Floyd Real Estate, LLC has been awarded AYLA’s 2023 Sponsor Award! Floyd Real Estate is owned by AYLA sustaining members Dave Floyd and Sara Foskitt. In addition to being attorneys, they are both also real estate brokers. Floyd and Foskitt have both served on many different AYLA committees, taken part in the inaugural class of the AYLA/Austin Bar Leadership Academy, …
The AYLA/Austin Bar Leadership Academy assists Austin-area lawyers in making a difference in our community and in service to the Bar. A class of lawyers from the Austin Bar and AYLA will be selected from applications submitted by lawyers of all areas of practice, firm size, and levels of experience. The Leadership Academy will begin with a retreat on Jan. …
The Austin Bar/AYLA Law-Related Education Committee invites you to volunteer your time and voice to make a difference with middle-school students! In partnership with Austin-area middle-school districts, the committee is seeking judges and attorneys to present one-hour lessons based on the book series Taming Texas. The lessons teach seventh-grade students how the state’s court system fits into the larger picture …
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 …
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Are you looking to expand your network? Or just looking for lawyer friends to help you celebrate and commiserate? Make the commitment to attend AYLA’s monthly happy hours, appropriately called “Docket Call.” One of AYLA’s most popular member benefits, Docket Call is a monthly gathering of AYLA members, with free drinks (thanks to our sponsors) and great conversation. Docket Calls …
Ah, football season in Austin, Texas—a time when the air gets a little crisper, flannel shirts make their annual appearance, and on weekends sprawling parking lots transform into bustling hubs of camaraderie, grill smoke, and a whole lot of team spirit. But let’s face it: We’re not just here for the sport; we’re here for the age-old American tradition of …
AYLA’s inaugural Trial Institute proved to be a great success. The sold-out event took place on June 30, 2023, in the Ceremonial Courtroom of the new Travis County Civil & Family Courts Facility. AYLA partnered with the American College of Trial Lawyers to host a day of honing trial skills using materials and testimony from the real-life espionage trial of …
On June 24, people from across the legal community gathered at the Chateau Bellevue to laugh, connect, and even do a little “gambling.” Fully equipped with poker, blackjack, and roulette, the Austin Bar/Austin Young Lawyers Association’s Leadership Academy hosted a Casino Night and Silent Auction that transformed the downtown Austin venue into a casino on the Vegas Strip. The Austin …
Judge Karin Crump, presiding judge of the 250th Civil District Court of Travis County, and David Courreges, past president of the Austin Bar Association and currently serving on the State Bar board of directors, first discussed the idea of an Austin Bar and AYLA Leadership Academy in 2010. The idea took root while Courreges was assisting Judge Crump in her campaign …