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.
2020-2021 Nominating Chairs
District 1
Rick Robertson
KoonsFuller, P.C.
5700 West Plano Pkwy., Ste. 2200
Plano, TX 75093
Office: (972) 769-2727
rick@koonsfuller.com
Louise Tausch
Atchley, Russell, Waldrop & Hlavinka, L.L.P.
1730 Galleria Oaks
Texarkana, TX 75503
Office: (903) 792-8246
ltausch@arwhlaw.com
Josh Thane
Haltom & Doan
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
Deborah Race
Attorney at Law
112 E. Line St., Ste. 203
Tyler, TX 75702
Office: (903) 630-5151
drace@raceappeallaw.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
Robert H. Ford
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
600 Travis St., Ste. 4800
Houston, TX 77002
Office: (713) 576-0356
rford@bradley.com
Diana Pérez Gomez
Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry
1200 Smith St., Fl. 14
Houston, TX 77002
Office: (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
District 5
Judge Patrick E. Sebesta
239th Judicial District Court
111 E Locust St., Rm. 214-A
Angleton, TX 77515
Office: (979) 864-1256
sebesta@brazoria-county.com
Jonathan A. Zendeh Del
Zendeh Del & Associates, PLLC
1813 61st St., Ste. 101
Galveston, TX 77551
Office: (409) 740-1111
jonathan@zendehdel.com
District 6
Vicki D. Blanton
AT&T
208 S. Akard St., Ste. 3145
Dallas, TX 75202
Office: (214) 757-7679
vicki.blanton@att.com
Talmage Boston
Shackelford Bowen McKinley & Norton, LLP
9201 N Central Expy., Fl. 4
Dallas, TX 75231
Office: (214) 780-1310
tboston@shackelford.law
Cynthia Pladziewicz
Cynthia Pladziewicz LLC
3535 Travis St., Ste. 100
Dallas, TX 75204
Office: (214) 769-9241
cpladz@gmail.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
Karen C. Denney
Haynes and Boone, LLP
301 Commerce St., Ste. 2600
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Office: (817) 347-6616
karen.denney@haynesboone.com
District 8
Donald Delgado
West, Webb, Allbritton & Gentry, P.C.
1515 Emerald Plz.
College Station, TX 77845
Office: (979) 694-7000
donald.delgado@westwebblaw.com
Natalie Koehler
Koehler Law Firm, P.C.
P.O. Box 215
Meridian, TX 76665
Office: (454) 435-2000
natalie@koehlerlawfirm.net
District 9
Karen Burgess
Burgess Law PC
515 Congress Ave., Ste. 1900
Austin, TX 78701
Office: (512) 482-8808
kburgess@burgesslawpc.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
Patrick Keel
Mediator-Arbitrator
2814 Glenview Ave.
Austin, TX 78703
Office: (512) 293-0300
patrick@patrickkeel.com
District 10
Steve Chiscano
Gonzales, Chiscano Angulo & Kasson, P.C.
9601 McAllister Fwy., Ste. 401
San Antonio, TX 78216
Office: (210) 569-8500
schiscano@gcaklaw.com
Albert M. Gutierrez
Person, Mohrer, Morales, Boddy, Garcia & Gutierrez, PLLC
7744 Broadway St, Ste. 100
San Antonio, TX 78209
Office: (210) 824-4411
amg@pmbglaw.com
District 11
Jim Clancy
Branscomb, PLLC
802 N Carancahua St., Ste. 1900
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Office: (361) 886-3801
jclancy@branscomblaw.com
Ann Coover
Coover and Coover
921 N. Chaparral St., Ste. 102
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Office: (361) 882-2100
ann@cooverandcoover.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
Paul L. Cannon
McMahon Surovik Suttle, PC
400 Pine St., Ste. 800
Abilene, TX 79601
Office: (325) 676-9183
pcannon@mss.law
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
David W. Lauritzen
Cotton, Bledsoe, Tighe & Dawson, PC
PO Box 2776
Midland, TX 79702
Office: (432) 684-5782
dlauritzen@cbtd.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