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Week of March 1, 2010
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Hays County Offers E-filing Beginning Today
Beginning today 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 www.TexasOnline.com/eFiling or www.jp.co.hays.tx.us.
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Participate in LegalLine, March 2
Date: Tuesday, March 2
Time: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Location: Lawyer Referral Service of Central Texas, 816 Congress Ave., Suite 700
LegalLine, a community service sponsored by the Lawyer Referral Service of Central Texas, needs your help! Lawyer volunteers use the LRS office phones to answer simple legal questions, to provide brief anonymous legal advice, and to help callers determine whether a more in-depth legal consultation is needed. If more assistance is needed, callers are referred to LRS for a consultation with a lawyer or to other community service organizations for assistance.
To participate this week or any month, please contact Shawn Jamail at Shawn@austinbar.org.
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Austin Bar Association Night with the Austin Toros, March 2
Date: Tuesday, March 2
Time: CLE/Networking - 6:00 p.m.; Game - 7:30 p.m.
Location: Austin Convention Center, 500 E. Cesar Chavez
Speaker: Chris Gunter
Cost: Sideline Seats - $12; Floor Seats - $35
As the affiliate of the San Antonio Spurs, the Austin Toros would like to invite you to Austin Bar Night as they take on the Oklahoma City affiliated Tulsa 66ers. One ticket gets two events! Get to the game early for an official Austin Bar CLE/Networking event in the Bud Light Lounge.
For more information and to RSVP, contact Brian Hopkins at 236-8333 or bhopkins@austintoros.com. For CLE related questions, please contact Michelle McFadyen at 472-0279, x.111 or Michelle@austinbar.org.
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Model Court for Children and Families Needs Your Help, March 4
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 any questions about this event.
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Immigration Policy and the Political Landscape: Insider’s Analysis from the Beltway, March 9
Date: Tuesday, March 9
Time: noon
Location: Foster Quan, 100 Congress Ave. Suite 1500
Speaker: Stacy Burdett
Cost: Free or you may pay $10 for lunch
RSVP to Austin@adl.org by Monday, March 1.
Join Austin Anti-Defamation League's lobbyist Stacy Burdett for an informative session on immigration policy and a legislative update and outlook. Burdett is the ADL’s lead point person on advocacy for comprehensive immigration reform and the fight against anti-immigrant bigotry. She has testified before the US Congress and represented the ADL at numerous inter-governmental conferences.
Space is limited to 50 participants and reservations are required. Please RSVP by Monday, March 1. For more information, call Karen Gross at 249-7960.
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AYLA Seeks Donations for Toiletries Drive
AYLA is sponsoring a toiletries drive through March 19 to benefit both the clients of Caritas of Austin and the homeless and battered women who attend AYLA’s annual Women’s Resource Fair on March 27. The goal is simple: collect as many toiletries as possible for individuals who cannot afford the everyday luxury of shampoo, soap, toothpaste, cosmetics, etc. AYLA welcomes cash donations (made payable to the AYLA Foundation) and the following unopened items:
- shampoo and conditioner
- soap
- toothpaste and toothbrushes
- moisturizers
- cosmetics
- deodorant
- disposable razors
- other similar items
This is the time to get rid of those free hotel toiletries and cosmetics-counter samples. In a prior drive, AYLA collected more than 1,000 pounds of toiletries and $1,300 in cash. We need your help to do that again!
If your office has a collection sponsor, drop your donations off at your office as directed by your sponsor. If not, drop your donations off at the Austin Bar Association’s offices at 816 Congress Avenue, Suite 700. If you have any questions, contact Kennon Peterson at kennonpeterson@hotmail.com. Thanks in advance for your support!
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Get Your Game On, April - June
Do you have ball handling skills that would make Steve Nash jealous? Are you the big man under the basket? Maybe you're just looking for some friendly competition on the court with your colleagues. Either way, the Lawyers' Basketball League is back for the second year and you're being recruited to show off your mad game.
The league will run from April through June of this year and be comprised of practicing attorneys and law students (don't be intimidated by their younger legs). All teams will play at least six regular season games and be able to participate in a single-elimination tournament at the end of the season.
Click here for pricing information and to see how to register your team or yourself as a free agent.
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State Bar of Texas Announces 2010 Judicial Poll Results
The State Bar of Texas announced results of the statewide 2010 Judicial Poll. A PDF of the results is available here.
Members of the State Bar of Texas were given an opportunity to vote on candidates in their respective court of appeals races, as well as statewide races. Of 85,884 eligible voters, 13.74 percent (or 11,800 Texas lawyers) cast a ballot.
The results are in no way an endorsement of any candidate by the State Bar of Texas, its officers, directors, or staff. The results reflect the opinion of the individual lawyers who voted.
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Changes to MCLE Regulations and Accreditation Standards
Changes to the MCLE Regulations and Accreditation Standards for CLE Activities, which become effective June 2010 and June 2011, affect how attorneys will meet MCLE requirements. To view these changes, please click here.
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Upcoming Meetings
SECTIONS:
Wednesday, March 3 - Family Law Section Meeting
Wednesday, March 3 - Labor & Employment Law Section Meeting
Thursday, March 4 - Civil Appellate Section Meeting
Thursday, March 4 - Environmental Law Section Meeting
Thursday, March 4 - International Law Section Meeting
Monday, March 8 - Civil Litigation Section Meeting
Tuesday, March 9 - Real Estate Law Section Meeting
Thursday, March 11 - Financial Institutions Section Meeting
COMMITTEES:
The following Austin Bar Committees are meeting at the Austin Bar office, 816 Congress, Suite 700.
Parking is available in the adjacent garage, accessible from 9th Street. Please feel free to attend any that interest you.
Since lunch is provided, please RSVP by noon the previous day to Marissa@austinbar.org or call 472-0279 with your name and the name of the committee.
Wednesday, March 3 - Law Day Committee Meeting
Tuesday, March 9 - Women's Resource Fair Committee Meeting
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