Gannaway and Pfeiffer Receive TYLA President's Award
August 21, 2009Geoff Gannaway and Connie Pfeiffer each received the President’s Award of Merit from the Texas Young Lawyers Association (TYLA) on Friday, June 26, 2009 at the TYLA Annual Meeting.
Mr. Gannaway was recognized for his work revising the Tenants Rights Handbook, a publication produced by TYLA. The handbook is the most-requested TYLA publication and provides lawyers and Texas citizens with crucial information on the rights, obligations, and legal remedies of those who lease or rent a house or apartment in Texas.
Ms. Pfeiffer was recognized for her involvement with the Vote America! program. Vote America! is a historical video and curriculum that TYLA members presented to high school students across Texas to educate them about the heroic efforts made for equality and democracy; the struggles of the civil rights era, passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and the 15th, 19th, and 26th amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
Mr. Gannaway and Ms. Pfeiffer are both Directors of TYLA.TYLA, originally organized in 1930, is a department of the State Bar of Texas. All licensed Texas Lawyers who are 36 years old or younger or who are in their first five years of licensure, regardless of age, are automatically members of TYLA. The Association is commonly referred to as the "public service arm" of the State Bar. TYLA's main purposes are to facilitate the administration of justice, foster respect for the law, and advance the role of the legal profession in serving the public. TYLA’s programs are designed to assist Texas attorneys in their practice of law and to provide public legal education services to Texans.