2025

The Leadership Academy Class of 2025 reached its goal of raising over $30,000 more than any other class in the history of the Leadership Academy. 

This month, the Federal Civil Update covers United States Trinity Energy Services, L.L.C. v. Southeast Directional Drilling, L.L.C., Way v. City of Missouri City, and Villarreal v. City of Laredo.

This month the Third Court of Appeals Civil Update covers In re Bradfield Heiser, In re Andrews, Stone v. Stone, and B.C. v. Tex. Dep’t of Fam. & Prot. Servs.

This month the Third Court of Appeals Criminal Update covers Caballero v. State and Ramirez-Torres v. State.

This month the Texas Supreme Court Update covers Ferchichi v. Whataburger Rests. LLC and Haven at Thorpe Lane, PLLC v. Pate.

This is the second installment of “Murderprints: What to Expect When a Loved One is Murdered.” The first installment ended with Stephanie Holan’s grandfather, Robert Isaacks, missing and a body, bound in duct tape and wrapped in a tarp, found off I-10 past Ozona. Police have identified Freda Michelle Thomas, a woman seen travelling with Isaacks, as a person of interest.

Austin Bar/AYLA member Armin Salek has been elected president-elect of the Texas Young Lawyers Association (TYLA).

The eighteenth annual Color of Justice program was held on April 1, 2025, at the University of Texas School of Law. The event was sponsored by the National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ), in partnership with the Travis County Women Lawyers Association (TCWLA).

Judge Texanna Davis, Sedora Jefferson, and Deborah Thomas were honored at the 2025 Austin Black Lawyers Association Foundation (ABLAF) Andrea Pair Bryant Legacy Luncheon. 

Founded in 1981 by members of the Austin Bar, Volunteer Legal Services was built on the fundamental belief that poverty should not be a barrier to justice. The prohibitive cost of legal services often leaves individuals unable to access professional assistance for critical civil matters, such as divorces, child custody disputes, landlord-tenant issues, domestic violence situations, and more.