Attorney volunteers will provide brief legal advice in their preferred practice area(s) to veterans in need. Walk-ins are welcome or you may pre-register online.  Sign up starts at 1:30 p.m. and please sign in before 3:30 p.m.

Veterans can also complete an intake application via phone. Call 512.472.0279 x110 to see if you qualify. For more information, please see the click here.

Volunteers may select a specific time slot or attend the entire duration of the clinic to provide advice. Volunteer here.

Monday, May 8, 2023 | 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM CT

Austin VA Outpatient Clinic | 7901 Metropolis Drive |  Austin, Texas, 78744

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR CALDWELL COUNTY CLINIC ON MAY 24TH!

Register here.

A valuable benefit of your Austin Bar Association membership includes access to a wide range of CLEs to keep you informed and help you maintain your CLE hours each year. Don't miss the slate of CLEs being offered by the Austin Bar Association! Registration is required.

Austin Bar Association Free CLE | Friday, April 14, 2023
Legal Lessons from Ted Lasso

ADR Section CLE | Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Court Appointed Neutrals: A Practical Discussion with One of the Best

Family Law CLE | Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Cell Phone Data Treasure Trove: How Forensically Obtained Cell Phone Data and Call Detail Records Can Help Your Family Law Case

AYLA Trial Institute: The Rosenberg Spy Case

Presented by the Austin Young Lawyers Association and the American College of Trial Lawyers

Based on the historic espionage trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, AYLA Trial Institute will showcase some of Texas’s best trial attorneys performing opening statements, direct examinations, cross examinations, and closing arguments. It will also include lectures and panels featuring judges and trial attorneys discussing each trial skill in turn. The event will count for 8.5 MCLE hours, include lunch and refreshments, and will conclude with a happy hour reception.
 
All trial performances will be presented by members of the American College of Trial Lawyers—arguably the most preeminent collection of trial lawyers nationwide.

Attorneys of All Ages and Experience Levels

Though hosted by AYLA, this event is meant to provide useful education and examples for trial lawyers of all ages and experience levels. AYLA membership is a prerequisite for registering to attend, but AYLA membership is likewise available to attorneys of all ages and experience levels either as a Regular Member, Sustaining Member, or Law Student Member. Prospective attendees can use this link to register to become an AYLA member.

Date and Time: Friday, June 30, 2023 | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT
Location: Section Third Court of Appeals | 209 W. 14th St. Room 101
CLE Credits: 8.5 MCLE hours
AYLA Member - Early Bird Registration (on or before June 1, 2023): $100.00
AYLA Member Registration (after June 1, 2023): $150.00

Speakers

Federal District Court Judges Robert Pitman and Lee Yeakel will serve as presiding judges for the event. The performers, lecturers, panelists, and moderators will include the following star-studded cast of trial lawyers and judges:
 
·      Shannon Ratliff
·      Eric Nichols
·      David Gonzalez
·      Tom Watkins
·      Judge Lora Livingston
·      Karen Burgess
·      David Boyce
·      Heidi Coughlin
·      Paul Sandler
·      Judge Karin Crump
·      Judge Alan Albright
·      Judge Jan Soifer
·      Judge Karen Sage
·      Steve McConnico
·      Blair Leake
·      Robby Alden
·      Dan Richards
·      Chip Brees
·      Judge Dustin Howell
·      Dick Grigg
·      Chris Gunter
·      Gerry Morris
·      Randy Howry
·      Justice Chari Kelly
 

Sponsored by: Austin Bar Association Civil Litigation
Happy Hour immediately following the event is sponsored by Butler Snow LLP.
 

Click here to see the Trial Institute schedule.

Prospective attendees can use this link to register to become an AYLA member.

AYLA members, Austin Bar members, friends, and family, are invited to volunteer together with two amazing local organizations, Keep Austin Beautiful and Austin Tree Folks for an Earth Day of Service. The Earth Day of Service is a collaboration of multiple Young Lawyers Association groups in Texas to engage in earth friendly volunteer activities and CLE courses.   

Register to join AYLA volunteering at one of the service opportunities below:

Family Friendly - Keep Austin Beautiful Into the Sea Earth Day Clean Up
Saturday, April 22nd | 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. 
Gillis Neighborhood Park | 2410 Durwood Street | Austin, TX 78704
Register here. Code to Register: ITS23
*To add a child as an attendee,  the legal guardian of each child signs up using the link above. Once they create an account, they can add a child to their account.

Family Friendly – Austin Tree Folks Tree Care Event
Saturday, April 22nd | 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. 
Teri Road Baptist Church | 1844 Teri Road | Austin, TX 78744
Register here.

Earth Day CLE  
The Houston Young Lawyers Association has opened up their Earth Day CLE course to AYLA to attend. The online CLE will be held on Thursday, April 20th at 12 p.m. on Zoom and the topic is "Earth Day of Service CLE - Black, Brown & Green: Examining the Effects of Environmental Inequity in Houston."

If you are interested in attending, please register here. If you have questions about registration, please contact Debbie Kelly or Jenna Malsbary by email.   

In the April issue of Austin Lawyer meet the 2023-24 Austin Bar Association and the AYLA Board Candidates, learn more about "T.A.G." – Transparency, Accountability and Governance, see how passing along institutional knowledge and hard-learned lessons to young attorneys is helpful to everyone, get tips on Lawyer Wellness and more. Find the new issue here.

If you’re interested in being featured in Austin Lawyer, please contact Billy Huntsman to submit your story. We look forward to hearing from you.

A valuable benefit of your Austin Bar Association membership includes access to a wide range of CLEs to keep you informed and help you maintain your CLE hours each year. Don't miss the slate of CLEs being offered by the Austin Bar Association! Registration is required.

Labor and Employment Section CLE - In Person | Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Why and How to Add Prevention Services to Your Employment and ADR Practices

Administrative Law Section All Day CLE | Friday, April 7, 2023
Nuts & Bolts of Administrative Law

As the Board of the Environmental Law Section of the Austin Bar Association prepares for the conclusion of the current bar year, all bar positions will become available. We welcome you to serve on the Board! If you are interested in running for a position as an officer, please e-mail Morgan Johnson, Environmental Law Section, Communications Chair the following by Friday, March 31, 2023:
 
1. a statement of interest (that includes your contact information and relevant environmental law experience), and
2. an indication of the position for which you desire to run.
 
The officer positions for the Section are: Chair, Chair-Elect/Membership and Communications Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, and CLE Chair. For the 2023 nomination and election cycle, officers terms will begin July 1, 2023, and run through the next nomination and election cycle occurring in 2024. Subsequent officer positions will be one-year terms.   

Voting on officer positions shall be conducted via electronic ballot. The decision of the officer selections will be announced on or before May 31, 2023. If you have any questions about the nomination or election process, please contact Morgan Johnson or Lecelle Clarke.

The Austin Bar Association Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee is hosting a book club discussing the book Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation. The meeting will be on April 13 at 12:00 at Hilgers House. Judge Denise Hernandez will lead the discussion on the question by the authors, Rev. Angel Kyodo Williams, Lama Rod Owens, of how teachings that transcend color, class, and caste are hindered by discrimination and the dynamics of power, shame, and ignorance. We look forward to you joining us in sharing space on these important questions leading to dynamic conversations. The event is free and lunch is available for purchase. Please register here by April 11th.

Attorney volunteers will provide brief legal advice in their preferred practice area(s) to veterans in need. Walk-ins are welcome or you may pre-register online.  Sign up starts at 1:30 p.m. and please sign in before 3:30 p.m.

Veterans can also complete an intake application via phone. Call 512.472.0279 x110 to see if you qualify. For more information, please see the click here.

Volunteers may select a specific time slot or attend the entire duration of the clinic to provide advice. Volunteer here.

Monday, April 10, 2023 | 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM CT

Austin VA Outpatient Clinic | 7901 Metropolis Drive |  Austin, Texas, 78744

A valuable benefit of your Austin Bar Association membership includes access to a wide range of CLEs to keep you informed and help you maintain your CLE hours each year. Don't miss the slate of CLEs being offered by the Austin Bar Association! Registration is required.

OGML Section CLE - Online | March 22, 2023
Oil, Gas, and Mineral Bills filed in the 88th Texas Legislature's Regular Session

Solo and Small Firm Social | March 23, 2023
Please join us on March 23rd at Vivo Austin at 5:30 p.m.

Members Free CLE – In Person | Courtside with the Administrators
Travis County CFCF | 1700 Guadalupe Street
March 23, 2023 | 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Loving It Lawyers Club CLE | Austin Club | March 30, 2023
What I wish I knew when I was a young lawyer and how that knowledge guides me when I help and mentor young lawyers.
Lunch will be provided by the Fowler Law Firm.