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Ralph Brock: 1948 – 2013

Image-ContactID-161363Obituary for Ralph H. Brock

It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that we announce the passing of the Computer & Technology Section’s 2011-2012 Chair, Ralph Brock of Lubbock, TX. Ralph was loved and respected by all who knew him. We are better for knowing him and deeply saddened by the loss of this great Texas lawyer.

Winners of Giveaways 2013

Each year at the Annual Meeting, the Computer & Technology Section likes to give away prizes to those who register at out booth. The 2013 winners and their prizes are:

Hot Docs 1:

Staci Williams, Law Office of Staci Williams, PO Box 801883, Dallas, TX 75380, staci@stacilaw.com, 214.509.6229

Hot Docs 2

John Steven Dwyre, John Dwyre & Associates, 4207 Gardendale, Suite 104-B, San Antonio, TX 78229, office@dwyre.com, 210.736.1772

Woman’s Laptop Bag

Stacey Griffin, Already delivered

Literi 1

Nicole Johnson, 4100 Ellenboro Lane, Keller, TX 76244, Nikkijohnson86@hotmail.com, 817.966.6994

Literi 2

Troy P. Majoue, McGuire, Craddock & Strother, PC, 2501 N. Harwood, Suite 1800, Dallas, TX 75201, tmajoue@mcslaw.com, 214.954.6824

Literi 3

J. Goodwille Pierre, CBIC Construction, 7322 Southwest Frwy, Suite 630, Houston, TX 77074, goodwille@cbic.net, 713.364.7750

Fujitsu Scanner

Cindi Parker, Co exec director, Bell County bar assn, PO Box 282, Belton, TX 76513, Cindi@lindleylawoffices.com, 903.343.2891

 

2013-2014 Officers

Current Officers

  • Chair – Antony Ng
  • Chair-Elect – Joseph Jacobson
  • Treasurer – Eric Griffin
  • Secretary – Shannon Warren
  • Immediate Past Chair – Jason Smith

 

2013-2014 Council Members

Terms Expiring 2014

  • Craig Ball – Travis County
  • Michael Curran – Travis County
  • Ed Chin – Dallas County

Terms Expiring 2015

  • Sammy Ford IV – Harris County
  • Daniel Lim – Harris County
  • Laura Leonetti – Harris County (NEW)

Terms Expiring 2016 (NEW)

  • John Browning – Dallas (NEW)
  • Reginald Hirsch – Colleyville (NEW)
  • E.X. Martin – Dallas (NEW)

 

New e-filing system

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Announced:  Friday, 11/9/12  10:00 a.m. cst

Along with Mandatory e-Filing on the Horizon, there is going to be a new e-Filing system.  Announced today, Tyler Technologies (d/b/a “TexFile”) will take the place of NIC which operated e-filing in conjunction with multiple Electronic Filing Service Providers (EFSP’s), such as Prodoc and CaseFileExpress.  There are anticipated to be EFSP’s as well in the new system.

Member presentations

Family Law Technology CLE Wrapup, Austin, Texas
by mark i. unger

On December 13-14, 2012, members of the State Bar of Texas Computer & Technology section participated in the first ever Family Law Technology CLE “From No Tech to High Tech” in Austin, Texas.

 ‘Virtu’ Al Harrison and Michael Curran work the Computer & Tech Section Table at the Conference, offering their ‘Techxpertise’ in the section App and all things TechThis seminar, which was held at the AT&T Executive Conference Center on the

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