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Week of November 9, 2009
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Travis County Women Lawyers Association Seminar, Nov. 12
Date: Thursday, Nov. 12
Time: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Location: Plaza Lounge, 111 Congress Ave.
Speaker: Dr. Ann Daly
Topic: She Moves in Mysterious Ways: Rules of Body Language
Cost: Free to TCWLA members; $20 for non-members (includes TCWLA membership for remainder of 2009)
Register by clicking here.
Dr. Daly will incorporate the movie Prime Suspect into to her discussion to help attendees gain clarity and achieve ambitions. Join TCWLA and Dr. Daly for what is sure to be an amazing evening of self-discovery, wine, and appetizers.
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Federal Court Practice Seminar, Nov. 13
Date: Friday, Nov. 13
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Location: Austin Bar Association, 816 Congress Ave., Suite 700
Cost: $165
CLE: 7 hours including 1 hour of ethics credit
The Austin Chapter for the Federal Bar Association has been serving the Austin federal practitioner since 1985. Today, the Austin Chapter is growing fast, and presently has more than 130 members. The Austin chapter is committed to providing a community forum for all of the participants in the federal courts in Austin, and invites Austin Bar members to attend their Federal Court Practice Seminar.
All instructors are judges or prominent Austin attorneys, and each will be appearing live. A CD with rules, forms, and case discussion outlines will also be provided at the seminar. This course not only satisfies MCLE requirements, but also meets the federal practice seminar requirement for admission to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. To register, click here.
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Texas Youth and Government District Conference, Nov. 14
Date: Saturday, Nov. 14
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: Heman Marion Sweatt County Courthouse, 1000 Guadalupe
Volunteers are needed to serve as Mock Trial Court Evaluators for the upcoming Texas Youth and Government District Conference. High school students from the Austin area will participate as attorney teams in a mock trial competition to qualify for the State Youth and Government Conference in January.
Volunteer Evaluators are assigned a courtroom to evaluate the petitioner and responder teams. Please let Suzanne Mabie know if you are available to volunteer the full day or half day for scheduling purposes. Call her at 745-1178 if you need additional information or have any questions.
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AYLA's Trees for Pease, Nov. 14
Date: Saturday, Nov. 14
Time: 10:00 a.m. to noon
Location: Pease Park, 1100 Kingsbury St.
RSVP to Dustin Howell at dustinmhowell@gmail.com.
In March 2009, Austin Young Lawyers Association sent a group of volunteers to help rejuvenate Pease Park by planting multiple species of native trees. The volunteer event was so fun and successful, they have decided to do it again in November.
City crews will dig the holes for the trees in advance making it fairly easy to plant the trees. At noon, a “Party in the Park” celebration of the new trees will begin. Texico will provide live music, and refreshments will be provided for volunteers. If you want to volunteer or obtain more information, please contact Dustin Howell at dustinmhowell@gmail.com.
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Calling all Spanish-Speaking Lawyers, Nov. 19
Date: Thursday, Nov. 19
Time: 4:45 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. or 7:15 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Location: Univision Studios, 2233 W. North Loop Blvd.; Austin Bar/Lawyer Referral Service, 816 Congress Ave., Suite 700
The Lawyer Referral Service of Central Texas is teaming with Univision Television to provide LegalLine, a brief legal advice telephone hotline, to Univision viewers. Spanish-speaking attorneys are needed to support this effort to provide quick legal advice to those that might need it most.
Please contact Jeannie Rollo atjeannie@austinbar.org or Leslie Ornelas at leslie@austinbar.org. Both may also be reached at 472-1311.
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AYLA Docket Call, Nov. 19
Date: Thursday, Nov. 19
Time: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Location: Lanai Rooftop Lounge, 422 Congress Ave., Suite C
The Austin Young Lawyers Association will be spotlighting the generous community work of the Big Brothers Big Sister's Organization at this month's Docket Call. In support of BBBS' Holiday Toy Drive, all AYLA members are encouraged to bring a toy (no more than $10) as a donation.
If you are an AYLA member that is actively involved in BBBS, please notify Chelsea Woodhead, the BBBS Recruitment and Outreach Manager, at 807-3637 or cwoodhead@bigmentoring.org so that we may properly recognize you at this event. Thank you to Stratos Legal for sponsoring this event.
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TCSO Attorney Badge Identification Card Application for 2010 by Nov. 30
The attorney pass procedure is a privilege extended by Sheriff Greg Hamilton to attorneys who regularly utilize Travis County Courthouse facilities on a daily basis. This pass procedure has been extended to include all county owned courthouses or leased buildings where security screening is present. The attorney pass privilege is extended only during the normal business hours of 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. During all other times, the attorneys will be required to comply with the full screening process.
For more information or to apply for a badge, please click here.
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Association of Legal Administrators Salary and Benefits Survey
The Austin Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators has completed its 2009-2010 Austin Salary and Benefits Survey. This is the only survey providing the market information of Austin law offices from those law offices. Please click here for a form to order your survey today. For questions contact Chris Sims at 472-8021 or Toni Beasley at 320-9235. For more information on Austin ALA, please go to www.austinala.org.
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American Diabetes Association Looking for Board Members
The American Diabetes Association was founded in 1949. It works to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. A Volunteer Leadership Board works with ADA staff on its signature events in Central Texas and serves as a leadership resource for advocacy at the legislature for persons affected by diabetes.
If you would be interested in learning more about serving on the board, please contact Jane Sierra Koble, Executive Director at JSierra@diabetes.org or the volunteer board Advocacy Chair, David M. Davis at ddavis@dwlaw.com.
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Upcoming Meetings
SECTIONS:
Tuesday, Nov. 10 - Real Estate Law Section Meeting
Wednesday, Nov. 11 - Oil, Gas & Mineral Law Section Meeting
Thursday, Nov. 12 - Financial Institutions Law Section Meeting
Monday, Nov. 16 - Civil Litigation Section Meeting
Wednesday, Nov. 18 - Administrative Law Section Meeting
Thursday, Nov. 19 - Business, Corporate & Tax Law Section Meeting
Thursday, Nov. 19 - Civil Appellate Law Section Meeting
Thursday, Nov. 19 - Construction Law Section Meeting
COMMITTEES:
The following Austin Bar Committees are meeting at the Austin Bar office, 816 Congress, Suite 700.
Parking is available in the adjacent garage, accessible from 9th Street. Please feel free to attend any that interest you.
Since lunch is provided, please RSVP by noon the previous day to Marissa@austinbar.org or call 472-0279 with your name and the name of the committee.
Tuesday, Nov. 10 - Bench Bar Committee Meeting
Thursday, Nov. 12 - People's Law School Committee Meeting
Thursday, Nov. 12 - Animal Welfare Committee Meeting
Tuesday, Nov. 17 - Publications Committee Meeting
Friday, Nov. 20 - Legal Education Committee Meeting
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Proud corporate sponsors of the Austin Bar Association
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