Austin Bar Association

Austin Bar Association Podcast Network

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The mission of the Austin Bar is to enhance the legal profession, administration of justice, and our community through education, networking, and public service. The Council of Firsts highlights important firsts in the Austin legal community. Stop the Stigma features individuals in the legal profession who have or are struggling with mental health and/or substance use disorders.

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Discussion with Betty Balli Torres, Executive Director of the Texas Access to Justice Foundation 02.05.2023 38:45

In the next episode of the Council of Firsts, Austin Bar Association President, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina President of the Austin Bar talks to Betty Balli Torres. Betty is the current Executive Director of the Texas Access to Justice Foundation, the first Latina to lead a statewide IOLTA (Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts) program and the first Latina to receive the Distinguished Lawyer Award...

Discussion with Richard Pena, first Hispanic President of the Austin Bar Association and first Hispanic President of the State Bar of Texas 25.04.2023 47:19

In this episode of the Council of Firsts, Austin Bar Association President Amanda Arriaga, first Latina President of the Austin Bar, talks to Richard Pena, first Hispanic President (and first minority President ever) of the Austin Bar Association and first Hispanic President (and first minority President ever) of the State Bar of Texas. The Austin Bar Association was established in 1893 as the Tra...

Discussion with Velva Price, first female African American President of the Austin Bar Association 18.04.2023 39:18

In the inaugural episode of the Council of Firsts, Austin Bar Association President, Amanda Arriaga, first Latina President of the Austin Bar talks to Velva Price, first female African American President of the Austin Bar Association. 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....

Welcome to Council of Firsts from the Austin Bar Association 10.04.2023 0:46

Since 1893, the Austin Bar Association has only had 14 female Presidents and 8 minority Presidents. Of those minorities, only three are female. This July 1, the first Hispanic Female President took office. “The Council of Firsts” will bring together former and current leaders of the Austin Bar Association and other local legal organizations and discuss why we still have these Firsts and how we can...