The Austin Bar Association cosponsored the 23rd annual Austin Adoption Day, where children were officially adopted into their forever families. …
Guidelines for Representing Impaired Professionals
In its 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) estimated …
December 2024/January 2025 SCOTX Oral Arguments
The Supreme Court of Texas convened Oct. 29-31, 2024, and heard oral arguments from several Austin Bar members. Austin Bar Member …
District & County Court Trial Verdicts December 2024/January 2025
Editor’s Note: The monthly jury trial verdicts update is first published through Bar Code and the Austin Bar app. Download …
Meet the Austin Bar Foundation Gala Award Winners
David Armbrust, Denise Davis, and Thomas R. Phillips have been named the Austin Bar’s 2025 Distinguished Lawyers, and Austin Kaplan …
Third Court of Appeals Civil Update December 2024/January 2025
The following are summaries of selected civil opinions issued by the Third Court of Appeals during October 2024. The summaries …
Federal Civil Update December 2024/January 2025
The following are summaries of selected civil opinions issued by the Fifth Circuit in October 2024. The summaries are overviews …
AYLA Member Spotlight: Alan Lin
Tell us a little bit about yourself and your law practice. I am an Associate at Cornell Smith Mierl Brutocao …
AYLA Produces Videos for Non-Lawyers to Pick Juries
AYLA recently completed production on its series of tutorial videos meant to educate members of the public on how to …
AYLA Health & Wellness Committee Hosts RIDE Cycle Class
On Saturday, November 16, the AYLA Health & Wellness Committee organized a cycle class at RIDE Downtown. The class was …










