Nominations are open from now until December 1, 2020, for the Dallas LGBT+ Bar Association Justice Award. Each year, the Association recognizes one person who has made a significant contribution to the advancement of the LGBT+ community by fighting injustice. The Association awarded its inaugural Justice Award to Jayla Wilkerson at its annual Holiday Party in 2019. … Continue reading Nominations due December 1 for 2020 Justice Award
Dallas, Tex. (October 16, 2020) — The Board of Directors of the Dallas Bar Association (DBA) has unanimously voted to recognize the Dallas LGBT Bar Association (Dallas LGBT Bar) as a “sister bar association.” The vote came at DBA’s board meeting on October 15. Sister-bar status recognizes the work that the Dallas LGBT Bar has … Continue reading Dallas Bar Association recognizes Dallas LGBT Bar Association as “sister bar”
"Election is a mark of distinction and recognition of Ms. Austin's contributions to the legal profession. Each year the top one-third of one percent of Texas attorneys are invited to become Fellows." The Dallas LGBT+ Bar Association's ("DLGBTBA") VP of Professional Development, Kimberly L. Austin, who is Of Counsel at DebnamRust, PC, has been elected … Continue reading Tex. Bar Foundation Honors DLGBTBA VP of Professional Development, Kim Austin.
Dec. 8, 2019 -- The year 2019 was marked with a rise in violence against the transgender* community in the Dallas-Ft. Worth metroplex. In reflecting on these events and the need for strong leaders in our local LGBT+ community, the Dallas LGBT+ Bar Association ("DLGBTBA") Board established the Justice Award in December of 2019. The … Continue reading Jayla Wilkerson, Dallas Assistant City Attorney, 2019 Justice Award Recipient
Dallas, Tex. (Nov. 6, 2019) — The Board of Directors of the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers (“DAYL”) voted today to amend its bylaws to recognize the Dallas LGBT Bar Association (“DLGBTBA”) as a sister bar association. Through the designation of “sister bar association,” the DAYL officially recognizes the DLGBTBA by creating a voting seat … Continue reading DALLAS ASSOCIATION OF YOUNG LAWYERS OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZES DALLAS LGBT+ BAR ASSOCIATION
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