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Free Webinar on Veterans Pro Bono Representation with Ethics CLE Credit
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Date: Thursday, July 30
Time: 10 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Cost: Free
CLE: 4.25 hours, including 1 hour of ethics credit
This CLE will give participants a basic understanding of the substantive and procedural rules needed to handle and win an appeal of a claim for disability benefits that has been denied by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Click here for a complete agenda.
Click here to register.
Thank you to the Military and Veterans Law Section and the National Veterans Legal Services Program for sponsoring this CLE.
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Austin Lawyers Wellness Group to Meet on Suicide Prevention
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Topic: Mental Health and Suicide Prevention for Lawyers
Speaker: Tracy Reyes Franklin, Attorney and Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Advocate
Date: Monday, Aug. 3
Time: Noon - 1 p.m.
Location: Austin Bar Association, 816 Congress Ave. (Bluebonnet Room -- third floor)
Questions? Contact Cameron Vann.
The Austin Lawyers Wellness Group is a confidential monthly education group for lawyers, judges and law students seeking help while healing from depression, addiction, job stress, anxiety and other mental health issues.
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Volunteers Needed: Free Legal Advice Clinic for Veterans
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Date: Monday, Aug. 10
Time: 1:30 - 4 p.m.
Location: VA Outpatient Clinic, 7901 Metropolis Dr.
Attorneys are needed to provide free brief legal advice to veterans in the following areas: Veteran Benefits & Appeals, Divorce, Child Support, Custody, Consumer/Contracts, Criminal, Wills, Estate Planning, Guardianship, Probate, Housing, Landlord, Tenant, Bankruptcy
To volunteer, click here.
Contact Julie Wheeler if you have any questions.
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Austin Bar Wins Hankinson Award
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Local bar associations from around the state will be applauded for their commitment to access to justice issues during the State Bar of Texas’s annual Bar Leaders Conference in Houston.
Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman will present the Pro Bono Service and Deborah G. Hankinson awards on behalf of the Texas Access to Justice Commission on July 25 at the Westin Galleria.
The Deborah G. Hankinson Award honors bar associations and young lawyer affiliates that demonstrate a commitment to access to justice by creating initiatives that increase access to legal aid services, increase awareness of access to justice issues, or raise funds for legal aid providers on a local and statewide basis.
The Austin Bar won the award in Division III (901 to 5,000 members) for its Veterans Initiative, in which attorneys meet with veterans at legal clinics held at area VA outpatient clinics; its annual adoption day, which provides children in need with a forever family in a stable, loving environment; and for its Travis County Civil and Family Courthouse advocacy.
Please consider signing up to volunteer at the next Veterans Clinic. Click here to sign up and click here for more information on the clinic.
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