Agencies, Boards and Commissions

State Bar of Texas*

General Information

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

(512) 427-1463
Toll Free: (800) 204-2222
(512) 427-4100
Staff Listing
www.texasbar.com

Elected Directors - 3 Year Terms

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
Chair of the Board	Santos Vargas	(210) 853-5882
District 4, Place 2	Benny Agosto, Jr.	(713) 222-7211
At Large	Andres E. Almanzan	(915) 532-2000
District 6, Place 4	Chad Baruch	(214) 741-6260
District 3	Kate Bihm	(936) 788-6100
District 6, Place 5	Rebekah Steely Brooker	(214) 706-4227
At-Large Director	David N. Calvillo	(713) 658-1818
At-Large Director	Luis M. Cardenas	(956) 630-2222
At-Large Director	Kelly-Ann F. Clarke	(214) 787-0807
District 10, Place 1	Thomas A. Crosley	(210) 529-3000
District 2	Christina M. Davis	(903) 533-1005
District 17	Steve Fischer	(915) 801-5000
District 4, Place 4	Lucy Forbes	(832) 620-3030
District 6, Place 1	Michael K. Hurst	(214) 981-3838
District 9, Place 1	Leslie W. Dippel	(512) 854-9513
District 5	Lori M. Kern	(281) 394-9900
District 4, Place 3	Bill Kroger	(713) 229-1736
District 8	Yolanda Cortes Mares	(254) 771-1412
District 16	Dwight McDonald	(806) 834-0167
District 11	Carra Miller	(361) 561-8029
District 12	Lydia Elizondo Mount	(956) 513-1340
District 7, Place 1	Kimberly M. Naylor	(817) 348-0007
District 9, Place 2	Adam T. Schramek	(512) 536-5232
District 13	Audie Sciumbato	(806) 364-2626
District 6, Place 3	Mary L. Scott	(214) 624-9806
District 6, Place 1	David Sergi	(512) 392-5010
District 9, Place 1	D. Todd Smith	(737) 802-1800
District 1	G. David Smith	(972) 771-2570
District 7, Place 2	Jason C. Smith	(817) 334-0880
District 4, Place 5	Nitin Sud	(832) 623-6420
District 6, Place 2	Robert L. Tobey	(214) 741-6260
District 4, Place 6	Andrew Tolchin	(713) 633-4286
District 14	Kimberly Pack Wilson	(254) 965-7270
District 9, Place 3	Kennon L. Wooten	(512) 495-6341
District 4, Place 1	Diane St. Yves	(281) 501-1558

Public Member Directors

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
Public Member	Luis Cavazos
Public Member	Jason Charbonnet
Public Member	Maria Hernandez Ferrier
Public Member	Forrest L. Huddleston
Public Member	G. Michael Vasquez	(817) 946-7086

Minority Directors

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
Minority Director	Angelica Hernandez	(713) 576-7245
Minority Director	Rudolph K. Metayer	(512) 222-1950

TYLA Members of the Board

(800) 204-2222 x1539
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Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
TYLA President	Jeanine N. Rispoli	(832) 875-4411
TYLA President-elect	Michael J. Ritter	(210) 335-2635
TYLA Immediate Past President	Brittney E. Harrison	(214) 373-7676

Ex-Officio Members

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
Executive Director	Trey Apffel	(512) 427-1500 / (512) 427-4108
General Counsel	Ross Fischer	(512) 354-1786
Immediate Past Chair of the Board	John Charles "Charlie" Ginn	(972) 854-7900
Chief Disciplinary Counsel	Seana Willing	(512) 427-1350

Liaisons

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
Judicial Section Liaison	The Honorable Elisabeth Earle	(512) 854-3794
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 David Newell	(512) 463-1565
Federal Judiciary Liaison	The Honorable Michael J. Truncale	(409) 654-6210

Section Representatives to the Board Committee Members

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
Large-sized Sections	Carlos Eduardo Cardenas	(915) 544-7860
Medium-sized Sections	Deborah L. Cordova	(956) 632-5010
Small-sized Sections	Robert B. "Bob" Goss	(713) 572-4838
Large-sized Sections	Sonya D. Hoskins	(214) 941-0717
Large-sized Sections	Kathryn J. Murphy	(214) 473-9696
Medium-sized Sections	Michael C. Smith	(903) 938-8900

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
Associate Executive Director/Legal Counsel	John Sirman
Texas Young Lawyers Association	Tracy Brown
Texas Board of Legal Specialization	Leo D. Figueroa
Chief Disciplinary Counsel	Seana Willing
Chief Financial Officer	Tracy Jarratt	(512) 427-1481
Communications Div.	Lowell Brown	(512) 427-1713
Information Technology Div.	Brad Powell	(512) 427-1785
Texas Bar Foundation	Andrea Stone	(512) 480-8012

1-800 Numbers

1-800 Numbers
Chief Disciplinary Counsel Off: (877) 953-5535
Main Toll Free: (800) 204-2222
TX Judges' Assist. Program: (800) 219-6474
Barratry Hotline: (800) 633-6630
Disaster Response Hotline: (800) 504-7030
Grievance Information: (800) 932-1900
Institutes and Seminars: (800) 852-7371
TX Bd. of Legal Specialization: (855) 277-TBLS
Lawyer Advertising Review: (800) 566-4616
Lawyer Referral Services: (800) 252-9690
Lawyer's Ethics Helpline: (800) 532-3947
Legal Access Division: (888) 281-6511
TX Equal Access to Justice: (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.