Austin Bar Association Podcast Network

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina president of the Austin Bar, talks to Armin Salek, executive director of the Youth Justice Alliance. To support the YJA, please visit  https://youthjusticealliance.org/

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina president of the Austin Bar, talks to the co-presidents of the Mother Attorney Mentor Association (MAMAs), Ana Vieira Ayala and Carly Gallagher Murray. For more information on how to join MAMAs and all of their upcoming events, please visit: https://www.mamasaustin.org/

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina president of the Austin Bar, talks to Dominique McLeggan-Brown, founder of the Sisters in Law, LLC. To get more information about upcoming events visit: https://www.thesistersinlaw.com/

To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, in the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina president of the Austin Bar, talks to Paul Carmona, first Hispanic President of the Austin Young Lawyers Association. Want to join AYLA? Click here ! Download the Austin Bar app for Apple and Android !

To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, in the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina president of the Austin Bar, talks to the founders of Capital Area Mexican American Lawyers. This organization is now known as the Hispanic Bar Association of Austin. Listen to Judge Jim Coronado, Tom Esparza, David Mendez and Richard Pena discuss how they, along with Xavier Medina, cre...

To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, in the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina president of the Austin Bar, talks to the founders of Capital Area Mexican American Lawyers. This organization is now known as the Hispanic Bar Association of Austin. Listen to Judge Jim Coronado, Tom Esparza, David Mendez and Richard Pena discuss how they, along with Xavier Medina, cre...

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina President of the Austin Bar, talks to Christi Craddick, chair of the Texas Railroad Commission. Chair Craddick was the only female statewide elected official in Texas for over 10 years and is serving her fourth term as chair. 

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina president of the Austin Bar, talks to Judge Hilda Tagle, who became the first Hispanic female federal judge in Texas upon her appointment in 1998 to the U.S. Southern District of Texas, Brownsville Division. Judge Tagle was also the first Latina county court of law judge in Texas. Join the Austin Bar for 2024 and get three...

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina president of the Austin Bar, talks to Bill Jones who has celebrated many firsts, including: first African American Texas Young Lawyer Association President, first African American chair of the Board of Regents of the Texas A&M University System, and first general counsel to Gov. Rick Perry.

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina president of the Austin Bar, talks to Susana Alemán, first female and first Hispanic dean of the University of Texas School of Law. To get in touch with Dean Alemán on any of her initiatives, you can contact her at sunflower@austin.rr.com or amanda@austinbar.org

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina president of the Austin Bar, talks to Dimple Malhotra, first female Asian judge and first elected South Asian judge to serve in Austin and Travis County. If you would like to donate a stuffed animal to Judge Malhotra’s court, please email amanda@austinbar.org.

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina President of the Austin Bar talks to Elizabeth Rogers, the first chief privacy officer for the State of Texas and chair of the new Privacy Law Section at the Austin Bar Association. To join the section and learn about upcoming events, please click here.

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina president of the Austin Bar, talks to Ciara Parks, first female and African American general counsel of the Texas Board of Law Examiners and immediate past president of the Austin Black Lawyers Association. To join, donate, or get information about upcoming events, please visit https://www.austinblacklawyers.com/  

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina president of the Austin Bar, talks to Betty Blackwell, legal legend and first female President of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. Do you remember the commercial that asked: Oh, you DO know Betty Blackwell?

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina president of the Austin Bar, talks to Sherine Thomas, chair of the South Asian Bar Association of Austin and the visionary behind the Travis County Women Lawyers' Association's (TCWLA) W.E.L.L. Summit. Learn more about SABA . Learn more about TCWLA and donate to their foundation.

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina President of the Austin Bar, talks to George Thomas, first Indian American Judge to serve in Austin and Travis County.

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina President of the Austin Bar talks to Maria Amelia Calaf, founder of Cafecitos, a group supporting Latina lawyers. You can learn more about Cafecitos at https://www.facebook.com/groups/cafecitosabogadasenaustin/ . You can learn more about TCWLA at https://tcwla.org/.

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Austin Bar Association President Amanda Arriaga, first Latina President of the Austin Bar, talks to Maria Cantú Hexsel, Judge of the 53rd District Court and first Latina to preside over that historic Court.

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Austin Bar Association President, Amanda Arriaga, talks to Selena Alvarenga, Judge of the 460th District Court and the first openly gay Judge elected in Travis County.

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Austin Bar Association President, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina President of the Austin Bar talks to Caroline Hall, President of the Travis County Women Lawyers' Association (TCWLA) about the origin of TCWLA and their first W.E.L.L. Summit. You can learn more about TCWLA and donate to their foundation at www.tcwla.org

 In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Austin Bar Association President, Amanda Arriaga, Gary Schumann, Founder of the Austin LGBT Law Association.

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Austin Bar Association President, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina President of the Austin Bar talks to Ramey Ko, the first Asian to ever hold the position of Judge in Austin or Travis County. To support the Austin Asian Community Health Initiative, visit  www.aachi.org . To purchase the Austin Asian Restaurant Passport, visit  www.familystyleatx.com .

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Austin Bar Association President, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina President of the Austin Bar talks to Judge Orlinda Naranjo, first Latina elected to a countywide judicial seat in Travis County. To support the Judge Orlinda Naranjo Fellowship at Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas, please visit https://www.vlsoct.org/help-us/ and specify that it is...

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Austin Bar Association President, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina President of the Austin Bar talks to Judge Lora Livingston, first African American female judge elected to preside over a Travis County District Court. To support the Judge Lora Livingston Fellowship, you can make a donation at the Austin Bar Foundation at https://www.austinbar.org/?pg=dona...

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Austin Bar Association President, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina President of the Austin Bar, talks to Justice Gisela Triana, first Latina Justice on the Third Court of Appeals. The Austin Bar Association was established in 1893 as the Travis County Bar Association. Since that time, there have only been 14 female presidents and 8 minorities. 3 of the fem...