Bryan Stevenson of the Equal Justice Initiative gives the keynote address at this year’s gala. (Photo by Bill McCullough)
The Texas Access to Justice Commission and its co-sponsor, the State Bar of Texas, honored veterans throughout the state at the Champions of Justice Gala Benefiting Veterans last Wednesday night at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin. This year’s gala marked a record-breaking year in terms of funds raised, with over one million dollars brought in by a long list of sponsors – all to help provide civil legal services to low-income Texas veterans.
This year’s event was chaired by David R. McAtee II, senior executive vice president and general counsel for AT&T Inc., and Van H. Beckwith, executive vice president and chief legal officer at Halliburton. Supreme Court of Texas Justice Brett Busby, who is also the Court’s liaison to the Texas Access to Justice Commission, served as the master of ceremonies and throughout the evening emphasized the significant civil legal needs among veterans. All of the Supreme Court of Texas’ Justices were in attendance at this year’s gala.
The Macey and Harry M. Reasoner Access to Justice Lecture Series Keynote Speaker was Bryan Stevenson, the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, a human rights organization in Montgomery, Alabama. Read the news release.