| TCBBA & TCBA Host Reception
for U.S. District Judge Sam A. Lindsay (1st African-American
Federal Judge in N. District of Texas)
Pictured are (from
left to right) Douglas C. Greene, President, TCBBA; Honorable Sam A. Lindsay,
Wade McMullen,
President TCBA.
On November 19, 1998 TCBBA
co-hosted along with TCBA, a reception for the Honorable Sam A. Lindsay,
U.S. District Court Judge for the Northern District Of Texas. Judge Lindsay
is the first ever African American Federal Judge to be appointed in the
119 year history of the Northern District of Texas. The reception was held
in the dining room of the City Club. Numerous Federal and State Judges
as well as representatives from most of the major law firms in the area
were in attendance. Well over 100 people attended the reception and a good
time appeared to be had by all.
We would like to thank the
below listed sponsors which made this event possible:
1. Johnson, Vaughn &
Heiskell
2. Canty, Hanger et.
al.
3. Michener, Larimore,
Swindle, Whitaker, Flowers, Sawyer, Reynolds & Chalk, L.L.P.
4. Gwinn & Roby
5. Haynes & Boone
(Terry Boone)
6. Law offices of Ollie
Jefferson
7. Law offices of Peyton
Hunt
8. Sturns & Malloy
9. Law Office of Gwinda
Burns
10. Huey Mitchell &Associates
11. Law offices of Les
Johns
12. JD & Associates
13. Kelly, Hart
& Hallman
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MONTHLY TCBBA
LAWYER PROFILE
John P. White, Jr.
400 East Weatherford
St
FT. Worth, TX. 76102
(817) 334-0747
Fax (817) 334-0749
John has been practicing
law in Ft. Worth for the last 26years. He specializes in Family Law. After
graduating from Texas Southern University Law School in 1972, John began
his law career working with Judge Clifford Davis in private practice, then
he joined the Tarrant County District Attorney's office. While at the DA's
office, John was assigned to Juvenile Court, the Grand Jury section, Tax
foreclosure, Child Support Enforcement, and the Mental Health sections.
After leaving the DA's office John formed a partnership in the law firm
of Salvant, White, & Fleming.
John was a founding member
of the Tarrant County Black Bar Association and also served as it's President
in 1997-78 and also in 1981-82. John has tried cases throughout the State
of Texas in numerous Federal and State courts. He has also argued several
cases in the Texas Court of Appeals. John is an active member in several
local and State Bar Associations and serves on several Boards in the area.
John is currently, President-elect of the United Cerebral Palsy Assn.
John is married and he is
the father of three children; ages 19, 21 and 26. John, it is good to have
you around. Stay in touch and keep active.
Monthly Shout-outs
a. To Brian Salvant,
on his new job as an Assistant District Attorney at the Tarrant County
District Attorney's office.
b. To Tiffany Hamilton,
a new person in the area who was recently hired as an Assistant District
Attorney in Tarrant County. Welcome and congratulations. We hope to see
you soon at one of our meetings. |
e. To Beverly Davis,
a new lawyer in the area, practicing commercial litigation with the law
firm of Kelly, Hart, & Hallman, welcome. We hope
to see you at one of our meetings.
f. To Terry Lewis
and his wife Constance Barron Lewis, on the recent birth of their
new son, Alexander. Congratulations you guys. We look forward to him joining
TCBBA in the distant future. (Smile)
COMMUNITY CALENDAR OF
EVENTS
* 1/20/99-1/24/99 - NBA
Mid-Winter meeting. Maui, Hawaii
* 1/22/99-Brown Bag Seminar.
Re: New discovery rules. (TCBA) Ft. Worth club 12:30pm
* 2/12/99- Annual Blood
Drive - 9:00-4:00pm Tarrant County Justice Center (TCBA)
* 2/19/98 BlackStone Seminar:
Ft. Worth Club- 8:00-4:30pm.
*Spring 1999 TCBBA's People's
Law School.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
* SEC Ft. Worth is seeking
3 lawyers to hire for civil litigation and for its enforcement staff. Salary
beginning at $48,615 to $104,677 commensurate with experience
* Attorney General's office
- Child Support - hiring in the Arlington & Dallas offices. Contact
AG's office. In Arlington =
817-277-9805 or 214-330-4591
in Dallas for further info. Refer to job postings 403,404 & 405.
* Postal Mediator: For
attorney's interested in doing mediation for US Postal cases, please contact
Ms. Willie H. Mayfield @ 817-870-8150 or PO Box 2567, FtW, TX. 76113-2567.
This is a new program run by the post office entitled the redress program.
*REMEMBER for anyone in
need of assistance in drafting motions, summarizing depositions, drafting
interrogatories and writing briefs, please contact Andrea Martin, Pres.
Texas Wesleyan Law School BALSA chapter. Tel# 817-560-2639. Email address=blsa.twsl@Mailexcite.com.
Remember these students could use the experience and we can use the help. |
| LAWYER HUMOR
Farmer Joe decided his
injuries from the accident were serious enough to take the trucking company
(responsible for the accident) to court. In court, the trucking company's
fancy lawyer was questioning farmer Joe. "Didn't you say, at the scene
of the accident, "I'm fine!?," questioned the lawyer.
Farmer Joe responded,
"Well I'll tell you what happened. I had just loaded my favorite mule Bessie
into the ......"
" I didn't ask for details,"
the lawyer interrupted, "just answer the question. Did you not say, at
the scene of the accident, "I'm fine!"
Farmer Joe said, " Well
I had just got Bessie into the trailer and I was driving down the road
......"
The lawyer interrupted
again and said, "Judge, I am trying to establish the fact that, at the
scene of the accident, this man told the highway Patrolman on the scene,
that he was just fine. Now several weeks after the accident he is trying
to sue my client. I believe he is a fraud. Please tell him to simply answer
the question."
By this time the judge
was fairly interested in Farmer Joe's answer and said to the lawyer, "I'd
like to hear what he has to say about his favorite mule Bessie."
Joe thanked the judge
and proceeded, "Well as I was saying, I had just loaded Bessie, my favorite
mule, into the trailer and was driving her down the highway when this
huge semi-truck and trailer
ran the stop sign and smacked my truck right in the side. I was thrown
into one ditch and Bessie was thrown into the other. I was hurting real
bad and didn't want to move. However, I could hear ole Bessie moaning and
groaning. I knew she was in terrible shape just by her groans. Shortly
after the accident a Highway Patrolman came on the scene.
He could hear Bessie moaning
and groaning so he went over to her. After he looked at her he took out
his gun and shot her between the eyes. Then the Patrolman came across the
road with his gun in his hand and looked at me. He said, "your mule was
in such bad shape I had to shoot her. How are you feeling?"
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THINGS THAT MAKE YOU
GO HMM!
* The
Federal Public Defenders office was looking to hire three new lawyers in
its offices recently, at least one position required that the applicant
speak spanish. None of the persons hired were minorities or women, and
only one spoke spanish.
LOCAL INTERNET PROVIDERS
For those of you interested
in getting on the internet, below is a helpful list of some of the local
internet access providers along with their telephone numbers to assist
you.
* Flashnet communications
- 817-332-8883.
Charge is $6.95 per month
* SWBell - 888-792-4638.
* Cyberramp - 800-835-3888.
Charge is $9.95 per month
* America on Line (AOL)
800-827-6364.
* Prodigy - 800-213-0992.
* JUNO - this is an email
only service, telephone # 800-654-JUNO(5866)
* Internet America - 1-800-be-a-Geek |
Membership Dues
Just a friendly reminder:
Drop your $25 check in the mail for your 1998-1999 annual TCBBA dues today.
Our treasurer is always available. Contact Lateph Adeniji @ 5601
Bridge Street, Suite 420 Fort Worth, Texas 76102
817-654-1161.
TCBBA MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY
If your name and/or address
is not included in our members directory, located on our Web page (see
above for address) please contact Marla Lee @ 348-7525 or email her at
LeeM@commcredit.com. Please include your correct name, address, telephone
number, law school, date of graduation and areas of concentration. ASAP!
People on the move
* Cynthia Jordan, (aka
CJ) formerly of the Ft. Worth and Dallas Attorney General's office has
relocated to Boston, Mass. to practice with a law firm.
* Remember we are always
on the look-out for new articles to add to our monthly newsletter. If you
have a story or any other news that you would like to share, please contact
Cicely Nedd-Thomas, Editor @ 972-252-2679, or Douglas Greene, Publisher
@ 817-978-2753 or at qdcg@swbell.net
* For all those who have
not provided their fax numbers and/or email addresses, please remember
to provide Marla Lee or Phelesa Guy with that information asap so we can
expedite the distribution of TCBBA information to our members.
NEXT MEETING
February 15, 1999 at
6:00pm
Tarrant County Bar Assoc.
1315 Calhoun |
President's
chat