Taco de Mayo Raises $45,000 for VLS of Central Texas

The law firms of Bollier Ciccone Stinson and Amini & Conant recently cohosted a fundraiser to support Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas (VLS).

Taco de Mayo, held on Saturday, May 2, at the Bollier Ciccone Stinson office, raised $45,000 for VLS and featured teams from local law firms trying their hands at making the best tacos and desserts.

The Taco Teams were from Amini & Conant; Almanza, Blackburn, Dickie, & Mitchell; Arambula Terrazas; Fritz Byrne; Hajjar Peters; Maples Jones; and the Roarty Law Firm.

These teams’ tacos were judged by real-life judges:

• Hon. James Arth, Associate Court Judge

• Hon. Darlene Byrne, Third Court of Appeals Chief Justice

• Hon. Karin Crump, Third Court of Appeals Justice

• Hon. Michael Denton, Travis County Court at Law No. 4 (ret.)

• Hon. Maggie Ellis, Third Court of Appeals Justice

• Hon. Karl Hays, Hays County Family Court

• Hon. Aurora Martinez Jones, 126th District Court

• Hon. Alicia Key, 483rd District Court (Hays County)

• Hon. Catherine Mauzy, 419th District Court

• Hon. Brandy Mueller, 403rd District Court

• Hon. Leigh Mathews Rodriguez, Travis County Associate Judge

• Hon. Leonard Saenz, Travis County Associate Judge (ret.)

• Hon. Jan Soifer, 345th District Court

• Hon. Todd Wong, Travis County Court at Law No. 1

The judges ruled that first place for Best Taco was tied between Arambula Terrazas and Maples Jones.

A vote from the people found that Fritz Byrne had the best tacos, and Hajjar Peters was given an honorable mention.

Best Dessert went to Arambula Terrazas.

Thank you to everyone who attended this great inaugural event, and special thanks to our sponsors:

• Andrews Myers

• Bryant Colletti Kaplan Kinsler & De La Reza

• Butler Snow

• Chamberlain Hrdlicka

• Chapman Negrete

• Fora Fertility

• Sandoval & James