Dallas Bar Association

Appellate Law Section

Provides quality, advanced continuing legal education for appellate specialists, and seeks to encourage collegiality and communication among members of the appellate bench and bar.

Meeting Schedule:

This section meets at noon on the 3rd Thursday of every month. No meetings are scheduled for July and August.

Section News:

Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson was originally scheduled to speak at our February meeting.  The Chief Justice's presentation on the "State of the Texas Supreme Court" has been rescheduled for our April 21

If you have event announcements or other information to share with Section members, contact Ken Carroll, kcarroll@ccsb.com to include your announcement in the monthly Section electronic newsletter.


Section Officers:

Name: Byron Henry
Officer Position: Chair
Firm: Cowles & Thompson, P.C.
Firm Address: 901 Main Street, Suite 3900
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, Texas 75202
Business Phone: (214) 672-2156
Email: bhenry@cowlesthompson.com

Name: Michelle Robberson
Officer Position: Vice Chair
Firm: Cooper & Scully, P.C.
Firm Address: 900 Jackson Street, Suite 100
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75202
Business Phone: 214-712-9500
Email: michelle.robberson@cooperscully.com

Name: Ken Carroll
Officer Position: Secretary
Firm: Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, L.L.P.
Firm Address: 901 Main Street, Suite 5500
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75202
Business Phone: 214-855-3029
Email: kcarroll@ccsb.com

Name: Tom Cowart
Officer Position: Treasurer
Firm: Wasoff & Cowart PLLC
Firm Address: 5440 Harvest Hill Road, Suite 214
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75230
Business Phone: 214-692-9700
Email: tom@tcowart.com

Name: Jeremy Martin
Officer Position: Immediate Past Chair
Firm: Malouf & Nockels LLP
Firm Address: 3811 Turtle Creek Blvd., Ste. 800
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, Texas 75219
Business Phone: (214) 969-7373
Email: jmartin@smalouf.com

Name: Aaron Tobin
Officer Position: Board Advisor
Firm: Anderson Tobin, PLLC
Firm Address: 13355 Noel Road, Suite 1900
Firm City, State, Zip: Dallas, TX 75240
Business Phone: 972-789-1160
Email: atobin@andersontobin.com



Section Membership

If you are interested in becoming a member of the Appellate Law section, please send a letter of request and a $20.00 membership fee to:
DBA
2101 Ross Ave
Dallas TX, 75201
Please note that you must be a member of the Dallas Bar Association to join a section. If you have any questions regarding sections membership, please contact the membership department at the Dallas Bar.

Section Admin-Mass E-mail/Roster

Section Admin-Webpage

Section Downloads:

 


AttachmentSize
Federal Interlocutory Appeals55.34 KB
Recent Developments in Insurance Law77.18 KB
Chapter 74 Appeals (paper)365.44 KB
Chapter 74 Appeals (powerpoint)181.69 KB
Sovereign Immunity906.47 KB
The Essence of Professionalism28.4 KB
The Short Arm of the Law324.64 KB
United States Supreme Court Update67.43 KB
Overview of the Greenbook23.22 KB
Staff Attorney Tips14.97 KB
Bluebook68.72 KB
Typography2.96 MB
Joint Appellate Seminar1.77 MB
Appeals and Ethics189.96 KB
Statistical Analysis of the Courts of Appeals1.14 MB
Hot Topics in Mandamus Practice35.74 KB
Mandamus Update122.27 KB
Current Mandamus Trends182.56 KB
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