J. L. Turner Legal Assocation

Summer 2006 Issue 1

THE PRESIDENT’S CORNER

"If I have belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning." -- Mahatma Gandhi.

Welcome to the first edition of the revised J.L. Turner Newsletter! I am excited about 2006 and all that we are poised to accomplish. At our March 2006 meeting we kicked off the project that everyone is still buzzing about: the Million Dollar Capital Campaign to support our legal scholarship efforts and the creation the JLTLA Community Career Center. This Center will be a vehicle for delivering legal services to the Dallas community as well as promoting legal education for the youth of Dallas. Please watch for the solicitation letters shortly. Please see my attached “Letter from the President” to read about several of the issues that JLTLA is currently involved in. Thank you for your continued support!

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Frederick J. Barrow
2006 President, J.L. Turner Legal Association

JLTLA OFFICER PROFILES

Vicki Blanton, Esq. is employed as in-house legal counsel at J.C. Penney Company, Inc. in Plano, TX. Vicki is serving as the 2006 President-Elect of JLTLA. To find out more about Vicki, we invite you to please read the attached Officer Profile.

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Dr. Aaron Ford, Esq., is an associate at the law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP in Dallas. Aaron is serving as the 2006 Vice President of JLTLA. To find out more about Aaron, please take a moment to read his attached Officer Profile.

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LEGAL PRACTICE ARTICLES BY JLTLA MEMBERS

1. The article: “Speak No Evil: A Look At Business Disparagement Claims” is reprinted with the permission of Eclipse Magazine. The article was written by JLTLA member, Tonya Parker, Esq., a partner at the law firm of Adorno, Yoss, White & Wiggins, L.L.P. in Dallas. Tonya specializes in commercial litigation. For more info regarding the topic of this article, you may contact Tonya at tparker@adorno.com. Click here to read article.

2. The article: “Calculating Damages in Employment Litigation” was co-authored by JLTLA member, Karla S. Jackson, Esq., an associate at the law firm of Gillespie, Rozen, Watsky, Motley & Jones, P.C. in Dallas. Karla represents plaintiffs in labor and employment law cases. For more info regarding the topic of this article, you may contact Karla at kjackson@grwlawfirm.com. Click here to read article.

KUDOS

Congratulations to JLTLA members Andrea Shonn Brown & Clarence Brown on the birth of their second child, a baby girl named Ryan Ella Marie Brown on March 7, 2006.

Congratulations to JLTLA members Andrea Shonn Brown and Art Anthony who were both recently elected to partner in the Dallas office of the law firm Locke Liddell & Sapp.

Congratulations to JLTLA member James Waters who was recently elected to partner at the Dallas office of the law firm Haynes & Boone.

Congratulations to JLTLA law student member, Audrey Moorehead, of Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, who was inducted into the National Order of the Barristers on April 8, 2006. The Order of Barristers is a national honor society that recognizes individuals who have demonstrated excellence in an advocacy program (moot court, mock trial or both). These third-year students are selected each spring prior to their graduation.


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