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The Texas Aggie Bar Association will host a happy hour in Dallas at Mario Sabino's on February 16, 2012, from 6 - 8 p.m.  Come out for some networking, Ol' Army Good Bull stories, and the first adult beverage on the TABA.

We hope to see you there!

Mario Sabino’s

5404 Lemmon Avenue

Dallas, Texas 75209

Directions:  http://g.co/maps/ehcms

Law Students, Spouses and Significant Others welcome!

The Texas Aggie Bar Association is proud to announce that James A. Creel '69 has been named the 2012 Aggie Lawyer of the Year.

Mr. Creel has practiced law for over 35 years and currently practices at Brackett & Ellis, P.C., in Fort Worth, Texas.  He specializes in tax law and is a leader in the legal community as well as a dedicated supporter of Texas A&M University.  Over the years, Mr. Creel has served as President of the Association of Former Students, President of the Fort Worth/Tarrant County A&M Club, and Chairman and Trustee of the Texas A&M Foundation.

Mr. Creel is a 1969 graduate of Texas A&M University, where he was a Ross Volunteer and a Distinguished Student.  After graduation, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army where he served as an Artillery Officer.  He graduated from the University of Texas School of Law in 1972 and practiced with Price Waterhouse and Company for several years upon receiving his law degree.  Mr. Creel is a Certified Public Accountant and has been Board Certified in Tax Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization for over 25 years.  As a long-time member of the Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Mr. Creel has served on the Board of Deacons and is a former Chairman of the Board.  He has also served as Director of the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association and Chairman of the Board for the Lighthouse for the Blind of Fort Worth.

Mr. Creel is extremely proud that every member of his immediate family has earned a degree from Texas A&M University:  Bonnie Creel ’10 (wife), Mary Katherine Stout ’00 (daughter), and Matt Creel ’10 (son).

The Texas Aggie Bar Association would like to congratulate all of the nominees and finalists for this award.  You make us all proud to be Aggie lawyers.

We hope to see you all at the Annual Conference.  Register today at www.aggielaw.org.

On August 4, 2011, several Aggie lawyers gathered at the offices of McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore in Austin, Texas, to network with fellow Ags and share legal war stories, Aggie football predictions (11-1), and all around good bull.  Thanks to April Lucas ‘01 of McGinnis, Lochridge and Kilgore for hosting a successful TABA happy hour.  

On March 5, 2011, at the Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center in College Station, Texas, the Texas Aggie Bar Association held its 2011 Annual Conference. The Conference included a morning of CLE presentations by well known experts on a variety of topics designed to provide every practioner with the background he or she needs to recognize a client's legal problems and help the client obtain appropriate legal services. Presenters included Thomas C. Fitzhugh, III ('71), Francisco Maldonado ('99), Amanda Doslich ('02), Kelly Garrett Thorman ('94), and Kelly Jones ('83). In addition, Kirk McKinnon from the International Justice Mission spoke on how lawyers can use their knowledge overseas to help create and enforce human rights in developing countries.

The TABA Annual Conference included its annual awards dinner where it awarded its 2011 TABA Aggie Lawyer of the year to Bob Surovik as well as several scholarships to A&M students entering law school. 

The Saturday events were preceded by a Friday night social dinner at the Corner Bar in College Station.