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Earn 5 ethics credits and learn more about legal issues facing employers and employees, relative legislation, and more at the Equity Summit, Spotlighting Gender Equity. This virtual event is Friday, June 10th, from 10:00 am – 3:30 pm. Get information to help your practice thrive. Register here and join us!

Congratulations to Our Newly-Elected Austin Bar Board Members! Elliott Beck, Leslie Boykin, Sam Denton, Judge Maya Guerra Gamble. Read more here.

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.

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

Veterans can also complete an intake application via phone.  Call 512.472.0279 x110 to see if you qualify.

Volunteers may select a specific timeslot or attend the entire duration of the clinic to provide advice. Sign up here.

Join the Austin Young Lawyers Health & Wellness Committee for a FREE hour-long yoga class. AYLA's own Roslyn Dubberstein will lead a mid-level intensity yoga class followed by a guided meditation. AYLA members who attend will also receive an AYLA dri-fit shirt and other fun door prizes.

Date and time: Sat, Jun 4, 2022 | 4:00 PM CDT
Black Swan Yoga-Anderson
1417 West Anderson Lane | Austin, TX 78757

More information and registration here.

This event is made possible by a grant from the Texas Young Lawyers Association.

Join the Equity Committee for this CLE where female judges will discuss their personal experiences and unique path to the judgeship, adversities they faced, and why diversity on the bench matters. Speakers include: Judge Aurora Martinez Jones, Sr. Judge Orlinda Naranjo, and Judge Dimple Malhotra. Judge Maya Guerra Gamble serves as moderator.
Date & Time: Thursday, May 12, 2022 | 12:00 pm – 1:00pm CT
Register here.

Please join us at Hilgers House on Thursday, June 2, 2022 from 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM CT for an AYLA members networking event with the TCWLA. Take this opportunity to meet other AYLA and TCWLA members while enjoying refreshments and light bites.

Register here.

The Austin Bar/AYLA Leadership Academy Class of 2022 is proud to announce that our class project for this year is the renovation of the Victim-Witness Room at the Gardner-Betts Juvenile Justice Center. To raise money for this important project, the Leadership Class will host Lawlapalooza, a fun-filled day of games, competition, food, and prizes for all who attend. The event will take place on Saturday, June 11, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the outdoor lawn of the Austin Bar Foundation Hilgers House.
 
If you would like sponsor Lawlapalooza, make a donation, or purchase tickets, please visit this link.

Family Friendly event welcomes the new Travis County Judges to the Bench – Judge Jessica Mangrum, Judge Maria Cantu Hexsel, Judge Madeleine Connor, Judge Aurora Martinez Jones, and Judge Cleve Doty.

Join us: Saturday, May 21 at Hilgers House from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Judges remarks at 4:30 p.m. we’ll have a food truck, Amy’s Ice Cream, face painting and more!

More information here | RSVP: Delaine@austinbar.org

The May issue of Austin Lawyer available. Get the scoop on proactive tactics promoting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the workplace, see the Austin Bar Foundation award winners for 2022, learn about LatinX Judges breaking barriers in Texas, get tips on creating a peaceful office space, Practice Pointers, the latest from AYLA, and more.

Congratulations to the honorees named at our Homecoming Gala! 

Your contributions to the legal community, commitment to volunteerism, mentorship, and DEI help to make Central Texas a better place. We appreciate you!

David H. Walter Community Excellence Award: Leah Bhimani Buratti
Larry F. York Mentoring Award: Colleen Sullivan
Joseph C. Parker Award for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Kennon Wooten

Distinguished Lawyers honorees:

These trailblazers are assets to the legal community. Hear them in their own words along with their family, mentors, and friends.

Ashton Cumberbatch

Karen Kennard

Laura Bellegie Sharp

Congratulations to all the award winners!