Texas Access To Justice Commission Update


		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

		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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Texas Access To Justice Commission Update

Justice for all is one of the fundamental principles on which our country was founded. Today, only 20% of poor Texans who need legal assistance actually receive it. You can help by contributing to the Access to Justice (ATJ) Campaign.

Your tax-deductible $150 ATJ contribution helps legal aid provide critical support to the elderly, veterans, victims of domestic abuse, at-risk families facing issues like home foreclosure, and victims of natural disasters.

If you wish to show your support of access to justice, please consider joining our Champion of Justice Society. Individuals can give at the Sustaining ($1,000 per year for 5 years), Gold ($1,000+), Silver ($500-$999), and Bronze ($250 - $499) levels.

Benefits of membership in the Champion of Justice Society include:
• An invitation to the Champion of Justice Society annual reception
• Recognition at the State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting
• The Champion of Justice Society crest displayed next to your name on the State Bar of Texas "Find a Lawyer" page listing
• Name listing in an issue of the Texas Bar Journal and in the Commission newsletter, website and Facebook page

The Access to Justice Commission also presents the Champion of Justice Law Firm Awards to Texas law firms with the highest percentage of attorneys contributing to the Access to Justice Campaign.

Last year’s ATJ Campaign raised more than $1 million. Our 2014 goal is to boost the number of contributing attorneys and raise over $1.2 million! To contribute, elect to make a voluntary donation on your 2014 State Bar Dues statement or visit www.texasatj.org/donate.