2026 Texas Women Lawyers Annual Meeting + CLE: Power, Policy, and Progress

Come join TWL for a full day of inspiring speakers, networking, and CLE at "Power, Policy, and Progress: Women at the Legal Frontier"!
About this Event

Texas Women Lawyers is excited to host its Annual Meeting and CLEonce again! In 2026, this event will be held in Austin, Texas, on Friday, September 11th, from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, in the multi-purpose room on the first floor in the Travis County Civil and Family Courts Facility. Programming is confirmed for MCLE hours including Ethics hours.

Please join us for a day featuring Women at the Legal Frontier, including distinguished judges, attorneys, public figures, and professionals:

• The longest serving woman justice in Texas history will be speaking, Senior Justice Debra Lehrmann of the Supreme Court of Texas;
• In addition, the Honorable Judge Susan Hightower will be speaking, who has been a journalist, a lawyer, a Trademark Trial and Appeals Judge for the Patent and Trademark Office, and now a Federal Magistrate Judge in the Western District of Texas, here in Austin;
• Luncheon featuring presentations of the Pathfinder Award and Brenda Tso Rising Star Award;

• Welcoming Remarks by Misty Blair, current President of Texas Women Lawyers;

• Closing Remarks by Vanessah Pace, current President-Elect of Texas Women Lawyers;
• Many distinguished judges, attorneys, and public figures from around the state;

• CLE presentations and panels covering legal topics affecting women in the law today;
• Breakfast, snacks, and closing cocktail reception with networking;
• and much more!
  There will also be a Speakers' Welcome Reception on Thursday night from 6-7:30 p.m. For more details on this event, follow TWL on social media and at www.texaswomenlawyers.net