Labor Day Closing Notice
The Austin Bar Association Offices will be closed Monday, September 6 in observance of Labor Day. We hope that Austin Bar Members are able to enjoy the long weekend with friends and family.
We will re-open Tuesday, September 7. Have a safe and fun Labor Day weekend!
Don't Miss Today's Settlement Month Deadline!
The Dispute Resolution Center, in collaboration with the Travis County district judges, the County Court at Law judges, and the Austin Bar Association, is holding Settlement Month from September 20 - October 31, which gives people a chance to settle their cases in a cost-effective manner with the aid of a trained, neutral mediator.
If you would like to submit a case, please fill out and submit the Case Submission Sheet to the DRC no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, September 3, 2010. The $25 administrative fee (checks made payable to the Dispute Resolution Center) should be delivered to the DRC with the Case Submission Sheet for proper processing.
Settlement Month packages are available by clicking here or from the following locations:
- Dispute Resolution Center office, 5407 North IH-35, Suite 410
- Austin Bar office, 816 Congress Ave., Suite 700
- Heman Marion Sweatt Travis County Courthouse, 1000 Guadalupe, first floor information desk
- Julia Benkoski, Co-Chair of Settlement Month Committee, at the Law Office of Julia G. Benkoski, Barton Oaks Plaza One, 901 S. Mopac Expressway, Suite 300
For questions regarding the Settlement Month forms, please contact Rita Rancken of the DRC at 371-0033.
For more information or questions about Settlement Month, please Kris Donley, Executive Director of the DRC, at 279-1901; Charlie Cannon, Settlement Month Co-Chair, at 372-2469; or Julia Benkoski, Settlement Month Co-Chair, at 329-0491.
Settlement Month Approaches
The Dispute Resolution Center, in collaboration with the Travis County district judges, the County Court at Law judges, and the Austin Bar Association, is holding Settlement Month from Sept. 20 - Oct. 31, which gives people a chance to settle their cases in a cost-effective manner with the aid of a trained, neutral mediator.
If you would like to submit a case, please fill out and submit the case submission sheet to the Dispute Resolution Center no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, September 3, 2010. The $25 administrative fee (checks made payable to the Dispute Resolution Center) should be delivered to the DRC with the case submission sheet.
Settlement Month packages are available by clicking here.
Attorney mediators are needed to volunteer in this public service project. Click here for a Mediator Form, due to the DRC no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, August 27, 2010.
Legal Build Needs You!
Date: Tuesday, August 24
Time: noon to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Austin Bar Association, 816 Congress Ave., Suite 700
RSVP to Julie Gau at julie@austinbar.org.
The Legal Build Committee needs volunteers to help with organizing and fundraising. Help lead the effort to raise $65,000 to finance the building, as well as organize volunteers to work with the family to physically build the home, in partnership with Austin Habitat for Humanity.
For information on sponsorships or other ways to help Legal Build get this house started, contact Mishell Kneeland at mishell.kneeland@gmail.com or Jessica Mangrum at jmangrum@thompsoncoe.com. To make a contribution online, click here.
Members Only 4th Friday Free CLE
Date: Friday, August 27
Time: Noon
Location: Austin Bar Association, 816 Congress Avenue, Suite 700
Speaker: Jeff Jury
CLE: 1 hour
Cost: Free, open only to members of the Austin Bar Association
RSVP to Marissa Lara-Arebalo at (512) 472-0279 or marissa@austinbar.org
For online CLE available throughout the year, Austin Bar members receive a discount at www.cleonline.com. Search for "Austin Bar" to find a wide range of seminars presented by the Austin Bar Association.
Mixing Business with Pleasure: Red River Rivalry and AYLA CLE
Have tickets to the 2010 Texas/OU game? Here's your chance to join the Austin Young Lawyers in Dallas and mix CLE with this legendary weekend!
AYLA is offering a CLE/hotel package which includes:
- 2 nights (Oct. 1 and 2) at the Magnolia Hotel (less than 10 minutes from the stadium)
- 3 hours of CLE (including 2.25 Ethics) featuring speakers Judge Lee Yeakel, Judge Joe Cox, and Tom Watkins
- Happy Hour sponsored by Rainmaker Document Technologies following CLE
The CLE will take place Friday, October 1 from 1:00 to 4:15 p.m. at the Magnolia Hotel, leaving you plenty of time to see the game on Saturday.
Cost for hotel/CLE package: $475 for AYLA members, $500 for non-members
Cost for CLE only: $90 for ALYA members, $120 for non-members
Deadline to register: Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Reserved rooms are limited. Contact Debbie Kelly at debbie@austinbar.org to reserve your spot today.
