Agencies, Boards and Commissions

Bar of Texas, State*

General Information

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

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

Members

Office	Office Holder	Hometown / Term Ends
President	Larry P. McDougal

Officers

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
Chair of the Board	Jerry C. Alexander	(214) 742-2121
President	Larry P. McDougal	(281) 725-6025
Immediate Past President	Randall O. Sorrels	(713) 222-7211
President Elect	Sylvia Borunda Firth
Immediate Past Chair of the Board	Laura Gibson	(713) 658-4635

Elected Directors - 3 Year Terms

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
District 6, Place 3	Mary L. Scott
At Large	Andres E. Almanzan	(915) 532-2000
District 3	Kate Bihm	(936) 788-6100
District 6, Place 5	Rebekah Steely Brooker	(214) 706-4227
At-Large Director	Luis M. Cardenas	(956) 630-2222
District 12	Lydia Elizondo Mount
District 16	Dwight McDonald
District 6, Place 2	Robert L. Tobey
District 2	Christina M. Davis	(903) 533-1005
District 4, Place 3	Bill Kroger
District 9, Place 1	Leslie W. Dippel	(512) 854-9513
District 1	G. David Smith
District 5	Lori M. Kern
District 10, Place 1	Thomas A. Crosley
At-Large director	Wendy-Adele Humphrey	(806) 834-4446
District 2	Michael K. Hurst	(201) 981-3838
District 4, Place 2	Benny Agosto, Jr.
District 6, Place 4	Chad Baruch
District 17	Steve Fischer
District 8	Yolanda Cortes Mares	(254) 771-1412
District 11	Carra Miller	(361) 573-5500
District 7, Place 1	Kimberly M. Naylor
District 9, Place 2	Christopher Oddo	(512) 478-4995
District 14	Kimberly Pack Wilson
District 4, Place 5	Nitin Sud
District 9, Place 2	Adam T. Schramek	(512) 536-5232
District 6, Place 1	David Sergi	(512) 392-5010
District 4, Place 4	Lucy Forbes
District 7, Place 2	Jason C. Smith	(817) 334-0880
District 4, Place 1	Diane St. Yves	(281) 501-1558
District 10, Place 2	Santos Vargas	(210) 853-5882
District 4, Place 6	Andrew Tolchin
District 9, Place 1	D. Todd Smith
District 13	James Wester	(806) 379-0354
At-Large director	James C. Woo	(210) 349-6484

Public Member Directors

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
Public Member	Jeffrey W. Allison	(832) 797-9262
Public Member	Michael Dokupil	(713) 961-3689
Public Member	Jarrod T. Foerster	(713) 623-6000
Public Member	Alan Sims	(972) 293-8827
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	Victor Flores	(972) 941-7125
TYLA President-elect	Jeanine Novosad Rispoli
TYLA Immediate Past President	Sally Pretorius	(214) 871-2727

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
Chief Disciplinary Counsel	Seana Willing	(512) 427-1330 / (512) 427-4167

Liaisons

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
Supreme Court Liaison	The Honorable Debra H. Lehrmann	(512) 463-1320
Out-of-State Lawyer Liaison	Position Vacant
Federal Judiciary Liaison	The Honorable Xavier Rodriguez	(210) 472-6575
Court of Criminal Appeals Liaison	The Honorable Bert Richardson	(512) 463-1565

Section Representatives to the Board Committee Members

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
Large-sized Sections	Elizabeth Copeland	(202) 521-0700
Medium-sized Sections	Deborah L. Cordova	(956) 632-5010
Medium-sized Sections	Shelby Jean	(806) 763-4557
Small-sized Sections	Matthew Kolodoski	(214) 871-8200
Large-sized Sections	Emily Miller	(925) 646-7685
Large-sized Sections	Kathryn J. Murphy	(214) 473-9696

Staff Members

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
Executive Director	Trey Apffel
Legal Access Division/Texas Access to Justice Commission	Trish McAllister
Deputy Executive Director	KaLyn Laney
Deputy Executive Director	Ray Cantu
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
Texas Bar College	Merianne Gaston
Chief Financial Officer	Tracy Jarratt
Information Technology Div.	Brad Powell	(512) 427-1463
Purchasing & Facilities	Paul Rogers
Lawyer Referral	Lisa Zvonek
MCLE	Nancy Smith
Texas Bar Foundation	Andrea Stone

1-800 Numbers

1-800 Numbers
Main Toll Free: (800) 204-2222
Advertising Review: (800) 566-4616
Barratry Hotline: (800) 633-6630
Disaster Response Hotline: (800) 504-7030
Grievance Information: (800) 932-1900
Institutes and Seminars: (800) 852-7371
Lawyer Referral Services: (800) 252-9690
Lawyer's Ethics Helpline: (800) 532-3947
Legal Access Division: (888) 281-6511
TX Bd. of Legal Specialization: (855) 277-TBLS
TX Equal Access to Justice: (800) 252-3401
TX Judges' Assist. Program: (800) 219-6474
TX Lawyers' Assist. Program: (800) 343-TLAP
Texas Lawyers Care: (888) 281-6511

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.