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Certification Matters TBLS’ 2017 Induction Ceremony TBLS will host its annual Induction Ceremony on Friday, February 10, 2017 at 2:00 pm CT at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center —1900 University Ave, Austin, Texas 78705 — where 267 attorneys and 22 paralegals will be recognized for attaining Board Certification. Congratulations to all those who have reached this career milestone!
2016 Induction Ceremony
At this year’s ceremony, TBLS’ Tom Garner Award will see two recipients: Jason Spencer and Robert Carson Fisk, both of whom were instrumental in the creation of TBLS’ newest specialty area Construction Law. They continue to be very active in the State Bar Of Texas Construction Law Section, and also join the inaugural class of Board Certified Construction Law attorneys. A big congrats and thanks to Jason and Carson! Justice Philip W. Johnson, Supreme Court of Texas, will be the keynote speaker. In addition, Pierpont Communication’s Executive Vice President, Stacy Armijo, will be sharing best practices in PR and marketing for new Board Certified attorneys.
Jason Spencer
Robert Carson Fisk
Justice Philip W. Johnson
Stacy Armijo
Before the ceremony, attorneys and paralegals can pick up their certificates and take professional headshots at no cost. Refreshments and food will also be provided after the ceremony. Make sure to use #TXBoardCertified during the event! For any questions in attending this year’s ceremony, please contact TBLS at
[email protected] or call 512-453-7266.
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Certification Matters Let’s Congratulate TBLS’ Newest Board Certified Attorneys & Paralegals! 2017 ATTORNEY INDUCTEES
Travis William Brown, Austin
John Havenhill Massey, Southlake
Toby W. Burke, Fort Worth
Timothy Dwayne Matheny, Dallas
John Robert Griffith, Austin
Christopher Gerald Burwell, San Antonio
Sean Michael McChristian, Houston
Jena Renee Koslan Abel, Austin
Jason Lawrence Cagle, Dallas
Daniel Hollis Lype, Austin
Clayton Crockett Cannon, Houston
Sean Brandon McNelis, San Antonio
ADMINISTRATIVE
Brian Keith Carroll, Temple
BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY
Jeffrey Scott Chapman, Austin
Terry Josh Judd, Houston
Martha C. Coleman, Dallas
Christopher Russel Murray, Houston
John Philip Collier, San Antonio Michael Thomas Cronin, Austin
CIVIL APPELLATE Joshua J. Caldwell, Edinburg Anthony Todd Golz, Houston Dustin Mark Howell, Austin
Sewall Cameron Cutler, Jr., Dallas D. Mark Davis, Dallas Kimberly Ann Davison, Dallas
Kenneth Allan Krohn, Houston
Stanhope Bayne-Jones Denegre, Dallas
Melissa Prentice Lorber, Austin
Denis George Ducran, Houston
Kristofer S. Monson, Austin
Karen Ensley, Dallas
Shelby Leigh O’Brien, Austin
Garrin Bishop Fant, Dallas
Jane Langdell Robinson, Houston
Hollye C. Fisk, Dallas Robert Carson Fisk, Austin
CIVIL TRIAL
Richard Paul Flake, Houston
Joseph F. Cleveland, Jr., Fort Worth
J. Paulo Flores, Dallas
Lisa Vaughn Lumley, Fort Worth
Jeffrey A. Ford, Dallas
Mario Alejandro Martinez, Katy
Tracy Russell Galimore, Houston
John Foster Melton, Austin
Luis Alfredo Galindo, Fort Worth Brian R. Gaudet, Houston
Matthew Scott Content Moore, Houston Rob K. Moran, Fort Worth Michael Wells Moran, Dallas Patrick Thomas Mulry, Dallas Kevin Michael Murphy, Pearland Steven D. Nelson, Plano Stephanie Lyn O’Rourke, San Antonio Deke Douglas Owen, Dallas John Emory Pipkin, Houston James Preston Randall, Austin Richard L. Reed, San Antonio Michelle I. Rieger, Dallas Timothy Christian Ross, Houston Jeffery Harold Rusthoven, Dallas Kristen Lee Sherwin, Dallas William Stewart Shurtleff, Dallas Brad Lee Sklencar, San Antonio John W. Slates, Dallas Annalyn Garrett Smith, San Antonio Steven S. Snelson, Dallas Anthony Edward Spaeth, Houston
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
Michael Bernard Gerstle, Dallas
Stephen Austin Cooney, Houston
W. Kyle Gooch, Dallas
Richard Anthony Crow, Houston
James Clark Gordon, Fort Worth
Sayyed Omar Izfar, Houston
David Clark Gregorcyk, Austin
Christopher David Jones, Amarillo
Scott Griffith, Dallas
Jason David Kraus, The Woodlands Christopher Dee Leavins, Beaumont
Pierre Charles Grosdidier, Houston
Brett Lyle Slobin, Houston
Mark C. Guthrie, Houston
Clayton Carter Utkov, Austin
Rahila Noorani Sultanali, Sugar Land
Stephen D. Harrison, Fort Worth
Diederik Jan Willem Visser, Austin
Benjamin Karl Williams, Austin
Mason Post Hester, Houston
William Jason Walker, Houston
Victoria Mikhailovna Yarkho, Addison
Rebecca Ann Hicks, Dallas
Jay Keith Webb, Dallas
Andrea A. Hight, Dallas
William Benjamin Westcott, Houston
CONSTRUCTION
Steven Eugene Kennedy, Dallas
Benton Thomas Wheatley, Austin
William Woodward Allensworth, Austin
Cara Doak Kennemer, Fort Worth
Amy K. Wolfshohl, Houston
Cathy Lilford Altman, Dallas George C. Baldwin, Austin
Richard Elliott Lindner, San Antonio
Joe Ramsey Basham, Austin
Michael Scott Macquaid, Fort Worth
Matthew David Beshara, Houston
Anthony E. Maluski, Houston
CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY
Nicholas S. Bressi, Austin
Curtis William Martin, Houston
Wai-Ping Cheung, Bellaire
Jason Clay Spencer, Austin Christopher Stanley, Georgetown Marc Anthony Stroope, San Antonio Andrew Ryan Stubblefield, Dallas Joe Derrell Tolbert, Fort Worth John S. Torigian, Houston
David Mason Kleiman, Dallas
CONSUMER AND COMMERCIAL Rick Vandell Anderson, Houston
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Certification Matters CRIMINAL APPELLATE
Julia Elise Jonas, Austin
Charles Dean Myers, Midland
William J. Delmore, III, Conroe
Christopher David Jones, Amarillo
Christina Loa Ryan, Waco
Jason Tyler Larman, Conroe
Anna Valkovich Kavanaugh, Houston
Leonard Ray Saenz, Austin
Mandy Goldman Miller, Katy
Meredith McIver, Houston
Carson Epes Steinbauer, Plano
Nolan Alfred Moulle, Houston
Heather Tessmer, San Antonio
CRIMINAL
Kerri Griffin Nipp, Dallas
George E. Thompson, Houston
Joshua Frank Andor, McKinney
Jovana Popovich, Houston
Brian Douglas Walters, Houston
Johnathan Tracy Ball, McAllen
Amanda M. Rowe, Dallas
Jacob Austin Blizzard, Abilene
Hazel A. Sanchez, Austin
FARM AND RANCH REAL ESTATE
Pamela Anne Boggess, Fort Worth
John Renway Strohmeyer, Houston
Stephen Kurt Ganske, Seguin
Janet Burnett, Georgetown
David Andrew Sucec, Houston
Carl David Ceder, Plano Erin W. Cofer, Fort Worth
Christopher John Tarrillion, San Antonio
Davye Jo Estes, Benbrook
Brian Griffith Tees, Houston
Jennifer Leigh Falk, Dallas
Kirk Randolph Wilson, Spring (The Woodlands)
Sarah Kerr Fox, Plano Jaime E. Gandara, El Paso Alexandra Maria Gauthier, Georgetown
Harry Walter Wolff, III, San Antonio
HEALTH Elise Schuller Barajas, Dallas
IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY Francisco Javier Alvillar, San Antonio Shahid I. Malik, San Antonio
FAMILY
Clayten Howard Hearrell, New Braunfels
Norma A. Bazan, Fort Worth
JUVENILE
Kristen Aldridge Black, Georgetown
Lisa Katherine Jarrett, San Antonio
Michael Ray Holley, Spring Andrew David James, Conroe
Chrysandra Sue Jones Bowen, Denton
Chari Lynn Kelly, Austin
Michael Glynn Busby, Jr., Houston
Zachary Bradford Allie, Pearland
Edward Charles McClees, Houston
Rebecca Janice Carrillo, San Antonio
Justin James Barbour, San Antonio
Colin Thomas McLaughlin, Colleyville
Sonya Raquel Carrillo, Hurst
Daniel Albert Palmitier, New Braunfels
Patrick James Clabby, Arlington
Megan Jennings Batchelor, Houston
Tamla Shaneille Ray, Fort Worth
Kelly West Decker, Fort Worth
Aaron Charles de la Garza, Austin
William Weston Rucker, III, Houston
Candice Brown Deyerle, Houston
Robert R. Debes, Jr., Houston
Adam Wyatt Dietrich, Conroe
Melissa M. Fletcher, San Antonio
Kimberley Miller Ryan, Fort Worth
Holly Joy Draper, McKinney
Susan Lee Schoon, New Braunfels Lindsey Marie Scott, Nederland
Jennifer Michelle Enright, Cleburne
Aundrea Lauren Gamble Holt, Dallas
Joshua Bennett Somers, San Antonio
Jere Hayes Hight, Dallas
Adam S. Greenfield, Dallas
Stephanie Adams Stroud, Huntsville
Bonnie Nicole Hudman, Austin
Allyn Jaqua Lowell, Dallas
Christopher Lee Thompson, Huntsville
Carrie Lynn Strzelczyk James, Conroe
Sameer Shakil Karim, Houston
William Albert Vassar, IV, Fort Worth
Hillery Rappoport Kaplan, Austin
Meghaan Cecilia Madriz, Houston
John Joseph Wakefield, III, Houston
Betsy Figer Lambeth, Georgetown
Justin Kyle Markel, Houston
Raymond G. Wheless, Mc Kinney
Michelle Burrough Lehmkuhl, Rockdale
Gavin Samuel Martinson, Dallas
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Darren Glenn Gibson, Austin
Daniel Lenhoff, Houston
Thomas Hunter Lewis, Dallas
Jeffrey Matthew McPhaul, Houston
Barrett Philip Lindsay, Beaumont
Philip Jonathan Moss, San Antonio
Keri D. Brown, Houston
Dana Floyd Manry, North Richland Hills
Terah Jean Moxley, Dallas
Tanya Eileen Feinleib, San Antonio
Elizabeth Jo McShan, Dallas
Amy Marie Fuqua, Argyle
Bianca Alexandria Medina, Corpus Christi
ESTATE PLANNING AND PROBATE Johanna Ellen Bennett, Dallas
Christopher Gregory Hildreth, Round Rock Royden Allen Jeffries, San Antonio
Marjorie A. Murphy, Houston Nicholas Dane Palmer, Dallas Ricardo Jose Prieto, Houston
Claire Karlene Mehaffey, Abilene
Siddhartha Rao, Houston
Christopher Alan Meuse, Plano
Charles Cory Rush, Houston
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Certification Matters John Brandon Martinez, Corpus Christi
CIVIL TRIAL
Robert Luis Perez, Harlingen
Cossette R. Callahan, Beaumont
OIL, GAS AND MINERAL
Bill W. Sanford, Jr., Houston
Gigi Cox, Houston
Gonzalo Diego Castro, Houston
Judson Andrew Waltman, Houston
Susan Davis, Fort Worth
Kathryn Ressler English, Houston
Jonathan Whitlock Wharton, Longview
Montye Holmes, Houston
Colin William Walsh, Austin Tracy Graves Wolf, Dallas
Donald Bradley Gibbs, Houston Ryan Benjamin Hetrick, Midland Matthew Lin Kornegay, Houston Ryan Lindley Latham, Midland Martin Daniel McReynolds, San Antonio Robert Matthew Park, San Antonio William Matthew Rainey, San Antonio
Erik Raney Wollam, Wimberley
RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Christopher Dee Leavins, Beaumont Brady Ortego, Houston Rahila Noorani Sultanali, Sugar Land Benjamin Karl Williams, Austin
James Keene Rowland, Midland
TAX
Graham Kirkland Simms, Fort Worth
Karen K. Akiens, The Woodlands
Brian Joel Smith, Fort Worth
Beau Austin Cross, Amarillo
Jonathan Christopher Worbington, Houston
Arthur A. Perez, San Antonio Jeremy Allan Royal, Richardson
Cara Clophus Wright, Houston Brandon Barrett Yancey, Fort Worth
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION Jessica Marie MacCarty, Austin
PERSONAL INJURY TRIAL Ryan Hugh Anderson, Bedford
2017 PARALEGAL INDUCTEES
Joan Elizabeth Ballard, Carrollton Joshua Allen Estes, Richmond
BANKRUPTCY
John T. Flood, Corpus Christi
Brenda Duran Solares, Houston
Stuart Andrew Gibbs, Austin
Michael B. Barrera, Houston
Letisia Rodriguez, Weslaco
FAMILY Marnee Bolen, Austin Victoria Buckley, Dallas Estina Childs, Dallas Sandra Glashan, Granbury Katie Hall, McKinney Dinah Haney, Austin Ashley Jenkins, Dallas Rebecca Lee-Jones, The Woodlands Vicente Martinez, Corpus Christi Joy Pierce, Arlington Rosalinda Webber, Arlington Amy L. Whitesell, McKinney
PERSONAL INJURY Kimberly Caboche, Friendswood Mona Power, San Antonio Christina S. Tilotta, Houston
