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Week of August 2, 2010
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Seeking Helpful 'Habaneros' for Gala 2010: A Night in Havana
This year's Gala Committee is already looking for helpful 'Habaneros' that would be interested in serving on the Austin Bar and AYLA Gala Auction Committee. This team will solicit donations ranging from adventurous to luxurious to relaxing for the Silent and Live Auctions.
We appreciate all the effort of our attorney volunteers. The annual Austin Bar Foundation Gala is an integral fundraiser that finances the many community oriented projects of the Austin Bar Association. Without the generous amount of time and donations made by members like yourself, the Gala could not continue to be the success it has been in years past.
If you are interested in participating, please e-mail Debbie Kelly at debbie@austinbar.org.
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Clean Out the Pantry - "Food From the Bar" Anti-Hunger Program Needs Help!
Texas Women Lawyers, along with the Travis County Women Lawyers Association, is working together to raise over $10,000 in donations of cash or food to benefit the Capital Area Food Bank. The need for emergency food assistance in Central Texas has grown 60 percent this year. The second annual "Food From the Bar" campaign will provide food for children during the summer months when no subsidized school lunches are offered.
Every dollar and can counts! The most needed nonperishable items are canned tuna, stew, and chili in pop-top containers; canned green beans and corn; pasta and pasta sauce; pinto beans and rice; healthy cereal; peanut butter; ready-to-eat baby formula, and baby food. In addition to the food drive, donations are appreciated. The Food Bank can provide 5 nutritious meals for every $1 received.
Through August 6, nonperishable items can be dropped off at the Austin Bar Association office, 816 Congress Ave., Suite 700; Castle Hill Fitness; and various law firms around town. Financial donations to the Capital Area Food Bank are tax-deductible and can be made online here.
For a list of participating law firms, click here. For more information, please contact Susan Morrison at 441-1411 or susan_morrison@lawyer.com.
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7th Annual Meet the Lender Business Loan Fair, August 5
Date: Thursday, August 5
Time: 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Location: Palmer Event Center, 900 Barton Spring Rd.
Cost: Free admission, parking, and no-cost classes
The City of Austin Small Business Development Program is hosting its 7th annual Meet the Lender business loan fair. Get to know dozens of banks, community lenders, and other investors. As you take your business from booth to booth, you'll learn how to secure financing and start forming those critical relationships with lenders. BizAid© and BizOpen© Orientation classes are offered during the fair.
For more information on Meet the Lender, call 974-7800 or view a video clip at www.youtube.com/SmallBizAustin. Visit the SBDP Classes and Events page at www.AustinSmallBiz.org to register for free BizAid© and BizOpen© Orientation classes.
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Austin Legal Professionals Association's CLE Luncheon, August 10
Date: Tuesday, August 10
Time: noon to 1 p.m.
Location: Austin Bar Association, 816 Congress Ave., Suite 700
Topic: How to Protect Clients from Themselves
Speaker: Rick Ybarra
Join the Austin Legal Professionals Association (formerly the Austin LSA) for an informative and helpful CLE luncheon. For more details, please contact Trudy Rush at 703-5082 or e-mail trush@thompsoncoe.com.
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Members Only Social Networking Lunch, August 12
Date: Thursday, August 12
Time: noon
Location: Green Pastures Restaurant, 811 W. Live Oak St.
Hosted by: David Whittlesey
Cost: $21. Advanced reservations are required, and no-shows will be billed.
Looking to get more involved in the Austin Bar? Would you like to meet some new Austin Bar members? As the latest Austin Bar member benefit program, this monthly social lunch hour is the perfect place for new and seasoned members to come together and make the most of their membership.
RSVP to Michelle McFadyen at 472-0279, x111 or michelle@austinbar.org.
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Mark Your Calendar - 3rd Session of the Veterans' Project, August 30
Date: Monday, August 30
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Location: VA Outpatient Clinic, 2901 Montopolis Dr., Room 210
Over 120 veterans were assisted in the first two sessions of the Veterans' Project. With your support, we will help many more at our next legal assistance clinic in August.
We urge attorney volunteers to sign up now for the next session in a few weeks. We seek those who handle traffic tickets, criminal law, family law, bankruptcy, or wills/estate planning, to help these veterans in need. We especially need more attorney volunteers to assist with criminal law and bankruptcy situations for the upcoming clinic!
If you are interested in participating, please contact Debbie Kelly at 472-0279, x105 or e-mail debbie@austinbar.org.
Special thanks to our July volunteers - Richard Pena, Walquiria Sanchez, Phil Friday, Phil Svahn, Kathleen Graham, Frank Brown, Randy Howry, Anna Marie Mendez, Patsy Nichols, Laurie Higginbotham, Olga Seelig, Claude Ducloux, Tina Fernandez, and Jessica Lovejoy!
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Prepare for Settlement Month, September 20 - October 31
The Dispute Resolution Center, in collaboration with the Travis County district judges, the County Court at Law judges, and the Austin Bar Association, is holding Settlement Month from September 20 – October 31, which gives people a chance to settle their cases in a cost-effective manner with the aid of a trained, neutral mediator.
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, September 3, 2010. The $25 administrative fee (checks made payable to the Dispute Resolution Center) should be delivered to the DRC with the Case Submission Sheet for proper processing.
Settlement Month packages are available by clicking here or from the following locations:
- Dispute Resolution Center office, 5407 North IH-35, Suite 410
- Austin Bar office, 816 Congress Ave., Suite 700
- Heman Marion Sweatt Travis County Courthouse, 1000 Guadalupe, first floor information desk
- Julia Benkoski, Co-Chair of Settlement Month Committee, at the Law Office of Julia G. Benkoski, Barton Oaks Plaza One, 901 S. Mopac Expressway, Suite 300
Attorney mediators are also needed to volunteer in this public service project. If interested, click here to access the Mediator Application Form. Fill out and return to the DRC no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, August 27, 2010.
For questions regarding the Settlement Month forms, please contact Rita Rancken of the DRC at 371-0033.
For more information or questions about Settlement Month, please Kris Donley, Executive Director of the DRC, at 279-1901; Charlie Cannon, Settlement Month Co-Chair, at 372-2469; or Julia Benkoski, Settlement Month Co-Chair, at 329-0491.
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Texas Advanced Paralegal Seminar, September 29 - October 1, 2010
Date: Wednesday, September 29 - Friday, October 1,2010
Location: DoubleTree Hotel, 6505 IH-35 North
Come to the largest CLE event exclusively for Texas paralegals. The Paralegal Division of the State Bar of Texas is sponsoring its 12th annual Texas Advanced Paralegal Seminar in Austin, Texas at the DoubleTree Hotel in North Austin. This program is a three-day multi-track CLE seminar that includes advanced CLE, networking opportunities, and entertainment.
There will be approximately 65 speakers presenting advanced CLE in a variety of specialties. Paralegals can obtain up to 14 hours of CLE (including 4 hours of ethics) in a matter of days. Networking events for its attendees will be plentiful with CLE sessions, breaks, socials, and a luncheon throughout the seminar. Explore the exhibit hall on Thursday with vendors offering services targeted specifically to paralegals and attorneys.
The State Bar of Texas Paralegal Division will host socials on Wednesday and Thursday with door prizes given throughout each evening, and a luncheon on Friday with a keynote CLE speaker and a grand prize totaling $1,500 being awarded to three attendees.
Register now online. For more information or questions, please e-mail Michele Flowers Brooks at ymfbrooks@gmail.com or mbrooks@tmlirp.org.
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Women Attorneys - Ready To Be One of the DirectWomen? February 9-11, 2011
DirectWomen is the only program specifically designed to identify, develop, and support a select group of accomplished women attorneys to become qualified directors sought out by the boards of U.S. companies. This is accomplished through the DirectWomen Board Institute program, supported by the American Bar Association and Catalyst, Inc.
Approximately 20 women attorneys will be selected for the fourth annual session, to be held February 9-11, 2011 at the Waldolph Astoria in New York City. The Institute faculty features leading experts on corporate governance and experienced directors. The program covers topics including the role and work of nominating and corporate governance committees, the evolving nature of shareholder relations, the strategic role of audit committees and the role of executive search firms in board searches. In addition, the Institute affords participants the opportunity to network with DirectWomen alumnae and honorees as well as top representatives of executive search firms.
To be or to recommend a candidate for the Class of 2011 DirectWomen Board Institute program, e-mail submission name(s) and contact information to directwomen2011@gmail.com. Visit www.directwomen.org for more information about DirectWomen and the Board Institute program.
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Featured Member Benefit: Austin Bar Career Center Offers New Job Flash
Looking for a change of pace? Needing to hire someone new for your office? The Austin Bar Career Center is a great place to start your search for that new job or fresh talent. Click here to start your search.
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Upcoming Meetings
SECTIONS:
There are no section meetings at this time.
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, x100 with your name and the name of the committee.
There are no committee meetings at the time.
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