Wednesday, January 31, 2018

State Bar of Texas Considering New Information Request Policy


An accomplished attorney with over a decade of experience in insurance civil litigation, Anastacio “Trae” Mindiola has worked with clients out of his private law practice in Houston, Texas, since 2011. Active in his local legal community, Anastacio Mindiola maintains membership in the State Bar of Texas

In January of 2018, the Board of Directors for the State Bar of Texas began considering a new policy that will create a new procedure for handling internal information requests from officers and directors of the organization. The new policy would only apply to information not already covered by the Texas Public Information Act.

According to State Bar president Tom Vick, the organization does not currently have a uniform policy in place that governs the flow of this information, particularly when the executive director may have certain misgivings about the public release of certain information. Vick says the new policy would promote greater transparency in the organization while also giving the executive director final say over whether or not a particular piece of information should be released.

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

ABA Releases New Book All About PDFs


An attorney based in Houston, Texas, Anastacio Mindiola has worked at his own law firm since 2011, helping clients deal with contract, insurance, and other civil disputes. Alongside his everyday litigation work, Anastacio “Trae” Mindiola stays active in his profession through membership in the American Bar Association. 

The Portable Document Format (PDF) has long been the industry standard in the business and legal professions for transmitting and storing digital documents. Most court systems also make use of PDF in their electronic filing procedures. With this in mind, the American Bar Association has released a new book aimed at helping law practices learn how to work with the PDF format more effectively. 

In “The Ultimate Guide to Adobe Acrobat DC,” the book’s authors, Daniel J. Siegel and Pamela A. Myers, help novices learn how to share and send PDFs, redact sensitive information, and navigate the revision process with colleagues. The book is available for purchase in the ABA online bookstore at shopaba.org.