The first episode of Stop the Stigma is out now. We interview Austin attorney Eileen Lawrence about her experience with depression. 

Watch and subscribe on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BdDsfYYk4SA?si=5qkYNpLca_1FoCRH

Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/depression-is-a-really-good-liar/id1681607368?i=1000665448324

Listen and subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Pdg4CWvQwmzDKGyR8Evx5?si=6219c97087a34c1b

 

We need YOUR help to honor members of the Austin Bar and the Austin legal community with the following awards:

Learn more about these awards here.

Click here to submit a nomination. 

Nominations are due by September 15.

James Parker McCollough passed away on Oct. 31, 2024. Read his obituary here.

Dan Sharp has passed away. Read his obituary here. A celebration of Dan’s life will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 5, 2024, at Hyde Park Baptist Church Chapel, 3901 Speedway, Austin, Texas 78751. Visitation will immediately precede the service beginning at 9:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you consider a contribution in Dan’s memory to the Children’s Advocacy Center of Central Texas (cacct.com), ABC House/The Children’s Advocacy Center serving Benton & Linn Counties and based in Albany, Oregon (abchouse.org), or Grand Companions in Fort Davis, Texas (grandcompanions.org).

The Mentorship Committee is excited to announce the next event in our series of judges meeting with young lawyers!

Attorneys licensed five years or less are invited to attend a lunch with Travis County Associate Court Judge Leigh Mathews Rodriguez, whose court oversees CPS and family law cases.

Date: Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024

Time: 12 - 1 p.m.

Location: 1700 Guadalupe, CFCF, 10th floor conference room

Limited to the first 10 registrants.

Please send RSVPs to delaine@austinbar.org

A favorite AYLA event, you'll have the opportunity to interact one-on-one with members of the judiciary!

Date: Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024

Time: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Location: Chateau Bellevue, 708 San Antonio St.

Register here.

Sponsors welcome! Click here to learn more about sponsorship opportunities.

Join AYLA for the October Docket Call!

Sponsored by: Lombardi Lending and Floyd Real Estate

Date: Oct. 17, 2024

Time: 5:30 - 7 p.m.

Location: Verbena Bar, 612 W. 6th St.

Register here.

Texas Debate Collective (TDC) is proud to celebrate its 15th year of service and invites you to celebrate together at a gala dinner. TDC is a nationally recognized non-profit debate institute with the mission of making competitive debate available to everyone. The organization has had broad support from members of the bar, many of whom found their way to legal careers through debate.

The gala celebration will be an opportunity to connect with others who have been impacted by a wonderful and formative activity, and to chart a path for TDC to continue in the face of drastically rising costs for competitive debaters from low-income households. 

Date: Aug. 3, 2024

Time: 7 p.m.

Location: Ben Hur Shriner's Ballroom, 7811 Rockwood Ln, Austin, TX 78757

RSVP and purchase ticket here

Richard LaVallo is the legal director at Disability Rights Texas (DRTx), a nonprofit legal advocacy agency that advocates for and protects the rights of people with disabilities. He has been practicing law as a public interest attorney since 1983 and has extensive experience representing persons with disabilities throughout Texas. Mr. LaVallo earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree with Honors from the University of New Mexico, a Master of Science in Social Work from the University of Texas in Austin, and a Juris Doctor from The University of Texas at Austin School of Law. After law school, he began practicing family law, specializing in defending suits for termination of parental rights as a staff attorney at the Legal Aid Society of Central Texas. LaVallo has worked at DRTx for more than thirty years, representing people with disabilities in a wide range of individual and systemic cases. He has also worked on numerous legislative and public policy issues dealing with education, mental health, foster care, guardianship, and juvenile justice. Please join us in thanking Richard LaVallo for his many years of serving the underserved and those in our communities who need us the most!

The Austin Bar, Dallas Bar, Houston Bar, San Antonio Bar, and the Tarrant County Bar Association are jointly hosting a FREE virtual CLE. 

Tool Kit for Practicing in the Major Urban Counties in Texas Speakers

Date: Aug. 14

Time: 12 - 1 p.m.

Location: Zoom

MCLE: 1.00

Register here.

Speakers:

Hon. Antonio Arteaga, 57th District Court, Bexar County

Hon. Andrea Bouressa, 471st District Court, Collin County

Hon. Ursula Hall, 165th District Court, Harris County

Hon. Amy Clark Meachum, 201st District Court, Travis County

Hon. Melody Wilkinson, 17th District Court, Tarrant County

Moderator: Hon. Martin Hoffman, 68th District Court, Dallas County