As part of a two-part series covering the Texas Young Lawyers Association candidates for President, Patrick and Femi interview Michael Ritter.  Ritter is a first generation lawyer born and raised in Austin.  He works in San Antonio as a career staff attorney on the Fourth Court of Appeals of Texas.  Ritter currently serves as Vice President of TYLA.  Over the years, he has been involved with a number of committees, including the Diversity, Mock Trial, and Local Affiliates committees. 

Michael is the first candidate openly from the LGBTQ+ community to be nominated for a state-wide State Bar election in Texas.  He has nearly 40 legal publications and presentations on civil and criminal appellate law issues, bar service, and diversity in the law.  He lives in San Antonio with his husband, Dilshan, and their two rescue puppies, Lolo and Poncherello.  He completed his undergraduate at Trinity University and received his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 2010, after which he clerked for two state appellate courts.  

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