Election to the Fellows is one of the highest honors that can be bestowed upon a member of the State Bar of Texas. Nomination is based on outstanding contributions to the legal profession as well as a commitment to the community. Once nominees are selected, each nominee must be elected by the Texas Bar Foundation Board of Trustees. Membership in the Fellows is restricted to Texas attorneys. If elected as a Fellow, one has the opportunity to join a network of top attorneys in Texas representing various ages, backgrounds, and practice areas, but all with clear agreement on the importance of professional integrity and promoting the cause of justice in Texas.
Level of Commitment
Once nominated and then elected by the Board of Trustees, each new Fellow makes a commitment to give a $2,500 gift to the Texas Bar Foundation. This gift can be completed immediately, or there is flexibility to pay $250 per year for ten years. Upon completion of the gift, a Fellow becomes a permanent member of the Texas Bar Foundation with the distinction of Life Fellow. A Life Fellow who continues to make annual financial contributions of 10% or more of their original pledge to the mission of the Texas Bar Foundation becomes a Sustaining Life Fellow. The financial support we receive from our Sustaining Life Fellows is of particular importance because 100% of these contributions go directly to the grants program.
How are our members chosen?
District Nominating Committees in the 17 State Bar of Texas bar districts identify this class of eligible nominees. If you are a Fellow and have a recommendation for a new member, contact your District Nominating Committee Chair.
2022-2023 Nominating Chairs
District 1
Charlie Ginn
McCraw Law Group
1504 First Ave.
McKinney, TX 75069
Office: (972) 854-7900
charlie@mccrawlawgroup.com
District 2
Leigh Hunt Goodson
The Goodson Firm, P.C.
115 W. Ferguson St.
Tyler, TX 75702
Office: (903) 630-9174
leigh@huntgoodsonlaw.com
Kristen Senkyr
Sinclair Law Office, PC
400 S. Broadway Ave., Ste. 102
Tyler, TX 75702
(903) 533-1005
kristen@sinclairlawtyler.com
District 3
Christy Amuny
Germer PLLC
550 Fannin, Ste. 400
Beaumont, TX 77701
Office: (409) 654-6700
camuny@germer.com
Judge Courtney Arkeen
128th District Court
801 W. Division Ave.
Orange, TX 77301
Office:(409) 882-7085
courtneyarkeen@att.net
District 4
Diana Pérez Gomez
Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry
William G. Hagans
Hagans Montgomery Hagans
3200 Travis St., Fl. 4
Houston, TX 77006
Office: (713) 222-2700
whagans@hagans.law
Michael K. Oldham
Reynolds Frizzell LLP
1100 Louisiana, Ste. 3500
Houston, TX 77002
Office: (713) 485-7207
oldham@reynoldsfrizzell.com
Alan York
Reed Smith LLP
811 Main St., Ste. 1700
Houston, TX, 77002
Office: (713) 469-3824
AYork@ReedSmith.com
District 5
Jetty Abraham
Fort Bend County District Attorney's Office
1422 Eugene Heimann Circle
Richmond, TX 77469
(281) 238-3374
jetty.abraham@fortbendcountytx.gov
Jennifer C. Chiang
Chiang Law Firm, PLLC
1418 Lake Pointe Pkwy
Sugar Land, TX 77478
(713) 568-9206
jennifer@chianglaw.com
District 6
Anthony J. Magee
Magee Legal, PLLC
1717 Main St., Ste. 3550
Dallas, TX 75201
Office: (214) 432-6314
anthony.magee@magee.law
Amy M. Stewart
Stewart Law Group
1722 Routh St., Ste. 745
Dallas, TX 75201
Office: (469) 607-2311
astewart@stewartlawgrp.com
District 7
John Allen Chalk
Whitaker Chalk Swindle & Schwartz PLLC
301 Commerce St., Fl. 35
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Office: (817) 878-0575
jchalk@whitakerchalk.com
District 8
Baili Rhodes
West, Webb, Allbritton & Gentry, P.C.
1515 Emerald Plz.
College Station, TX 77845
Office: (979) 694-7000
baili.rhodes@westwebblaw.com
Spring R. Thummel
Thummel Law Firm, P.L.L.C.
900 Austin Ave., Ste. 300
Waco, TX 76701
Office: (254) 732-0956
spring@thummellaw.com
District 9
Ryan Botkin
Botkin Chiarello Calaf PLLC
1209 Nueces St.
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 960-4730
ryan@bccaustin.com
Sara Foskitt
Foskitt Law Office, P.L.L.C.
3901 S Lamar, Ste. 260
Austin, TX 78704
Office: (512) 368-8070
sara@foskittlaw.com
District 10
Robert Soza
Jackson Walker L.L.P.
112 E. Pecan St., Ste. 2400
San Antonio, TX 78205
Office: (210) 978-7718
rsoza@jw.com
Patty Rouse Vargas
Davis & Santos, P.C.
719 S. Flores St.
San Antonio, TX 78204
(210) 853-5882
pvargas@dslawpc.com
District 11
Judge Deeanne Galvan
County Court at Law No. 3
901 Leopard St Rm 901
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Office: (361) 888-0466
dgalvanatty@yahoo.com
Susan Ochoa
Ochoa & Associates, PC
4921 Williams Dr.
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
Office: (361) 806-0070
susan@ochoapatents.com
District 12
Deborah L. Cordova
Walsh McGurk Cordova Nixon, PLLC
1506 S. Lone Star Way, Ste. 10
Edinburg, TX 78539
Office: (956) 632-5000
dcordova@wmcnlaw.com
Laura Haley
Haley Law Firm, PLLC
1617 E. Tyler Ave., Unit A
Harlingen, TX 78550
Office: (956) 446-0601
laura@laurahaleylaw.com
District 13
Andrew R. Evans
Sprouse Shrader Smith PLLC
701 S. Taylor St., Ste. 500
Amarillo, TX 79101
Office: (806) 468-3340
andrew.evans@sprouselaw.com
Justice Alex Yarbrough
Seventh Court of Appeals
501 S Fillmore St., #2A
Amarillo, TX 79101
Office: (806) 468-3202
alex.yarbrough@txcourts.gov
District 14
Cynthia Rucker Allen
The Whitten Law Firm, PC
500 Chestnut St., Ste. 1402
Abilene, TX 79602
Office: (325) 672-7824
crallen@whittenfirm.com
District 15
Judge Kirsten Cohoon
451st Judicial District Court
204 E San Antonio Ave., Ste. 218
Boerne, TX 78006
Office: (830) 249-9343
kirsten.cohoon@co.kendall.tx.us
District 16
Judge Ann-Marie Carruth
Lubbock County Courthouse
PO Box 10536
Lubbock, TX 79408
Office: (806) 775-1309
annmariesaleh1983@gmail.com
Tommy D. Sheen
Richards, Elder, Gibson & Sheen, PLLC
12223 Quaker Ave.
Lubbock, TX 79424
Office: (806) 696-3302
tsheen@regsfirm.com
District 17
Carmen Huerta-Perez
Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP
221 N. Kansas, Ste. 1400
El Paso, TX 79901
Office: (915) 533-6637
carmenp@lgbs.com
Jose Padilla
Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP
221 N. Kansas, Ste. 1400
El Paso, TX 79901
(915) 545-5481
jose.padilla@lgbs.com