Austin Bar Blog

The Austin Bar recognizes the loss of these longtime members:
• Skipper Lay Obituary
• Leland L.G. Skip Smith Obituary

We Want to Know You Better in 2023! Follow these simple steps to update your areas of practice: log into your account, select “update my profile”, and then “update my areas of practice.”

Members: Your second notices have been emailed. Please remember to pay your dues by December 31st! We look forward to a prosperous 2023 with you. Questions? Concerns? Contact carol@austinbar.org.

Attention Members – Be On the Lookout (BOLO)! We urge you to visit Hilgers House to see what’s happened this Holiday Season! Tune into this special news segment here.

PALS program provides free dog and cat food on a monthly basis to more than 450 pets owned by current Meals on Wheels Central Texas clients. Pets get the food they need. Clients, many of whom are socially isolated, benefit from interaction with pet-loving volunteers.

The Austin Bar Association Animal Law Section is organizing a Holiday Donation Drive to make sure as many PALS clients as possible receive holiday presents/supplies for their pets this year!

WISHLIST:

• Unopened storebought treats, new or gently used/clean toys, beds, leashes, and any other pet supply item!
• Plush toys for dogs, small bags of cat treats, wand toys for cats, cat scratchers, and pet beds of all sizes!!!

Once you have a donation ready, you can drop it off at Hilgers House at 712 W. 16th St. through December 16th between 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. If you have any questions, contact Bliss at (512) 496-8890.

See what the Austin Bar has planned, learn what’s changing in Travis County, how you can maintain your career and manage stress, meet the new chair of one of our sections, and why laughter does the body good. Also, AYLA has an exciting agenda of activities you can enjoy. All this and more as we prepare for a prosperous 2023! Read the new issue here.

The new year is upon us. Judge Amy Clark Meachum shares insight on what you need to know as we head into 2023. Read about it here.

Tickets are being "Gobbled Up" fast for the annual gala being held January 28, 2023. Don’t  miss our presentation of Distinguished Lawyer award winners: Judge Lora Livingston, Bobby Taylor, and Judge Lee Yeakel. Get your seat at the table today and learn about sponsorships here.

The Austin Bar Association wishes the best to each of you this holiday season. May your days be filled with peace and heartwarming memories.

The Austin Bar recognizes the loss of three longtime members.
• Wallace Morgan Smith Obituary
• H. Phillip (Flip) Whitworth Obituary
• David Walter Nelson Obituary