TCYLA September 2025 Newsletter - The Extraordinary Writ

View this email in your browser THE EXTRORDINARY WRIT TLDR Fall Fete is September 18th at Flying Saucer (Sponsorships Available)   Mentorship Program Signups are Live   Pickleball Tournament is October 30th at Courtside Kitchen (Sponsorships Coming Soon)   No CLE Luncheon in September Join us for Fall Fete! Free for TCYLA members! If your firm or favorite vendor is interested in being a sponsor or you need tickets for any non-members, click the sponsorship button below. Sponsorships & Tickets 2025-2026 Mentorship Program Are you a young lawyer looking for some words of wisdom from someone you don't work with everyday? Or are you a not-quite-so-young lawyer with some wisdom to pass on? Sign ups are open for the 2025-2026 Mentorship Program organized by TCYLA and TCBA! To register, or just for more information, click the sign up button below. Sign Up Now Order on the Court 2025 Mark your calendars for a frightfully good time at TCYLA's annual pickleball tournament and, new for 2025, costume contest! This year you can expect prizes (and bragging rights) for first place, last place, and a number of different costume categories. So kick off the Halloween festivities a day early with TCYLA!  Registration and Sponsorship opportunities coming soon! The TCYLA Member Highlight Do you know a TCYLA member that deserves to be highlighted? Send us an email with their name, headshot, and a brief bio! And feel free to nominate yourself. Want to be published in this newsletter? TCYLA is incorporating members’ submissions into our monthly newsletter. This is a great way to get your name out there as well as your article! Please contact Paul H. Farmer, Jr. to submit your piece and/or make further inquiries. All articles will be subject to review and approval by the TCYLA Board of Directors. Volunteer Opportunity Teen Court Tuesdays | 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm Fort Worth Municipal Court 1000 Throckmorton St., Fort Worth, TX 76102 Teen Court is a voluntary program that allows teens to perform community service and jury duty in lieu of paying fines for citations received from the City of Fort Worth. Successful completion of Teen Court results in dismissal of the citation and a clean record. Participants plead their case before a teen jury, the members of which then determine the appropriate community service hours to be performed within a three-month period. TCYLA is encouraging its members to sign up to volunteer. Teen Court is in need of volunteers with experience or training in the judicial/legal field to assist with training teen attorneys and to preside as judges for Teen Court hearings. Apply to volunteer here. For questions, please reach out to John Easter. THE WOMEN'S CENTER LEGAL CLINIC The Women’s Center hosts a free legal clinic for people in the community who need advice concerning issues around family, estate or tenant law. Volunteer attorneys are able to help those most in need by providing answers to legal questions, orienting clients in their legal rights, and directing clients to valuable legal resources, many of which are free. They help steer people in the right direction so they can continue to make strides toward The clinic is not only beneficial to clients, but a gratifying experience for the attorneys. “The Legal Clinic is incredibly rewarding. I get the opportunity to sit down with folks who have problems and uncertainty, and I get the privilege of watching them leave with hope and peace of mind. It is well worth my time,” said volunteer attorney Ross F. Tew. The legal clinic is held on the 2nd Thursday of the month in the Fort Worth office, on the 3rd Thursday of the month at the Arlington office, and virtually on the 4th Thursday of the month. For more information or to register to attend, please call 817.927.4000. Other Volunteer Opportunities   Remote LegalLine Most Thursdays from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. You can access the sign-up page by clicking here. Texas Lawyers for Texas Veterans Clinics These occur on the 3rd Friday of each month 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Fort Worth VA Email sarah@tarrantbar.org for more information or to sign up to volunteer. TLTV/TVAS Heroes Wills Clinic Assist a veteran with a simple will package Email sarah@tarrantbar.org for more information. Please share this newsletter with your colleagues.  Click here to join. TCYLA 2025-2026 Officers & Board of Directors John Easter - Padfield & Stout Marylynn Smitherman - Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP Julia Hood - Bonds Ellis Eppich Schafer Jones LLP Ola Campbell - The Law Office of Ola Campbell Paul H. Farmer Jr. - Bonds Ellis Eppich Schafer Jones LLP Desireé Malone - Ferguson, Braswell, Fraser and Kubasta PC Alyssa Flores - Allen & Weaver, P.C. Stefan Garcia - Blaies & Hightower Emily Ledford - Tarrant County Assistant District Attorney Kelsey Linendoll - Padfield & Stout Marissa Matthews - Lankford Law Firm Riley Waters - Patterson Law Group Kirsten McIntyre - Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP Jared Hendrix - Winstead John Thomas - IQ-EQ Katherine Durham - McDonald Sanders   Copyright ©2025 Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association 1315 Calhoun Street Fort Worth, TX 76102-6504   Phone Number 817.338.4092   Want to change how you receive these emails? 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