I attended the board of directors meeting of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association yesterday and am proud that TTLA’s annual convention is here in Fort Worth. This is in honor of the organization being founded here 70 years ago. It is always good to go to these state lawyers meetings and the national meeting of the American Association for Justice every few years to stay abreast of legal changes and catch up with trial attorneys.
In a fascinating historical aside, the convention headquarters are in the landmark Hilton Hotel, where TTLA was organized and where President Kennedy spent his last night before his tragic visit to Dallas in November 1963. Here is a photo of him giving an impromptu speech that morning to a crowd of thousands of people who had waited in the rain. I was in the fourth grade in Nashville and remember my teacher crying when she told us the sad news. 
I am at the educational seminar today and tomorrow to learn the latest developments in personal injury law and trial procedures.
It is my privilege to be a member of this organization that fights to protect the rights of the victims of preventable accidents and to make our state a safer and better place to live.