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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Tips For Young Lawyers

Using the New TYLA Website as a Resource
By: Robert E. Booth


The new TYLA website at www.tyla.org offers many good resources for young lawyers. When accessing the TYLA website, click the Resources link at the top of the page to access the following resources under the “Lawyers” tab:


1. Career Center. Are you looking for a job, or do you have a job that you want to advertise? The TYLA online Career Center is a great place to start. You can post your resume, search or browse job listings and sign up for job alerts.

2. Member Discounts: TYLA offers information on how to access membership discounts, CLE and others, on everything from rental cars, insurance, web site design and clothing.

3. New Lawyer Survival Guide: A guide designed to provide fundamental information that new lawyers might not otherwise have at their fingertips. The Survival Guide provides new attorneys valuable resources to navigate through their first years of practice. The guide provides resource information in areas such as:

a. student loans;
b. professional help in times of need;
c. dues, taxes and CLE requirements;
d. establishing your own practice;
e. the composition of the State Bar of Texas and TYLA;
f. demographic information regarding young lawyers’ jobs and salaries; and
g. helpful websites for young lawyers.

4. Research: Go to the TYLA website to find quick access to free legal research resources.

5. Hangin’ Out Your Shingle: This program, which is comprised of a book and a 40-minute video, provides good ideas on how to run your practice smoothly and reviews some of the soul-searching issues facing lawyers when they start their own practice. The video covers the following six areas; (1) Should I Stay or Should I Go; (2) Client Development; (3) Office Logistics & Layout; (4) Hiring and Supervising Staff; (5) Work Product; and (6) Getting Paid.

6. Ten Minute Mentor: The site features quick access to the hundreds of informative mentoring videos.

7. Thumbnail Guide to Texas Ethics: The guide contains an overview of the attorney discipline process and some of the most frequently violated rules of professional conduct.