Alumni Spotlight
SMU Dedman School of Law's prominent alumni have included Texas Supreme Court justices, members of the U.S. Congress, an ambassador, a governor, foreign ministers and members of the highest courts worldwide, as well as partners and founders at leading law firms and general counsels at major corporations.
We are proud to spotlight just a few of our amazing alumni during our Centennial Celebration.
Jennifer Burr Altabef '81
(Ret.) Partner
Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, L.L.P.
James L. Baldwin '86
(Ret.) Chief Legal Officer
Keurig Dr Pepper
Brittany K. Barnett '11
Attorney and Entrepreneur
Girls Embracing Mothers, Buried Alive Project
Vicki D. Blanton '91
Assistant Vice President and Senior Legal Counsel - Tax and Benefits
AT&T
Michael M. Boone '67
Founding Partner
Haynes Boone, LLP
A. Shonn Brown '98
General Counsel
Heidelberg Materials North America
Tasheena Byrd '17
General Attorney
BNSF Railway
Alan P. Dorantes '93
Senior Corporate Counsel
T-Mobile
Claire Babineaux-Fontenot '92
CEO
Feeding America
Ambassador Antonio O. Garza '83
Former US Ambassador to Mexico
Chairman and CEO
Godwin Bowman PC
Yodi Hailemariam '05
Associate General Counsel
Facebook
David C. Haley '86
President Emeritus
HBK Capital Management
Robert S. Hart '86
General Counsel
Mark Cuban Companies
Chief Justice Nathan L. Hecht
27th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas
Mark Howard '90
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
Nationwide Insurance
Hon. Barbara M. Lynn '76
Senior District Judge
U.S. District Court - Northern District of Texas
Mike Lynn '75
Chairman and Founding Partner
Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann
Managing Counsel
Toyota Motor North America Inc
Hon. Tonya Parker '98
District Judge
116th Civil District Court of Texas
Christa J. Brown-Sanford '04
Partner | Department Chair - Intellectual Property (Firmwide)
Baker Botts L.L.P.
John Ratcliffe
Director of the Central Intelligence AgencyHon. Irma Carrillo Ramirez '91
Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Kit Sawers '93
President
Klyde Warren Park
Hope Shimabuku '05
Director
USPTO Texas Regional Office
Mark M. Sloan '90
Vice Chair - Practice & Operations Committee
Holland & Knight
Cynthia H. Trochu '88
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Texas Instruments
Taylor H. Wilson '90
Managing Partner
Haynes Boone, LLP
Angela C. Zambrano '97
Co-Managing Partner - Dallas Office
Sidley Austin