TYLA Officers
   

Rebekah Steely Brooker, President
   

Dustin M. Howell, Chair
   

Sam Houston, Vice President
   

Baili B. Rhodes, Secretary
   

John W. Shaw, Treasurer
   

C. Barrett Thomas, President-elect
   

Priscilla D. Camacho, Chair-elect
   

Kristy Blanchard, Immediate Past President

TYLA Directors
   

Amanda A. Abraham, District 1
   

Sharesa Y. Alexander, Minority At-Large Director
   

Raymond J. Baeza, District 14
    Aaron J. Burke, District 5, Place 1
   

Aaron T. Capps, District 5, Place 2
   

D. Lance Currie, District 5, Place 3
   

Laura W. Docker, District 10, Place 1
    Andrew Dornburg, District 21
    John W. Ellis, District 8, Place 2
    Zeke Fortenberry, District 4
   

Bill Gardner, District 5, Place 4
   

Morgan L. Gaskin, District 6, Place 5
    Nick Guinn, District 18, Place 1
   

Adam C. Harden, District 6, Place 6
   

Amber L. James, District 17
   

Curtis W. Lucas, District 9
    Rudolph K. Metayer, District 8, Palce 1
   

Laura Pratt, District 3
    Sally Pretorius, District 8, Place 2
   

Baili B. Rhodes, District 2
   

Alex B. Roberts, District 6, Place 3
    Eduardo Romero, District 19
    Michelle P. Scheffler, District 6, Place 2
   

John W. Shaw, District 10, Place 2
    Nicole Soussan, District 6, Place 4
    L. Brook Stuntebeck, District 11
   

C. Barrett Thomas, District 15
    Judge Amanda N. Torres, Minority At-Large Director
   

Shannon Steel White, District 12
    Brandy Wingate Voss, District 13
    Veronica S. Wolfe, District 18, Place 2
   

Baylor Wortham, District 7
    Alex Yarbrough, District 16

   

Justice Paul W. Green, Supreme Court Liaison
   

Jenny Smith, Access To Justice Liaison
   

Brandon Crisp, ABA YLD District 25 Representative
   

Travis Patterson, ABA/YLD District 26 Representative
   

Assistant Dean Jill Nikirk, Law School Liaison
   

Belashia Wallace, Law Student Liaison

 

 
TYLA Office

Tracy Brown, Director of Administration
Bree Trevino, Project Coordinator
Michelle Palacios, Office Manager
General Questions: tyla@texasbar.com

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P.O. Box 12487, Capitol Station
Austin, Texas 78711-2487
(800) 204-2222 ext. 1529
FAX: (512) 427-4117

Street Address

1414 Colorado, 4th Floor
Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 427-1529

 

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Feature TYLA Affiliate

Food for Thought Benefits Dallas Youth
By: Kim Garlitz

It was another incredible year for the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers’ Food for Thought at the Tower Club, a celebrity chef charity fundraiser supporting Big Thought. The remarkable generosity of the committee’s celebrity chefs, sponsors, event participants, and volunteers is an extraordinary example of a unified community outreach effort to help area youth. Because of this outpouring of support, DAYL’s Food for Thought was able to raise in excess of $15,000 for Big Thought, a Dallas-based nonprofit dedicated to closing the opportunity gap in education through creative learning.

The event featured more than a dozen celebrity chefs demonstrating their culinary expertise by providing samplings of their signature dishes to more than 300 guests. The highlight of the evening was the presentation of the Gavel of Excellence Award for Promoting Education to Ebby Halliday. Presenting the award was Jim Keyes, the 2009 award recipient and CEO of Blockbuster, Inc. Guests also enjoyed a silent auction and wine pull with Mistress of Ceremonies, Chris Hawes.

DAYL and its Food for Thought Committee graciously thank their celebrity chefs for donating their time and talents to make Food for Thought possible: Chef Tre Wilcox of Loft 610, Chef Lisa Garza of Pantry Organics, Chef Jeff Harris of Craft, Chef Greg Bussey of Victor Tango’s, Chef J. Chastain of The Second Floor, Chef Scott Blankship of The Tower Club, Chefs Jennifer Garcia and Stephanie Worsham of CucaLu, Chefs Randall Copeland and Nathan Tate of Restaurant Ava, Chef Ke’o Velasquez of Classic Residence by Hyatt, Chef Wilfredo Calderon of Chiloso Mexican Bistro, and Chef Dorian Isenberg of J. Dorian Chocolatier.

The most sincere appreciation goes to the event sponsors for the fundraiser: Tower Club Dallas, Hunton & Williams, Ernst & Young, Dallas Modern Luxury, It’s a Cooking Party, Whole Foods Market, Terry and Bev Heil, Christina and Sam Perrone, and Havran Law, P.C.

Plans are underway for the third Annual Food for Thought to be held in 2011. Please visit www.foodforthoughtdallas.com for further updates on scheduling a celebrity chef or securing a sponsorship. DAYL and the Food for Thought Committee appreciate everyone’s support for this fundraising event, and they look forward to an even bigger event next year. For more information, please contact Brian Garlitz at 214-736-7168 or brian@garlitzbell.com or Mark Melton at 214-979-2952 or mmelton@hunton.com.