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This month’s meeting is still at lunchtime and will feature Tom
Watkins on the proposed changes to the Texas Disciplinary Rules of
Professional Con-duct. As always, the Board ap-preciates your input
and ideas. We hope to see you at our next event!
TCWLA is off to another great year. Our new web-site has been a
hit. We have had a lot of good feedback. If you haven’t already, go
to our new site and check out it’s new features: www.tcwla.org. The
Board encourages each of you to take advan-tage of our membership
meetings. Besides free CLE each month, the meetings are great
oppor-tunities to meet and net-work with other attorneys
in Travis County. The people you meet can be great referral
sources for your practice as well as great professional support.
TCWLA will also be bringing you several new events this year. We
will be hosting some of our membership CLE meet-ings after work
(instead of at lunch only) to provide an opportunity for
atten-dance by our members who cannot break away during a hectic
afternoon.
Important Dates to Remember Inside this issue:
Upcoming CLE’s 2
TLAP Meetings 3
Member and Commu-nity Announcements
4
Foundation News 5
National Bar Associa-tion Hall of Fame
6
Board List 7
Membership 8-9
October 2010
Legal Matters
Eat, Meet, Greet, & Grab a Seat
at the Next TCWLA Event!
www.tcwla.org
October 20 Membership CLE Luncheon, TSTA 316 W 12th St, Sturgeon
Room.
11:45-1:00 pm November 5 CLE Event, Wells Fargo Tower 400 W.
15th Street, 3rd Floor. 9:00-12:00 pm November 13 TCWLA Volunteers
for Veterans’ Event, Location and time. November 17 Membership CLE
Luncheon, Location and topic to be
announced. ***Meeting to be held after work instead of
lunchtime. December 2 Holiday Party. Location to be announced.
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TCWLA is your bar
association, and we
welcome comments and
suggestions for this and
future CLE events.
http://www.tcwla.org
-The September’s Mem-bership meeting was well attended and a
huge success. Robyn Hargrove, partner at Scott, Douglass &
McConnico, LLP pro-vided an update on re-cent developments in Texas
law on legal mal-practice and lawyer li-ability. Her tips on how to
avoid malpractice claims benefited all in attendance. -The October
Member-ship meeting will once again be held at the TSTA building at
316 W 12th St, Sturgeon Room
on October 20 at 11:45-1:00 p.m. Tom Wat-kins, partner at Brown
McCarroll will present the CLE on the pro-posed changes to the
Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct and provide
insight on how the proposed changes could impact your practice.
Join us for this CLE and a scrumptious lunch. The CLE is free, and
the ca-tered lunch is $15 for members and $20 for non-members.
Ad-vanced registration re-quired for lunch at: www.tcwla.org.
-Be on the lookout for the exact time and loca-tion of the
November 17th Membership meet-ing. We are trying something new this
sea-son and holding a num-ber of meetings after work instead of at
lunchtime. We appreci-ate your thoughts and feedback on this new
schedule. It is the Board’s hope that the new time will offer even
more opportunity for members to participate and to take advantage
of the free CLE and net-working opportunities of our membership
Friday, November 5, 2010; 9:00-12:00 pm Wells Fargo Tower; 400
W. 15th Street, 3rd Floor
Isn't it frustrating when family and friends ask seemingly basic
legal questions that as a lawyer, they assume you know? Often, you
don't because it is not in an area of law that you practice? That’s
why we organized the Back to Basics CLE with a great line-up of
speakers on the following topics:
· Wills and Estates: Learn the nuts and bolts behind wills,
power of at-torneys, and directive to physicians--documents every
person should have. · Family Law: Find out the basics of a divorce
decree and standard cus-tody arrangements. · Criminal Law: Ever
wondered what a driver should do when the po-lice pull over the car
and the driver has been drinking? The in’s and out’s of bailing
people out of jail? What’s a reasonable search and seizure during a
traffic stop? · Business Law: Learn the basics of starting a
non-profit or for profit business. · Consumer Basics: What are
people's rights and protections if their identity has been stolen?
When I agree to contracts online, what does that mean?
Come learn the answers to these questions, earn 2.5 MCLE hours,
and network with local lawyers. To learn more information about
this CLE, go to www.tcwla.org/
TCWLA’s CLE Season in Full Swing!
Special CLE Event
Go to our website to
register for these exciting
and affordable CLE
and networking events.
http://www.tcwla.org
Back to Basics: Answers to Basic Questions that all Lawyers Need
to Know
http://www.tcwla.org/
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Taking care of ourselves is key to being able to provide the
highest quality services to our clients. Consider attending these
meetings or
contact Cameron Vann if you want to support the groups in other
ways.
Austin Lawyers Support Group
What: A confidential monthly education and support group for
lawyers, judges and law students seeking help or support while
healing from depression,
addiction, job stress, anxiety and other mental health
issues.
When: Every last Thursday of the month from 12:00 to 1:00 PM
Where: 816 Congress, in the “Longhorn Room”, Room 320. Free
Parking under the building. Enter the parking area from 9th
street.
Format: 30 minute speaker - an expert from the mental health
field. 30 minute peer support - lawyers supporting lawyers
Contact: TLAP support is from Cameron Vann, J.D.
[email protected] , (512) 427-1453 or (800) 343-8527.
Please pass this information on to other lawyers who may be
interested.
TCWLA LEGAL MATTERS OCTOBER 2010
mailto:[email protected]
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Member Announcements
3 OFFICE SUITE FOR LEASE: by the park, two blocks from the
Travis County Courthouse, includes 3 covered parking spaces,
furnished kitchen, bookshelves, copier/scanner/fax, phone sys-tem,
2 desks & filing cabinets $1500 plus electric for 1 year lease,
$1200 for 2 year lease. Call 478-1616 Susan Morrison.
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Travis County Women Lawyers’ Foundation
Fellows Celebration Event October 20,2010
Host: TCWLF Board Phone: 512-236-2065 When: Wednesday, October
20, 2010, from 5:00 – 7:00 PM Where: Jackson Walker L.L.P.
100 Congress, Suite 1100 Austin, TX 78701
The TCWLF Board invites you to come raise a glass and
join your friends and colleagues in celebrating the Travis
County Women Lawyers' Foundation and its Fellows!
In appreciation of our Fellows and their contributions to the
Foundation, the TCWLF Board is hosting a Celebration and
Appreciation Event in their honor.
Come hear what the Foundation has been doing since it was formed
in 2002!
If you are interested in becoming a Foundation Fellow, please
make plans to attend! This is your opportunity to talk to current
Fellows and learn more about the
Foundation, its purpose, and what the Foundation is doing to
further justice and equal opportunities for
women, families, and children.
Hors d’oeuvres and spirits will be served.
Please RSVP by emailing Erin Tuggle at [email protected].
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: GRAVES, DOUGHERTY, HEARON &
MOODY
JACKSON WALKER L.L.P. JENNIFER S. COOK, ESQ.
TCWLF BOARD
SUSAN BURTON, CHAIR RANDE HARRELL, PAST CHAIR CAMERON VANN,
SECRETARY
JESSICA WARREN, TREASURER AMANDA TAYLOR, TCWLA PRESIDENT
ELIZABETH POOLE, PAST PRESIDENT TCWLA CINDY CONNOLLY,
PRESIDENT-ELECT TCWLA
JENNIFER S. COOK LISA BOWLIN HOBBS SUSAN G. MORRISON
ERIN N. TUGGLE
Parking for the event is available at no cost in the 101
Colorado Building garage. Access to this garage is on Cesar Chavez
between Colorado and Congress. (There is a white sign that
indicates Visitor Parking for the 100 Congress Building.) Take the
garage elevators to the ground floor A walkway provides access from
the garage to the 100 Congress Building.
“The Travis County Women Lawyers’
Foundation Board invites you to come raise
a glass and join your friends and
colleagues in celebrating the Travis County Women Lawyers'
Foundation and its Fellows!”
Please RSVP by emailing
Erin Tuggle at
[email protected].
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Judge Harriet Murphy, ’69, inducted into the
National Bar Association Hall of Fame
On August 12, 2010, Judge Harriet Murphy, UT Law class of 1969,
was inducted into the National Bar Association Hall of Fame. Judge
Murphy’s induction is in recognition of her community involvement
and of the significant contributions she has made to the cause of
justice during her life in the law. The only black woman in her law
class, Judge Murphy has long been a champion of diversity issues.
In 1973, she became the first African-American woman to be
officially appointed to a judgeship in the state of Texas. She was
a judge on the City of Austin Municipal Court for twenty years, a
term of service which included presiding judge. Her contributions
to the profession are widely known and valued; over the course of
her long and distinguished career she has served as counselor to
legislators, politicians, and university presidents on diversity
issues. Murphy was a founding member of the Austin Black Lawyers
Association, the Travis County Women Lawyers Association, and the
Austin Urban League. She has served on the Mayor’s Task Force on
the Homeless and the Travis County Public Defenders Task Force. She
served for two years on the United States State Department Council
on African Affairs, during which time she participated in a
data-finding commission to South Africa. Currently, she serves on
the National Alumnae Association of Spelman College and the Black
Alumni Steering Committee of the Texas Exes. Murphy received one of
the inaugural Austin Black Lawyers Association’s Legacy Awards
earlier this year. In 2005 she received the Raymond Pace Alexander
Award, and in 2003 she was awarded the Gertrude E. Rush Award, both
from the National Bar Association. She has received several
additional awards from the University of Texas, including the first
Thurgood Marshall Legal Society award and the Yellow Rose of Texas
Award. Additionally, she serves on numerous boards, including the
International Hospitality Council of Austin. Prior to joining the
municipal court, Murphy practiced law part time for eight years and
was head of the government department of Huston-Tillotson College
in Austin for five years. Born and raised in Atlanta, she received
her undergraduate degree from Spelman College and a masters degree
from Clark-Atlanta University in addition to her degree from UT
Law.
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