The Austin Bar Association and the Austin Chapter of the Federal Bar Association jointly hosted a retirement reception for Judge …
Austin Nonprofit Receives Texas Bar Foundation Grant to Develop Self-Improvement Programming for Incarcerated Girls
The Girls Empowerment Network (GEN) has received funding from the U.S. Department of Justice and the Texas Bar Foundation (TBF) …
More Than 300 Prequalify to Have Criminal Records Expunged at 4th Travis County Expunction Expo
The fourth Travis County Expunction Expo took place on May 20, 2023. More than 300 applicants had prequalified to have …
New Austin Bar Member Benefit Alert: Attorney Parking at the Travis County Civil and Family Courts Facility
We are pleased to announce that Austin Bar member attorneys will be able to receive attorney parking cards for the …
U.S. Copyright Office Launches Initiative to Examine AI Issues
The U.S. Copyright Office has launched an initiative to examine the law and policy issues presented by the proliferation of …
Meet the Austin Bar’s New President: Justice Chari Kelly
AL: What is your background? (Where you grew up, went to school, law school, etc.) CK: I grew up in …
Betty Balli Torres Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Texas Access to Justice Foundation (TAJF) Executive Director Betty Balli Torres received the Emily C. Jones Lifetime Achievement Award from …
Austin Bar Members Win TYLA Awards
Congratulations to the Austin Bar’s new president, Justice Chari Kelly of the Third Court of Appeals, who won the Outstanding …
Austin Bar Members Awarded for Their Austin Lawyer Articles
Three Austin Bar Association members were recently honored by the State Bar of Texas for their writing. The “Stars of …
Briefs July/August 2023
Congratulations to Zach Daniel of Bathaee Dunne for his election to the Austin Black Lawyers Association board of directors! Daniel …










