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Austin Bar Member Benefits
Travis County Bench Book Court Resource Guide
Parking Cards for CFCF
Online Member Directory
Online Austin Courts Resource Guide
CLE Discounts
Monthly Jury Trial Verdicts
Member Discounts & Services
100 Club Membership
Substantive Law Sections
Committees
Austin Lawyer Newsletter
Bar Code
Meeting Space, Office Space, & Notary Services
TRAVIS COUNTY BENCH BOOK COURT RESOURCE GUIDE
The Austin Bar is proud to announce the 2025 update of our Travis County Bench Book Court Resource Guide is now available for free to Austin Bar members!
This guide includes Q&A's with judges, links to important documents such as standing orders, contact information, courtroom preferences, and court program details for:
• Travis County Civil & Criminal District Courts;
• Travis County Courts at Law;
• Travis County Justice of the Peace Courts;
• Travis County Probate Courts;
• Travis County Associate Courts;
• Western District of Texas; and
• Special programs, such as the Domestic Relations Office, the SMART Re-Entry Court, Special Needs and Prevention Program, Veterans Treatment Court, and the DWI Court Program.
PARKING CARDS FOR CFCF
Austin Bar Association members are eligible to receive Attorney Parking Cards for the Travis County Civil and Family Courts Facility. If you have an active Austin Bar membership, visit austinbar.org/membercard. If you are prompted to log into your account, please do so. The webpage will notify you if you are an active member of the Austin Bar. If you are not, please pay any outstanding dues through your Austin Bar online account.
If you are an active member, please print your member card and circle whether you have taken the CFCF’s required technology training course. If you have not, visit the Travis County website to view available dates and times. There is no scheduling process – just find a training that fits your schedule and walk in.
After you have taken the technology training course, you will not get any letter certifying you have taken the training – it is on the honor system. If you have already taken the required technology training course, or when you have taken it, please circle on your letter of good standing that you AFFIRM you have taken the course. You will then call the sheriff’s office at 512-854-9638 to schedule an appointment to have your picture taken.
At this appointment, you must bring both a government-issued ID and your letter in good standing. The sheriff’s office will then issue you an Attorney Parking Card.
IMPORTANT NOTES
Attorney parking will only be available on Level 5.
You will need to renew your Attorney Parking Card each calendar year.
It will be important to keep your Austin Bar membership up to date.
Attorney Parking Cards are available only to attorneys and are not transferrable.
There may be times when the garage is full.
Be respectful and kind to the parking attendants.
ONLINE MEMBER DIRECTORY
Our Membership Directory featuring all of our members is accessible by the public. If you are an Austin Bar member and would like to add your areas of practice to your member listing, please update your profile information. Once updated, your listing in the directory will be searchable by name, firm, and areas of practice.
ONLINE AUSTIN COURTS RESOURCE GUIDE
Austin Bar members have access to the online Travis County Bench Book: Court Resource Guide, which features information on the Austin area courts, including questionnaires answered by judges, contact information for each court, and local rules for each court. View the online Travis County Bench Book: Court Resource Guide.
CLE DISCOUNTS
Austin Bar members enjoy a reduced fee for all CLE offerings sponsored by the Austin Bar. The Austin Bar Association offers approximately 10 – 12 full day Continuing Legal Education programs and sponsors several free members only programs throughout the year.
MONTHLY JURY TRIAL VERDICTS
Every month, we distribute the previous month's jury trial verdicts to our members. These updates are distributed via our app, in Bar Code, in Austin Lawyer, and posted in the members-only blog on our website.
MEMBER DISCOUNTS & SERVICES
Austin Bar offers our members discounts for:
• LexWire Journal
• PracticePanther practice management software
• Aesthetica Medspa
• Sabiki Consulting
• 8am™ LawPay
• Texas Lawyers' Insurance Exchange (TLIE)
• We're Boss
• CLEOnline.com
View Member Discounts & Services.
100 CLUB MEMBERSHIP
Firms with four or more attorneys who have 100% participation in the Austin Bar Association receive 100 Club recognition. Every year, the Austin Bar publishes the 100 Club list in the September issue of Austin Lawyer. View current 100 Club members
SUBSTANTIVE LAW SECTIONS
The Austin Bar offers members the opportunity to join any of our 27 substantive law sections. Each section elects officers, with the chair of each section serving on the Austin Bar Board of Directors. Throughout the year, the sections meet to conduct business and offer various CLE programs.
COMMITTEES
Through 14 committees, Austin Bar members can become involved in various community and law related activities. From our award-winning Law-Related Education projects to the annual Austin Adoption Day to the Fee Dispute and Lawyer Well-Being committees, Austin Bar offers myriad opportunities for involvement.
AUSTIN LAWYER
Austin Lawyer is an award-winning newsletter published 10 times a year for members of the Austin Bar Association. Its focus is on Austin Bar activities, policies and decisions of the Austin Bar Board of Directors, legislation affecting Austin attorneys, and other issues impacting lawyers and legal professionals. It also includes information on decisions from the Third Court of Appeals, the US District Court for the Western District, CLE opportunities, member and committee accomplishments, legal writing tips, and various community and association activities.
BAR CODE
Bar Code is the Austin Bar Association’s weekly enewsletter featuring up to 10 items or events of interest to the legal community. If you don’t receive Bar Code, but would like to be added to the email list, please contact Billy Huntsman.
MEETING SPACE, OFFICE & NOTARY SERVICES
Hilgers House is perfectly suited for members! Need meeting space? Visit us to meet with clients, make calls, copies, and more. We’re centrally located at 712 W. 16th St., just blocks away from the Travis County Courthouse and the Capitol. Make an appointment and we’ll take care of you.
Need a Notary? We’re here for you! The Austin Bar offers notary service as a convenience to our members. Make an appointment with Membership Director Billy Huntsman, or call us: 512-472-0279.
*Lawyers in good standing with the State Bar of Texas who live or work in Travis County or surrounding counties are eligible for membership in the Austin Bar Association.
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