Tarrant County Bar Association Bar Bulletin (March/April 2019)

which significantly changed tort liability in Texas, especially in the area of medical liability.

Changing Legal Profession

Judge Wallach said that during his career he observed the practice of law transitioning “from a profession to a profit center.” He raised issue with the overriding concern for the billable hour and timekeeping. He believes that “it is time to get back to the practice of law being more of a profession.”

He said that “one of the things about being in a successful law firm is that you have to get to know your partners, and their families, and have genuine concern for them.”

Judge Wallach believes that older attorneys should mentor younger attorneys. “One of the things we need to do is encourage experienced attorneys to mentor young lawyers frequently and regularly. Mentoring has become a lost part of the profession.” The judge is also concerned over the future of the civil jury trial: “The ability to try a jury trial is becoming a lost art.” He believes that newer attorneys need to take time from their billable hours to come down and watch some of the better attorneys practicing in the court. “There is no substitute for watching great trial lawyers try real cases.”

Judge Wallach is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, and was recognized for twelve years as a Super Lawyer

by Texas Monthly Magazine and as a Top Attorney by Fort

Worth Magazine. He is a past president of the Texas Association of Defense Counsel, a past member of the Defense Research Institute, International Association of Defense Counsel, and Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel. He is a member the Texas Bar College, a Charter Fellow of the Tarrant County Bar Foundation and a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation.

Community Involvement

Judge Wallach and Susan have been married for 43 years.

They have three children, sons Landon and Tyler and daughter Carter, and four grandchildren, all of whom live in Tarrant County. Judge Wallach and Susan are active members of Bear Valley Community Church in Colleyville, where they live. Judge Wallach is also a member of Lions International, a Mason, and a past president of the local chapter of Shriners International. He also serves as a Member of the Board of Governors of Shriners Hospital for Children in Galveston. g

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MARCH/APRIL 2019

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