Thank you for visiting the website for the Austin Black Lawyers Association. I am Aurora Martinez Jones and I am proud to be this year's presiding president. As president I am extremely committed to continuing the wonderful efforts we have made to create opportunities to impact our community and to work collaboratively with other local professional organizations.
Additionally, I hope to continue to support our legal community, law students, and all those who seek to work with our wonderful organization.
Please come and join us and get involved in our many activities as we work towards improving both our community and legal profession. We would love to continue expanding our organization and progressing our efforts to achieve the goals that benefit us all.
In 1973, there were a total of fifteen African American lawyers practicing in the Austin area. That year a number of those lawyers came together to organize a support group for the African American attorneys to address issues that were essential to their legal and professional development and to address the lack of opportunities which existed at the time.
In 1979, the support group became formally known as the Austin Black Lawyers Association . Since this humble beginning ABLA has grown exponentially with member attorneys representing every facet of the legal community.
Aurora Martinez Jones
President 2010-2011
and 2011-2012 terms
Civil attorney practicing in Austin, Texas.
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