Affiliate Resources
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
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 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 Information Packet
Outstanding Mentor 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.
Awards 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 2023 Local Affiliate Awards of Achievement winners.
TYLA Grants
Each year the Texas Young Lawyers Association supports our TYLA affiliates by offering funding for local projects that support TYLA’s mission of service to the public and service to the bar. We encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity for the current fiscal year (June 2023 – May 2024).
To apply, please fill out the form here: TYLA Grant Application Form. Completed grant applications MUST BE RECEIVED by 5:00 p.m., Friday, August 18th.
Please email mpalacios@texasbar.com if you have any questions.
We look forward to receiving your grant applications soon.
Affiliate Directory
View the Map of TYLA Districts (last ratified 1996-1997).Abilene Young Lawyers Association
Amarillo Area Young Lawyers Association
Joe Hinton
(806) 358-8116
Amarillo, TX
Arlington Young Lawyers Association
Inactive
Austin Young Lawyers Association
Sarah Harp
Austin, TX
(512) 936-0638
Website: austinbar.org
Debbie Kelly
712 W. 16th St.
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 472-0279
Website: austinbar.org
Bell County Young Lawyers Association
Brazos Valley Young Lawyers Association
Inactive
Cameron County Young Lawyers Association
Gus Elizondo
Brownsville, TX
(956) 276-4630
Collin County Young Lawyers Association
Ryan D. Marrone
Plano, TX
(972) 378-9111
Corpus Christi Young Lawyers Association
Nathan T. Burkett
Corpus Christi, TX
(361) 883-8868
Lisa Huerta – Staff Office
802 N. Carancahua, Suite 260
Corpus Christi, TX 78478
(361) 883-4022
Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
Nicole Munoz Huschka
Dallas, TX
(214) 939-2000
Website: www.dayl.com
Cherie Harris – Staff Office
2101 Ross Avenue
Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 220-7420
Website: www.dayl.com
Denton County Young Lawyers Association
Kaitlyn Phillips
Denton, TX
East Texas Young Lawyers Association
Inactive
Ector County Young Lawyers Association
Inactive
El Paso Young Lawyers Association
Andrea Crespo
El Paso, TX
Fort Bend Young Lawyers Association
Michael Hanson
Richmond, TX
Fort Worth-Tarrant Young Lawyers Association
Elizabeth Haslam
Fort Worth, TX
Kayla – Staff Office
1315 Calhoun
Fort Worth, TX 76102
(817) 338-4092
Website: tcyla.org
Galveston Young Lawyers Association
Grayson County Young Lawyers Association
Inactive
Hays-Caldwell County Young Lawyers Association
Inactive
Hidalgo County Young Lawyers Association
Christina Saldivar
Edinburg, TX 78539
(956) 289-2199
Laredo Young Lawyers Association
Lubbock County Young Lawyers Association
Michael Uryasz
Lubbock, TX
lubbockyounglawyers@gmail.com
Website: lubbockyounglawyers.org
Midland County Young Lawyers Association
San Antonio Young Lawyers Association
Herbert Hill
San Antonio, TX
(210) 226-2182
Website: sayla.org
Smith County Young Lawyers Association
Morgan Wood
Tyler, TX 75702
(214) 560-1057
Texarkana Young Lawyers Association
Dawson McGonagill
Texarkana, TX
(903) 735-4800
Tom Green County Young Lawyers Association
Waco-McLennan County Young Lawyers Association
Gavin Lane
Waco, TX 76798
(254) 752-9688