Eligibility

Sec. 61.952. ELIGIBILITY. To be eligible to receive repayment assistance, an attorney must: (1) apply to the board; (2) be a full-time employee of the eligible organization; and (3) be currently practicing in this state as an attorney employed by an organization that: (A) qualifies for an exemption from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, that is prohibited from providing representation in a class-action lawsuit; and (B) receives funds for providing legal services to indigent individuals from: (i) the Interest on Lawyers' Trust Accounts program administered by the Texas Equal Access to Justice Foundation; or (ii) the basic civil legal services account under Section 51.943, Government Code. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1320, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.