AUSTIN YOUNG LAWYERS ASSOCIATION
Lawyers and Judges in Fashion: AYLA’s Second Runway for Justice a Fundraising Success
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he Austin Young Lawyers Association held its second Runway for Justice Fashion Show fundraiser on Wednesday, March 23, 2016. Over one hundred attorneys and judges attended the fashion-forward event, with attorneys modeling spring fashions from local boutiques. “We raised thousands of dollars for the Women’s Resource Fair,” said model and AYLA treasurer, Austin Kaplan. This year the show included both male and female attorney models. “I must say that male modeling isn’t easy. You have to turn left. You have to not fall. You have to make quick outfit changes. You have to smile in a room filled with potential opposing counsel. But after seeing the outstanding performances of our lawyer-models, I think some of us need to seriously consider a second career in modeling,” said Kaplan. Proceeds for the event benefit the AYLA Foundation for projects throughout the year, including the Women’s Resource Fair, to be held May 7, 2016. Vendors for Runway for Justice included: Ritual Salon, Z Couture, Luxe Apothetique, League of Rebels, Gooring Bros., AMBERLEAF, Stella & Dot, UT Golf Club, Brown Distributing, TWELVE, Raven + Lily, Embellish Nails and Boutique, Peter Millar, Kendra Scott, Sikara & Co., Love Cycle, Austin Massage Company, Erin Lefler, Jennifer Cochran, Make the Rest Up, Gusto Italian Kitchen + Wine Bar, Budweiser, Alamo Drafthouse, Austin Eats Food Tours, House Wine, Wanderlust Yoga, GoDance Studio, J. Hillburn, Austin Wine Merchant, Capital Cruises, Estancia Churrascaria, HSSK, LawPay, FOUND, Urbanspace, austiNuts, Daily Greens, Mariana Meredith Salon, Stacy Brunson, WestLaw and Deep Eddy Vodka. Special thanks to AYLA’s Runway for Justice sponsors: Civil Litigation Section McCullar Gilbreath Gjerset & Lorenz Norton Rose Fulbright Broadway Bank
CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: AYLA member Ryan Squires rocks the runway; AYLA President Chari Kelly sparkles as Mistress of Ceremonies; the audience enjoying the show
McGinnis Lochridge Scott Douglass & McConnico Velva Price, District Clerk Fairway Independent Mortgage Stratos Legal Whitehurst, Harkness, Brees, Cheng, Alsafaar & Higginbotham Thompson Coe Law Office of Nikki G. Maples Strüb Residential The Sharp Firm Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody, P.C. Urbanspace – Sean Skellenger Labor & Employment Section Megan Kateff Bayne Law Amanda Arriaga Claude Ducloux Amanda B. Hill, JD Kaplan Law AUSTIN LAWYER DudleyALaw L AL
UPCOMING EVENTS THURSDAY, MAY 19 AYLA Docket Call 5:30 to 7 p.m. Location TBD Mingle with your AYLA friends at our monthly happy hour.
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