Austin Bar Blog

The Austin Bar Association will be closed from Monday, Dec. 23 through Friday, Dec. 27, and will reopen for business Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 30 and 31, and will be closed for New Year's Day on Wednesday. Normal hours will resume on Jan. 1.

AYLA is going to celebrate the holiday season together at the Trail of Lights on Tuesday, Dec. 17.

Bring your family! Festive attire encouraged.

Date: Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024

Time: 6:45

Location: Meet at the Zilker Tree

Cost: General admission is free - no ticket required!

Please RSVP here

The February 2025 issue of Austin Lawyer is now available. Click here to read online.

Join the Austin Bar's LGBTQ+ Law Section for an evening of cocktails and light bites.

Date: Dec. 12

Time: 5:30 - 8 p.m.

Location: 1101 Enfield Road, Austin

Then join us at the Texas Law Center for a full day of CLE on LGBTQ+ legal issues just in time for the upcoming Texas legislative session.

Date: Dec. 13

Time: 8 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Location: Texas Law Center, 1414 Colorado Street

Click here for the brochure.

In the next episode of Stop the Stigma, we talk to regulatory and public law attorney Greg Cox.

Greg is someone who foresaw that drinking was going to become an issue in his life and so made the decision not to drink before it could get worse. He says his decision not to drink has immensely improved his life. Without alcohol, Greg says he's able to be more present as a husband and father.

As a regulatory law attorney, Greg acknowledges that the wheels of government typically turn the most during cocktail hour. However, choosing not to drink has not destroyed his career. Greg says you just have to get more creative and more intentional about how you network and develop business opportunities.

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Join the Austin Bar via Zoom for 3 hours of ethics! Topics will include resilience training, how to be more proactive, and what legal professionals should know about mental health.

Hear from Claude E. Ducloux, Terry Bentley Hill, and Michelle Fontenot. 

Date: Dec. 6, 2024

Time: 1 - 4 p.m.

Location: Zoom

Credit: 3 hours general credit and 3 ethics credits

Register here.

Questions? Contact Caleb Armstrong, CLE & Events Manager

The Austin Bar Association Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee is excited to invite you to our upcoming book club discussion of the New York Times bestselling Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora. This powerful memoir chronicles the author's harrowing journey from El Salvador to the United States as a young child.

Time: 12 - 1 p.m.

Date: Friday, Dec. 13, 2024

Location: Hilgers House, 712 W. 16th St.

Free for Austin Bar and AYLA members!

Complimentary food and drinks

RSVP here.

Bring the whole family to take pictures with Santa! This is a free event for members of the Austin Bar. You will receive a free digital image after the event. Please RSVP to marissa@austinbar.org.

Time: 5-7 p.m.

Date: Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024

Location: Hilgers House, 712 W. 16th St.

Complimentary cookies, hot chocolate, crafts, and more!

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Join us on Sunday, Dec. 8 from 1:00 - 3:00 to wrap gifts for the Partnerships for Children Holiday Wishes program.

Sign up here: https://p4c.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/p4c/projectList.jsp?query.project.id=448 - Select "AYLA Wrapping Event"