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.
How are our members chosen?
District Nominating Committees in the 17 State Bar of Texas bar districts identify this elite class of nominees. If you are a Fellow and have a recommendation for a new member, contact your District Nominating Committee Chair.
2021-2022 Nominating Chairs
District 1
Amanda Abraham
Roth & Abraham Law Firm, P.C.
115 N Wellington St., Ste. 200
Marshall, TX 75670
(903) 935-1665
aa@rothfirm.com
Josh Thane
Haltom & Doan
6500 Summerhill Rd., Ste. 100
Texarkana, TX 75503
Office: (903) 255-1000
jthane@haltomdoan.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
1200 Smith St., Fl. 14
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 654-9656
diana.gomez@chamberlainlaw.com
William G. Hagans
Hagans Montgomery Hagans
3200 Travis St., Fl. 4
Houston, TX 77006
Office: (713) 222-2700
whagans@hagans.law
Quentin L. Smith
Vinson & Elkins LLP
1001 Fannin St., Ste. 2500
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 758-2127
qsmith@velaw.com
R. Alan York
Reed Smith LLP
811 Main St., Ste. 1700
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 469-3824
ayork@reedsmith.com
District 5
Jennifer C. Chiang
Chiang Law Firm, PLLC
1418 Lake Pointe Pkwy
Sugar Land, TX 77478
(713) 568-9206
jennifer@chianglaw.com
Judge Patrick E. Sebesta
239th Judicial District Court
111 E Locust St., Rm. 214-A
Angleton, TX 77515
(979) 864-1256
sebesta@brazoria-county.com
District 6
Anthony J. Magee
Magee Legal, PLLC
5050 Quorum Dr., Ste. 700
Dallas, TX 75254
Office: (972) 687-9107
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
Stephanie S. Harrison
Harrison Steck, P.C.
515 Houston St., Ste. 701
Fort Worth, TX 76102-3933
Office: (817) 348-0400
stephanie@harrisonsteck.com
District 8
Natalie Cobb Koehler
Koehler Law Firm and Bosque County Attorney
P.O. Box 215
Meridian, TX 76665
Office: (454) 435-2000
natalie@koehlerlawfirm.net
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
Wittliff Cutter
1209 Nueces St.
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 960-4730
ryan@wittliffcutter.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
Sara E. Dysart
Sara E. Dysart, P.C.
San Antonio, TX
Office: (210) 224-7111
sara@dysartlaw.com
Patty Rouse Vargas
Davis & Santos, P.C.
719 S. Flores St.
San Antonio, TX 78204
(210) 853-5882
pvargas@dslawpc.com
District 11
Jim Clancy
Branscomb, PLLC
802 N Carancahua St., Ste. 1900
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Office: (361) 886-3801
jclancy@branscomblaw.com
Susan Ochoa
Ochoa & Associates, PC
4921 Williams Dr.
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
Office: (361) 806-0070
susan@ochoapatents.com
District 12
Jim Hunter
Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams, LLP
P.O. Box 3509
Brownsville, TX 78521
Office: (956) 542-4377
jim.hunter@roystonlaw.com
Dan K. Worthington
Ramon Worthington, PLLC
1506 S Lone Star Way, Ste. 5
Edinburg, TX 78539
Office: (956) 294-4800
dworthington@ramonworthington.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
Alex Yarbrough
Riney & Mayfield, LLP
320 S. Polk St., Ste. 600
Amarillo, TX 79101
Office: (806) 468-3202
ayarbrough@rineymayfield.com
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
Amie S. Peace
Elsey & Peace PLLC
3212 Long Prairie Rd., Ste. 200
Flower Mound, TX 75022
Office: (940) 591-6006
amie@elseypeace.com
District 15
Judge Robert R. Hofmann
452nd Judicial Disctrict
PO Box 1580
Mason, TX 76856
Office: (325) 347-0755
rob.hofmann@txcourts.gov
Judge Penny Roberts
Tom Green County
122 W. Harris Ave.
San Angelo, TX 76903
Office: (325) 658-2495
penny.roberts@co.tom-green.tx.us
District 16
Judge Ann-Marie Carruth
Lubbock County Courthouse
PO Box 10536
Lubbock, TX 79408
Office: (806) 775-1309
acarruth@lubbockcounty.gov
Tommy D. Sheen
Davidson Sheen, LLP
12405 Quaker Ave.
Lubbock, TX 79424
Office: (432) 653-2717
tsheen@davidsonsheen.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