Who decides which lawyers in Texas are Board Certified?

A: Lawyers in Texas may achieve Board Certification in many different areas of the law, including Personal Injury Trial Law.

The Texas Board of Legal Specialization ("TBLS") decides which attorneys in Texas may become Board Certified.

The TBLS was created by the Supreme Court of Texas in 1974.  Its members are appointed by the President of the State Bar of Texas.

In order to become Board Certified, Texas attorneys must meet various requirements.  For an explanation of these requirements, please review this V&B Frequent Question.

What is important about this is that to become Board Certified, attorneys must go through an extensive process and meet many requirements set forth by a committee established by the Supreme Court of Texas.  Board Certification is the most important certification a Texas attorney can have.

Almost all other types of attorney certifications or designations can be obtained by an attorney simply by purchasing them.  This is definitely not the case with Board Certification.