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Week of March 26, 2007
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Probate and Estate Planning Seminar - This Friday, March 30
The Austin Bar's Probate and Estate Planning section is holding an all day seminar this Friday, March 30.
Topics covered will be:
- Estate and Gift Tax Law Update
- Legislative Update
- Asset Protection, Piercing of Spendthrift Trusts, and the Bankruptcy Act
- Planning for the Blended Family
- Marital Property Agreements Still Crazy After All These Years
- Securities Laws Affecting Planning
- Common Drafting Mistakes
- Practicing in Probate Court No. 1 of Travis County
To view a more detailed schedule for the seminar,
click here.
Time: 8:40 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; followed by a reception sponsored by JPMorgan Chase Bank
Location: Austin Bar Seminar Room, 816 Congress Ave., Suite 700
CLE Credit: 6.0 hours (0.5 hour ethics)
Cost: $125 for section members, $135 for other Austin Bar/AYLA Members, $150 for nonmembers, $100 for students
RSVP: To Michelle McFadyen at michelle@austinbar.org or 472-0279.
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Law Day Essay and Poster Contest - Entries Due This Friday, March 30
Channel your children's creativity into something educational - and that might also make them a little extra cash.
As a part of Law Day, the Austin Bar Association holds a poster contest and an essay contest based on the
Law Day theme. This year's theme is "Liberty Under Law: Empowering Youth, Assuring Democracy" and will give
your children a chance to think about their role in our nation's future.
There are two categories, K-2nd grade or 3rd-5th grade, for the poster contest, and students in grades
9 through 12 are eligible for the essay contest.
In addition to a prize for the contest winners, the winners will be recognized at the Austin Bar Law Day
Luncheon and in Austin Bar's monthly publication and will advance to the State Bar of Texas' contest to
compete with children from around the state.
For a flier on the poster contest, click here.
For a flier on the essay contest, click here.
All entries are due this Friday, March 30, at the Austin Bar Association, 816 Congress Avenue, Suite 700,
Austin, Texas 78701.
For more information, please contact Kat Hinson or Jenny Mitschke at 472-0279.
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AYLA Government Lawyer Coffee - Thursday, April 5
Calling all government attorneys! You are invited to join AYLA in a coffee honoring your hard work and
commitment to public service on Thursday, April 5, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at Halcyon on 4th and Lavaca.
All young lawyers who work in government at any level are invited. Current members of AYLA are strongly
encouraged to invite young attorneys who are not yet a part of AYLA to attend. Members of the AYLA board will
be in attendance to provide information on how to join Austin Young Lawyers and what AYLA can do for you.
For those working in and around the Capitol Complex, AYLA will hold a second AYLA Government Coffee on Friday,
April 13, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Location to be announced.
For more information, contact Amanda Arriaga at
amanda.arriaga@governor.state.tx.us,
Amy Morehouse at
Amy.Morehouse@tdi.state.tx.us,
or David Courreges at
dcourreges@dbilaw.com.
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AYLA Seeks Candidates for Board of Directors
Austin Young Lawyers Association is accepting nominating petitions for candidates interested in serving on
its board of directors for the 2007-2008 bar year.
To be eligible for a board position, you must be a current AYLA member and be 36 years of age or under as of
June 1, 2006 or licensed to practice law in Texas for less than three years. If you would like to run for a
position on the board, submit a nominating petition signed by five current AYLA members to Debbie Kelly.
Nominating petitions are due Monday, April 2, and are available from the AYLA office by calling 472-0279,
or by e-mailing debbie@austinbar.org.
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Austin Bar Announces Board Candidates for 2007-2008 and Proposed By-Law Amendment
The Austin Bar Association Nominating Committee has approved the following 2007-2008 Board of Director Candidates:
President-Elect
Bob O'Boyle (uncontested)
Secretary
Ann Greenberg (uncontested)
Treasurer
David Whittlesey (uncontested)
Directors (four with two-year terms)
David Chamberlain
Judge Elisabeth Earle
Katherine Howard
Lauren Mathews
Chris Oddo
Jeff Rose
Lance Sharp
Jo Ann Merica will assume the role of President of the Austin Bar Association on July 1.
Any qualified member not receiving a nomination by the committee may be included on the ballot by submitting
a written petition signed by 75 members of the Austin Bar Association to the Austin Bar office by Friday,
April 6, 5:00 p.m.
The May officers/directors e-ballot will also include an amendment of the Austin Bar by-laws to create non-voting
positions on the Bar's board of directors for one representative each of the local associations of legal
administrators, legal secretaries, legal assistants, and court reporters (a total of four non-voting positions).
This request is by unanimous vote and recommendation of the Bar's board of directors.
These additions to the Board will enhance the communication and coordination of efforts among our organizations
and will provide opportunities for members of those associations to participate in the charitable and civic
activities of the Austin Bar.
Voting will be held online starting on April 10. You may also vote at the Austin Bar Association
office or at the Annual Meeting of the association which will be held Tuesday, May 1, 11:45 a.m.,
at the Omni Hotel.
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Electronic Filing Ordered for Designated Cases
Judge John Dietz has issued a standing order mandating electronic filing and electronic service for designated
cases filed in the District Courts of Travis County. The case types that Judge Dietz designated as TexasOnline
eFile cases are: Asbestos Related Injury, Home Equity Foreclosures, and Negligence.
Amalia Rodriguez-Mendoza, Travis County District Clerk, said that her office will not accept any filing documents
in paper form for the designated case types, unless from pro se parties or parties granted a waiver by the court.
The Travis County District Clerk's office also plans to send notices to attorneys who have pending cases impacted
by the order informing them of the new filing process.
To meet the requirements of this mandate, filers may register for electronic filing and electronic service via the
TexasOnline eFiling for Courts Web site at
www.TexasOnline.com/eFiling.
ProDoc is offering $1.00 filings. This $1.00 comes back to the Austin Bar Association to benefit its programs
and services. For more information on this, please visit www.prodoc.com
or call 1-800-759-5418.
For more information, please visit
http://www.co.travis.tx.us/district_clerk/default.asp
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Upcoming Meetings
SECTIONS:
Friday, March 30, Bankruptcy Law Section Meeting
Tuesday, April 3, CAFA Section Meeting
Wednesday, April 4, Family Law Section Meeting
Thursday, April 5, Environmental Law Section Meeting
COMMITTEES:
The following Austin Bar Committees are meeting at the Austin Bar office, 816 Congress, Suite 700. Parking is
available in the adjacent garage, accessible from 9th Street. Please feel free to attend any that interest you.
Since lunch is provided, please RSVP to
receptionist@austinbar.org
or call 472-0279 with your name and the name of the committee.
Judicial Affairs Committee Meeting - March 26
Time: Noon
Legal Build Committee Meeting - March 29
Time: Noon
Animal Welfare Committee Meeting - March 29
Time: Noon
Future Planning Committee - April 4
Time: Noon
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