Please join the Austin Bar Association for the annual Equity Summit May 25, 2023. See the full agenda and register here.

Huston Tillotson University
Agard-Lovinggood Auditorium | 900 Chicon St, Austin, TX 78702

Earn 2.00 Ethics credits and 4.25 General credits.

Special Thanks to our Sponsors!
Allison Steele, Amini & Conant | Guerrero Whittle | Hispanic Bar Association of Austin
Jessica Mangrum | Jessica Neufeld, Farm Credit Bank of Texas | Judge Maya Guerra Gamble
Kirker Davis | Lindsey Dionne | The Tomlinson Firm

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.

Solo Small Firm CLE | Thursday, April 27, 2023
The Evidence In Your Pocket

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

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

The second episode of the Council of Firsts podcast is out now! Austin Bar President Amanda Arriaga interviews Richard Pena, first Hispanic president (and first minority president ever) of the Austin Bar Association and first Hispanic president (and first minority president ever) of the State Bar of Texas! The podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and wherever you get podcasts.

Listen to the Austin Bar’s new podcast, Council of Firsts, hosted by President Amanda Arriaga! Council of Firsts discusses the need for diversity in leadership positions in the Austin community. The first episode features a discussion with Travis County District Clerk Velva Price. The podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and wherever you get podcasts.

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.

Family Law CLE | Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Cell Phone Data Treasure Trove: How Forensically Obtained Cell Phone Data and Call Detail Records Can Help Your Family Law Case

Construction Law Section CLE | Thursday, April 20, 2023
Virtual Trials and Tribulations

Entertainment & Sports Law Section CLE | Thursday, April 20, 2023
ChatGPT Wrote this Title: Copy-ROBOTS vs Copy-RIGHTS - Navigating Copyright Implications of AI-Generated Works

Solo Small Firm CLE | Thursday, April 27, 2023
The Evidence In Your Pocket

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.

Veterans can also complete an intake application via phone. Call 512.472.0279 x110 to see if you qualify. For more information, please see the click here.

Volunteers may select a specific time slot or attend the entire duration of the clinic to provide advice. Volunteer here.

Monday, May 8, 2023 | 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM CT

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

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR CALDWELL COUNTY CLINIC ON MAY 24TH!

Register 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.

Austin Bar Association Free CLE | Friday, April 14, 2023
Legal Lessons from Ted Lasso

ADR Section CLE | Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Court Appointed Neutrals: A Practical Discussion with One of the Best

Family Law CLE | Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Cell Phone Data Treasure Trove: How Forensically Obtained Cell Phone Data and Call Detail Records Can Help Your Family Law Case

AYLA Trial Institute: The Rosenberg Spy Case

Presented by the Austin Young Lawyers Association and the American College of Trial Lawyers

Based on the historic espionage trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, AYLA Trial Institute will showcase some of Texas’s best trial attorneys performing opening statements, direct examinations, cross examinations, and closing arguments. It will also include lectures and panels featuring judges and trial attorneys discussing each trial skill in turn. The event will count for 8.5 MCLE hours, include lunch and refreshments, and will conclude with a happy hour reception.
 
All trial performances will be presented by members of the American College of Trial Lawyers—arguably the most preeminent collection of trial lawyers nationwide.

Attorneys of All Ages and Experience Levels

Though hosted by AYLA, this event is meant to provide useful education and examples for trial lawyers of all ages and experience levels. AYLA membership is a prerequisite for registering to attend, but AYLA membership is likewise available to attorneys of all ages and experience levels either as a Regular Member, Sustaining Member, or Law Student Member. Prospective attendees can use this link to register to become an AYLA member.

Date and Time: Friday, June 30, 2023 | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT
Location: Section Third Court of Appeals | 209 W. 14th St. Room 101
CLE Credits: 8.5 MCLE hours
AYLA Member - Early Bird Registration (on or before June 1, 2023): $100.00
AYLA Member Registration (after June 1, 2023): $150.00

Speakers

Federal District Court Judges Robert Pitman and Lee Yeakel will serve as presiding judges for the event. The performers, lecturers, panelists, and moderators will include the following star-studded cast of trial lawyers and judges:
 
·      Shannon Ratliff
·      Eric Nichols
·      David Gonzalez
·      Tom Watkins
·      Judge Lora Livingston
·      Karen Burgess
·      David Boyce
·      Heidi Coughlin
·      Paul Sandler
·      Judge Karin Crump
·      Judge Alan Albright
·      Judge Jan Soifer
·      Judge Karen Sage
·      Steve McConnico
·      Blair Leake
·      Robby Alden
·      Dan Richards
·      Chip Brees
·      Judge Dustin Howell
·      Dick Grigg
·      Chris Gunter
·      Gerry Morris
·      Randy Howry
·      Justice Chari Kelly
 

Sponsored by: Austin Bar Association Civil Litigation
Happy Hour immediately following the event is sponsored by Butler Snow LLP.
 

Click here to see the Trial Institute schedule.

Prospective attendees can use this link to register to become an AYLA member.

AYLA members, Austin Bar members, friends, and family, are invited to volunteer together with two amazing local organizations, Keep Austin Beautiful and Austin Tree Folks for an Earth Day of Service. The Earth Day of Service is a collaboration of multiple Young Lawyers Association groups in Texas to engage in earth friendly volunteer activities and CLE courses.   

Register to join AYLA volunteering at one of the service opportunities below:

Family Friendly - Keep Austin Beautiful Into the Sea Earth Day Clean Up
Saturday, April 22nd | 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. 
Gillis Neighborhood Park | 2410 Durwood Street | Austin, TX 78704
Register here. Code to Register: ITS23
*To add a child as an attendee,  the legal guardian of each child signs up using the link above. Once they create an account, they can add a child to their account.

Family Friendly – Austin Tree Folks Tree Care Event
Saturday, April 22nd | 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. 
Teri Road Baptist Church | 1844 Teri Road | Austin, TX 78744
Register here.

Earth Day CLE  
The Houston Young Lawyers Association has opened up their Earth Day CLE course to AYLA to attend. The online CLE will be held on Thursday, April 20th at 12 p.m. on Zoom and the topic is "Earth Day of Service CLE - Black, Brown & Green: Examining the Effects of Environmental Inequity in Houston."

If you are interested in attending, please register here. If you have questions about registration, please contact Debbie Kelly or Jenna Malsbary by email.   

In the April issue of Austin Lawyer meet the 2023-24 Austin Bar Association and the AYLA Board Candidates, learn more about "T.A.G." – Transparency, Accountability and Governance, see how passing along institutional knowledge and hard-learned lessons to young attorneys is helpful to everyone, get tips on Lawyer Wellness and more. Find the new issue here.

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