Connell
â— Transitions to Practice: Bill Wood,
Brent Hill, and Judge Bailey
