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I'm so board

By Shawn Matlock

Is being board certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization any different than saying you are a former prosecutor?  Does it make you a better attorney?  Is it any more than just a marketing ploy? I?ve tried enough cases, and pled out enough cases, and written enough briefs, and practiced long enough that I can consider applying for the opportunity to become board certified in criminal law.  But do I really want to?  Should I? It used to be mandated by the State Bar that you indicated if you were board certified, but if you were not, you also had to indicate that by saying something like ?Not certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.?  I never really liked that.  Perhaps that is why I convinced myself I should eventually become board certified...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Matlock Blog on February 15, 2009 (boomark / email).