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T E X A S B A R FO U N DAT I O N
Annual
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JUNE 18, 2021
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FORT WORTH
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OMNI HOTEL
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2021
T E X A S B A R FO U N DAT I O N
Annual
MISSION
Dinner
The Texas Bar Foundation
solicits charitable
WELCOME AND CALL TO ORDER
contributions and provides
Mark A. Shank, Fellows Chair
funding to enhance the rule ___________________
of law and the system of BOARD OF TRUSTEES & FELLOWS BUSINESS
justice in Texas, especially Mark A. Shank, Fellows Chair
Shannon Dacus, Board of Trustees Chair
for programs that relate
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to legal assistance for
A WA R D S P R E S E N T AT I O N
the underserved, the Mark A. Shank, Fellows Chair
Shannon Dacus, Board of Trustees Chair
administration of justice,
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ethics in the legal profession, the
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encouragement of legal research,
Mark A. Shank, Fellows Chair
publications and forums, and
Continue the celebration with
education of the third branch
of government. Cover Down
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I i Outstanding 50 Year Lawyer
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-Award-
The Outstanding 50 Year Lawyer Award was the first award
established by the Texas Bar Foundation in 1974. The award
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recognizes attorneys whose practice spanned fifty years or
more and who adhere to the highest principles and traditions
of the legal profession and service to the public.
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AWA R D A L L A N DUBO IS
San Antonio - Sustaining Life Fellow
RECIPIENTS A llan is the oldest of nine siblings raised in the military family of Col. Keith
and Lavira DuBois. In June 1967, he married Pam, graduated from UT Austin, and
received a Regular Army Commission. Upon attaining his J.D. from UT Law School,
Captain DuBois served as an appellate defense counsel and branch chief, representing
convicted soldiers in appeals, earning The Meritorious Service Medal.
Honorably discharged in 1974, he practiced with “Lang, Ladon, Green, Coghlan &
Fisher” for 25 years as a civil trial attorney, primarily in tort and business litigation. He
is now a sole practitioner, still actively engaged in trial work and enjoying serving as a
credentialed mediator.
Allan is a proud member of ABOTA; also recognized for 35 years as an AV rated
Preeminent attorney. He is a former President of the State Bar of Texas, San Antonio
Bar Association, Trustee of the Texas Bar Foundation, and Past Chair of the Texas
Lawyers Assistance Committee. Allan was recognized with a “Ralph Mock Award”
for peer assistance with Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers. He volunteers with Texas
Lawyers for Texas Veterans; and is currently the Chair-Elect of the Texas Center for
Legal Ethics.
Allan and Pam celebrate their 54th wedding anniversary this year, and are blessed with
four children, fourteen wonderful grandchildren and a precious great granddaughter.
A L LEN DU B O IS
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Outstanding 50 Year Lawyer Outstanding 50 Year Lawyer
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-Award- -Award-
The Outstanding 50 Year Lawyer Award was the first award The Outstanding 50 Year Lawyer Award was the first award
established by the Texas Bar Foundation in 1974. The award established by the Texas Bar Foundation in 1974. The award
recognizes attorneys whose practice spanned fifty years or recognizes attorneys whose practice spanned fifty years or
more and who adhere to the highest principles and traditions more and who adhere to the highest principles and traditions
of the legal profession and service to the public. of the legal profession and service to the public.
KE L LY F R E LS HARRIET ELLAN MIERS
Houston - Sustaining Life Fellow Dallas - Life Fellow
K elly Frels, a native of Lolita, attended Texas State University where he was
President of the Student Body and later a Distinguished Alumnus. After law school
H arriet Miers is a partner at Locke Lord. After clerking for Judge Joe E. Estes,
she became the first woman hired by Locke Lord and later to lead the Firm. Ms. Miers
at The University of Texas, he joined Bracewell & Patterson in Houston. He began was selected the first woman President of the Dallas Bar and was elected the first
representing the Houston Independent School District and developed a national woman President of the State Bar. In 2001, she joined the administration of President
representation as a school lawyer. As one of the founders of the State Bar’s School Law George W. Bush, and served as Staff Secretary, Deputy Chief of Staff For Policy, and
Section, he is considered by many as the Father of Texas School Law. Counsel to the President.
Kelly served as President of the Houston Bar Association before becoming the Ms. Miers was inducted into the Texas Legal Legends, the highest award bestowed
Managing Partner of Bracewell & Patterson. Now an emeritus member of the Greater by the State Bar recognizing lawyers for their lasting impact and extraordinary
Houston Partnership’s Board, he was a leader in the organization’s successful campaign contributions to the legal profession. She also received the Texas Appleseed Award,
to improve Houston’s air quality to meet federal standards. After serving as President presented to “luminaires that have helped shape Texas for the better and whose work
of the State Bar of Texas, he chaired the Texas Center for Legal Ethics. has been inspiring.”
He has been involved in youth baseball and softball for 20 seasons, beginning while She currently serves on the Texas Access to Justice Commission. She serves as Co-
in college and concluding with grandson Will’s and granddaughter Carson’s Tee Ball Chair of the Legal Services Corporation Leaders Council, a national group of influential
teams. Kelly and Carmela, his wife, partner and supporter of 50 years, have daughter leaders from various industries formed to help raise public awareness of the dire need
Catherine and lawyer son Jonathan and wife Layne. He and Carmela enjoy watching to provide legal aid to the poor. Ms. Miers chairs the Board of the Center for American
and photographing birds, travel and spending time with friends in Galveston. and International Law.
Kelly is a Sustaining Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation and currently Of Counsel
with Bracewell LLP.
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Outstanding 50 Year Lawyer Outstanding Law Review Article
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The Outstanding 50 Year Lawyer Award was the first award The Outstanding Law Review Article Award honors a law
established by the Texas Bar Foundation in 1974. The award review published by one of the Texas law schools. Kem
recognizes attorneys whose practice spanned fifty years or Thompson Frost’s article “Unclaimed Treasure: Greater
more and who adhere to the highest principles and traditions Rule-of-Law Benefits for the Taking in Texas” is the 2021
of the legal profession and service to the public. Outstanding Law Review Article.
TERRY O. TOTTENHAM KEM THOMPSON FROST
Austin - Sustaining Life Fellow Houston - Sustaining Life Fellow
A partner of the firm now known as Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP since 1978,
Terry Tottenham’s practice encompasses complex litigation in both federal and state
K em Frost served as Chief Justice of Texas’s Fourteenth Court of Appeals, where,
over nearly 22 years, she authored more opinions than any other judge in the history of
courts throughout the United States. the court. A native Houstonian, she holds a B.A. and a B.B.A. from The University of
Texas, a J.D. from Texas Tech Law School, and an LL.M. from Duke Law School.
Terry formerly was head of the firm’s pharmaceutical and medical device litigation
practice group and Partner-in-Charge of the Austin location. Terry was certified in Before becoming a judge, she enjoyed a fifteen-year civil trial and appellate practice,
Personal Injury and Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in 1987. focusing on business litigation, first as an associate with Liddell Sapp (now Locke Lord)
He also is certified in Civil Pretrial Practice and Trial Advocacy by the National Board and then as a shareholder at Winstead, P.C.
of Trial Advocacy.
She has received many honors and awards for her service on the bench and in the
As State Bar President, Tottenham initiated Texas Lawyers for Texas Veterans, a state- community. Her writings appear in law reviews as well as Judicature, The Green Bag
wide coalition of Texas lawyers who provide pro bono legal services to needy veterans Almanac, and other journals. A recent inductee into the Texas Leadership Hall of Fame,
and their families. This popular program has been replicated, in one form or another, she has held leadership positions in several organizations and professional groups. She
in all fifty states. He also was the first recipient of the David Garner Pro Bono Award by currently serves on the boards of Scribes‒The American Society of Legal Writers, Texas
the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and received a Texas Law Fellowship Excellence Tech Law School Foundation, and Garland Walker Inn of the American Inns of Court.
in Public Interest Award. Married for 32 years, she and her husband Fred, Executive Counsel at ExxonMobil,
have four sons.
As Chair of the American College of Trial Lawyers Teaching Trial and Appellate
Advocacy Committee, he created a CLE program for public interest lawyers that is A $1,000 donation has been made to The University of Houston
being used throughout the United States and Canada. Law Center for publishing Kem Thompson Frost’s article.
For 30 years, he taught Pretrial and Trial Civil Litigation Strategy at the University of
Texas School of Law.
Also, he has given hundreds of presentations to lawyers, physicians and other health
care providers throughout the United States.
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Lola Wright Foundation Samuel Pessarra Outstanding Jurist
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In 1987, the Texas Bar Foundation created the Outstanding Jurist Award to
The Lola Wright Foundation Award, established in 1985, is honor an active federal or state judge. In 1995, the Foundation received a
presented in memory of Coleman Gay, who was a distinguished Texas bequest to the endowment from the estate of Mrs. Samuel Pessarra in honor of
lawyer and who exemplified the highest standards of professional her late husband for the purpose of funding the Outstanding Jurist Award. The
ethics. The award is presented in recognition for outstanding award was renamed the Samuel Pessarra Outstanding Jurist Award in 1995. The
public service in advancing and enhancing legal ethics in Texas. recipient must have served on the bench for a minimum of 10 years and exhibit an
exceptionally outstanding reputation for competency, efficiency and integrity.
RO B E RT A . BLAC K JUDGE XAVIER RODRIGUEZ
Beaumont - Sustaining Life Fellow San Antonio - Sustaining Life Fellow
R obert “Bob” Black is a leading Texas lawyer, renowned for his litigation
X avier Rodriguez is a former Texas Supreme Court Justice and currently sits
on the bench as a United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas. Born
abilities and as a mediator and arbitrator. Mr. Black joined MehaffyWeber in 1980 after in San Antonio, Texas, he received his bachelor’s degree from Harvard University, a
graduating Summa Cum Laude from the Texas Tech University School of Law. He master’s degree from the University of Texas LBJ School of Public Affairs and a Doctor
has tried more than 50 cases and has focused on mediation and arbitration in recent of Jurisprudence degree from the University of Texas Law School.
years. Mr. Black has an extraordinary ability to bring parties together for successful
resolutions, which end up saving time and money for clients. Prior to assuming the bench, he was a partner in the international law firm of
Fulbright & Jaworski (now known as Norton Rose Fulbright). Judge Rodriguez is a
Litigants rely on Mr. Black for his unparalleled depth of knowledge and successful frequent speaker on continuing legal education seminars and has authored numerous
resolution of even the most complex issues. He is a member of the American articles regarding employment law, discovery and arbitration issues. He is the editor
Arbitration Association Roster of Neutrals and was ranked by Chambers and Partners® of Essentials of E-Discovery (TexasBarBooks 2014). He is a member of The Sedona
in the inaugural rankings for Mediators Nationwide, an honor that was only bestowed Conference Judicial Advisory Board, the Georgetown Advanced E-Discovery Institute
upon 22 mediators nationwide. Mr. Black has been recognized by Best Lawyers and Advisory Board, and serves as the Distinguished Visiting Jurist-in-Residence and
Thomson Reuters for his outstanding legal work. adjunct professor of law at the St. Mary’s University School of Law. He was elected
to membership in the American Law Institute and is a Fellow of the American Bar
He is well known in the legal community as the past president of the State Bar of Texas Foundation and the Texas Bar Foundation.
from 2011-2012. During his time as president, he started an initiative called Oyez
Oyez Oh Yay! that served to educate students on U. S. Supreme Court decisions that In 2011 he was awarded the Rosewood Gavel Award for outstanding judicial service
control the shape of our country and illustrate the central importance of the Rule of from the St. Mary’s University School of Law. In 2017, he received the State Bar of Texas
Law. This initiative was awarded the Community Outreach and Education Award from Gene Cavin Award for Excellence in CLE, recognizing his long-term contributions to
the National Association of American Bar Executives and Lexis Nexis, a national honor continuing legal education. He is Chair of the State Bar of Texas Litigation Section
not previously accorded to a State Bar of Texas initiative. In 2014, Mr. Black was chosen and Past Chair of the State Bar of Texas Labor and Employment Law Section and
as a Texas Legal Legend by the Litigation Section of the State Bar of Texas, the youngest Past Chair of the State Bar of Texas Continuing Legal Education Committee. He is
ever selected. He has also been honored as a Distinguished Alumnus of Texas Tech currently enrolled in the Duke University, Bolch Judicial Institute’s LLM Program in
School of Law and University of Texas at El Paso. Judicial Studies.
Mr. Black has chosen the Humane Society of Southeast Texas The University of Texas School of Law received a $1,000
to receive a $5,000 donation from the Texas Bar Foundation. scholarship donation in honor of Judge Rodriguez.
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Dan Rugeley Price Memorial Ronald D. Secrest Outstanding
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-Award- Trial Lawyer
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The Dan Rugeley Price Memorial Award was established by friends and family
and endowed through the Texas Bar Foundation in June 1996. The recipient
-Award-
exemplifies the qualities of an accomplished legal writer and researcher, The firm of Beck Redden LLP established the award in honor and memory
a talented and dedicated practicing lawyer, a servant of the profession of Mr. Secrest, a gifted trial lawyer and a founding partner of the firm.
as a volunteer and an advocate on its behalf. The recipient exhibits an The Ronald D. Secrest Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award was established to
unreserved commitment to clients and to the practice of our profession, and recognize an active trial lawyer. The award recognizes a trial lawyer who,
demonstrates dedication to the Bar and service to the public with the same in his or her practice, has demonstrated high ethical and moral standards
commitment, dedication and zeal which defined Dan Price’s life and work. and has demonstrated exceptional professional conduct, thus enhancing
the image of the trial lawyer.
BI L L I E J . E L L IS , J R .
FRA NK BRA NS O N
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Dallas - Life Fellow
illie Ellis is an outstanding practitioner, dedicated to the Bar and the public. Dallas - Sustaining Life Fellow
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At Winston & Strawn, Billie focuses his real estate and corporate practice on a broad
spectrum of private equity, financial, commercial, and real estate transactions that
includes the acquisitions, financing, development and sale of all types of properties rank Branson is the founder of the Law Offices of Frank L. Branson, an
and companies. He has spent over three decades providing guidance to members of the established and successful trial firm in Dallas. The firm’s reputation has been built on
bar and law students about real estate, private equity, finance, and U.S. legal history. In some of the region’s highest profile court battles. In addition to headline-grabbing jury
addition to his practical scholarship in various aspects of business law, Billie has been verdicts and settlements, Branson and his firm are committed to promoting the legal
involved in academia with an emphasis on The History of The American Law Firm. Billie profession’s highest standards.
received the annual Texas Exes Teaching Award from the University of Texas at Austin.
Branson’s list of professional honors and awards is extensive, but he is most proud of
Writing is a lifetime passion for Billie. He has written four books about real estate law, being able to level the playing field for folks like he grew up with in White Settlement
and co-authored and participated in hundreds of presentations and law review articles. against some of the largest companies in the world. He feels fortunate to be able to
Billie is also dedicated to the exploration and application of relevant historical events represent people whose lives have been devastated and then help give them hope for
and figures to modern law. His works are especially entwined with President Abraham the future. He has had the good fortune to compete against the best in the business and
Lincoln and how his life as a prairie lawyer influenced his politics and practice. Billie has enjoyed both the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.
wrote a chapter that was included with several Lincoln scholars in “The Legal Career of
Branson says that trying lawsuits has taken him to places and allowed him to do things
America’s Greatest President, Abraham Lincoln, Esq.,” published in 2010 by the University
that he’d never even imagined existed. The profession has allowed him to walk with
of Kentucky Press. This is the definitive book on President Lincoln’s legal career.
both paupers and kings and to learn to treat them both with the dignity they deserve.
Billie received his B.A., with high honors, from The University of Texas at Austin A special thank you to Beck Redden LLP for their continued
and his M.B.A. from Southern Methodist University. He received his J.D. from the annual $10,000 unrestricted contribution to the Texas Bar
University of Houston Law Center. Foundation in support of this award.
Billie is married to Joy, a partner with Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, and has three
children, William, Stephen and Emily Ellis, and two grandsons, Liam and Lincoln Ellis.
Mr. Ellis has designated the University of Houston Law Center
to receive a $1,000 donation in honor of his acceptance of
the Dan Rugeley Price Memorial Award.
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Gregory S. Coleman Outstanding Terry Lee Grantham Memorial
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Appellate Lawyer -Award- -Award-
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The Terry Lee Grantham Memorial Award was endowed through the Texas Bar Foundation
The Gregory S. Coleman Outstanding Appellate Lawyer Award was established in 2014 by Terry Lee Grantham’s family and friends. As an enduring tribute to Terry’s
in 2011 in honor and memory of Gregory S. Coleman. The award celebrates the life and work in the practice of law, this award is made annually to an outstanding Texas
high ideals and standards that Greg demonstrated in his appellate practice and lawyer. The award celebrates Terry’s life as a gifted and committed man and lawyer who
personal life. The recipient should exhibit an outstanding appellate practice devoted himself completely to every task he undertook. Each recipient of this award must
while maintaining a strong commitment to providing legal services for the exemplify the qualities of an accomplished, talented and dedicated practitioner, a servant
underserved. Dedication to mentoring young attorneys should be evident as well of the profession and an advocate for those we serve, demonstrating dedication and
as a strong moral compass to guide both professional and personal pursuits. service with the same passion that defined Terry’s life and work.
MARCY H OG A N G R E E R T ERRY BENT L EY HIL L
Austin - Life Fellow Dallas - Life Fellow
M arcy Hogan Greer is the Managing Partner of Alexander Dubose & Jefferson
in its Austin office. Her appellate and trial practice includes class-action and mass-
T erry Bentley Hill is a Dallas criminal defense attorney and nationally recognized
mental health advocate who has become a vocal proponent for mental health
tort cases, including federal and state multidistrict litigation. She has handled class rehabilitation in the criminal justice system. Additionally, Terry serves her profession
actions of all types and envisioned and created the American Bar’s best-selling book, as a leader in attorney wellness initiatives.
A Practitioner’s Guide to Class Actions, serving as National Editor for its original and
second edition, and will be National Co-Editor of the Third Edition anticipated in 2021. After earning a Broadcast Journalism degree from the University of Texas at Austin,
Terry became a television news reporter covering the criminal courts. It was then that
Marcy was elected as the Diversity Officer of the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section she decided to become a participant in rather than an observer of the legal system and
of the ABA (2019-2021), and is currently the TIPS liaison to the ABA Diversity Center. made law school a goal.
She has also been active in the State Bar of Texas Appellate Section. She was awarded
the 2017 Louise B. Raggio Award given by the Texas Bar Association’s Women and the The road to law school was long (twenty-five years) and fraught with life-quakes and
Law Section. tragedies that included the suicidal deaths of her former husband (an attorney) and
youngest daughter. It was those events that defined the kind of attorney and advocate
Marcy was elected to the American Law Institute and is a member of the by-invitation- Terry would become.
only Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel. She currently serves on the
Executive Committee of the Center for Women in Law, as well as a trustee, Greenhill At the age of fifty, Terry received her J.D. from Texas A&M University School of Law.
Fellow, and former President of the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society; a member Immediately after passing the bar exam, Terry volunteered with the Texas Lawyers Assistance
of the Board of Governors for the Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; a Program and became active in the Dallas Bar Association’s Peer Assistance Committee.
member of the Texas Supreme Court Advisory Committee; the Secretary and a board
member for Marathon Kids. A prolific writer, speaker, and CLE presenter, Terry’s advocacy for attorney wellness
was rewarded with the State Bar Presidential Citation, the Best Feature/General
After clerking for the Honorable Carolyn Dineen King of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Interest Series of Articles Award for the Mental Health Awareness Series in the DBA
the Fifth Circuit, Marcy joined the law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., where she Headnotes, and the DBA’s Outstanding Committee Chair Award.
practiced for almost twenty years and was a partner for ten years. She has been Board
Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1997. Beyond her law related activities, Terry launched her own non-profit foundation with
a focus on mental health awareness and education. It is through this organization that
A special thank you to Yetter Coleman LLP for their continued annual Terry carries her message of hope and healing to audiences throughout Texas and
$10,000 unrestricted contribution to the Texas Bar Foundation in beyond. #stopmindingyourownbusiness.com.
support of this award.
Texas Tech University School of Law received $5,000 in honor of Terry
Bentley Hill’s receipt of the Terry Lee Grantham Memorial Award.
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FELLOWS
TRUSTEES IN MEMORIAM
April 1, 2020 – April 1, 2021
2020-2021 Board of Trustees Mr. Richard C. Abalos Odessa Mr. James M. Johnson Austin
Mr. James H. Arnold, Jr. Austin Mr. Eugene B. Labay San Antonio
Shannon Dacus, Chair Mr. C. Damon Ball San Antonio Mr. Don R. Lane Pampa
Mr. David M. Bays Dallas Mr. O. Clayton Lilienstern Jackson
Wendy Burgower, Chair-elect
Mr. John H. Bennett, Jr. Houston Mr. John R. Lively Fort Worth
Alistair B. Dawson, Secretary-Treasurer Mr. Frederick E. Black Galveston Hon. Peter M. Lowry Austin
Florentino A. Ramirez, Past Chair Mr. Marion J. Borchers New Braunfels Mr. Charles W. Lyman Houston
Amanda Abraham Mr. Larry P. Boyd Houston Hon. John R. MacLean Cleburne
Ms. Maryann S. Brousseau Dallas Hon. Philip R. Martinez El Paso
Geffrey W. Anderson
Mr. Lucien B. Campbell San Antonio Hon. Tom McDonald, Jr. Bryan
Melanie Bragg Hon. Cathy Cochran Houston Mr. Michael E. McElroy Austin
Jennifer C. Chiang Hon. Eugene A. Cook Sugar Land Mr. V. Bryan Medlock, Jr. Dallas
Kenda Culpepper Mr. Charles N. Curry Fort Worth Mr. Robert L. Meyers III Dallas
Mr. Donald R. Curry Fort Worth Mr. Patrick E. Mitchell Dallas
Estrella Escobar
Mr. Dan W. Daly III Houston Mr. Bradford L. Moore Brownfield
Alexandra L. Farias-Sorrels Mr. C. Dean Davis Austin Mr. Frederick J. Morton El Paso
Jarrod T. Foerster Mr. Frank B. Davis Houston Mr. William R. Pakis Waco
Diana M. Geis Hon. Harold R. De Moss, Jr. Houston Hon. Robert M. Parker Tyler
Warren W. Harris Mr. John M. Deaver II Memphis Mr. Edward J. Patterson, Jr. Galveston
Hon. Carlton Dodson Lubbock Mr. John M. Pinckney III San Antonio
Andrew L. Kerr Mr. Ronald D. Earle Bee Cave Hon. Thomas M. Reavley Houston
Roger A. Key Mr. Christopher L. Elliott Austin Mr. Joe H. Rentz, Jr. Houston
Jennifer Evans Morris Mr. Carl L. Estes II Houston Mr. Thomas E. Rodman Austin
Gary L. Nickelson Mr. John L. Estes Dallas Mr. Nathan B. Schattman Fort Worth
Mr. John W. Fainter, Jr. Austin Mr. Pierre M. Schlumberger New Braunfels
MariBen Ramsey Ms. Liza Farrow-Gillespie Dallas Mr. John H. Seale III Jasper
Judge Rose Guerra Reyna Mr. Robert A. Felsman Austin Mr. Harry Reed Shawver, Jr. Dallas
C.E. Rhodes, Jr. Ms. Dawn B. Finlayson San Antonio Mr. Warren W. Shipman III Fort Worth
Thomas C. Riney Mr. Michael P. Fleming Houston Mr. Clyde M. Siebman Sherman
Hon. David E. Garner League City Mr. Robert F. Spears Dallas
Frank E. Stevenson
Mr. John E. Gay McKinney Mr. Sterling W. Steves Fort Worth
John D. “Jack” Swallow Mr. Arch B. Gilbert Fort Worth Hon. Annette Stewart Dallas
C. Barrett Thomas Mr. J. Robert Goldsmith, Jr. Lakeway Mr. Don Stokes Tyler
Shari Goldsberry, State Bar of Texas Liaison Mr. Grover S. Grimes, Jr. Houston Mr. Robert C. Stokes Houston
Hon. Arthur R. Hadden Lewisville Mr. William J. Stradley Houston
Judge Les Hatch, Judicial Liaison
Mr. Bill Harriger Lubbock Mr. Stephen D. Susman Houston
Britney E. Harrison, Texas Young Lawyers Association Liaison Mr. C. Vernon Hartline, Jr. Dallas Mr. Leonard B. Tatar Denver
Mr. James J. Hartnett Sr. Dallas Mr. Lawrence D. Thompson Cypress
Mr. Lester L. Hewitt Houston Mr. Rice M. Tilley, Jr. Fort Worth
2020-2021 Texas Bar Foundation Fellows Officers Mr. William B. Hilgers Austin Mr. Jimmie B. Todd Odessa
Mr. Michael J. Hinton Houston Professor Thomas G. Treece Houston
Mark A. Shank, Chair Mr. James V. Hoeffner Austin Hon. Joaquin Villarreal III Robstown
Carlos Eduardo Cárdenas, Chair-elect Hon. Jesse A. Holloway, Jr. Abilene Mr. Robert W. Wachsmuth San Antonio
Mr. Clifton L. Holmes Diana Mr. Michael M. Wade Belton
Audrey Mullert Vicknair, Secretary
Mr. Lev Hunt Corpus Christi Mr. David R. Weiner Dallas
W. Stephen Benesh, Past Chair Dr. Robert Icenhauer-Ramirez Austin Mr. Jon C. Wood San Antonio
Mr. Glenn E. Janik Dallas Mr. Gus J. Zgourides Houston
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I Ms. Traci L. Cotton
NEW FELLOWS
Ms. Kathryn C. Ergenbright
NEW FELLOWS
Mr. George P. Cowden IV Mr. David H. Estes
Mr. Pierce T. Cox Ms. Andrea L. Fair
Ms. Akilah F. Craig Mr. George K. Farah
Ms. Katie A. Custer Mr. Ryan C. Farha
Apri l 1, 2020 - Apri l 1, 2021 Ms. Dorothy J. Daboval Mr. Gerald L. Fellows
Ms. Shonnie L. Daniel Ms. Betty Feng
Mr. Peter D. Danysh Mr. John P. Ferguson
Ms. Melissa J. Ackie Mr. Ricardo J. Bonilla Mr. Jon K. Daubert Ms. Laura L. Ferguson
Mr. Jesse S. Adland Ms. Catherine S. Bowe Mr. Tyler P. Davey Mr. Gregory Q. Fibich
Mr. Truett B. Akin IV Mr. William P. Bowers Mr. Kevin R. Davidson Mr. Jefferson W. Fisher
Ms. Margaret S. Alford Hon. Stephanie R. Boyd Ms. Afsheen S. Davis Dr. Heather L. Flanagan
Ms. Angela D. Allen Mr. Lynn Bozalis Hon. Dedra Davis Mr. Tecuan Flores
Ms. Katherine M. Allen Ms. Nan B. Braley Mr. Luke W. Davis Mr. Joshua A. Fogelman
Ms. N. Sue Allen Mr. Matthew Breeland Ms. Nakia M. Davis Mr. Adam W. Fomby
Mr. Samuel S. Allen Ms. Lindsay Wright Brett Mr. Sean B. Davis Mr. Perrin B. Fourmy
Mr. William F. Allred Mr. Adán D. Briones Mr. Clemente S. De La Cruz, Jr. Mr. Trevor K. Freeman
Mr. Jason M. Amon Hon. Lesley Briones Ms. Crystal Del Toro Ms. Jillian M. French
Ms. Heidi M. Angel Mr. David H. Brock Mr. David T. Denney Mr. Gordon D. Friesz
Mr. Nnamdi M. Anozie Mr. Sanford M. Brown Mr. Paul W. Denney Ms. Hilary Frisbie
Mr. Scott P. Armstrong Ms. Louisa A. Brunenn Mr. Richard D. Deutsch Mr. Toby B. Fullmer
Ms. Sherry R. Armstrong Mr. Cole J. Bryan Mr. Christian S. Dewhurst Mr. Brian J. Gaffney
Ms. Jennifer D. Aufricht Mr. Michael R. Buchanan Mr. Jimmy Doan Mr. Greggory M. Gallian
Hon. John M. Bailey Mr. Robert L. Buford Mr. A. Joseph Dodson Mr. Josue J. Galvan
Mr. John A. Bain Ms. Kellie M. Bullard Mr. Casey W. Doherty, Jr. Mr. Abbey B. Garber
Mr. Reese W. Baker Ms. Stephanie Sullins Byrd Ms. Patricia K. Dolan-Galaviz Mr. Martin A. Garcia
Ms. Mary M. Balaster Mr. David N. Calvillo Mr. Frank A. Domino Ms. Rani C. Garcia
Mr. Daniel J. Baldwin Ms. Caryn M. Campbell Ms. Sarah A. Donch Mr. Daniel C. Garner
Ms. Evan Barat Mr. Nathan B. Campbell Mr. Patrick M. Dooley Ms. Lianna Garza Smith
Mr. Frank M. Barat, Jr. Mr. Dwain G. Capodice II Ms. Christene Downs Mr. Michael A. Gaston-Bell
Mr. Donald L. Barley Hon. Shaun Carpenter Ms. Devon E. Downs Ms. Kelli E. Gavin
Mr. Dennis Barrow Mr. E. Leon Carter Ms. Melissa A. Drennan Mr. Grayson C. Gearhart
Mr. Todd D. Batson Mr. Wilvin J. Carter Ms. Kimberly Houston Drummond Mr. Garrett A. Gibson
Mr. Christopher L. Bell Ms. Leslie R. Chaggaris Mr. Denis G. Ducran Mr. Robert B. Gilbreath
Mr. Drew T. Bell Mr. Vishal Chander Ms. Laura Duncan Ms. Courtney E. Giles
Ms. Hannah Hembree Bell Mr. Nicolas Chavez Mr. Billy C. Dyer Mr. Frank G. Giunta
Mr. Jeffrey S. Bergman Mr. Likun Chen Mr. Matthew W. Dzura Ms. Sarah T. Glaser
Ms. Jamie N. Bernstein Mr. Mark G. Chretien Mr. Brad N. Eastman Hon. Bonnie L. Goldstein
Ms. Katherine E. Bihm Mr. William G. Christian III Ms. Michelle J. Eber Ms. Jessica A. Gonzalez
Mr. William K. Blackburn Mr. David S. Coale Mr. Scott G. Edwards Ms. Sonia Lopez Gonzalez
Mr. Andrew J. Bluebond Mr. Richard L. Cofer Mr. Ryan D. Ellis Mr. David J. Goodman
Mr. Todd I. Blumenfeld Ms. Elizabeth M. Coffey Mr. Gary E. Ellison Mr. Edward B. Goolsby
Ms. Kristy M. Blurton Mr. Jeffrey S. Connelly Ms. Katherine K. Elrich Mr. Shannan E. Goss
Ms. Lori A. Bodino Mr. David N. Corkern Mr. Chad D. Elsey Ms. Ashlei D. Gradney
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