Hays County Offers E-filing
Beginning March 1 attorneys in Hays and surrounding counties will have the ability to file civil documents in the Hays County Justice of the Peace Courts electronically through eFiling for Courts, a service developed by TexasOnline, the official Web site of the State of Texas and offered through the Hays County Justice Courts.
Electronic filing enables filers to submit civil documents online without printing, standing in line at the Justice Courts, or hiring a courier. Filers can send documents through a secure Web site 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week from any location. The electronic filing rules in Texas allow filers to submit most documents up to 11:59 p.m. and still meet the filing deadlines.
For more information, go to TexasOnline or to the Hays County Justice of the Peace Web site.
Phones for Haiti, Deadline Extended!
The Austin Bar has partnered with American Red Cross to help with the relief efforts in Haiti. Drop your old phones off at the Austin Bar office. ReCellular will give 100 percent of the phone value as a contribution to the American Red Cross.
Click here for more information on helping with relief efforts in Haiti.
Model Court Initiative Needs Your Help
Date: Thursday, March 4
Time: 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.
Location: Law Office of Rob Galvin, 815 Brazos St., Suite 400
The Travis County Model Court for Children and Families is in need of volunteers to help assemble goody bags for kids. Items to fill the bags have already been collected. They simply need volunteers to help put them together.
These treat bags will be distributed at the Model Court's "College Bound" event on Saturday, March 6. This is an effort to encourage children who have been abused or neglected to pursue higher education opportunities.
Drinks and light snacks will be provided. Please contact Leslie Strauch at lstrauch@law.utexas.edu or Rob Galvin at rob@galvinlaw.com with questions about this event.
Anatomy of an Administrative Hearing
Date: Friday, March 5
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Location: Austin Bar, 816 Congress Avenue, Suite 700
CLE: 6.25 hours including 1 hour of ethics
Cost: $105 for Section Members, $120 for Austin Bar Association Members, $150 for Non-Members
Click here for a registration brochure
RSVP to Michelle McFadyen at (512) 472-0279 or michelle@austinbar.org
For online CLE available throughout the year, Austin Bar members receive a discount at www.cleonline.com. Search for "Austin Bar" to find a wide range of seminars presented by the Austin Bar Association.
Spring Settlement Week, March 15 to 19
The Dispute Resolution Center, in collaboration with the Austin Bar Association, the Travis County district judges, and the County Court at Law judges, is holding Settlement Week from March 15 to 19. During two weeks each year, Settlement Week provides an opportunity for parties to settle their cases in a cost-effective manner with the aid of a trained, neutral mediator.
Click here for the Settlement Week informational letter and case submission sheet. If you would like to submit a case, please fill out and submit the case submission sheet to the DRC no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 26. Click here for more information on Settlement Week.
For specific questions regarding Settlement Week, please call Kris Donley, Executive Director of the DRC, at 279-1901 or Jason Snell at 477-5291.
