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.
2019-2020 Nominating Chairs
District 1
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
Fogler, Brar, Ford, O’Neil & Gray LLP
711 Louisiana St., Ste. 500
Houston, TX 77002
Office: (713) 481-1010
rford@fbfog.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 & Rustay, P.C.
3200 Travis St., Fl. 4
Houston, TX 77006
Office: (713) 222-2700
whagans@hagans.law
Warren W. Harris
Bracewell LLP
711 Louisiana St., Ste. 2300
Houston, TX 77002
Office: (713) 221-1490
warren.harris@bracewell.com
District 5
Larry P. McDougal
Law Office of Larry P. McDougal
809 Houston St.
Richmond, TX 77469
Office: (281) 238-8500
mcdougal-law-larry@comcast.net
Jonathan Zendeh Del
Tolchin Law Firm, PLLC
Zendeh Del & Associates, P.L.L.C.
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
vdblanton@aol.com
Talmage Boston
Shackelford Bowen McKinley & Norton, LLP
9201 N Central Expy., Fl. 4
Dallas, TX 75231
Office: (214) 780-1310
tboston@shackelfordlaw.net
Cynthia Pladziewicz
Cynthia Pladziewicz LLC
3535 Travis St., Ste. 100
Dallas, TX 75204
Office: (214) 769-9241
cpladz@gmail.com
District 7
Vianei L. Braun
Decker Jones, P.C.
801 Cherry, Unit 46
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Office: (817) 336-2400
vbraun@deckerjones.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
baili.rhodes@westwebblaw.com
Melissa Tyroch
Tyroch Boyd PLLC
2027 S. 61st St., Ste. 105
Temple, TX 76504
Office: (254) 547-2693
melissa@tyrochboydlaw.com
District 9
Karen Burgess
Burgess Associates, 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.
702 San Antonio St.
Austin, TX 78701
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, Whitworth, Borchers & Morales, L.L.P.
7744 Broadway St, Ste. 100
San Antonio, TX 78209
Office: (210) 824-4411
agutierrez@personwhitworth.com
District 11
Ann Coover
Coover and Coover
921 N. Chaparral St., Ste. 102
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Office: (361) 882-2100
ann@cooverandcoover.com
Audrey Vicknair
Law Office Of Audrey Mullert Vicknair
802 N. Carancahua, Ste. 2100
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Office: (361) 884-5400
avicknair@vicknairlaw.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
900 Kerria Ave.
McAllen, TX 78501
Office: (956) 294-4800
dworthington@ramonworthington.com
District 13
Jamie S. Vandivere
Jamie S. Vandivere P.C.
905 S Fillmore St., Ste. 525
Amarillo, TX 79101
Office: (806) 373-6788
jsvlaw@live.com
Alex Yarbrough
Riney & Mayfield, LLP
320 S. Polk St., Ste. 600
Amarillo, TX 79101
Office: (806) 468-3202
ayarbrough@rineymayfield.com
District 14
Mike Gregory
Mike Gregory, Attorney and Mediator
4524 Coyote Point
Denton, TX 76208
Office: (940) 387-1600
mike@gregorymediations.com
District 15
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
904 Broadway, Fl. 4
Lubbock, TX 79408
Office: (806) 775-1309
acarruth@lubbockcounty.gov
David W. Lauritzen
Cotton, Bledsoe, Tighe & Dawson, PC
500 W Illinois Ave, Ste. 300
Midland, TX 79701
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