Texas Board of Legal Specialization
{{Short description|Oversees recognition and regulation of attorneys who specialize in particular areas of law}}
The Texas Board of Legal Specialization (TBLS) was established on July 16, 1974, by the State Bar of Texas. TBLS oversees the recognition and regulation of attorneys who specialize in particular areas of law in the state of Texas. Today, the organization certifies attorneys in 24 different specialty areas and paralegals in six specialty areas.[http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/MiscDocket/10/10916300.pdf Texas Plan for Recognition and Regulations of Specialization in the Law], Supreme Court of Texas, September 2010[http://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?handle=hein.barjournals/texbarj0072&id=1&size=2&collection=texbarj&index=texbarj Professionalism and Legal Specialization Twenty Years of the Texas Lawyer's Creed], Gary McNeil, Texas Bar Journal, November 2009[http://txpd.org/page.asp?p=Paralegal%20Definition%20and%20Standards Texas Paralegal Standards], State Bar of Texas Paralegal Division
Purpose
The TBLS' purpose is to advance the standards of the legal profession and support the availability, accessibility and quality of services provided by Texas attorneys to the public in selected areas of law.[http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=11001&SectionID=45&SubSectionID=99&S=1 Attorney Board Certification Increasing as Needs Grow] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711062538/http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=11001&SectionID=45&SubSectionID=99&S=1 |date=2011-07-11 }}, Leslie Wimmer, Fort Worth Business Press, August 31, 2009
Governance
The TBLS is overseen by twelve members who are appointed by the President of the State Bar of Texas and approved by its Board of Directors. It has authority over all matters relating legal specialization in Texas and is subject to ongoing jurisdiction by the Supreme Court of Texas.[http://www.tbls.org/About.aspx About Us], Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Specialty areas
The Texas Board of Legal Specialization certifies attorneys in the following selected areas of Texas law:[http://www.texasbar.com/Content/NavigationMenu/AboutUs/BarRelatedEntities/default.htm Bar-Related Entities], State Bar of Texas[http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/specialization/source.html#tx State Sponsored Certification Plans], American Bar Association
- Administrative
- Bankruptcy – Business and consumer
- Civil appellate
- Civil trial
- Consumer and commercial
- Criminal
- Estate planning and probate
- Family
- Health
- Immigration and nationality
- Juvenile
- Labor and employment
- Oil, gas, and mineral
- Personal injury trial
- Real estate – commercial, farm & ranch, property owners association, residential
- Tax
- Workers' compensation
- Criminal appellate
- Child welfare
- Construction
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.tbls.org/ Texas Board of Legal Specialization]
- [http://www.texasbar.com/ State Bar of Texas]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081219032210/http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/ Supreme Court of Texas]
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Category:Organizations established in 1974
Category:American state bar associations