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TYLA Affiliate Awards
TYLA presents awards at its annual meeting for the outstanding non-lawyer, outstanding lawyer, and for local affiliate projects. Click the links below to view the past affiliate projects and to download application forms.
Liberty Bell
The Liberty Bell Award is presented to a non-lawyer who is significantly engaged in community service that:
- Promotes a better understanding of government, especially the Bill of Rights
- Encourages greater respect for the law and the courts
- Stimulates a deeper sense of individual responsibility, so that citizens recognize their duties and their rights
- Contributes to the effective functioning of our institutions of government
- Instills better understanding and appreciation of the law
Liberty Bell – NEW APPLICATION 2023
LB Nomination Form
Outstanding Young Lawyer
The Outstanding Young Lawyer Award is presented to a young lawyer with qualities including but not limited to:
- Professional Proficiency
- Service to the Profession
- Service to the Community
Outstanding Young Lawyer – NEW APPLICATION 2023
OYL Nomination Form
Outstanding Mentor Award
The Outstanding Mentor Award recognizes one attorney who has consistently demonstrated a commitment to mentoring young lawyers in his or her legal community.
Outstanding Mentor – NEW APPLICATION 2023
OM Nomination Form
TYLA supports its affiliated young lawyer bar associations by providing funding to support local programs that further the purposes of TYLA and by recognizing outstanding effort and achievement through our award programs.
Award Of Achievement
The Awards of Achievement Program provides TYLA affiliates the opportunity to submit their best projects for evaluation. This program is designed to encourage project development by recognizing the time, effort and skills expended by these affiliates in implementing public service and professional service projects in their communities.
Click here to view the 2022 Local Affiliate Awards of Achievement winners.
- TYLA Awards of Achievement Info Email
- TYLA Awards of Achievement Program Cover Sheet
- Title Page and Project Information Form
TYLA Grants
TYLA supports its affiliated young lawyer bar associations by providing funding to support local programs that further the purposes of TYLA and by recognizing outstanding effort and achievement through our award programs.
The Local Affiliate grant program is available to those local bar associations who have affiliated with TYLA for programs implemented at the local level furthering TYLA’s purposes. These grants are primarily for new programs.
TYLA presents awards at its annual meeting for the outstanding non-lawyer, outstanding lawyer, and for local affiliate projects. Click the links below to view the past affiliate projects and to download application forms.
For more information, please select the appropriate link below.
2022-2023 Local Affiliate Grants
Application and Guidelines
Report Form
Extension Request
Affiliate Directory
View the Map of TYLA Districts (last ratified 1996-1997).
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Abilene Young Lawyers Association
Kelsey Huddleston
Abilene, TX 79602
(325) 674-1261
Amarillo Area Young Lawyers Association
Alysia Brianna Cordova
Amarillo, TX 79101
(806) 372-5050
Arlington Young Lawyers Association
Inactive
Austin Young Lawyers Association
Blair J. Leake
Austin, TX
(865) 250-1927
Debbie Kelly
816 Congress, Suite 700
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 472-0279
Website: Austin Young Lawyers Association
Bell County Young Lawyers Association
Chance Counts
Killeen, TX
(254) 526-5688
Brazos Valley Young Lawyers Association
Inactive
Cameron County Young Lawyers Association
Daniel Nemecio Lopez
Brownsville, TX 78586
(956) 550-1345
Collin County Young Lawyers Association
Ryan D. Marrone
Plano, Texas 75093
(972) 378-9111
Corpus Christi Young Lawyers Association
Cassandra Bonilla
Corpus Christi, TX
Lisa Huerta – Staff Office
802 N. Carancahua, Suite 260
Corpus Christi, TX 78478
(361) 883-4022
Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
Andy Jones
Dallas, TX 75202
(888) 468-8844
Website: Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
Cherie Harris – Staff Office
2101 Ross Avenue
Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 220-7420
Denton County Young Lawyers Association
Ali Horton
Denton, TX 76209
(940) 349-2704
East Texas Young Lawyers Association
Inactive
Ector County Young Lawyers Association
Inactive
El Paso Young Lawyers Association
Cris Estrada
El Paso, TX 79912
(915) 532-2442
Fort Bend Young Lawyers Association
Colleen Migl
Richmond, TX 77479
(713) 828-2783
Galveston Young Lawyers Association
Lee Mencacci
Galveston, TX 77550
(409) 763-2481
Grayson County Young Lawyers Association
Inactive
Hays-Caldwell County Young Lawyers Association
Inactive
Hidalgo County Young Lawyers Association
Christina Saldivar
Mission, TX 78573
(956) 877-0318
Houston Young Lawyers Association
Kelly Hanen
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 229-1628
Website: Houston Young Lawyers Association
Lucy Fisher Cain, Staff Office
P.O. Box 61208
Houston, TX 77008-1207
(713) 224-4952
Jefferson County Young Lawyers Association
Brittanie Holmes
Beaumont, TX 77701
(409) 832-6041
Website: Jefferson County Young Lawyers Association
Bonnie Dean, Staff Office
1001 Pearl, Room 202
Beaumont, TX 77701
(409) 835-8647
Laredo Young Lawyers Association
Need Update
Lubbock County Young Lawyers Association
Neal Wayne Spradlin
Lubbock, TX 79401
(806) 744-4878
Midland County Young Lawyers Association
Russell Shrauner
Midland, TX 79705
(432) 247-6691
San Antonio Young Lawyers Association
Zack Zurek
San Antonio, TX 78205
(210) 978-7700
Website: San Antonio Young Lawyers Association
Smith County Young Lawyers Association
Archer Ramey
Tyler, TX 75702
(903) 597-3301
Tarrant Young Lawyers Association
Brian Singleterry
Fort Worth, TX
(817) 850-6670
Megan Cooley – Staff Office
1315 Calhoun
Fort Worth, TX 76102
megan@tarrantbar.org
(817) 338-4092
Website: Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association
Texarkana Young Lawyers Association
Cole Riddell
Texarkana, TX 75503
(903) 255-1000
Tom Green County Young Lawyers Association
Need Update
Waco-McLennan County Young Lawyers Association
Gavin Lane
Waco, TX 76710
(254) 752-9688