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

Mailing Address

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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TYLA Wins Top Honor at the ABA YLD Annual Meeting
By: Natalie Cobb Koehler


On August 7, the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division presented its annual Awards of Achievement at the Annual Meeting in San Francisco. The awards highlight state and local young lawyer organizations and their best projects from the past year of bar and community service.


This year, the ABA YLD awarded TYLA its highest honor for service to the public, recognizing TYLA's “RU Safe: Protecting Yourself in Cyberspace” for Most Outstanding Public Service Project.


In addition, TYLA and many of its affiliates were singled out for their dedication to service. The list of winners is set forth below:

Texas Young Lawyers Association

  • 1st Place: Service to the Public Category 1A for “RU Safe: Protecting Yourself in Cyberspace”
  • Special Recognition: Comprehensive Category 1A
  • 2nd Place: Newsletter Category 1A
  • 2nd Place: Minority Project Category 1A for the El Paso Pre-Law Diversity Symposium
  • Special Recognition: Service to the Bar Category 1A for the Environment and the Law Symposium

Austin Young Lawyers Association

  • 1st Place: Comprehensive Category 2B
  • 2nd Place: Service to the Public Category 1B for “Re-Entry Guide”

Dallas Association of Young Lawyers

  • 1st Place: Comprehensive Category 2A
  • 1st Place: Service to the Bar Category 2A for “Lunch and Learn”
  • 1st Place: Service to the Public Category 2A for “Protejase! Luche Contra el Fraude”
  • 2nd Place: Newsletter for “The Dicta”
  • Certificate of Performance: Minority Project Category 2A for “Diversity and Inclusion Forum”

Houston Young Lawyers Association

  • 1st Place: Minority Project Category 2B for “HYLA Urban Debate League”
  • 1st Place: Service to the Bar Category 2B for “HYLA Swearing In Ceremony”
  • 1st Place: Service to the Public Category 2B for “What’s So Special about Special Education”
  • 2nd Place: Comprehensive Category 2B
  • Certificate of Performance: Newsletter “Pocket Parts”