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Agency #: 202 Texas Law Center1414 Colorado, P.O. Box 12487Austin 78711

Elected Directors - 3 Year Terms

Office Office Holder Phone / Fax
President Cindy Tisdale (817) 573-6433
President-elect Steve Benesh (512) 494-3680
Immediate Past President Laura Gibson (713) 658-4635
Chair of the Board Kennon Lily Wooten (512) 495-6341
District 14 Cade W. Browning (325) 437-3737
At Large Director Elizabeth Sandoval Cantu (956) 294-4800
District 8 Craig Cherry (254) 732-2242
At-Large Director Kelly-Ann F. Clarke (214) 757-0807
District 7, Place 2 Jeff Cochran (817) 295-1195
District 9, Place 2 David C. Courreges (512) 421-8160
District 10, Place 1 Thomas A. Crosley (210) 529-3000
District 6, Place 3 Britney E. Harrison (214) 939-3000
At-Large Director Noelle Hicks (713) 780-4135
District 15 Matthew J. Hill (512) 590-3585
District 6, Place 4 Kristina N. "Krisi" Kastl (214) 821-0230
District 5 Lori M. Kern (281) 394-9900
District 4, Place 3 Bill Kroger (713) 229-1736
District 16 Dwight McDonald (806) 834-0167
District 9, Place 1 Rodolph K. "Rudy" Metayer (512) 480-5657
District 10, Place 2 Lawrence Morales II (210) 225-0811
District 7, Place 1 Kimberly M. Naylor (817) 348-0007
District 11 Rosalind V.O. Perez (361) 317-1264
At-Large Director Christopher D. Pineda
District 4, Place 2 Christopher V. Popov (713) 758-2636
District 4, Place 6 Shannon Quadros (713) 204-4144
District 13 Audie Sciumbato (806) 364-2626
District 2 John Sloan (903) 757-7000
District 1 G. David Smith (972) 771-2579
District 6, Place 5 Paul K. Stafford (214) 764-1529
District 3 Alex J. Stelly, Jr. (409) 832-8885
District 4, Place 5 Nitin Sud (832) 623-6420
District 12 Carlo Taboada (956) 295-2002
District 4, Place 1 Radha Thiagarajan (713) 830-1284
District 6, Place 2 Robert L. Tobey (214) 741-6260
District 6, Place 1 Aaron Z. Tobin (214) 265-3851
District 17 Stephen J. Venzor (915) 433-6018
District 9, Place 3 Kennon Lily Wooten (512) 495-6341
District 4, Place 4 Michael J. Wynne (281) 450-7403

Public Member Directors

Office Office Holder Phone / Fax
Public Member Luis Cavazos (956) 943-9136
Public Member Jason Charbonnet (817) 983-1515
Public Member August W. Harris III (512) 320-8808
Public Member Forrest L. Huddleston
Public Member Dr. Martin A. Tobey
Public Member G. Michael Vasquez

TYLA Members of the Board

(800) 204-2222
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Office Office Holder Phone / Fax
TYLA President Laura Pratt (806) 349-4709
TYLA President-elect Hisham Masri (972) 375-7880
Immediate Past President Michael J. Ritter (210) 447-8033

Ex-Officio Members

Office Office Holder Phone / Fax
Executive Director Trey Apffel (512) 427-1500 / (512) 427-4215
General Counsel Ross Fischer (512) 427-1500
Immediate Past Chair of the Board Chad Baruch (214) 741-6260
Chief Disciplinary Counsel Seana Willing (512) 427-1330

Liaisons

Office Office Holder Phone / Fax
Out-of-State Lawyer Liaison Rakhi Israni (832) 419-7105
Supreme Court Liaison The Honorable Debra H. Lehrmann (512) 463-1320
Court of Criminal Appeals Liaison The Honorable Jesse F. McClure III (512) 463-1555
Federal Judiciary Liaison The Honorable Jason Pulliam

Section Representatives to the Board Committee Members

Office Office Holder Phone / Fax
Medium-sized Sections Jerry D. Bullard (817) 552-7742
Large-sized Sections Kenda L. Culpepper (972) 204-6800
Small-sized Sections Robert B. "Bob" Goss (713) 572-4838
Medium-sized Sections Pierre C. Grosdidier (713) 274-5139
Large-sized Sections Sonya D. Hoskins (214) 941-0717
Large-sized Sections Brandy Wingate Voss (956) 688-9033

Staff Members

Office Office Holder Phone / Fax
Executive Director Trey Apffel (512) 427-1500
Deputy Executive Director KaLyn Laney (512) 427-1758
Deputy Executive Director Ray Cantu (512) 427-1506
Texas Young Lawyers Association Tracy Brown (512) 427-1573
Texas Board of Legal Specialization Leo D. Figueroa (512) 706-4500
Chief Disciplinary Counsel Seana Willing (512) 427-1330
Chief Financial Officer Tracy Jarratt (512) 427-1481
Chief Legal Counsel Chris Ritter (512) 427-1711
Communications Div. Lowell Brown (512) 427-1713
Texas Bar Foundation Baillie Hearne Milliken (512) 480-8000

1-800 Numbers

1-800 Numbers
Main Toll Free: (800) 204-2222
TX Judges' Assist. Program: (800) 219-6474
Barratry Hotline: (866) 224-5999
Client-Atty. Assistance Prog.: (800) 932-1900
Disaster Response Hotline: (800) 504-7030
Grievance Information Helpline: (800) 932-1900
TX Bd. of Legal Specialization: (833) 413-0253
Lawyer Advertising Review: (800) 566-4616
Lawyers’ Assistance Program: (800) 343-8527
Lawyer Referral Services: (800) 252-9690
Lawyer's Ethics Helpline: (800) 532-3947
Legal Access Division: (888) 281-6511
TX Access to Justice Comm.: (800) 204-2222
TX Access to Justice Found.: (800) 252-3401

Notes

46 voting members: including 3 SBOT officers, 30 elected district directors, 6 public members, 4 at-large directors, and 3 TYLA officers. The Executive Director, Chief Disciplinary Counsel, General Counsel, and SBOT Immediate Past Chair of the Board serve as ex-officio members. Also associated with the Board are 6 section representatives, 4 judicial liaisons, and 1 out-of-state lawyer liaison.

* Subject to the Texas Sunset Act; will be reviewed in 2029.