Originally published by Amy Starnes.
Editor’s note: The following message was sent to all members on Friday, November 13 regarding Supreme Court emergency orders and other items related to the pandemic.
The Texas Supreme Court issued two emergency orders this week related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 29th Emergency Order extends a previous court order outlining limitations on jury trials to February 1 from December 1. The order requires courts to continue using all reasonable efforts to hold proceedings remotely and to follow the OCA’s Guidance for all Court Proceedings.
In the 28th Emergency Order, the court extended deadlines for procedures for tenants to apply for the Texas Eviction Diversion Program, a statewide assistance program intended to help tenants behind on rent avoid evictions. Learn more about the Texas Eviction Diversion Program at txcourts.gov/eviction-diversion. The State Bar has collected additional tenant/landlord resources to assist Texas lawyers and members of the public at texasbar.com/renterinfo.
MCLE Deadlines Extended
We understand that the pandemic has made it difficult for some attorneys to complete their MCLE requirements on time. In response, the State Bar of Texas MCLE Department granted several extensions. Below are the current extensions offered. Attorneys with the following birth months:
- August‹granted a 90-day extension with a final deadline of November 30.
- September‹granted a 90-day extension with a final deadline of December 31.
- October‹granted a 60-day extension with a current deadline of December 31.
- November‹granted a 60-day extension with a current deadline of January 31.
The MCLE department continues to review compliance deadlines due to the pandemic. Please contact the MCLE Department at 800-204-2222, ext. 1806, or mcle@texasbar.com if you have questions about the extensions or MCLE compliance requirements.
Take Care of Yourselves
In this challenging time, it’s important to take care of yourselves. We invite you to take advantage of the well-being resources for remote living collected by the Texas Lawyers’ Assistance Program and to attend TLAP’s monthly Mental Health Lunch & Learn Well-Being Wednesday program that will be held at noon CST on November 25. The topic, which features 1 hour of free ethics CLE, is How Lawyers Can Handle The Holidays. The panelists are:
- Brad Kennington, Austin therapist and clinical supervisor
- Kate Casey, Southlake therapist
- Erica Grigg, TLAP attorney
- Chris Ritter, TLAP¹s director
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