2026

Austin-based law firm Boulette Golden & Marin secured a judgment in favor its client, as well as a $9-million award in the first Texas Business Court trial in Austin.

Here are the nominees for AYLA’s Board of Directors 2026-27.

Here are the nominees for the Austin Bar Board of Directors 2026-27.

This Supreme Court Update addresses the court’s decisions in NuStar Energy v. Hancock and Office of the Attorney General v. PFLAG, both issued March 13, 2026.

Texas Law Professor Angela Littwin first coined the term “coerced debt” in a 2012 law review article, but her work on the topic is more than academic. Her groundbreaking research has led to changes in Texas law and is prompting greater awareness in federal bankruptcy systems.

The Austin Bar’s LGBTQ Law Section is proud to invite you to our annual event supporting the Austin Bar Foundation.

Back in the 1950s, American children were treated to 130 episodes of Felix the Cat cartoons. Originally a comic strip, the stories migrated to a fun (and badly) animated episodic-cartoon TV series, featuring many of the strip’s famous characters. Any kid in America could name them: “Felix”- the wide-eyed cat, the “Professor,” (a mad scientist who constantly tried to steal Felix’s Magic Bag of Tricks), and “Poindexter”- the Professor’s nerdy bespectacled nephew who always wore a mortarboard on his head to tout his intelligence.

Congratulations to three Texas Law students, who claimed first, second, and third places in the annual Paper Chase Legal Writing Competition. 

Thank you to everyone who volunteered for the Jan. 31 CANLaw Clinic, which was a great success! We were able to put together 23 estate planning packets, thanks to the help of our more than 50 volunteers.

Two Austinites were recently honored with the American Lawyers Alliance (ALA)’s Lifetime Achievement Award.