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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. For a list of Section Officers and Council members with their contact information, click here. For a list of members, click here.

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.

Register Now for the Annual Meeting 2009!

The annual meeting will be on Friday, June 26th, in Dallas. See the Events page for further details!

Presentations from the Spring Meeting 2009

Presentations from the Spring Meeting (held March 27-28 in Port Aransas) are now posted on the Events 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/.

2008 Annual Report: Please click here to review the Section's 2008 Annual Report.

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

Annual Awards: Congratulations U.S. Air Force Major Julie Pitvorec and U.S. Army Reserve Captain Sam Williams who won the Military Law Section's 2008 awards for outstanding military lawyers. For more information on these outstanding attorneys, please visit the Annual Awards page.

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