AUSTINLAWYER AL AL
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE AUSTIN BAR ASSOCIATION
austinbar.org
MARCH 2016 | VOLUME 25, NUMBER 2
2016 Austin Bar Foundation Gala — Fire and Ice
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ots of fire, a little ice, and the funky Motown sounds of The All Nights helped make the 2016 Austin Bar Foundation Gala especially memorable. With half of the Four Seasons Hotel ballroom decked out in fiery red and the other half in icy turquoise, more than 500 people attended this year’s event on Jan. 30, 2016. In its 13th year, the Foundation Gala is an annual tradition, but it never comes without a new twist. This year, the Austin Bar added a new award, the Joseph C. Parker Jr. Diversity Award, which went to Judge Lora J. Livingston. The new
Travis County, has done quite well. “I think Judge Livingston’s greatest asset is her compassion towards her fellow man,” said Tony Nelson, Assistant County Attorney with the Travis County Attorney’s office. “I can’t think of someone who demonstrates that more so in how they live and contribute to the community. She’s one of those judges who I look to as an example of what a judge should be.” Founding partner of Ausley, Algert, Robertson & Flores, Thomas L. Ausley received the 2nd annual Larry F. York Mentoring Award. Established in 2015, the award is given to a local lawyer or judge who
Blazing a trail of diversity in Austin’s legal community is what the inaugural diversity award is all about, and that’s something Judge Livingston, the first African-American woman to serve as a District Court judge in Travis County, has done quite well. award is named after Joseph C. Parker Jr., who served as the first African-American president of the Austin Bar from 1996-1997. Blazing a trail of diversity in Austin’s legal community is what the inaugural diversity award is all about, and that’s something Judge Livingston, the first African-American woman to serve as a District Court judge in
has practiced law at least ten years, while demonstrating generosity in mentoring younger members of the bar. In addition to the two newer awards, Judge Orlinda Naranjo received the 2016 David H. Walter Community Excellence Award for her continued service within the
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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: (from left) Judge Orlinda Naranjo, Tom Ausley, Karen R. Johnson, Judge Eric Shepperd, David Sheppard, Judge Lora Livingston. Photo by Korey Howell Photography; Valinda Bolton and Judge Andy Hathcock; Judge Lora Livingston (left) with Susan and Claude Ducloux; Gala Committee Chair, Jodi Lazar; Jeff Clark and Judge Elisabeth Earle; (from left) Mike Golden, Christine Sahliyeh, Phil and Adam Loewy. Photos by Carol Smith.