Volume 31
December 2016
No. 4
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A PublicAtion of the AmArillo AreA bAr AssociAtion
“
I hope, however, that you
will endeavor not to let what
DEcEmBEr spEakEr:
ron krist
on the surface appear to be
the more mundane aspects of
the Holiday Season steal your
joy this year. Don’t forget the
”
“Reason for the Season!”
-Page 2
“
I know its grim to tie the
holidays to crime, so let’s just
say this one was written for
”
the Grinch among us.
-Page 4
Contents
President’s Page
Seventh Court
of Appeals
2
AAYLA Update
4
5
Young Lawyer of the
Month
6
David Isaak
Ron Krist will speak at our luncheon
on December 8. Ron, a trial lawyer with
53 years of experience, will present
“Columbia, Challenger and Apollo: Lessons Learned in the Trenches.” Ron will
use his representation of the families of
astronauts as a background for a discussion of how the practice of law has
developed over the years. Ron was involved in litigation following the Space
Shuttle Columbia disaster. Ron also
represented the surviving family members of Space Shuttle Challenger astronauts Ronald McNair, Gregory Jarvis,
and Judy Resnik, who were killed when
the shuttle exploded just after launching in January 1986 because of a faulty
O-ring on a rocket booster. Ron also
represented Betty Grissom, the widow
of astronaut Virgil “Gus” Grissom, who
was killed when the Apollo 1 command
module caught fire in a pre-launch test
for the lunar mission at Cape Kennedy
in Florida.
Ron has handled numerous types of
serious personal injury matters over the
years, including catastrophic aerospace
accidents, maritime accidents, aviation
accidents, trucking accidents, motor
vehicle accidents, workplace accidents,
and defective product injuries. A native
Texan, Ron received his bachelor’s degree in business administration and law
degree from the University of Texas at
Austin. He is board certified in personal
injury trial law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Ron has written numerous books and articles about various
facets of the law, and received numerous honors and awards, including being
listed as one of the “Best Lawyers in
America” since 1989, the No. 1 Personal Injury Trial Lawyer in Texas by Texas
Lawyer Magazine, and one of the seven
most successful lawyers in America by
Forbes Magazine.
He is a fellow with the American College of Trial Lawyers, former president of
the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, board member for the International
Society of Barristers, board member for
the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, president of the Houston chapter of
the American Board of Trial Advocates,
and member of the Inner Circle of Advocates, an invitation-only group limited to
the 100 best plaintiff lawyers in the U.S.
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State Bank is once again hosting our
annual AABA Christmas Reception on
December 8, 2016, in the Happy State
Bank lobby from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00
p.m. Please bring a stuffed animal
to the Christmas Reception for the
benefit of the Amarillo Fire and Police
Departments as well as The Bridge.
It will be a fun event and the stuffed
animals will bring some Christmas joy
to many
children
our area.
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and raised
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reflect during this Holiday Season not only on the year that
has passed, but also on the blessings that we have in our
lives. In the busy season of life in which I currently am
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(husband, father to young children, son, friend, partner, and
attorney), I have found that taking time to reflect on these
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many of you are in the same boat. If so, carve out some time
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a serious goal, anyways. But in the very next has a stated goal of out-doing me, and a they are engaged to be married in October.
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by the
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1970s, he
as President
Bar, went on to serve as the Director of the State Bar of Texas from
78, and became a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers in
d chairman of the Texas Bar Foundation 1980-1981. In 1984 he co-auhe “Texas Trial Notebook.” He served as Attorney-Mediator
a Board Member for the Texas
or Legal Ethics and Professionalism from 1978 to 1999.
Fishbowl Drawing
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Smith
and Rowley Law
P.O. Box
50787
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Award of Merit in 1995. He
ked tirelessly on the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct
Amarillo Area Bar Foundation Scholarships
tee.
The
Amarillo
Area Bar Foundation has awarded 3 scholarships
“I
am
pleased
to
announce
that
I
am
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of
$2,000
each
to
the following students:
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guide for all attorneys
in the areas mediation
of civility and
transitioning
to a full-time
Cole Brown from Turkey, Texas, a student at Texas Tech School
nalism. Harlow, along with Justice Eugene Cook, Fred Hagans, Blackie
of Law; Chase Robert Newsom from Amarillo, Texas, to begin this
of September
2013.”
and Judge Lamarpractice
McCorkle, as
worked
hard in 1988 to 1st,
develop
a docuFall at South Texas College of Law; and Eric Odom from Dimmit,
at could serve the administration of justice for many years. In 1994
Texas, a student at OU College of Law.
was appointed by State Bar President Jim Branton to chair a committee
ve the fifth anniversary of the creed and to make suggestions for imnt. In a 1994 Bar Journal article he wrote: “The creed is a covenant
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esses the philosophy and spirit of justice on which our country’s legal
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arlow has been honored by the Amarillo Area Bar Association with the
stice Charles Reynolds Lifetime Achievement Award. The award is givSamaritan Counseling Center is a faith-based counseling center
area lawyer or judge with a distinguished legal career who has made a
offering professional counseling to individuals and families in the
al contribution to the Amarillo Bar, the community, and the legal proTexas Panhandle.
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Suite 105
The award will 1800
be presented
to Harlow’s
family at the
Spring Institute
Bankruptcy
Amarillo, Texas 79102
Services available include:
• Marriage and Family Counseling
which will be held May
4, 2013 at the Amarillo Club.Business
•
Children’s
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arlow Sprouse was 806-373-5694
an accomplished trial lawyer, an expert in legal ethics,
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By Chief Justice Brian Quinn
The holiday season is upon us. During that time,
many over indulge in too much “cheer” and end up
testing the boundaries of our criminal laws. They should
remember that voluntary intoxication is not a defense
to the commission of a crime. And, in Ham v. State,
No. 07-15-00329-CR, 2016 Tex. App. LEXIS 7732 (Tex.
App.—Amarillo July 20, 2016), we held that it does not
even constitute evidence tending to negate the mens
rea of intentional or knowing. So, Ham, who was being
tried for murder for shooting someone in the head, was
not entitled to a jury instruction on the lesser-included
offense of manslaughter simply because he was drunk
when he pulled the trigger. Okay . . . I know its grim to
tie the holidays to crime, so let’s just say this one was
written for the Grinch among us.
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Let’s talk duress . . . no, not the kind that you feel
because you are working too hard to pay for Christmas
presents. I’m talking about contractual duress where
one agrees to something in response to a threat that
destroys the promisor’s free agency. In Park Plaza
Solo. LLC. v. Benchmark-Hereford, Inc., No. 07-1600004-CV, 2016 Tex. App. LEXIS 11487 (Tex. App.—
Amarillo October 24, 2016), the tenant said that he
was forced to pay a portion of the utilities because the
landlord threatened him with eviction. Well, the tenant
had agreed to pay utilities when he originally signed the
lease, and the record contained no evidence indicating
that he made that promise under any unlawful threat.
So, giving in to a threat to enforce a prior promise alone
was not evidence of duress. On a different matter
raised in Park . . . a litigant normally has the obligation
to object at trial to a defective question in a jury charge.
But, the failure to do so does not bar the party from
asserting in a post judgment motion that the question
was immaterial and the answer should be ignored.
Let’s end with a case on modifying a property
division in a final divorce decree. The lessons come
from Parrish v. Dunahoo, No. 07-15-00029-CV, 2016
Tex. App. LEXIS 11231 (Tex. App.—Amarillo October
14, 2016). First lesson. . . if the decree incorporates a
division to which the parties agreed, then it is contractual
and subject to interpretation under the same rules
applicable to interpreting a contract. Second lesson
. . . while the trial court retains jurisdiction to clarify
and enforce the division to which the parties agreed, it
cannot change it once the decree is final. In Parrish,
we concluded that the trial court improperly modified
the divorce decree. This was so because the parties
originally agreed that Parrish would pay a portion of his
military retirement to Dunahoo until the death of either
party or for 13 years and 4 months, whichever event
occurred first. In purporting to clarify the obligation, the
trial court dropped reference to 13 years and 4 months.
That, it could not do. I guess in a way, Parrish got
a Christmas present once the 13 years and 4 months
lapsed and could keep all his retirement.
With all sincerity . . . I do wish you a great Christmas
and New Year, and remember it’s not about presents.
aaYLa upDatE
By Shane Brooks
This past month we had our New
Lawyer Orientation and happy hour to
give the new blood in town a chance
to learn the ropes and meet some local
lawyers, judges and court personnel.
The happy hour at IDK was one of the
most well attended we’ve had to date.
We also held our annual Swearing In
Ceremony at the Court of Appeals
followed by a happy hour at the Amarillo
Club. 13 new lawyers were sworn in
and the ceremony and happy hour were
packed. Congrats again to all the new
lawyers. Further, many of us attended
the ABOTA sponsored CLE and happy
hour and learned a lot about their
organization and enjoyed some great
CLE. If you didn’t make any of these,
you certainly missed out. A big thank
you to ABOTA for their hospitality and to
those who helped make all these events
a success.
In other news, several of our young
lawyers have volunteered to participate
and assist Legal Aid with their clinics
recently. This is something the young
lawyers enjoy helping with and are
proud to be a part of. In this regard,
Legal Aid invited us to attend a luncheon
where we and others were recognized
for our service. We are very thankful for
the service Legal Aid provides to our
community and were honored to be
recognized at that event. If you want
to learn more about what Legal Aid
does, please contact them to find out
more and get involved. It is a rewarding
experience you won’t regret.
As for upcoming events, the
Amarillo Area Women’s Bar Association
and AAYLA are co-sponsoring a holiday
happy hour on December 15th at 5pm
upstairs at Crush for any and all lawyers
to attend and give a toast to the season
and spread some holiday cheer. Make
plans now to attend. If you have any
questions or want to learn more about
AAYLA, please contact me anytime
at [email protected] or
806.349.4717. Happy Holidays!
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