Message fromThe Chair
I am honored to serve as the Chair of the State Bar of Texas School Law Section, and on behalf of the Section, I welcome you to our website.
It is often said at Section events but bears repeating that one of this Section’s greatest points of pride is its collegiality. Personally, I am grateful to practice with talented attorneys from all sides of the school law spectrum. Although our Section’s members’ practices vary in the representation of schools, colleges, employees, students, and parents, I am proud that our Section’s attorneys share the common goal of supporting educational opportunities for all Texans. As Chair, I am committed to fostering the collegial community borne from those who came before me so that future generations of school lawyers may have the same rewarding professional life that I have been lucky enough to experience.
I am excited that the feedback I received from the 2024 Retreat was overwhelmingly positive, especially regarding the efforts to provide speaking opportunities to newer members of our Section. To that end, I encourage all members to not only be involved in Section activities themselves, but to also find ways to get our newer members involved in Section activities. I believe that with a concerted effort, we can expand our Section’s membership and ensure that the Section continues thriving with each passing year.
In addition to the annual School Law Conference and Retreat, please be on the lookout for upcoming “Lunch Duty” CLE webinars. Our Immediate Past Chair, Giana Ortiz, spearheaded this initiative, which provides Section members with FREE CLE hours on school law topics during lunchtime. I encourage all Section members to register for these webinars.
If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions regarding the Section and our programming, please feel free to reach out to me anytime. I look forward to an incredible 2024-2025 term for the Section.
Yours truly,
Cory Rush
Section Chair 2024-2025
crush@snll-law.com
(713) 993-7066