Texas Bar Foundation Board of Trustees
A total of four Board of Trustee members, three attorneys and one public member, are appointed by the State Bar of Texas President to serve a three year term. Additionally, three attorneys of the Texas Bar Foundation are chosen and appointed by the Foundation Board annually to serve a three year term. Additional liaisons to the Board of Trustees include a member of the State Bar of Texas Board of Directors, the Texas Young Lawyers Association President, and the Chair of the State Bar of Texas Judicial Section. Fellows officers are chosen and elected by the Texas Bar Foundation Fellows.
2019-2020 Board of Trustees
Florentino A. Ramirez, Chair
Shannon Dacus, Chair-elect
Wendy Burgower, Secretary-Treasurer
David W. Copeland, Past Chair
Amanda Abraham
Geffrey W. Anderson
*Robbie Ausley
Melanie Bragg
*Estrella Escobar
Alexandra L. Farias-Sorrels
Diana M. Geis
B. Blue Hyatt
Roger A. Key
MariBen Ramsey
Judge Rose Guerra Reyna
C.E. Rhodes, Jr.
Thomas C. Riney
Rick Robertson
Frank E. Stevenson
*John D. “Jack” Swallow
C. Barrett Thomas
Travis Torrence
James C. Woo, State Bar of Texas Liaison
Victor Flores, Texas Young Lawyers Association Liaison
Justice Gina M. Benavides, Judicial Liaison
2019-2020 Fellows Officers
W. Stephen Benesh, Chair
Mark A. Shank, Chair-elect
Carlos Eduardo Cárdenas, Secretary
Alistair B. Dawson, Past Chair
Past Chairs of the Board of Trustees (PDF)
Past Chairs of the Fellows (PDF)
Texas Bar Foundation 2019-2020 Board of Trustees
Top Row: Travis Torrence, Frank Stevenson, W. Stephen Benesh, Mark A. Shank, Geffrey W. Anderson, Rick Robertson, David W. Copeland, Roger A. Key
Middle Row: Andrea Stone, John D. “Jack” Swallow, Shannon Dacus, Estrella Escobar, James C. Woo, Diana M. Geis, Alexandra L. Farias-Sorrels, Victor Flores
Bottom Row: Amanda Abraham, Wendy Burgower, B. Blue Hyatt, Robbie Ausley, Florentino A. Ramirez, Justice Gina M. Benavides, Carlos Eduardo Cardenas, Judge Rose Guerra Reyna, MariBen Ramsey
Not Pictured:Melanie Bragg, Alistair Dawson, C. E. Rhodes, Jr., Thomas C. Riney, C. Barrett Thomas