The Austin Young Lawyers Association held its 24th annual Evening with the Judiciary at the Austin Club on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. Each year, this reception provides AYLA members with an opportunity to share an evening of great food and even better conversation with local, state, and federal judges. AYLA members who took advantage of this opportunity were treated to …
BY BONNIE NEEL, CANOPY MORTGAGE LLC Bonnie Neel is a licensed Residential Mortgage Loan Officer in California, Colorado, Georgia, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas. NMLS# 1613742. I tell all my first-time homebuyers that a mortgage is essentially made up of four categories. If you play video games, it’s helpful to think of these categories as your player stats: How you …
Congratulations to Ali Andrews, who has joined as senior counsel in Jackson Walker’s Austin tax practice. Andrews was previously chief of the Tax Litigation Division of the Office of the Texas Attorney General. Andrews’ practice focuses on state and local tax disputes, state tax audits, unemployment taxes, equal taxation, multi-state tax planning, as well as litigation regarding tax liabilities, unemployment …
Registration is now live for the 21st annual Austin Bar Foundation Gala. The gala will take place on Jan. 27, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin, 98 San Jacinto Blvd.Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale at a discounted rate of $250 until Dec. 31, 2023. Entries into the jewelry pull can be purchased for …
At the last Austin Bench Bar conference, I presented with U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman on the ethical issues of using ChatGPT. This article summarizes some of the ethical issues raised in that discussion, along with some potential solutions that legal service providers are trying to use. ChatGPT is a computer program operated by a company called OpenAI. It uses …
Steve Schulwolf is the new chair of the Austin Bar’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Section. For those unacquainted, his career path might sound familiar: He started off working for Big Law in Chicago. Then, when he moved to Austin in 2019 because his wife got a job here, he decided to transition to ADR. “I’ve always thought about doing it, and …
District Judges’ and Felony Prosecutors’ Compensation Senate Bill 2310 establishes a third salary tier for certain prosecutors who have been in office more than 12 years. If a state prosecuting attorney or state prosecutor has been in office for more than 12 years, he/she is entitled to receive a salary equal to the salary paid to a district judge with …
Austin Bar fellow Eric Nichols has been appointed chair of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice. Nichols is a partner at Butler Snow LLP, an Austin Bar 100 Club member firm. Nichols has previously served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Texas and as deputy attorney general for criminal justice in the Office of the Texas …
Judge Lora Livingston will serve as Texas’ delegate in the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates. The House of Delegates is the ABA’s policy-making body responsible for the election of ABA officers and members of the Board of Governors. Livingston was elected the successor of Dallas attorney Kim J. Askew, who was term limited. Livingston is eligible to serve up …
The Veterans Legal Assistance Program (VLAP) would like to thank the individuals listed below for their assistance at our Sept. 9, 2023, clinic! ATTORNEYSMelanie IbarraMichael JonesEmily FrancoXiangyun LiNicole MartinezTom MehaffyRebecca O’ConnorKaris Anne ParnhamAnn PriceRonald RomeroJustin RosasRodney RuizBrandon ScottCharles SmaistriaAnn TaylorGeoffrey Van OldenCharmaine BackensNadia BettacEmily CollinsKatherine LickteigSusanna MeringolaJim NolanSue Snyder LAW STUDENTSEmil AnayaKatie CarmichaelLucy ElkinsAnna NewellNichole Zhou PARALEGALSCarli CollinsErin CrumpAmber HaneyJennifer …