austinbar.org JUNE 2026 | VOLUME 35, NUMBER 5
Taco de Mayo Raises $45,000 for VLS of Central Texas
The Bollier Ciccone Stinson Law team and helpers.
T
he law firms of Bollier Ciccone Stinson and Amini & Conant recently cohosted a fundraiser to support Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas (VLS). Taco de Mayo, held on Saturday, May 2, at the Bollier Ciccone Stinson office, raised $45,000 for VLS and featured teams from local law firms trying their hands at making the best tacos and desserts. The Taco Teams were from Amini & Conant; Almanza, Blackburn, Dickie, & Mitchell; Arambula Terrazas; Fritz Byrne; Hajjar Peters; Maples Jones; and the Roarty Law Firm.
Taco de Mayo attendees enjoying the day’s activities.
These teams’ tacos were judged by real-life judges: • Hon. James Arth, Associate Court Judge • Hon. Darlene Byrne, Third Court of Appeals Chief Justice • Hon. Karin Crump, Third Court of Appeals Justice • Hon. Michael Denton, Travis County Court at Law No. 4 (ret.) • Hon. Maggie Ellis, Third Court of Appeals Justice • Hon. Karl Hays, Hays County Family Court • Hon. Aurora Martinez Jones, 126th District Court • Hon. Alicia Key, 483rd District Court (Hays County) (L-R): Susannah Stinson, Leslie Bollier, and Tony Ciccone.
• Hon. Catherine Mauzy, 419th District Court • Hon. Brandy Mueller, 403rd District Court • Hon. Leigh Mathews Rodriguez,
Travis County Associate Judge • Hon. Leonard Saenz, Travis County Associate Judge (ret.) Taco de Mayo continued on page 9.