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It’s available for free in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store as "Austin Bar." You’ll be able to view CLE materials, manage your membership, and receive jury trial notification or notifications from your section. You can sign into the app the same way you sign into your Austin Bar account. If you attended Bench Bar, you can find all the session materials under the events tab, which includes an overview of the Revisions to the Local Rules.

We wish to thank this years' conference exhibitors and sponsors who helped make Bench Bar 2023 a success!

Exhibitors:
LawPay, Lexis Nexis, Pure Realty – Heart of Texas Team, Pro-Lit Solutions, Research and Planning Consultants, Skribe, VeriText, Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas (VLS), Whitley Penn

Sponsors:
Burgess Law, Byrd Davis Alden & Henrichson, Cornell Smith Mierl Brutocao Burton, Duggins Wren Mann & Romero, Evertson & Sanchez, Hanna & Plaut, Husch Blackwell, Jackson Walker, JAMS, Latitude Legal, Matt Garcia - Barnett & Garcia, McGinnis Lochridge, Ramon Worthington Nicolas & Cantu, Redbud Mediation, Richards Rodriguez & Skeith, Rodman Law Office, Scott Douglass & McConnico

On this week’s episode of Council of Firsts, Austin Bar President Amanda Arriaga, first Latina president of the Austin Bar, interviews Justice Gisela Triana, the first Latina justice on the Third Court of Appeals.. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all other podcasting platforms, or watch on YouTube.

In the May issue of Austin Lawyer learn what they didn’t teach you in law school, find out how to subscribe to our new podcast Council of Firsts, see the AYLA and Law Day contest award winners, get information on the latest change to the Fifth Circuits rules, read about Women Empowering Leadership in Law 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.

Congratulations to the Austin Bar Association's Past President, Kennon Wooten, who was elected Chair of the State Bar Board of Directors at their meeting last week in Waco.

Lee Brooks Wilson passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2023. Read his full obituary 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.

Estate Planning & Probate Section's All-Day CLE | Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Civil Litigation CLE | Monday, May 15, 2023
Understanding Active Learning

Civil Litigation Section CLE | Thursday, May 18, 2023
Technology Training with Judge Mangrum

Construction Law Section CLE | Thursday, May 18, 2023
Annual Meeting and CLE

On this week’s episode of Council of Firsts, Austin Bar President Amanda Arriaga interviews Betty Balli Torres, executive director of the Texas Access to Justice Foundation. Torres is the first Latina to lead a statewide IOLTA (Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts) program and the first Latina to receive the Distinguished Lawyer Award from the Austin Bar Foundation. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all other podcasting platforms, or watch on YouTube.

Lawrence W. (Larry) Sauer, Jr., passed away on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Read his full obituary here.

The time is now to participate in our Austin Bar Board Election.

The candidates for the 23-24 bar year which starts July 1 are:
Uncontested:
President-Elect: Mary Ellen King
Secretary: Maitreya Tomlinson
Treasurer:  Judge Maya Guerra Gamble
 
Directors (4 positions with a two-year term):
Randy Cubriel
Rob Frazer
Matt Garcia
Mary Henderson
Rachael Jones
Cheryn Netz
Shelby O’Brien
Ciara Parks

Electronic ballots went out on Friday, April 14, and voting will conclude at the Annual Bench Bar Conference on May 5.