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Austin Bar Association Podcast Network

The mission of the Austin Bar is to enhance the legal profession, administration of justice, and our community through education, networking, and public service. The Council of Firsts highlights important firsts in the Austin legal community. Stop the Stigma features individuals in the legal profession who have or are struggling with mental health and/or substance use disorders.

Discussion with the Third Court of Appeals

50 mins; August 04, 2025

Getting to Know Kristi Taylor & the Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health

57 mins; July 21, 2025

Addiction is Not a Moral Failing with Kurt Metscher

58 mins; June 16, 2025

Discussion with Sandra Avila Ramirez, First Latina Judge of the 98th Civil District Court

21 mins; May 27, 2025

Discussion with Pete Gallego, Former U.S. Congressman

32 mins; May 19, 2025

Living with ADHD with David Courreges and Katy Sutton

47 mins; May 14, 2025

"Give Yourself the Grace You Would Give to Other People" with Brian Tagtmeier

65 hours 29 mins; April 15, 2025

Discussion with Delia Garza, Travis County Attorney

25 mins; March 24, 2025

From Addict to Attorney with Cameron Cano

62 hours 24 mins; March 20, 2025

Discussion with Pete Reid/Allaster McKallaster, Attorney Influencer

27 mins; January 21, 2025

An alternative to One Day at a Time with Shana Faulhaber

40 mins; January 14, 2025

You Can Be a Successful Lawyer Without Drinking with Greg Cox

46 mins; December 10, 2024

How to Start a Mental Health Court with Comal County Judge Deborah Wigington

49 mins; November 04, 2024

"Addiction is a disease of isolation" with Paul Jacobs

70 hours 34 mins; October 08, 2024

Coping with Grief with the Christi Center

44 mins; September 09, 2024

Discussion with Aaron Moncibaiz, General Counsel of Goodwill of Central Texas

21 mins; September 03, 2024

"Depression is a really good liar."

54 mins; August 15, 2024

Best of Vol. 4

30 mins; June 25, 2024

Discussion with Gabrielle Smith, President-Elect of the Travis County Women Lawyers' Association

39 mins; June 18, 2024

Discussion with the Austin Bar LGBTQ+ Law Section

32 mins; June 11, 2024

Discussion with Melissa Johnson, Immediate Past President of the San Diego Bar Association

15 mins; June 04, 2024

Discussion with Samantha McCoy, attorney who successfully lobbied the United Nations to pass the first resolution addressing justice for victims of sexual violence

22 mins; May 28, 2024

Discussion with Chief Justice Darlene Byrne, Judge Leigh Mathews Rodriguez, and Allison Edwards

27 mins; May 21, 2024

Discussion with Marc Cayabyab, President of the Austin Asian American Bar Association (AAABA)

14 mins; May 14, 2024

Discussion with Mark Calaguas, Board President of AFIRE Chicago

9 mins; May 06, 2024

Discussion with Pamela Giblin, 1st Female Winner, Austin Bar's Distinguished Lawyer Award

22 mins; April 30, 2024

Best Of Vol. 3

32 mins; April 23, 2024

Discussion with National Conference of Bar Presidents (NCBP) President Robin Wolpert

12 mins; April 16, 2024

Discussion with State Representative Lulu Flores

32 mins; April 09, 2024

Discussion with Afsoon Khatiboo-McClellan, Director of Global Associations for LexisNexis

11 mins; April 02, 2024

Discussion with Kathleen Wilkinson of the Pennsylvania Bar Association

18 mins; March 26, 2024

Discussion with Senator Sarah Eckhardt, first female Travis County Judge

17 mins; March 19, 2024

Discussion with the Ladies of the Austin Bar

45 mins; March 12, 2024

Discussion with Carl Smallwood, Director of the Divided Community Project at Moritz Law School and the first African American President of the Columbus Bar Association

32 mins; March 05, 2024

Discussion with Juan Thomas, Past President of the National Bar Association and Secretary for the National Conference of Bar Presidents

18 mins; February 27, 2024

Discussion with Glenda Freeman, Past President of the Alabama Lawyers Association and a Diversity Scholar for the National Conference of Bar Presidents

7 mins; February 20, 2024

Discussion with Tekey Wallace, President Elect of the Military Spouse JD Network (MSJDN)

18 mins; February 13, 2024

Discussion with Toya Bell, First African American President of the Austin Young Lawyers Association

26 mins; February 06, 2024

Discussion with Elizabeth Cantu, Chair of the Women in the Law Section of the State Bar of Texas

28 mins; January 30, 2024

Discussion with Jennifer Ahrens Cawley, President/CEO of Texas Association of Life and Health Insurers (TALHI)

24 mins; January 23, 2024

Discussion with Kathy Richardson, Founder of HR Legal Search

35 mins; January 16, 2024

Discussion with Vasu Behara, President of Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas

29 mins; January 09, 2024

Discussion with Amber Russell, Founder of the Law Office of Amber Russell and SOAR Texas

34 mins; January 02, 2024

Council of Firsts Best Of Vol. 2

35 mins; December 19, 2023

Discussion with Justice Raul A. Gonzalez, first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice in Texas

55 mins; December 12, 2023

Council of Firsts Best Of Vol. 1

32 mins; December 05, 2023

Discussion with Judge Daniella Deseta Lyttle, Judge of the 261st District Court

28 mins; November 28, 2023

Discussion with Adrianne Waddell, President of the Hispanic Bar Association of Austin

32 mins; November 14, 2023

Discussion with Linda Garza, General Counsel of Siete Foods

29 mins; November 07, 2023

Discussion with Nadia Bettac, First Guyanese Director of the Austin Young Lawyers Association and Austin Bar Association

34 mins; October 31, 2023

Discussion with Armin Salek, Executive Director of the Youth Justice Alliance

29 mins; October 24, 2023

Discussion with Carly Gallagher Murray and Ana Vieira Ayala, Co-Presidents of MAMAs

23 mins; October 17, 2023

Discussion with Dominique McLeggan-Brown, Founder of Sisters in Law

34 mins; October 10, 2023

Discussion with Paul Carmona, the First Hispanic President of the Austin Young Lawyers Association

35 mins; October 03, 2023

Discussion with the Founders of Capital Area Mexican American Lawyers Part 2

22 mins; September 26, 2023

Discussion with the Founders of Capital Area Mexican American Lawyers Part 1

30 mins; September 19, 2023

Discussion with Christi Craddick, Chair of the Texas Railroad Commission

25 mins; September 12, 2023

Discussion with Hilda Tagle, First Latina in Texas to serve as a Federal District Judge

44 mins; September 05, 2023

Discussion with Bill Jones, First African American TYLA President, Board of Regents Chair of Texas A&M, General Counsel to Gov. Rick Perry

45 mins; August 29, 2023

Discussion with Susana Alemán, first female and first Hispanic Dean of the University of Texas School of Law

41 mins; August 22, 2023

Discussion with Dimple Malhotra, first Asian female judge and first elected South Asian judge in Austin and Travis County

32 mins; August 15, 2023

Discussion with Elizabeth Rogers, the First Chief Privacy Officer for the State of Texas

26 mins; August 08, 2023

Discussion with Ciara Parks, First Female and African American General Counsel of Texas Board of Law Examiners and Immediate Past President of the Austin Black Lawyers Association

26 mins; August 01, 2023

Discussion with Betty Blackwell, First Female President of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

26 mins; July 25, 2023

Discussion with Sherine Thomas, Chair of the South Asian Bar Association of Austin

20 mins; July 18, 2023

Discussion with George Thomas, First Indian American Judge in Austin and Travis County

30 mins; July 11, 2023

Discussion with Maria Amelia Calef, Founder of Cafecitos

43 mins; July 05, 2023

Discussion with Maria Cantú Hexsel, Judge of the 53rd District Court

38 mins; June 27, 2023

Discussion with Selena Alvarenga, Judge of the 460th District Court and first openly gay Judge to be elected in Travis County

27 mins; June 20, 2023

Discussion with Caroline Hall, President of the Travis County Women Lawyers' Association (TCWLA)

32 mins; June 13, 2023

Discussion with Gary Schumann, Founder of the Austin LGBT Law Association

28 mins; June 06, 2023

Discussion with Ramey Ko, first Asian Judge to serve in Austin or Travis County

36 mins; May 30, 2023

Discussion with Orlinda Naranjo, first Latina elected to a countywide judicial seat in Travis County

44 mins; May 23, 2023

Discussion with Judge Lora Livingston, First African American female judge elected to preside over a Travis County District Court

32 mins; May 16, 2023

Discussion with Gisela Triana, Justice of the Texas Third Court of Appeals

51 mins; May 09, 2023

Discussion with Betty Balli Torres, Executive Director of the Texas Access to Justice Foundation

38 mins; May 02, 2023

Discussion with Richard Pena, first Hispanic President of the Austin Bar Association and first Hispanic President of the State Bar of Texas

47 mins; April 25, 2023

Discussion with Velva Price, first female African American President of the Austin Bar Association

39 mins; April 18, 2023

Welcome to Council of Firsts from the Austin Bar Association

46 secs; April 10, 2023

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