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Welcome to the Military Law Section!

Our members include active duty, reserve, and retired judge advocates of all branches of the military, as well as civilian lawyers who have an interest in issues affecting the military.  

The Section meets three times per year at locations throughout the State.  Our meetings give members an opportunity to experience valuable continuing legal education on relevant topics at an affordable price, and camaraderie with other members that is worth more than money can buy.  To see past and upcoming Section events, click here.

Our Next Upcoming Event:

Fall CLE & Meeting
October 1-2
New Braunfels

Information will soon be posted on the Events page.

2009 Annual Awards:  Congratulations U.S. Air Force Captain Ryan Hilton and Texas Air National Guard Major Sonya Batchelor who won the Military Law Section's 2009 awards for outstanding military lawyers.  For more information on these outstanding attorneys, please visit the Annual Awards page.

Operation Enduring LAMP:  Operation Enduring LAMP (Legal Assistance to Military Personnel) is a program of the State Bar of Texas whereby volunteer lawyers provide pro bono legal assistance to members of the Reserves and National Guard called to active duty, and their families.  For more information, see the Operation Enduring LAMP page.

ELAP Program:  the Amerian Bar Association has asked the Texas Supreme Court to support the military's Expanded Legal Assistance Program to allow Legal Assistance Officers to represent lower ranking servicemembers in Texas courts even if not otherwise admitted in Texas.  The Section has formed a committee, led by COL (Ret.) Bryan Spencer, to review the issue and communicate with state bar leadership.  To read the ABA's letter, click here.  To read COL Spencer's letter to the SJA's through Texas, click here.  Please email any thoughts, comments, and ideas on this matter to COL Spencer

American Bar Association Military Pro Bono Project: 

This Project "connects active-duty military personnel to free legal assistance for civil legal issues beyond the scope of services provided by a military legal assistance office."  The project's web portal allows military attorneys to refer eligible servicemember clients to the Project, which will then try to place the case with a volunteer pro bono attorney.  For more information, or to sign up as a Pro Bono attorney, visit http://www.militaryprobono.org/

2009 Annual Report Please click here (and then scroll to page 10) to review the Section's 2009 Annual Report.

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Please click here to view the bylaws of the Military Law Section.


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