The Thomas More Society of Galveston-Houston Presents

  • January 16, 2025

    With the Houston Chapter of the Christian Legal Society

11:45 am to 1:00 pm

A Talk with Judge Frank Rynd

We will hear from Judge Frank Rynd, the current in-house counsel for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston and former in-house counsel for the Houston Astros.

Sanders Room, Christ Church Cathedral, 1117 Texas Avenue, Houston, TX 77002

The event is $15 and includes lunch. The event is free for law students.

Please RSVP by January 13, 2025, to rory.hatch@klgates.com.

 Free parking is available in the church's parking garage on San Jacinto (between Texas and Prairie streets). 

We will meet in the Sanders Room, which is the same entrance as the Cathedral bookstore to the right of the courtyard on Texas Street. Please hit the buzzer to be admitted, and you will go up the stairs to the right.   

  • RESCHEDULED: February 5, 2025

12:15 to 1:15 p.m.

A Discussion of Legal Ethics and the Prayer to St. Thomas More 

Panelists: Richard Hogan, Brock Akers, Fr. Jerome Jung

Moderator: George Diaz-Arrastia

The panel will discuss the principles of legal ethics contained in the Prayer to St. Thomas More, how they are reflected in the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct and the Texas Lawyer’s Creed, and how the Prayer and the life of St. Thomas More inform howe to be a “good lawyer” and how to have a good life practicing law.

Holy Cross Chapel, Second Floor

905 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77002

RSVP to admin@stmshouston.org

Approved for 0.75 hours CLE ethics credit

                   


St. Thomas More Society Program Sponsors

Platinum

Michael T. Adams

Richard A. Husseini

Beck Redden LLP

Gold

Michael Massengale

Silver

Katherine Bashinski

Bronze

Amy Nelson

David Gutierrez

Jordyn Van Der Veen

Joseph Aquila