The Austin Bar Association/AYLA office will be closed Monday, Feb. 20 in observance of Presidents' Day.

A monthly education and support group for lawyers, judges, and law students seeking help or support while healing from depression, addiction, job stress, anxiety, and other mental health issues.

Time: Noon to 1:15 p.m.
Location: Austin Bar Association, 816 Congress Ave., 3rd Floor, Bluebonnet Room (free parking, parking garage entrance on the righthand side of 9th Street, just after the light at Colorado)

Topic: The Brain Game - How to Beat Stress, Stay Healthy, and Improve Your Mood with Food
Speaker: Rozana Zaifer-Sims, Psy.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Are you stressed out from navigating the constant demands from your professional and personal responsibilities? When we become overwhelmed, we tend to act out - whether we overindulge our feelings with our food choices, or restrict our intake in a more harsh and punitive manner. Regardless of our coping repertoires, the emotional effects of anxiety will wreak havoc on our psyche and within our relationships. Come join Dr. Rozana Zaifer-Sims, a local clinical psychologist who specializes in eating disorders, discuss the importance of these timely topics and offer strategies to increase both awareness and action.

Meetings are confidential and held monthly on the last Thursday of each month (except for November, due to Thanksgiving). For more information, call Texas Lawyers Assistance Program at 800-343-8527.

Time:  1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and reception to follow
Location:  Austin Bar Association, 816 Congress Ave., Suite 700
Topic & Speakers:

Welcoming Remarks
D. Todd Smith, Smith Law Group

Lessons From a Year on the Bench
The Honorable Amy Clark Meachum, 201st District Court
The Honorable Tim Sulak, 353rd District Court

Advertising and Barratry in the Age of Social Media
Gene Major, Director, Advertising Review, State Bar of Texas
Xavier Medina, Law Office of Xavier G. Medina

Office Automation and the Reduced‐Paper Office
Gerry Morris, Law Office of E. G. Morris

Negotiating Strategies and Routes to Conflict Resolution
Julia Benkoski, Attorney and Mediator
Arturo M. Aviles, Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney

Practice Management in Tough Economic Times
David Gonzalez, Sumpter & Gonzalez

CLE: 3.5  hours including 1.0 hours Ethics
Cost:  $49 for Section Members, $69 Non-Members, and free for the first 25 Law Students to sign up
RSVP to  Diana Aguilar at  diana@austinbar.org or 472-0279, x111.

Click here for Registration Form and complete Program Schedule.

You're invited to an evening of hors d'oeuvres, beverages and wonderful conversations with many distinguished members of the Austin judiciary and for the presentation of the Mary Pearl Williams Scholarship and the Margaret Cooper Scholarship to two local outstanding law students.

Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Green Pastures Restaurant, 811 W. Live Oak St.
Cost: Free to TCWLA members
Visit www.tcwla.org for more information.

The Travis County Women Lawyers' Association is now accepting nominations for their 2012 Attorney Awards. Please submit nominations to Cindy Connolly at cconnolly@scottdoug.com by March 1, 2012.

Click here for the nomination form.

Time: noon
Location:  Austin Bar Association, 816 Congress Avenue, Suite 700
Topic:  Social Media in the Workplace
Speakers:  Steve Mierl, Attorney and co-founder of Cornell, Smith & Mierl
CLE:  1 hour credit
Cost:  Free. Open only to members of the Austin Bar Association.
RSVP to Marissa Lara-Arebalo at 472-0279, x100 or marissa@austinbar.org.