Class Notes 2022-2023
Class of 1965
Catalyze Dallas appointed Linda Hart to its Board of Advisors.
Class of 1976
Geary Reamy's book, "How Not to Be a Terrible Teacher (And Maybe Be a Good One)," was published by Carolina Academic Press.
Class of 1982
Sonia Jablonsky Blain was appointed city attorney in Tempe, AZ.
Hugh Tucker joined Haynes Boone as a partner in its Houston office.
Class of 1983
Victor Thomas joined Sorrels Law as head of its Appellate Section in Houston.
Class of 1984
Lisa A. Peterson joined Jackson Walker LLP as a partner in its Fort Worth Corporate & Securities Group.
Class of 1985
Bryan McCrory was promoted to vice president and general counsel at Dave & Buster's Inc.
Sara Beth Watson joined Wiley Rein LLP as of counsel in the Environment & Product Regulation Group.
Class of 1991
Steven N. Williams was promoted to equity shareholder at Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. in its Dallas office.
Lee Michaels was appointed chair of the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum Board of Directors.
Class of 1992
Craig Simon joined Meadows, Collier, Reed, Cousins, Crouch & Ungerman, L.L.P. as a partner.
Bret Hunter joined Blank Rome LLP as of counsel in its Los Angeles, CA office.
Sabina Bramlett joined Jackson Walker LLP as a partner in the Dallas Trusts & Estates practice.
Anne Marie Cowdrey joined Hallett & Perrin as a shareholder.
Class of 1995
Stephen Jordan joined Debevoise & Plimpton LLP as a partner in its New York, NY office.
Tim O'Hare was elected county judge in Tarrant County.
Chris Cano joined Bilfinger North America as senior counsel.
Class of 1996
Tracey Wallace joined Spencer Fane LLP as a partner in its Dallas office.
Karen Prodromo joined Fox Rothschild LLP as a partner in its San Francisco, CA office.
Jacqueline Gabbidon joined Commerce Trust Company as senior vice president and Texas market executive.
Class of 1997
Brant Martin was elected vice president of the Board of Trustees at Trinity Valley School in Fort Worth.
Amanda Keating Schaus was appointed chief legal officer at Resolute Road Hospitality.
Stephanie D. Clouston joined Winston & Strawn as a partner in its Dallas office.
Class of 1999
Alfonso Chan joined McKool Smith as a principal in its Dallas office.
Class of 2000
Paul Kirkpatrick was appointed chief legal officer and corporate secretary at Copart.
Ashley Menendez was appointed director of internships at the University of Arkansas School of Law.
Class of 2001
Elliott D. Shull was born to KD Shull and big brother Oliver on July 7, 2022.
Former Texas Assistant Attorney General Jason B. Binford joined Ross & Smith, PC as a name shareholder.
Class of 2002
Jennifer Rosell was elected president of the Board of Trustees at Trinity Valley School in Fort Worth.
Andrew J. Rosell was named a co-chair of Winstead PC's Business and Transactions Group.
Gabe Vazquez was appointed an independent director to First Foundation Inc.'s Board of Directors. He was concurrently appointed to the Board of Directors of First Foundation Bank.
Class of 2003
Michael Mortensen joined Morgan Lewis as a partner in its Dallas office.
Shayna Sonnier joined Veron Bice Law Firm as an attorney in Lake Charles, LA.
Class of 2004
Marcelle Mouledoux joined McGlinchey Stafford as a member in its New Orleans, LA office.
Tracey Bailey was appointed to serve on Winstead PC's Board of Directors.
Class of 2005
Hope Shimabuku received the 2022 Women's Leadership Award from the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association.
Governor Greg Abbott appointed Justin J. “J.J.” Koch to the Criminal District Court No. 2 in Dallas County for a term set to expire on December 31, 2024.
Class of 2006
Andrew Lombardi was promoted to chief financial officer at Crescent Real Estate LLC.
Sarah Decker was promoted to senior vice president, chief legal officer and chief compliance officer at McAfee.
Benjamin Schatz was named partner at Foster LLP in its Houston office.
Class of 2007
Joshua Sandler joined Winstead PC as a shareholder in its Dallas office.
Jason S. Luter joined Blank Rome LLP as the Dallas office co-chair and as a partner in its Corporate, M&A, and Securities Group.
Michael McMahan was appointed chief executive officer of the Southwestern Medical Foundation.
Jenny Givens joined BakerHostetler’s Dallas office as a partner in its Business Practice Group and on the firmwide Healthcare Industry team.
Class of 2008
Christopher Evans joined Cole Schotz as a member in its Dallas office.
Erin England joined Reed Smith LLP as a partner in its Dallas office.
Class of 2009
D.J. Beaty was promoted to partner at Haynes Boone in its Houston office.
Matthew Davis joined Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors as a partner in its Dallas office.
Emily Stroope joined Baker Donelson as a shareholder in its Financial Services Litigation and Compliance Group.
Stacie L. Cargill was elected partner at Alston & Bird in its Dallas office.
Rob Wills was named managing partner of Wick Phillips Gould & Martin LLP.
Peter Sefzik was named senior executive vice president and chief banking officer at Comerica Incorporated.
Class of 2010
Dan Smith joined Jackson Walker LLP as a partner in its Dallas office.
Chelsea Hilliard joined McGuireWoods as a partner in its Dallas office.
Justin Sauls joined McGlinchey Stafford as an associate in its Dallas office.
Class of 2011
James Stafford joined Clark Hill as a member in its Dallas office.
Meredith VanderWilt was elected shareholder at Polsinelli in its Dallas office.
Barclay Taylor joined Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP as of counsel in its Atlanta, GA office.
Bucky Brannen joined Bracewell LLP as a partner in its Dallas office.
Class of 2012
Megan Dixon joined Clouse Brown PLLC as an employment attorney.
Joseph Esposito was elected shareholder at Polsinelli in its Dallas office.
Natalie DuBose was promoted to partner at Haynes Boone in its Dallas office.
Lewis Schiel, Jr. joined Munck Wilson Mandala LLP as a principal attorney in its Dallas office.
Ben West was promoted to partner at Frost Brown Todd in its Dallas office.
Class of 2013
Zach Burnett was promoted to partner at Haynes Boone in its Dallas office.
Tiffany Cooke was promoted to partner at Haynes Boone in its Dallas office.
Taryn McDonald was promoted to partner at Haynes Boone in its Dallas office.
Mason Parham was elected partner at Sidley Austin LLP in its Dallas office.
Grant Boston was promoted to partner at Hamilton Wingo.
Luke Lechler was promoted to equity shareholder at Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. in its Dallas office.
Bailey Ross was promoted to counsel at Haynes Boone in its Dallas office.
Allyn E. Hurley was named partner at Jackson Walker LLP in its Austin office.
Amanda E. Brown was promoted to partner at Reed Smith LLP in its Dallas office.
Class of 2014
Chad Stoker was elected shareholder at Polsinelli in its Dallas office.
Miles McDougal was promoted to partner at Winston & Strawn in its Dallas office.
Cade Satterfield was named partner at Jackson Walker LLP in its Austin office.
Chris Anaya was elevated to partner in McGuire, Craddock & Strother's Commercial Litigation and Construction practice groups.
Class of 2015
Grayson Cassada joined Christian & Barton as a litigation associate in Richmond, VA.
Robert Rowe joined Carrington Coleman as an associate in its Dallas office.
Drew Palmer was promoted to shareholder at Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. in its Dallas office.
Jaime M. DeWees was elected a director of the firm at Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC in its Dallas office.
Eric Peng was promoted to principal at Fish & Richardson in its Shenzhen, China office.
Andria Rae Crisler was promoted to principal at Fish & Richardson in its Dallas office.
Class of 2017
Ashley Jones joined Calabrese Budner as an associate attorney.
Travis Denton Steele Cox joined Copeland & Rice as an associate in Houston.
Class of 2018
Chas Carter joined Griffith Barbee as an associate in its Dallas office.
Hannah Motsenbocker was promoted to senior counsel at Wood, Smith, Henning and Berman LLP in its Dallas office.
Alexander Cochran joined McGlinchey Stafford as an associate in its Houston office.
Class of 2019
Rhian Jones joined Hallet & Perrin PC as an associate.
Richard Cochrane joined Caldwell Cassady & Curry as an associate.
Class of 2020
Clayton Lynn joined Freeborn & Peters LLP as an associate in its Chicago, IL office.
Morgan Crider joined Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP as an associate in its Dallas office.
Governor Greg Abbott appointed Raheela Ahsan to the Appraisal Management Companies Advisory Committee for a term set to expire on January 31, 2025.
Danielle Canfield Vorbrodt joined Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP as an associate in its Dallas office.
Class of 2021
Regina Sada joined Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP as an associate in its Dallas office.
Class of 2022
Jeremy Nickell joined Modrall Sperling as an associate in its Albuquerque, NM office.
Hyewon Hannah Choi joined Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP as an associate in its Dallas office.
Preston Tyson joined McCathern as an associate in its Dallas office.
Noah McCathern joined McCathern as an associate in its Dallas office.
Katherine Jones joined Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr P.C. as an associate in its Dallas office.
Trey Proffitt joined Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. as an associate in its Dallas office.
Luke Collins joined Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP as an associate in its Dallas office.
Brooke Hallisey joined Schaffer Family Law Group as an associate in San Diego, CA.