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The 2022-2023 HYLA award applications are now closed. Please see below our award recipients for the 2022-2023 programming year for Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, Outstanding Mentor Award, and Liberty Bell Award.

2023 HYLA Outstanding Young Lawyer, HYLA Outstanding Mentor and Liberty Bell awards rules.

If you have any questions, please email Lucy Cain at lucy_cain@hyla.org.

HYLA was also awarded the 2022-2023 Texas Young Lawyers Association Award of Achievement, Single Project, Service to the Public Award, Second Place, for its Pro Bono Legal Program.

2019-2020 American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Awards of Achievement (Division 2B)

1^st Place: Comprehensive
1^st Place: Service to the Bar – Passport to Fitness
1^st Place: Diversity – First Generation Attorneys
1^st Place: HYLA Newsletter
Overall prize for Outstanding Service to the Bar for Passport to Fitness

2019-2020 Texas Young Lawyers Association – Large City Division

1^st Place: Comprehensive
1^st Place: Service to the Bar – Passport to Fitness
1^st Place: Diversity – First Generation Attorneys
2^nd Place: HYLA Newsletter

2019 Law Day Awards

Liberty Bell Award - Tim Belton
Outstanding Mentor Award - Paul H. Cannon
Outstanding Young Attorney Award - Jessica Rodriguez

2018 Law Day Awards

Liberty Bell Award – Dr. Everette B. Penn
Outstanding Mentor Award - Ms. Mariame Aana
Outstanding Young Attorney Award - Mr. Chris M. Carron

2017 Law Day Awards

Outstanding Young Lawyer - Marcella C. Burke
Liberty Bell Award - Rose Williams
Outstanding Mentor Award - Honorable Harvey Brown

2016 Law Day Awards

President's Award - Lauren Brogdon; Paul LeBlanc, Jr.; & Veronica Montemayor
Outstanding Committee Chair - Michelle Gray; Madison Hagopian; & Samantha Torres
Outstanding Mentor - Judge Debra Ibarra Mayfield
Outstanding Young Lawyer - Katy Boatman (TYLA & ABA Recipient)
Liberty Bell Award - Charmaine LeBlanc

2015 Law Day Awards

President's Award for Outstanding Service to HYLA: Kim Zindler Diepraam
President's Award - Lauren Brogdon; Brittany Ringel
Outstanding Committee Chair - Arthur Bryan, II; Darren Lindamood; Leah Buenik
Outstanding Mentor - Justice Brett Busby
Outstanding Young Lawyer - Kristin Kruse
Liberty Bell Award - Executive Assistant Chief of Police George T. Buenik, Jr.

2016 Texas Young Lawyers Association Awards of Achievement (Large City)

Comprehensive - 1st place
Newsletter - 2nd place
Service to the Bar - 1st place (HYLA CLE Programming)
Service to the Public- 2nd place (Lean In to Law)
Diversity Project - 1st place (Diversity Speed Mentoring & Networking Event)

2015 Texas Young Lawyers Association Awards of Achievement (Large City)

Comprehensive - 2nd place
Newsletter - 2nd place
Service to the Bar - 3rd place (for Energy Counsel Committee)
Service to the Public - 3rd place (for Urban Debate League Committee Silent Auction)
Minority Project - 1st place (Speed Mentoring for Women Law Students: Preparing for Your Future Now)

2015-2016 American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Awards of Achievement (Division 1C)

Comprehensive - 1st place
Newsletter - 2nd Place
Diversity - Special Recognition (Diversity Speed Mentoring & Networking Event)
Service to the Public - 2nd Place (Lean In to Law)
Service to the Bar - 1st Place (HYLA CLE Programming)

2014-2015 American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Awards of Achievement (Division 2B)

Comprehensive - Special Recognition
Newsletter - 1st place
Diversity - 1st place (Speed Mentoring for Women Law Students: Preparing for Your Future Now)
Service to the Public - 1st place (Urban Debate League Committee Silent Auction)
Service to the Bar - Special Recognition (Energy Counsel Committee)

ABOUT ASSOCIATION

The Houston Young Lawyers Association (HYLA) is a bar association of Houston young attorneys. Our membership consists of lawyers age 36 and under, or 5 years of practice or less, as well as law students. Our mission is to help our members learn, lead, network, and serve. Please check out our calendar for upcoming events, and our committees page to see how you can get involved!

CONTACTS

hyla@hyla.org
(713) 224-4952

Lucy Fisher Cain (281) 685-9929

P.O. Box 61208

Houston, Texas 77208

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