Johnson County Bar Association

The attorney members of the association are licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas and are well-qualified and available to represent clients seeking advice and/or representation in all areas of civil litigation, criminal defense, wills and probate, real estate, bankruptcy, family law, juvenile law, and traffic violations. These general areas of law include the following categories:

Estate Planning & Administration	Guardianships
Wills	Will Contest Litigation
Durable Power of Attorney	Medical Power of Attorney for Health Care
Physician's Directive

Civil Litigation (all types)	Business-to-Business Disputes
Auto Accidents	Homeowners Insurance
Bad Faith Insurance Cases	Contract Disputes
Mold Litigation	Partnership Disputes
Insurance Disputes	Employment Disputes
Real Estate Disputes	Personal Injury
Wage and Hour Disputes

Divorce	Child Custody
Adoption

Mediation

Criminal defense Felonies (all felony charges)	Criminal defense Misdemeanor (all type charges)

Business Law	Corporations
Sole Proprietorship/General Partnership	Limited Liability Company
Limited Partnership	Business Conversions
Arbitration

Please review the information on each attorney member for complete information for that attorney. The elected officers (President, Vice-President, and Secretary/Treasurer) volunteer their time to maintain the Association's benefits and community service. The officers are available to answer general questions about the Association, membership and services. However legal advice cannot be secured by contacting the officers unless the officers are privately retained in their capacity as your legal counsel. If you cannot find representation on a specific legal matter through arrangements with one of our members, the Texas Bar Association has a Lawyer Referral Service. The Texas Bar Association lawyer referral service can be contacted at 1-800-252-9690. History Our Association was established over 100 years ago as an organization of local attornets who met to socialize and exchange information between members and to improve the quality of representation of clients. The group's goal was to uphold the highest standards of the profession while at the same time be a vigorous advocate for each client. Our Mission To seek far and speedy resolution of disputes between parties; to improve services to clients. If a lawsuit was filed, the organization's goal is to seek a speedy and fair resolution; to improve the standards of professional conduct; to increase professional skills through regular continuing legal education; and to encourage and promute a better understanding of the legal profession by the public. Association Structure The Johnson County Bar Association's organizational year is from January 1 through December 31. The elected officers (President, Vice-President, and Secretary/Treasury) and members meet on the second Wednesday of each month at 12 noon at the West End Grill, 1629 W. Henderson in Cleburne. At the meetings, briefly Bar business is formally conducted, issues important to the local bar are informally discussed in open format. Usually, an interesting speaker is invited to give a short talk to the group. This year the President is Don Bonner (817-641-4055), the Vice-President is Kimberly Sykes (817-645-6628), and the Secretary/Treasurer is Brent Huffman (817-558-8888). Community In 2005 the Johnson County Bar Association established a scholarship to award $500 to a qualified senior high school graduate each year who intends to continue their education in college. Each year the Association awards the Gene B. Turner Award to a worthy association member who has shown a devoted interest in the law and the cause of justice to have rendered to the public and to the legal profession service of such an unusual nature as to merit special recognition. Attorney Gene B. Turner practiced law in Johnson County for more than fifty years and was well liked and respected by all who knew him.