austinbar.org MARCH 2018 | VOLUME 27, NUMBER 2
Bench Bar Conference in San Antonio—April 13 and 14 Pushing Boundaries and Discovering New Ground
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egister by March 30 to attend the 28th annual Bench Bar Conference at the Elian Resort in San Antonio on April 13 and 14. The conference, sponsored by the Austin Bar Association and the Austin Young Lawyers Association Foundation, will provide a unique opportunity for local attorneys and judges to interact outside the courtroom in a casual, discussion-oriented environment. By holding the conference out of town, attendees will have the opportunity to
build relationships with their fellow Bar members on an even deeper level while obtaining 7.5 hours of MCLE (including three hours of ethics). The weekend includes a trivia contest with members of the judiciary, plus dinner and casino games on Friday night. Optional activities on Saturday include yoga, spa services, golf, or tennis. The conference registration fee is $300 for members and $400 for non-members. Friday hotel rooms for single occupancy are $200, and $100 for double occupancy. Registration and hotel fees
include destination amenity fees, lunch, happy hour, and dinner on Friday, and a continental breakfast on Saturday. Additional fees apply for golf, tennis, and the spa.
Go to austinbar,org to register, pay, and obtain additional information, including the list of judgesLAWYER who plan to attend the AUSTIN AL AL conference.
Introducing Austin Bar’s 10 for 10 New Program to Connect 10 People during 10 Lunches Launching Soon
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ant to meet new people in the Austin Bar in a small, casual, and intimate setting? The Austin Bar is launching a new program called “10 for 10” in which the first 10 people to claim their spots around a lunch table will be invited to join a member of the Austin Bar Board of Direc-
tors for lunch—on us! The only agenda is to get to know your fellow Bar members better, make new connections, and network with attorneys you may not have met yet. Each year, the goal is to schedule ten lunches for 10 people—hence, “10 for 10.” How does it work? A “10 for 10” announcement will run in Bar Code (the Austin Bar’s week-
ly enewsletter, emailed every Tuesday), and on the Austin Bar’s Facebook and Twitter accounts. If you’d like to attend, simply email 10for10@austinbar.org to let us know. The first 10 people to respond will be invited to have lunch, completely free of charge. Next month, a new lunch will be scheduled at a new location hosted by a different member of
the Austin Bar Board of Directors, and another announcement will run. Again, the first 10 people to respond will be able to attend. Once you’ve attended, you aren’t eligible to attend another one for three months in order to allow more people to participate. Watch for the date and location of the first “10 for 10” lunch to be AUSTIN LAWYER AL AL announced soon!