Courreges Honored by State Bar of Texas - Texas Bar Assocation June 24, 2008
(Austin) - Presentation of awards honoring exceptional service to the public and the legal profession will be a highlight of the State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, June 26-27, at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston.
The following Austin area individuals are among those being honored:
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David Courreges - Texas Young Lawyers Association (TYLA) President's Award. A first year TYLA Director, Courreges assisted in planning and implementing the National Trial Competition finals, the statewide Bar Leaders Conference, editing and contributing articles to the TYLA eNews, and assisting with long range planning. He was instrumental in planning and coordinating TYLA's "They Had a Dream Too" rollout in Austin, where over 350 students from high schools across the state converged on the Texas Capitol to participate in the civil rights program and legal education activities. Ultimately, he helped involve more than 4,000 students in the program. Courreges was a key contributor to the content of TYLA's "You're Hired! Now What? Knowing Your Rights on Your First Job" video project, coordinated by TYLA's Law Focused Education Committee, and presented the program to the Austin Independent School District.
The actual press release can be found here. |
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