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Week of March 9, 2009
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Bench Bar 2009, April 17
Date: Friday, April 17
Location: Austin Country Club, 4408 Long Champ Drive
Time:8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with happy hour and AYLA Birthday Bash following
Cost: Austin Bar/AYLA Members - $225; Non-Austin Bar/AYLA Members - $325; Wednesday Cooking Class - $75; Thursday Golf Tournament - $140; Thursday Wine Tasting - $50
Bench Bar is back with 6.0 hours of MCLE and plenty of entertainment. The Austin Bar has arranged for breakout sessions featuring panels covering bankruptcy basics to mandatory blood tests in DWI cases to preemption issues.
As always, there will also be opportunities to have some fun! Attendees may choose to take part in a Global Cuisine Hands-On Cooking Class at Whole Foods, the Rainmaker Golf Classic at Barton Creek Resort, and a happy hour honoring Austin's newest judges. And don't forget about AYLA 50th Birthday Bash following the end of Bench Bar on Friday.
For more information on Bench Bar 2009, click here. You may click here to register online or download a registration form here.
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Hit the Links with AYLA, March 13
Date: Friday, March 13
Location: Lost Creek Country Club, 2612 Lost Creek Blvd.
Time:Registration - noon; Shotgun Start - 1:00 p.m.; After Party - 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
RSVP to Pam at Pam.Staulcup.com or 892-1205 x104 by Wednesday, March 11.
AYLA invites you a friendly round of 18 holes this Friday. This free event is open to AYLA members only and RSVP is required by this Wednesday, March 11.
Please join AYLA after your game for scrumptious food and spirits. Go ahead and cut loose from work a little early this Friday. You deserve it!
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Swearing-in Ceremony for Leon Grizzard, March 13
Date: Friday, March 13
Location: Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center, 331st District Courtroom, 9th floor
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Please join us in welcoming Leon Grizzard to the bench as Criminal Court Magistrate. A reception will be held following the ceremony, and judges are requested to wear their robes for the event.
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Recognize a Fellow Attorney by March 13
Here's your chance to acknowledge a fellow attorney who always rises to the occasion. The Austin Bar Association is seeking nominations for two awards that will be presented at our annual Law Day Banquet on Thursday, May 7.
Regina Rogoff Award
The Regina Rogoff Award is given annually to an attorney in Travis County that has demonstrated outstanding service in the public/non-profit sector. This award was created as a lasting tribute to the career achievements of Regina Rogoff, who started with Legal Aid in 1973 and was Executive Director for 19 years.
The Professionalism Award
The Professionalism Award is presented by the Austin Bar Association and Texas Center for Professionalism to a local lawyer who best exemplifies, by conduct and character, truly professional traits, who others in the bar seek to emulate, and who all in the bar admire.
Please send nominations by Friday, March 14 to DeLaine Ward at Delaine@austinbar.org or Austin Bar Association, 816 Congress Ave., Suite 700, Austin, Texas 78701
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AYLA Seeking Nominations for Annual Awards
AYLA presents the Liberty Bell Award to an outstanding non-lawyer who has made a selfless contribution to his or her community to strengthen the effectiveness of the American system of justice by instilling better understanding and appreciation of the law.
The Outstanding Young Lawyer Award is presented to a young lawyer who best demonstrates professional proficiency, service to the profession, and service to the community.
Please send nominations for the AYLA Awards to Debbie Kelly at Debbie@austinbar.org by Friday, March 13. For a nomination form, please visit www.ayla.org.
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Austin Bar Association's Annual Blood Drive, March 24
Date: Tuesday, March 24
Location: Austin Bar Association, 816 Congress Ave., Suite 700
It's that time of year again! It's time for Austin Bar members to roll up their sleeves and get to work donating blood. Please follow the simple instructions below to sign-up today.
Visit www.lonestardonor.com.
Click on the appropriate log-in type:
- Quick Log-in – for those with a user name and password
- Returning Donor – you've given blood previously through the Blood Center of Central Texas but haven't used the online service before, or
- I want to become a Donor – you have never given blood through the Blood Center of Central Texas
Once you have logged in, use the "Find a Drive" function: type in Austin Bar and click the Search button. The search results page should list only the Austin Bar Association Conference Room on Tuesday, March 24. Click on "Austin Bar Association Conference Room." This will take you to the list of times available to donate blood. Click on the time you would like to donate. If it asks for a sponsor code, use "Austin bar."
Please call the Austin Bar at 472-0279 if you have any trouble.
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Upcoming Meetings
SECTIONS:
Tuesday, March 10 - Real Estate Law Section CLE
Wednesday, March 11 - International Law Section CLE
Thursday, March 12 - Financial Institutions Section CLE
Wednesday, March 18 - Administrative Law Section Meeting
Friday, March 20 - Estate Planning & Probate 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 Mollie@austinbar.org or call 472-0279 with your name and the name of the committee.
Tuesday, March 10 - Legal Build Committee Meeting
Thursday, March 12 - Austin Bar Nominating Committee Meeting
Thursday, March 19 - People's Law School Committee Meeting
Friday, March 20 - Women's Resource Fair Committee Meeting
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