Hylights

About Hylights

The Houston Young Lawyers Association proudly presents Hylights, a podcast that spotlights issues affecting the legal profession.  Join HYLA Directors Patrick Aana and Femi Aborisade in conversations with members of the local legal community, discussing topics, stories, and experiences related to the practice of law in Houston. If you have any comments or questions, or if you would like to be interviewed on the podcast, please contact Patrick and Femi at hylightspodcast@gmail.com.

Publisher

Houston Young Lawyers Association

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Sept 2020

Latest episode

16 Jun 2022

Latest episodes

41 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Jun 2022

   Spider-Man: No Way Home - A Discussion with Past President Alvin Adjei

   Alvin Adjei joins Femi and Patrick one more time on the Hylights podcast, now as Immediate Past President, to finish a conversation they started the last time he was on: sharing their thoughts on Spider-Man: No Way Home. This episode is exactly what it sounds like and has little to do with the law--and there are spoilers for the movie if you haven't seen it yet! We hope you join us and enjoy the ride on this just-for-fun episode, as we soft-pilot our hopes for a HYLA Movie Podcast.

2. 

   18 May 2022

   Ukraine and International Law

   Anna DeMaggio is a foreign-trained lawyer with a background in international studies and she joins us on Hylights to give her perspective on the ongoing war in Ukraine. Anna is from Ukraine but came to the United States over 10 years ago to do an LLM. She has lived in Houston for many years, currently working as counsel at Orion Group Holdings, Inc. Despite being born in Ukraine when it was part of the USSR, growing up there after the end of the Cold War, and going to law school at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, not even Anna expected a war like this to ever take place. Nevertheless, Anna is uniquely positioned to give us insight into the changes the country has undergone since the end of the Cold War, as well as into the war, discussing its historical context and its import on international law and policy. In addition to now being a voice for the Ukrainian community in Houston, at Orion Group Holdings, Anna works with the project teams, operations, and management on contracting, compliance and claims prevention, management, and defense for the company’s concrete segment, TAS Concrete Construction, LLC. Anna has also been involved in various community activities, including HYLA’s Professional Development Committee, the Houston Bar Association, Chicago Women’s Alliance, and a number of pro bono efforts pertaining to immigration. The Hylights Podcast is brought to you by the Houston Young Lawyers Association! If you have any comments or questions, or if you would like to be a guest on a future episode, please email us at hylightspodcast@gmail.com. Join HYLA: https://www.hyla.org/page-18141 (https://www.hyla.org/why-should-you-join-hyla)

3. 

   12 May 2022

   Poetic Justice

   Many litigators would agree with the notion that presenting a case before a jury and judge can feel like an emphatic performance, but few have truly performed in the way that Zachary Caballero has. Zachary has a personal injury practice where he advocates and fights on behalf of injured Texans and families due to the negligence of others. In addition to being a lawyer, Zachary is also a nationally recognized, award-winning poet. Zachary was featured on Huff Post Latino Voices, as one of the Top 10 Spoken Word Poets who Speak to Diverse Latino Issues and in the Texas Bar Journal for his story as a poet and lawyer. Join Patrick and Femi as they talk to Zachary about his poetic origins in middle school, discovering that he not only was able to tell a story – but that he had a story – and how this passion came to be his greatest asset in his legal practice. We also discuss Zachary’s involvement in the legal community, which include having held board positions on HYLF and HYLA and co-founding the Stories of First Generation Attorneys Podcast. You can view one of Zachary’s poems, “Reasons to Live,” at https://cabbythepoet.com/2020/04/02/1-30-reasons-to-live/ (https://cabbythepoet.com/2020/04/02/1-30-reasons-to-live/), and can view other works from Zachary at cabbythepoet.com (http://cabbythepoet.com/). Listen to the Stories of First Generation Attorneys Podcast here: https://tinyurl.com/2p96myv7 (https://tinyurl.com/2p96myv7). The Hylights Podcast is brought to you by the Houston Young Lawyers Association! If you have any comments or questions, or if you would like to be a guest on a future episode, please email us at hylightspodcast@gmail.com. Join HYLA: https://www.hyla.org/page-18141 (https://www.hyla.org/why-should-you-join-hyla)

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4.5 / 5

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