Austin Bar Blog

Join us for our annual Diversity Bar Mixer!

Date: Thursday, March 26

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

Location: Hilgers House

RSVP here

AYLA members are invited to a free CLE.

Date: Tuesday, March 24

Time: 12 - 1 p.m.

Location: Hilgers House

Speaker: Melissa Piña, JD, CTFA

Lunch will be provided

Click here to RSVP

Don't forget to register for Bench Bar by Friday, April 24, where you can earn 6 hours of MCLE, including 1 hour of ethics.

Review the agenda and register here (agenda subject to change).

Date: Friday, May 1

Time: 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Location: 4408 Long Champ Dr.

Thank you to our sponsors for their generous donations in helping us put on this great event. Sponsors of each level are featured on the event sponsor poster, are listed on the event webpage, are featured in the physical edition of Austin Lawyer, and are featured on the sponsor thank-you slide of the event’s slideshow.

You're invited to Texas Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers' 34th-annual convention. This great event will feature live music, hiking, stories, ethics CLE, and scholarships to eligible attendees.

Date: June 5-7

Time: 

Location: Hotel Viata, 320 S Capital of Texas Hwy, West Lake Hills

Register here

The 5th Annual Drag and Justice fundraising event returns on April 28, 2026, at Highball (1120 S. Lamar Blvd., Austin, TX 78704) from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Guests will enjoy a 5:30–6:30 p.m. networking hour, followed by a drag queen–hosted game show beginning at 6:30 p.m., featuring live performances, interactive music bingo, and a high-energy trivia finale with guest volunteers. Throughout the evening, tarot readings will be available in a separate lounge where guests can socialize and dine.

Sponsorship opportunities and general admission tickets are available at https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/drag-and-justice-2. 

We are nearly at 300 responses. The more responses we get, the bigger the grand prize will be!

The Austin Bar Association is excited to share a new membership survey designed to help us better understand how we can serve you and strengthen our impact across the Austin and Central Texas communities. Your feedback will directly guide our programs, events, and initiatives to ensure they reflect the needs and priorities of our members. The survey only takes a few minutes to complete, and your insights will make a meaningful difference.

As an added bonus, we are giving away four American Express gift cards to those who fully respond to the survey! Three lucky people will receive a $50 gift card, and the grand prize recipient will receive a gift card valued up to $350! The grand prize will be determined by the number of responses we receive – up to 199 responses = $100 gift card, 200-299 responses = $200 gift card, 300-399 responses = $300 gift card, and 400+ responses = $350 gift card. The more responses we receive, the bigger the grand prize gets, so encourage your friends to respond!

The deadline to respond to the survey is Friday, March 27, at 5 p.m.

Click here to take the survey.

Thank you for helping us continue building a strong and connected legal community.

The Austin Bar’s History & Traditions Committee is soliciting nominations from our membership of senior lawyers and judges with 50 or more years of State Bar service who have made significant contributions to the Austin legal community.

We will be conducting interviews of those selected for our continuing project on the history of the Austin Bar. The committee will select the interviewees from the pool of nominees. Any Austin Bar member may nominate one or more persons. Interviews will be conducted in the spring.

Please send nominations to billy@austinbar.org or by mail to the Austin Bar, care of Billy Huntsman, 712 W. 16th St., Austin, TX 78701.

Travis County is seeking to hire a construction transactions attorney. Read the description and apply here.

The county also has an open call for a Commissioners Court appointee to the Civil Service Commission. Click here to read the description and apply.

The San Antonio Paralegal Association is seeking guest speakers for its Texas Advanced Paralegal Seminar (TAPS) to be held Sept. 30-Oct 2 at the Westin North. 

The seminar is seeking speakers from the following practice areas:

• Personal Injury
• Civil Litigation
• Family Law
• Probate/Estate Planning
• Real Estate Law
• Criminal Law
• Employment Law
• Oil, Gas, & Mineral Law
• Bankruptcy Law

If you are interested, please email lisa@lyonsandlyons.com

The Austin Black Lawyers Association Foundation presents the 2026 Andrea Pair Bryant Legacy Luncheon Chateau Bellevue on Friday, February 20, 2026. Join us as we honor the legacy of Andrea Pair Bryant and celebrate two unique ABLA trailblazers who have dedicated their careers to service:

Hon. Velva Price

Kathy Richardson

This event honors the legacy of the late Andrea Pair Bryant, an ABLA founder and celebrated community activist, while celebrating the contributions of trailblazing attorneys and raising funds for Central Texas high school graduates.

Doors open at 11:30 am and the program begins promptly at noon.

Tickets are available for purchase through February 13, 2026 on EventBrite.

$100 for ABLA Members

$150 for Non-Members

Sponsorship opportunities are available at the following levels:

Platinum ($5,000): Reserved table (8 tickets), logo or name in program, on website and signage at event, verbal recognition at event, social media, and e-blast promotion.

Gold ($2,500): 5 tickets, logo or name in program and signage, verbal recognition, social media, and e-blast promotion. 

Silver ($1,000): 3 tickets, logo or name in program and signage, social media, and e-blast promotion. 

Bronze ($500): 2 tickets, logo or name in program and signage.

Donations to the scholarships at any amount are also accepted.

If you purchase a sponsorship opportunity, please email: foundation@austinblacklawyers.org with attendee names and dietary restrictions by February 13, 2026.

Location:

Chateau Bellevue

708 Nueces St,

Austin, TX 7870