[AUSTIN, TX]— The Hay Legal Group PLLC is pleased to announce that Managing Partner John A. Hay III was named the winner of the Austin Under 40 Awards in the Real Estate Category. The Au40 Awards benefit the Austin YMBL Sunshine Camps and YWA Foundation and is an honor for which Hay was nominated the past four years and a finalist for last year.

“To be honest, I was shocked,” said Hay when asked about the award. Hay followed by saying, “The other finalists, most of whom are good friends, were all deserving of the honor. I am truly blessed.”

Hay was selected in the Real Estate category, one of fourteen categories awarded. The Austin Business Journal’s editor Colin Pope was named Austinite of the Year, given to one of the fourteen winners. Read the article on the night or slideshow from the event.

In closing Hay said, “I look forward to continuing to support and grow our community while maintaining a leadership role in the real estate community as Austin in to the next phase of growth and prosperity. Austin is truly a special place!”

The Hay Legal Group PLLC is truly a Texas law firm, with its principal office in the historic Pierre Bremond house, located at 402 W. 7th Street, Austin, Texas 78701. Founded in 2010, the Firm was honored by the Austin Young Chamber of Commerce as Austin’s “Favorite Professional Services Company” for 2012.

The Hay Group is a diverse law firm and maintains an active fee office for the State’s largest title company of its kind, Independence Title Company. The Firm offers a full range of legal services and counseling in the areas of real estate, construction, development, title insurance, mortgage lending, mortgage document preparation, commercial banking, general business, outside counsel, entity formation, mergers and acquisitions, oil and gas, energy, trademark, copyright, administrative, regulatory compliance, family, and general and commercial litigation.