* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *  FALL FETE: Membership Drive and Meet the Judges Event

Save the date – September 11th from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Texas de Brazil. It's FW-TCYLA's annual Fall Fete membership drive during which we will welcome the Tarrant County Judiciary as well as new young lawyers. As always, Fall Fete will include complimentary appetizers and drinks for judges and members. This is one FW-TCYLA's biggest events of the year and always a great time.      This year’s Fall Fete is graciously sponsored by the following individuals: Robert Holman on behalf of Edward Jones Investments and Goldman Sachs as a Gold Level Sponsor and Art Brender, Dwain Dent, Fred Streck III, and Robert Haslam as Silver Level Sponsors.      Not a member of FW-TCYLA? Now's the time to change your status. It's only $50 for the year and if you're a government employee, it's only $20. Not only does membership include an annual "Meet the Judges" event and "Spring Fiesta" but it provides opportunities to network with other young attorneys, gain CLE, community service opportunities, and socialize at the monthly happy hours with free food and drinks.     Join us September 11th for Fall Fete and help us welcome the Tarrant County Judiciary and our new members. There will be door prizes and plenty of food and drinks. Please RSVP with Cindy at cindy@tarrantbar.org or 817.338.4092 by Friday, September, 5, if you plan on attending.

Congratulations to YLA's New Officers and Directors

Elections for new Officers and Directors for the Fall  were elected at the August luncheon. Congratulations to: President - Leslie Hunt; President-Elect - Theresa Berend; Vice-President - Jennifer Willingham; Secretary - Paul Denney; Treasurer - Brooke Ulrickson; and Directors: John Brender, Laura Docker, Cory Halliburton, Robert Holman, James Korth, Jeff Kubes, Greg Monroe, and Cheyenne Robertson.

Two Upcoming CLE Opportunities for young lawyers sponsored by the Texas Young Lawyers and TexasBarCLE

There are two upcoming CLE opportunities for young lawyers sponsored by the Texas Young Lawyers Association and TexasBarCLE. Two back-to-back courses, Success Strategies for New Lawyers and Essential Practice Skills for New Attorneys, will be held on Thursday, September 4, and Friday, September 5, 2008, respectively, at the Marriott Dallas Las Colinas Hotel. Attorneys can register for one or both courses designed to help young lawyers learn how to "Survive and Thrive in the First Years of Practice!" If you are interested in attending, click here for more information, including how to register.