Areas of practice which allow specialization

What are the areas of specialization in Texas?

There are twenty areas of practice which allow specialization:

· Administrative,

· Business Bankruptcy,

· Civil Appellate,

· Civil Trial,

· Consumer Bankruptcy,

· Consumer and Commercial,

· Criminal,

· Estate Planning and Probate,

· Family,

· Health,

· Immigration and Nationality,

· Juvenile,

· Labor and Employment,

· Oil, Gas and Mineral,

· Personal Injury Trial,

· Commercial Real Estate,

· Residential Real Estate,

· Farm and Ranch Real Estate,

· Tax and Workers' Compensation Law..

To become Board Certified in a specialty area, an attorney must have:

· Been licensed to practice law for at least five years;

· Devoted a required percentage of practice to a specialty area for at least three years;

· Handled a wide variety of matters in the area to demonstrate experience and involvement;

· Attended continuing education seminars regularly to keep legal training up to date;

· Been evaluated by fellow lawyers and judges;

· Passed a 6-hour written examination.

For more information see the web site for the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.