Austin Bar/AYLA Election Results
The Austin Bar/AYLA election results have been tabulated and the following candidates have been elected for 2013-2014 terms.
Austin Bar Board (Term Starting July 1, 2013)
Incoming President - Chris Oddo
President-Elect - Judge Elisabeth Earle
Treasurer - Leslie Dippel
Directors - (Term expires 2015) Julia Benkoski, Adam Schramek, Amy Welborn, Kennon Wooten
(Term expires 2014) Cindy Connolly, Laura Grabouski, Shannon Meroney, D. Todd Smith
AYLA Board (Term Starting July 1, 2013)
Incoming President - David Courreges
President-Elect - Amanda Arriaga
Treasurer - Chari Kelly
Secretary - Katie Fillmore
Directors - (Term expires 2015) Leslie Boykin, Mary Ellen King, Jorge Padilla, Chris Stewart
(Term expires 2014) Brandon Crisp, Drew Harris, Britney Harrison
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Results of Austin Bar Judicial Evaluation Poll Now Online
The Austin Bar Association recently completed its biennial Judicial Evaluation Poll. The results represent the evaluations of 46 area judges by 550 Austin Bar members. Please click here to view the results.
The Austin Bar Association has conducted its Judicial Evaluation Poll periodically since 1978. In 2005, the Bar established a policy of conducting the poll every two years. The poll gives Travis County attorneys an opportunity to evaluate the performance of area judges - from justices of the peace to federal district judges - with the results released to the public as a community service.
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. Ultimate Trial Notebook Seminar - 2012 (5 hours credit)
. The Exoneration of Michael Morton (1 hour, including 1 hour ethics credit)
. Proposed New Texas Supreme Court Rules for Cases Under $100,000 (1 hour credit)
Sharp Embraces Opportunity to Lead Austin Bar
New president of the Austin Bar Association, Lance Sharp, has big plans and an optimistic attitude for the upcoming bar year. Sharp is eager to continue the Austin Bar's success when he begins as president on July 1. High on his list of plans for the Austin Bar, Sharp believes "it is important that we improve the image of lawyers," he said in an interview for Austin Legal News, a local blog.
To read more about Sharp and his plans for the Austin Bar, click here to read the full interview.
