J.L. Turner Legal Association

Founded in 1952, J.L. Turner Legal Association ("JLTLA"), is the African-American bar association in Dallas, Texas. JLTLA is an organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life in our community through education, service and scholarship. The members of JLTLA provide scholarships to law students demonstrating financial or other needs, provide attorney mentors for law students, perform educational and other community outreach projects for North Texas area residents, and assist our members and the community to become more aware of  African-American attorneys who practice in various areas of the law.

We are very pleased to welcome you to the JLTLA Website at our web address, www.jltla.org. The website features job postings, community outreach opportunities, and a searchable database containing the photos and contact information for JLTLA members listed by name or by area of practice. The website also contains a downloadable JLTLA membership application and the JLTLA law student scholarship application as well as several other features. Please stop by the site on a weekly basis to keep informed of the latest developments with JLTLA.

Please take a moment to click on the Newsletter icon and take a look at our Quarterly OnlineNewsletter, so you can see what the members of JLTLA have to say on various issues facing the African-American legal community and the African-American community at large on the local, state, national and international level.

REGULAR MEETING DATE:
JLTLA monthly meetings are held at the Belo Mansion, 2101 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX 75201. Located in downtown Dallas at the corner of Ross Avenue and Pearl Street. Meetings are the second Thursday of each month at 6:00 p.m.

WEBSITE LEGAL DISCLAIMER: J.L. Turner Legal Association ("JLTLA") is not a law firm. JLTLA is the African-American Bar Association of Dallas, Texas. JLTLA does not provide any legal services. JLTLA does not represent individuals, groups or corporations in legal matters. If you need assistance with a pending legal matter, you will have to seek legal representation from an attorney in whatever state that you might live in. JLTLA cannot be retained as your attorney under any circumstances, and will not represent you in any legal matters.