The Texas Center For Legal Ethics
The Texas Center For Legal Ethics's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $30,769 for Jonathan Smaby, Exec Director (FY 2024). Column F can include amounts from the filing and related organizations.
After indexing supported filing years to 2025 comparison dollars, the subject figure is $31,579. It is higher than the D + F figure for 8 of 130 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (I80), nationwide + size band 0.67–1.5× revenue (approximately 6%; median $104,536). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.
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Actual selection tier: Same NTEE sector (I80), nationwide + size band 0.67–1.5× revenue. Displayed D + F figures from supported filing years are indexed to 2025 comparison dollars with BLS CPI-U; a nationwide tier also uses 2024 BEA RPP as a consumer price-level proxy when both the subject and peer have supported state codes. Unsupported state codes receive no interstate adjustment. Comparison values can differ from the raw filing. Column F may include related-organization amounts.
| Organization | State | Revenue | D + F (2025 dollars) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Second Look Project | DC | $809,566 | $47,176 |
| Guardian Partners | OR | $814,665 | $121,176 |
| Charleston Legal Access | SC | $809,381 | $87,055 |
| National Board Of Trial Advocacy In | MA | $797,885 | $97,814 |
| Southwest Detroit Immigrant And Refugee Center | MI | $830,407 | $82,873 |
| 6th Judicial District Casa Pro | ID | $790,077 | $53,804 |
| Forensic Justice Project | OR | $836,459 | $143,880 |
| Asian Pacific American Legal | DC | $841,129 | $114,792 |
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