FEBRUARY 2024 MEDIATION & FAMILY LAW NEWSLETTER

Happy Valetine's Day!

NEW 2024 HARRIS COUNTY FAMILY LAW HELPSHEET

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LAW SCHOOL RANKINGS & PASSAGE RATES

Texas now has 4 law schools in the Top 50 and 4 in the Bottom 50. Here are the latest rankings and bar passage rates! New rankings come out next month here!

Spring 2023 Law School Rankings:

1. UT Law (#16) ★★★★★
2. TAMU Law (#29) ★★★★★
3. SMU Law (#45)★★★
4. Baylor Law (#49) ★★★
5. UH Law (#60) ★★
6. Texas Tech Law (#71) ★★
7. St. Mary's Law (#153) 💩
8. STCLH (#162) 💩
9. UNT Dallas Law (#167) 💩
10. TMSL (#180-196) 💩

July 2023 Bar Passage Rates:

1. TAMU Law (94%) ★★★★★
2. UT Law (93%) ★★★★★
3. Texas Tech Law (92%) ★★★★
4. Baylor Law (92%) ★★★★
5. UH Law (89%) ★★★
6. SMU Law (87%) ★★★
7. St. Mary's Law (81%) ★★
8. STCLH (78%) ★
9. UNT Dallas Law (70%) 💩
10. TMSL (63%) 💩

TERRIBLE LAWYER AD

24 HOURS FREE CLE FOR 2024!

This May we roll out the a nationwide, free, online, on demand 24 hour CLE webinar! We are looking for panelists to create a two page helpsheet and 30 minute presentation on the below topics. Click here to be a presenter.

• Arbitration & Mediation (3 hours)
• Domestic Violence (3 hours)
• Drugs & Paternity (3 hours)
• Ethics (3 hours)

• Immigration (3 hours)
• Legal Technology (3 hours)
• Parenting (3 hours)
• Trafficking (3 hours)

Please contact me to volunteer if you are a diverse, subject matter expert in an area!

JANUARY FAMILY VIOLENCE CLE

What a great event with the Texas Council on Family Violence, the Houston Area Women's Center, Harris County DA Kim Ogg, Harris County DC Marilyn Burgess, Catholic Charities, 12 great sponsors, a free open bar, and great food. It was fantastic. Click here for the free materials packet!

INSPIRATIONAL HELPSHEETS

I've been asked to build a collection of inspirational Bible verse helpsheets to share with the 20K+ subscribers of this newsletter. Contact me if you are willing to build one of these helpsheets using my templates, which you can see here in action.

• Depression
• Faithfulness
• Forgiveness
• Gentleness
• Goodness
• Joy

• Kindness
• Love
• Patience
• Peace
• Salvation
• Self Control

PETE IS THE WORST LAWYER!

TEXAS' HOTTEST JUDICIAL RACE: 507TH

The hottest judicial race in Texas is in Harris County in the 507th District Court. Research Research the candidates, volunteer, and vote.

• Daniel J. Lemkuil (Republican, Board Certified, Former Judge)
• Julia Maldonado (Democrat, Board Certified, Incumbent Judge)
• Lillian Henny Alexander (Democrat, Texas Bar College, 12 years experience)

THOUGH OF THE DAY

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