Representatives from AYLA were in attendance at the 2025 Local Bar Leaders Conference to accept Awards of Achievement from the Texas Young Lawyers Association.
AYLA won the first-place Comprehensive Award. This award was given based on a comprehensive evaluation of the whole range of programming AYLA conducted during the 2024-25 bar year.
AYLA also won the first-place Service to the Public Award for its video series, “How to Pick a Jury Without a Lawyer in JP Court.” This series is available on Travis County’s YouTube channel, @TravisCountyTCTV, and was produced with the help of Austin Bar Director and Justice of the Peace 3 Sylvia Holmes.
(L-R): TYLA Past President Hisham Masri, AYLA President Jenna Malsbary, AYLA Immediate Past President Emily Morris, AYLA President-Elect Gracie Wood Shepherd, AYLA Director Samantha McCoy, AYLA Past President Sarah Harp, and AYLA Director Abigail Ventress.