Texas Association Of Civil Trial And Appellate Specialists

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The Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists was established in 1986 to promote the availability, accessibility and quality of the services of civil trial and appellate lawyers to the public. TACTAS provides service to the public interest and advances the standards of the legal profession in the area of civil trial and appellate practices. TACTAS members include only attorneys and judges who have obtained board certification in Civil Appellate Law, Civil Trial Law, or Personal Injury Trial Law. Through its years of professional service, TACTAS has promoted high standards in professionalism, established principles and networking resources, and has provided integrity and strength for its members.


All members are board certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

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Latest News

  • November 16, 2023

    MEETING NOTICE - "Lifetime of Excellence in Advocacy Award" CLICK HERE for info

  • October 19, 2023

    MEETING NOTICE - "BUSINESS COURTS AND THE 15TH COURT OF APPEALS: SPECIAL COURTS FOR SPECIAL PEOPLE OR COURTS WHOSE TIME HAS COME" CLICK HERE for info

  • September 21, 2023

    MEETING NOTICE - "CHATGPT: THE POSSIBILITIES AND THE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS" CLICK HERE for info

  • May 25, 2023

    MEETING NOTICE - "Judge of the Year Awards" CLICK HERE for info

  • April 20, 2023

    MEETING NOTICE - "The Chiefs vs. The AJs" CLICK HERE for info

  • February 16, 2023

    MEETING NOTICE - "TEN CASES EVERY TEXAS TRIAL LAWYER AND JUDGE SHOULD KNOW" CLICK HERE for info

  • January 19, 2023

    MEETING NOTICE - "ONE LIE SPOILS A THOUSAND TRUTHS: TRENDS AND QUESTIONS IN SPOLIATION CLAIMS SINCE BROOKSHIRE BROTHERS" CLICK HERE for info

  • November 30, 2022

    MEETING NOTICE - "Lifetime of Excellence in Advocacy Award" CLICK HERE for info

  • October 20, 2022

    MEETING NOTICE - "Judging in the Rearview Mirror- Private Practice Ahead" CLICK HERE for info

  • September 22, 2022

    MEETING NOTICE - "BACK TO THE BEGINNING: MARBURY V. MADISON AND THE ROOTS OF JUDICIAL REVIEW" CLICK HERE for info

  • May 26, 2022

    MEETING NOTICE - "Judge of the Year Awards" CLICK HERE for info

  • April 21, 2022

    MEETING NOTICE - "A PANEL DISCUSSION WITH THE ANDREWS V. BAYLOR UNIVERSITY JURORS" CLICK HERE for info

  • February 24, 2022

    MEETING NOTICE - "STRATEGIES FROM PERSONAL INJURY TRIAL TITANS: EVALUATING AND DEVELOPING YOUR CASE" CLICK HERE for info

  • January 20, 2022

    MEETING NOTICE - "Strategies from Appellate Titans: Persuasively Present Your Appeal" CLICK HERE for info

  • November 18, 2021

    MEETING NOTICE - "Lifetime of Excellence in Advocacy Award" CLICK HERE for info

  • October 21, 2021

    MEETING NOTICE - "THE EXPERTS DISCUSS HOW OUR PROFESSION IS CHANGING: APPLYING THE NEW DISCIPLINARY RULES TO REAL LIFE LAW PRACTICE" CLICK HERE for info

  • September 15, 2021

    MEETING NOTICE - "STRATEGIES FROM TRIAL TITANS: TRYING A CASE TO THE MODERN JURY OF THE 2020s"CLICK HERE for info

  • May 26, 2021

    MEETING NOTICE - "THE TIMES, THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’- New Developments and New Strategies for Litigation in Texas" (via Video Conference) CLICK HERE for info

  • April 15, 2021

    MEETING NOTICE - "A Discussion with Four of Our Newest Trial and Appellate Judges" (via Video Conference) CLICK HERE for info

  • March 18, 2021

    MEETING NOTICE - "Pattern Jury Charge Update – What to Know About Recent Changes to the PJC" (via Video Conference) CLICK HERE for info

  • February 18, 2021

    MEETING NOTICE - "The Times, They Are A-Changin’ - New Developments and New Strategies for Litigation in Texas" (via Video Conference) CLICK HERE for info

  • January 25, 2021

    MEETING NOTICE - "JUDICIAL SELECTION: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?" (via Video Conference) CLICK HERE for info

  • November 19, 2020

    MEETING NOTICE - "Lady Justice: Women of the Court" (via Video Conference) CLICK HERE for info

  • October 15, 2020

    MEETING NOTICE - "Attacks on the Independence of the Judiciary" (via Video Conference) CLICK HERE for info

  • September 17, 2020

    MEETING NOTICE - "Resuming Jury Trials During the COVID-19 Pandemic" (via Video Conference) CLICK HERE for info

  • May 21, 2020

    MEETING NOTICE - "Courthouse Update: Litigation in the Time of COVID-19" (via Video Conference) CLICK HERE for info

  • April 16, 2020

    MEETING NOTICE - "Legal Malpractice Update: Old Concepts & New Situations" (via Video Conference) CLICK HERE for info

  • March 26, 2020 - CANCELLED

    MEETING NOTICE - "Legal Malpractice Update: Old Concepts & New Situations" CLICK HERE for info

  • February 20, 2020

    MEETING NOTICE - "An Interview with Chief Justice Nathan Hecht – Thoughts and Perspectives from the Longest Serving Texas Supreme Court Justice in History" CLICK HERE for info

  • January 16, 2020

    MEETING NOTICE - "What You Need to Know About Litigation Finance" CLICK HERE for info

  • November 21, 2019

    MEETING NOTICE - "TACTAS Lifetime of Excellence in Advocacy Award" CLICK HERE for info

  • October 17, 2019

    MEETING NOTICE - "A Year (Almost) on the Houston Courts of Appeals: A Panel Discussion with Some of the Newest Court of Appeals Justices" CLICK HERE for info

  • September 19, 2019 - CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER

    MEETING NOTICE - "What You Need to Know About Litigation Finance" CLICK HERE for info

  • May 23, 2019

    MEETING NOTICE - "Judge of The Year Awards" CLICK HERE for info

  • April 18, 2019

    MEETING NOTICE - "The Fifth Amendment for Civil Lawyers: Protect Your Clients and Yourself" CLICK HERE for info

  • February 21, 2019

    MEETING NOTICE - "A Panel Discussion with Harris County’s Newest District Court Judges: Hon. Scot Dollinger, Hon. Tanya Garrison, Hon. LaTosha Payne and Hon. Cory Sepolio" CLICK HERE for info

  • January 17, 2019

    MEETING NOTICE - "The Ethics of Dealing with Opposing Counsel in a Contentious World" CLICK HERE for info

  • November 28, 2018

    MEETING NOTICE - "Lifetime of Excellence in Advocacy Award" CLICK HERE for info

  • October 25, 2018

    MEETING NOTICE - "The Anti-SLAPP Statute: Soup to Nuts to Ethics" CLICK HERE for info

  • September 20, 2018

    MEETING NOTICE - "Jury Persuasion in the Age of Social Media" CLICK HERE for info

  • May 24, 2018

    MEETING NOTICE - "Judge of the Year Awards" CLICK HERE for info

  • April 19, 2018

    MEETING NOTICE - "A Panel Discussion with the Gomez v. Memorial Hermann Hospital System Jurors" CLICK HERE for info

  • February 15, 2018

    MEETING NOTICE - "Improving Discovery Practice in Federal Court: We Should, We Can, and Therefore, We Must" CLICK HERE for info

  • January 18, 2018

    MEETING NOTICE - "Reflections on the Bench" CLICK HERE for info

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