According to TBLS, the term "Legislative and Campaign Law" is defined as "the practice of law dealing with the functioning of legislative institutions, the funding, and operations of campaigns for public office and on ballot-measures, public integrity, the regulation and practice of professional advocacy, the funding and conduct of elections, the conduct of public officials, government transparency, appropriations, and related constitutional issues.
In Texas, attorneys can become board certified in Legislative and Campaign Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. For this specialty, the certification program was launched in 2020. According to TBLS's Standards for Attorney Certification, the term "Legislative and Campaign Law" is defined as the "practice of law dealing with the functioning of legislative institutions, the funding and operations of campaigns for public office and on ballot measures, public integrity, the regulation and practice of professional advocacy, the funding and conduct of elections, the conduct of public officials, government transparency, appropriations, and related constitutional issues."
Lawyer Legion maintains a directory of board-certified legislative and campaign law specialists in Texas along with a broader directory of board-certified and non-certified lawyers in Texas and across the United States. Although not all qualified Legislative and Campaign Law attorneys are board-certified, attorneys who have earned their status as certified specialists have taken the extra step of submitting to evaluation.
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Use this directory to connect with lawyers who are board-certified specialists in Legislative and Campaign Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Start by choosing your county from the list below.
To become board certified in Legislative and Campaign Law, the attorney must devote a minimum required percentage of time practicing in a specialty area each year.
The attorney must devote a minimum of 30% of his or her time practicing legislative and campaign law in Texas during each year of the three years immediately preceding application.
the required percentage during each year of the 3 years immediately preceding application. The board certified attorney must devote the required percentage during each year of certification.
Categories for task requirements in Legislative and Campaign Law include:
