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
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Elected Directors - 3 Year Terms

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
President	Steve Benesh	(512) 494-3680
President-elect	Santos Vargas	(210) 853-5882
Immediate Past President	Cindy Tisdale	(817) 573-6433
Chair of the Board	Paul K. Stafford	(214) 764-1531
District 14	Cade W. Browning	(325) 437-3737
At Large Director	Elizabeth Sandoval Cantu	(956) 294-4800
District 8	Craig Cherry	(254) 732-2242
District 10, Place 1	Steve Alfonso Chiscano	(210) 569-8484
District 7, Place 2	Jeff Cochran	(817) 295-1195
District 9, Place 2	David C. Courreges	(512) 421-8160
District 4, Place 3	Diana Gomez	(713) 654-9656
District 6, Place 3	Britney E. Harrison	(214) 780-0646
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 9, Place 3	Lowell Keig	(512) 658-6587
District 16	Rebecca P. Linehan	(432) 682-1616
At-Large Director	Caren Lock	(214) 626-8311
District 9, Place 1	Rudolph K. "Rudy" Metayer	(512) 480-5657
District 10, Place 2	Lawrence Morales II	(210) 225-0811
District 7, Place 1	Chris Nickelson	(817) 735-4000
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 5	Amy Rod	(979) 532-5331
District 2	John Sloan	(903) 757-7000
District 6, Place 2	Andrew "Drew" Spaniol	(214) 670-3490
District 6, Place 5	Paul K. Stafford	(214) 764-1531
District 3	Alex J. Stelly, Jr.	(409) 832-8885
District 12	Carlo Taboada	(956) 295-2002
District 4, Place 1	Radha Thiagarajan	(713) 274-5155
District 6, Place 1	Aaron Z. Tobin	(214) 265-3851
District 17	Stephen J. Venzor	(915) 792-0000
District 1	Jeff Weinstein	(281) 450-7403
District 4, Place 5	Jeff Work	(713) 496-1100
District 13	Chris Wrampelmeier	(806) 379-0392
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	Position Open
Public Member	G. Michael Vasquez

TYLA Members of the Board

(800) 204-2222
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Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
TYLA President	Hisham Masri	(972) 375-7880
TYLA President-elect	Alyson A. Martinez	(956) 523-4362
Immediate Past President	Laura Pratt	(806) 349-4709

Ex-Officio Members

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
Executive Director	Trey Apffel	(512) 427-1500 / (512) 427-4215
General Counsel	Ross Fischer	(512) 354-1786
Immediate Past Chair of the Board	Kennon Lily Wooten	(512) 495-6341
Chief Disciplinary Counsel	Seana Willing	(512) 427-1330

Liaisons

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
Out-of-State Lawyer Liaison	Sundeep K. "Rob" Addy	(303) 592-3121
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 Jeff Brown
Judicial Section Liaison	The Honorable Bill Miller	(903) 628-6783

Section Representatives to the Board Committee Members

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
Medium-sized Sections	The Honorable Jerry D. Bullard
Large-sized Sections	Kenda L. Culpepper	(972) 204-6800
Small-sized Sections	Toni D. Nguyen	(916) 513-9473
Medium-sized Sections	Pierre C. Grosdidier	(713) 274-5139
Large-sized Sections	Laura Ellis Kugler	(214) 231-4745
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
Associate Deputy Director	Lowell Brown	(512) 427-1713
Associate Deputy Director	Amy Turner	(512) 427-1708
Chief Legal Counsel	Chris Ritter	(512) 427-1711
Chief Disciplinary Counsel	Seana Willing	(512) 427-1330
Chief Financial Officer	Tracy Jarratt	(512) 427-1481
Texas Young Lawyers Association	Tracy Brown	(512) 427-1573
Texas Board of Legal Specialization	Leo D. Figueroa	(512) 706-4500
Texas Bar Foundation	Baillie Hearne Milliken	(512) 480-8000

1-800 Numbers

Toll Free Numbers
Main Toll Free: (800) 204-2222
Chief Disciplinary Counsel: (877) 953-5535
TX Judges' Assist. Program: (800) 219-6474
Barratry Hotline: (866) 224-5999
Client-Atty. Assistance Prog.: (800) 932-1900
Disaster Legal Resources Hotli: (800) 504-7030
Grievance Information Helpline: (800) 932-1900
TX Bd. of Legal Specializati: (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 Department: (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.