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Select Membership Level Please select one.

Regular Member (0-5 years) | $235.00
Regular Member (5+ years) | $265.00
AYLA-Student Member | $25.00
Austin Bar Student Member | $0.00
Austin Young Lawyers Association ONLY | $75.00
AYLA ONLY -Sustaining | $75.00
AYLA ONLY-Govt/Nonprofit atty/Small firm1-5 attys | $50.00
CAFA Attorneys (0-5 years) | $190.00
CAFA Attorneys (5+ years) | $215.00
Emeritus (over 70 years old) (0-5 years) | $190.00
Emeritus (over 70 years old) (5+ years) | $215.00
Full-Time Judge (0-5 years) | $190.00
Full-Time Judge (5+ years) | $215.00
Government Attorney (0-5 years) | $190.00
Government Attorney (5+ years) | $215.00
Law School Faculty (0-5 years) | $190.00
Law School Faculty (5+ years) | $215.00
Out-of-State or Inactive Attorneys (0-5 years) | $190.00
Out-of-State or Inactive Attorneys (5+ years) | $215.00
Paralegal | $75.00
Retired (0-5 years) | $190.00
Retired (5+ years) | $215.00
Retired Judge (0-5 years) | $190.00
Retired Judge (5+ years) | $215.00
Solo-Practitioner (0-5 years) | $190.00
Solo-Practitioner (5+ years) | $215.00
Staff Attorneys for 501c(3) (0-5 years) | $190.00
Staff Attorneys for 501c(3) (5+ years) | $215.00

Austin Young Lawyers Association Select one (only if applicable). Those who have selected AYLA Only for their Membership Level do not need to select an option below.

Austin Young Lawyers Association | $75.00
Austin Young Lawyers Association - Gov Atty/Small Firm (1-5 Attys)/Non-Profit | $50.00
Austin Young Lawyers Association - Student Member | $25.00
Austin Young Lawyers Association ONLY | $75.00
Austin Young Lawyers Association SUSTAINING MEMBER (40 yrs old or older as of 7-1-2020) | $75.00
No AYLA membership

Select Law Sections Select as many as you prefer.

Administrative | $25.00
ADR | $30.00
Animal Law | $25.00
Bankruptcy | $35.00
Business, Corp. and Tax | $25.00
Civil Appellate | $30.00
Civil Litigation | $25.00
Civil Rights & Immigration | $25.00
Construction | $25.00
Court Appointed Family Attorneys CAFA | $30.00
Criminal | $30.00
Entertainment & Sports | $35.00
Environmental Law | $25.00
Environmental Law Lunch Fees | $105.00
Estate Planning & Probate | $35.00
Estate Planning & Probate Lunch Fees | $60.00
Family | $45.00
Financial Institutions | $25.00
Health Law | $28.00
International | $30.00
Labor/Employment | $25.00
Lawyers Loving It | $25.00
LGBT Law Section | $25.00
Oil, Gas, and Mineral | $25.00
Real Estate | $40.00
Real Estate Breakfasts | $110.00
Solo/Small Firm | $35.00
Technology | $30.00

Optional contribution to the Austin Bar Foundation (deductible as a charitable contribution)

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Member Benefits

Online Austin Courts Resource Guide

Austin Bar members have access to the online Travis County Bench Book: Court Resource Guide, which features information on the Austin area courts, including questionnaires answered by judges, contact information for each court, and local rules for each court.

CLE Discounts

Austin Bar members enjoy a reduced fee for all CLE offerings sponsored by the Austin Bar. The Austin Bar Association offers approximately seven to 10 full-day Continuing Legal Education programs and sponsors several free member-only programs throughout the year.

Member Discounts and Services

Austin Bar members have access to discounts on products such as long term care insurance, individual disability income insurance, and credit card processing, as well as discounts with LexisNexis, ProDoc, CLE Online, ESQ Sites, UT Club, and Tiffany & Co.

Substantive Law Sections

The Austin Bar offers members the opportunity to join any of our 24 substantive law sections. Throughout the year, the sections meet to conduct business and offer various CLE programs. The chair of each section serves on the Austin Bar board.

Committees

Through our 14 committees, Austin Bar members can become involved in various community and law-related activities. From our award-winning Law-Related Education projects to the annual Austin Adoption Day to the Fee Dispute and Judicial Affairs Committees, Austin Bar offers myriad opportunities for involvement.

Austin Lawyer

Austin Lawyer is an award-winning newsletter published 10 times a year for members of the Austin Bar Association. Its focus is on Austin Bar activities, legislation affecting the justice system, and other issues impacting lawyers and legal professionals. It also includes information on decisions from the Third Court of Appeals, CLE opportunities, and members’ and committees’ accomplishments.

Bar Code

Bar Code is the Austin Bar Association’s weekly e-newsletter emailed each Tuesday featuring news and events of interest to the legal community.

Austin Bar Association Web Site

The Austin Bar was the first local bar in Texas to offer a web site. The Bar continues to utilize the latest technology to benefit our members and the public.

The Austin Bar Association leadership is continuously looking for ways to improve member benefits. To share your ideas, please contact Kelli Horan at kelli@austinbar.org or 512.472.0279.