2007-2008 LITIGATION SECTION ROSTER
CHAIR:
Elizabeth Mack
Locke Lord Bissell Liddell LLP
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 2200
Dallas, TX 75201-6776
214-740-8598 business
214-756-8598 fax
emack@lockelord.com
CHAIR-ELECT:
Fred Bowers
Bowers Law Office
1401 Texas Avenue
P.O. Box 327
Lubbock, TX 79408-0327
806-762-0863 business
806-762-5354 fax
fbowers@nts-online.net
VICE-CHAIR:
Walker Friedman
Friedman, Suder & Cooke
604 East 4th Street, Suite 200
Fort Worth, TX 76102
817-334-0144 business
817-334-0401 fax
wcf@fsclaw.com
SECRETARY:
Linda S. McDonald
Langley & Banack, Inc.
745 East Mulberry, Suite 900
San Antonio, TX 78212
210-736-6600 business
210-735-6889 fax
lmcdonald@langleybanack.com
TREASURER:
Michael Smith
The Roth Law Firm
115 North Wellington, Suite 200
Marshall, TX 75670
903-935-1665 business
903-935-1797 fax
ms@rothfirm.com
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR:
Alistair Dawson
Beck, Redden & Secrest
1221 McKinney, Suite 4500
Houston, TX 77010-2010
713-951-6225 business
713-651-0794 fax
adawson@brsfirm.com
ADVOCATE EDITOR:
Professor Lonny Hoffman
Editor, The Advocate
University of Houston, Law Center
100 Law Center, Teaching Unit II, Room 1
Houston, TX 77204-6060
713-743-5206 business
713-743-2223 fax
lhoffman@central.uh.edu
WEBSITE SUPERVISOR:
Thomas Kurth
Haynes and Boone, LLP
901 Main Street, Suite 3100
Dallas, Texas 75202
214-651-5621 business
214-200-0506 fax
Thomas.Kurth@Haynesboone.com
WEBSITE CONTENT:
Tracy Nuckols
State Bar of Texas
1414 Colorado Street
Austin, Texas 78701
512-427-1794 business
tnuckols@texasbar.com
COUNCIL MEMBERS - TERM EXPIRES IN 2008
Judge Levi J. Benton
215th Judicial District Court
30201 Caroline, 13th Floor
Houston, TX 77002
713-368-6330 business
Levi_Benton@Justex.net
E. Leon Carter
Munck Butrus, P.C.
13155 Noel Road
900 Galleria Tower Three
Dallas, TX 75240
972-628-3625 business
972-628-3616 fax
lcarter@munckbutrus.com
Paula Hinton
Vinson & Elkins, LLP
1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2500
Houston, TX 77002
713-758-4494 business
713-615-5543 fax
phinton@velaw.com
Thomas Kurth
Haynes and Boone, LLP
901 Main Street, Suite 3100
Dallas, TX 75202
214-651-5621 business
214-200-0506 fax
thomas.kurth@haynesboone.com
COUNCIL MEMBERS - TERM EXPIRES IN 2009
Hon. Karen Gren Johnson
Judge, 95th District Court
George Allen Courts Tower, 6th Floor
600 Commerce Street
Dallas, Texas 75202
214-653-6361 business
214-653-7991 fax
karengrenjohnson@aol.com
Hon. Craig T. Enoch
Winstead PC
401 Congress Avenue, Suite 2100
Austin, TX 78701
512-370-2800 business
512-370-2850 fax
cenoch@winstead.com
Hon. Rose G. Reyna
Judge, 206th Judicial District Court
Hidalgo County Courthouse
100 N. Closner, 2nd Floor
Edinburg, TX 78539
956-318-2265 business
956-318-2005 fax
rgr206@aol.com
Enid A. Wade
Naman, Howell, Smith & Lee
P. O. Box 1470
Waco, TX 76703
254-755-4100 business
254-754-6331 fax
wade@namanhowell.com
Nina Perales
Southwest Regional Counsel
MALDEF
110 Broadway, Suite 300
San Antonio, TX 78205
210-224-5476 business
210-224-5382 fax
nperales@MALDEF.org
COUNCIL MEMBERS - TERM EXPIRES IN 2010
Christy Amuny
Jenkins & Martin, LLP
2615 Calder, Suite 500
Beaumont, TX 77702
409-832-4100 business
409-832-4242 fax
Christya@j-mlaw.com
Judge Royal Furgeson
John H. Wood, Jr. Courthouse
655 E. Durango
San Antonio, TX 78206
210-472-6570 business
210-472-6572 fax
Royal_furgeson@txwd.uscourts.gov
Benigno “Trey” Martinez
Martinez, Barrera & Martinez
1201 East Van Buren
Brownsville, TX 78520
956-546-7159 business
956-544-0602 fax
trey@martinezybarrera.com
Kathy Snapka
Snapka, Turman & Waterhouse, LLP
606 N. Carancahua, Suite 1610
Corpus Christi, TX 78476
361-888-7676 business
361-884-8545 fax
snapkaofc@aol.com
ksnapka@snapkaturman.com
Patricia “Pat” Long Weaver
Stubbeman, McRea, Sealey, Laughlin & Browder
550 West Texas Avenue
Midland, TX 79701
432-682-1616 business
432-682-4884 fax
plongweaver@stubbemanlawfirm.com
PAST CHAIR MEMBERS
Kim J. Askew (Term expires in 2008)
Hughes & Luce, LLP
1717 Main Street, Suite 2800
Dallas, TX 75201-7342
214-939-5579 business
214-939-5849 fax
askewk@hughesluce.com
Daniel W. Bishop (Term expires in 2010)
Bishop, London & Dodds, PC
3701 Bee Cave Road, Suite 200
Austin, TX 78746
512-479-5900 business
512-479-5934 fax
dbishop@bishoplondon.com
Talmage Boston (Term expires in 2008)
Winstead PC
1201 Elm Street
5400 Renaissance Tower
Dallas, Texas 75270
214-745-5462 business
214-745-5390 fax
tboston@winstead.com
Andy Tindel (Term expires in 2009)
Provost Umphrey, LLP
112 East Line Street, Suite 304
Tyler, TX 75702
903-596-0900 business
903-596-0909 fax
atindel@andytindel.com
LIASONS AND ADVISORS
SUPREME COURT LIAISON:
Justice Harriet Oˇ¦Neill
Texas Supreme Court
P.O. Box 12248
Austin, TX 78711
512-463-1320 business
harriet.oneill@courts.state.tx.us
TYLA LIAISON:
Cade W. Browning
Browning Eyssen, PC
P. O. Box 1600
Abilene, TX 79604
325-437-3737 business
325-437-1799 fax
cade@browningfirm.com
BOARD ADVISOR:
Randall O. Sorrels
Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels & Friend
800 Commerce Street
Houston, TX 77002
713-222-7211 business
713-222-0827 fax
rsorrels@abrahamwatkins.com
ALTERNATE ADVISOR:
Deborah Bullion
77 Sugar Creek Center Blvd., Suite 280
Sugarland, TX 77478
281-340-7000 business
281-340-7011 fax
dbullion@alltel.net
STATE BAR OF TEXAS:
Tracy Nuckols
Sr. Program Coordinator
State Bar of Texas
P. O. Box 12487
Austin, TX 78711-2487
512-427-1794 direct
800-204-2222 x1794 business
tnuckols@TEXASBAR.COM