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 affiiliate projects and to download application forms.
For more information, please select the appropriate link below.
2011-2012 Local Affiliate Grants
Abilene Young Lawyers Association
David White
1500 Industrial Blvd., Ste. 303
Abilene, TX 79602
dmwhiteesq@gmail.com
(325) 437-3311
Website: affiliates.tyla.org/abilene
Amarillo Area Young Lawyers Association
Joni Paul Kleinschmidt
600 Maxor Building, 320 S. Polk St.
Amarillo, TX 79101
jkleinschmidt@rineymayfield.com
(806) 468-3205
Website: affiliates.tyla.org/aayla
Arlington Young Lawyers Association
Daniel Mathis
101 East Park Row
Arlington, TX 76004
dmathis@curnutthafer.com
(817) 548-1000
Website: affiliates.tyla.org/arlington/
Austin Young Lawyers Association
Adam Schramek
600 Congress Avenue, Suite 2400
Austin, TX 78701
aschramek@fulbright.com
(512) 536-5232
Website: affiliates.tyla.org/austin
Debbie Kelly
816 Congress, Suite 700
Austin, TX 78701
debbie@austinbar.com
(512) 472-0279
Website: affiliates.tyla.org/austin
Bell County Young Lawyers Association
Dallas J. Cornish
404 North Main Street
Belton, TX 76513
dallas@cornishlaw.net
(254) 939-5200
Website: affiliates.tyla.org/bcyla
Brazos Valley Young Lawyers Association
Keith Krueger
1515 Emerald Plaza
College Station, TX 77845
keith.krueger@westwebblaw.com
(979) 694-7000
Website: affiliates.tyla.org/bvyla
Cameron County Young Lawyers Association
Patricia Garza
855 E. Harrison St.
Brownsville, TX 78520
patricia.garza@gmail.com
(956) 832-3112
Website: affiliates.tyla.org/cameron
Collin County Young Lawyers Association
Christopher M. Farish
8150 N. Central Expwy., Ste 600
Dallas, TX 75206
chris@quaidandquaid.com
(214) 373-9100
Website: affiliates.tyla.org/collin
Corpus Christi Young Lawyers Association
Lisa Huerta
924 Leopard St.
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
lhuerta@hgblawfirm.com
(361) 884-1632
Website: affiliates.tyla.org/corpus
Dick King - Staff Office
802 N. Carancahua, Suite 260
Corpus Christi, TX 78478
dking@corpusbar.com
(361) 883-4022
Website: affiliates.tyla.org/corpus
Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
Penelope Brobst Blackwell
2200 Ross Avenue, Ste. 5200
Dallas, TX 75201
blackwellp@gtlaw.com
972-419-1338
Website: affiliates.tyla.org/Dayl
Cherie Harris - Staff Office
2101 Ross Avenue
Dallas, TX 75201
cherie.harris@dayl.com
214-220-7420
Website: affiliates.tyla.org/Dayl
East Texas Young Lawyers Association
Rebecca C. Brightwell
104 W. Lufkin Avenue
Lufkin, TX 75902
rcbrightwell@consolidated.net
(936) 639-2550
Website: affiliates.tyla.org/etyla
Ector County Young Lawyers Association
Angela M. Shimek
3800 East 42nd Street, Suite 409
Odessa, TX 79762
ashimek@toddlawfirm.com
(432) 363-2105
Website: affiliates.tyla.org/ecyla
El Paso Young Lawyers Association
Carlos Quinonez
300 E Main #1040
El Paso, TX 79901
cmq@lawyer.com
(915) 533-0009
Website: affiliates.tyla.org/epyla
Fort Bend Young Lawyers Association
Lisa Marie Gonzalez
905 Front Street
Richmond, TX 77469
legallylisa@gmail.com
(281) 529-5472
Website: affiliates.tyla.org/fbcyla
Fort Worth-Tarrant Young Lawyers Association
Laur Docker
100 N. Main Street
Dallas, TX 76102
ldocker@belaw.com
(817) 339-2462
Website: affiliates.tyla.org/fwtcyla
Patricia Graham - Staff Office
1315 Calhoun
Fort Worth, TX 76102
trisha@tarrantbar.org
(817) 338-4092
Website: affiliates.tyla.org/fwtcyla
Galveston Young Lawyers Association
Melody R. Poole
2200 Market St., Ste. 301
Galveston, TX 77550
mpoole@lonestarlegal.org
(409) 763-0381
Website: affiliates.tyla.org/gyla
Grayson County Young Lawyers Association
Laura Gibson
200 S. Crockett, Suite 116A
Sherman, TX 75090
laura_a_gibson@hotmail.com
(903) 813-4361
Website: affiliates.tyla.org/gcyla
Greater Denton County Young Lawyers Association
Mike Upshaw
515 S. Carroll Blvd.
Denton, TX 76201
mupshaw@minorandjester.com
(940) 387-7585
Website: affiliates.tyla.org/gdcyla
Hidalgo County Young Lawyers Association
Laura Colunga
2102 West University
Edinburg, TX 78539
lmcolunga@msn.com
(956) 630-0003
Website: affiliates.tyla.org/hcyla
Houston Young Lawyers Association
Jason M. Ryan
1111 Louisiana St., Room 4669
Houston, TX 77002
jason.ryan@centerpointenergy.com
(713) 207-7261
Website: affiliates.tyla.org/hyla
Kim Diepraam, Staff Office
P.O. Box 61208
Houston, TX 77008-1207
hyla@hyla.org
(713) 224-4952
Website: affiliates.tyla.org/hyla
Jefferson County Young Lawyers Association
Sheigh Summerlin
3800 Park Lane
Port Arthur, TX 77642
sheighsum@aol.com
(409) 983-1891
Website: affiliates.tyla.org/jcyla
Bonnie Dean, Staff Office
1001 Pearl, Room 202
Beaumont, TX 77701
director@jcba.com
(409) 835-8647
Website: affiliates.tyla.org/jcyla
Laredo Young Lawyers Association
Marc A. Gonzalez
1308 San Agustin
Laredo, TX 78040
veromolinalaw@sbcglobal.net
(956) 728-7474
Website: affiliates.tyla.org/lyla
Lubbock County Young Lawyers Association
Dax Voss
2112 Indiana
Lubbock, TX 79410
dvoss@lubbocklawfirm.com
(806) 792-0810
Website: affiliates.tyla.org/lcyla
Midland County Young Lawyers Association
Kathryn Chandler Currier
P.O. Box 1152
Midland, TX 79702
midlandyounglawyers@gmail.com
(432) 685-7306
Website: affiliates.tyla.org/mcyla
San Antonio Young Lawyers Association
Santos Vargas
The Weston Centre, 112 E. Pecan Street, Ste. 900
San Antonio, TX 78205
svargas@davisgrouppc.com
(210) 853-5793
Website: affiliates.tyla.org/sayla
Smith County Young Lawyers Association
Danny Noteware
110 North College Ave., Ste 500
Tyler, TX 75702
dannynoteware@potterminton.com
(903) 597-8311
Website: affiliates.tyla.org/scyla
Texarkana Young Lawyers Association
John Crisp
1921 Moores Lane
Texarkana, TX 75702
jcrisp@crispfreeze.com
(903) 597-8311
Website: affiliates.tyla.org/texarkana
Tom Green County Young Lawyers Association
Andrew Graves
P.O. Box 1071
San Angelo, TX 76902
fenzie2@aol.com
(325) 224-4935
Website: affiliates.tyla.org/tgcyla
Waco-McLennan County Young Lawyers Association
Spring Thummel
3640 West Waco Drive
Waco, TX 76710
spring@thummellaw.com
(254) 752-3090
Website: affiliates.tyla.org/wmcyla