In honor of Earth 2024, the Austin Bar's DEI Committee is spotlighting Jennifer Jamison, assistant public interest counsel at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.  With TCEQ, Jennifer litigates disputed permitting matters in all media types. She currently serves as Chair of Austin Bar Association's Environmental Law Section, and she is proud to collaborate with her talented board members to organize CLEs on interesting, important, and  current topics in environmental law. She graduated from Lewis & Clark Law School where she focused her studies on environmental and anim ..read more

Voting for the 2024-25 AYLA Board of Directors will begin Friday, April 26, with the distribution of electronic ballots. Voting will conclude Friday, May 17.  Click here to read about the candidates ..read more

Voting for the 2024-25 Austin Bar Board of Directors will begin Friday, April 26, with the distribution of electronic ballots. Voting will conclude Friday, May 17.  Click here to read about the candidates ..read more

Join U.S. District Magistrate Dustin Howell for a mentor lunch! Date: July 10, 2024 Time: 11:45 a.m. Location: Ranch 616, 616 Nueces St Everyone will pay for their own lunch. RSVP to DeLaine Ward. Limited to first five attorneys licensed five years or less ..read more

Join Travis County Court at Law #9 Judge Kimberly Williams for a mentor lunch! Date: June 28, 2024 Time: 12 p.m. Location: Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center, 509 W 11th St, 6th Floor Pizza and drinks provided. RSVP to DeLaine Ward. Limited to first 10 attorneys licensed five years or less ..read more

Join Austin Bar President and Third Court of Appeals Justice Chari Kelly for a mentor lunch! Date: May 6, 2024 Time: 12 p.m. Location: Cipollina, 1213 W Lynn St Everyone will pay for their own lunch. RSVP to DeLaine Ward. Limited to first six attorneys. Must be licensed 5 years or less ..read more

Jack Woodville London will speak in Normandy, France, June 6-7, 2024 - the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. London is a former director and executive director of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association and former president and Trial Lawyer of the Year of the Capitol Area Trial Lawyers Association, Additionally, London is the author of the World War II trilogy French Letters. for which he won the Author of the Year Award and for which the final novel, Children of a Good War, was named best historical military fiction of 2018-2019.   ..read more

Join the Austin Bar for 3 hours of ethics while you travel to William Chris Winery and back.  Date: May 31, 2024 Time: 12 - 4:30 p.m. Location: 712 W. 16th St. Cost: $75 CLE: 3.0 Ethics Hours Register here. This experience will feature a curated selection of five wines, each accompanied by engaging stories and insightful wine education, as well as charcuterie.  This presentation will consist of three different sessions: Patrick Keel, Mediator Arbitrator - “Ethics, Advocacy, and Mediation: They’re not mutually exclusive” Dirk Jordan, Jordan Law Firm - "Aggressive Civility: A unique a ..read more

The Austin Bar/AYLA Leadership Academy invites you to their Night at the Library Gala Fundraiser in support of the Center for Child Protection! This legal-literary crossover event will include dinner, an open bar, entertainment, a silent auction, and a costume contest for those who came dressed as their favorite literary characters! Proceeds from the event will be donated to the Center for Child Protection, a local charitable organization that aims to end the cycle of child abuse throughout Travis County.  Date: May 10, 2024 Time: 7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Location: Austin Central Libra ..read more

Electronic ballots will be distributed Friday, April 26; voting will close Friday, May 17. The Austin Bar’s Nominating Committee has released its slate of nominees for the 2024-25 board of directors.  The following candidates are running uncontested for officer positions: President-Elect: Maitreya Tomlinson Tomlinson is a board-certified civil appellate attorney and managing member of the Tomlinson Firm, PLLC. He currently serves as secretary of the Austin Bar Association. He has previously served as treasurer and on the board of directors. Secretary: Judge Maya Guerra Gamble ..read more