2011-2012 LITIGATION COUNCIL ROSTER
CHAIR:
Linda S. McDonald
Langley & Banack, Inc.
745 East Mulberry, Suite 900
San Antonio, Texas 78212
210-736-6600 business
210-735-6889 fax
lmcdonald@langleybanack.com
CHAIR-ELECT:
Michael Smith
Siebman, Reynolds, Burg, Phillips & Smith, LLP
713 South Washington Avenue
Marshall, Texas 75670
903-938-8900 business
972-767-4620 fax
michaelsmith@siebman.com
VICE-CHAIR:
Christy Amuny
Bain & Barkley
550 Fannin, Suite 1330
Beaumont, Texas 77701
409-833-0398 business
409-833-0680 fax
christy@bainlaw.net
TREASURER:
Pat Long Weaver
Stubbeman, McRae, Sealy, Laughlin & Browder, Inc.
Two Fasken Center, Suite 800
550 West Texas Avenue
Midland, Texas 79701
432-682-1616 business
432-682-4884 fax
plongweaver@stubbemanlawfirm.com
SECRETARY:
Paula Hinton
Vinson & Elkins, LLP
1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2500
Houston, Texas 77002
713-758-4494 business
713-615-5543 fax
phinton@velaw.com
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR:
Walker Friedman
Friedman, Suder & Cooke
604 East 4th Street, Suite 200
Fort Worth, TX 76102
817-334-0144 business
817-334-0401 fax
wcf@fsclaw.com
ADVOCATE EDITOR:
Professor Lonny Hoffman
George Butler Research Professor of Law
University of Houston Law Center
4800 Calhoun
Houston Texas 77204
713-743-5206
713-743-2223 fax
lhoffman@central.uh.edu
WEBMASTER:
Thomas Wisinski
Haynes and Boone, LLP
2323 Victory Ave., Suite 700
Dallas, TX 75219-7673
214-651-5000 business
214-651-5940 fax
wisinskt@haynesboone.com
WEBSITE CONTENT:
Tracy Nuckols
State Bar of Texas
1414 Colorado Street
Austin, TX 78701
512-427-1710 business
800-204-2222 x1710 toll free business
tnuckols@texasbar.com
COUNCIL MEMBERS - TERM EXPIRES IN 2012
Hon. Karen Gren Johnson
Jones Day
2727 North Harwood Street
Dallas, Texas 75201
214-969-2929 business
214-969-5100 fax
kgjohnson@jonesday.com
Hon. Craig T. Enoch
Winstead PC
401 Congress Avenue, Suite 2100
Austin, Texas 78701
512-370-2883 business
512-370-2850 fax
cenoch@winstead.com
Hon. Rose G. Reyna
Judge, 206th Judicial District Court
Hidalgo County Courthouse
100 N. Closner, 2nd Floor
Edinburg, TX 78539
956-318-2265 business
956-318-2005 fax
rgr206@aol.com
Enid A. Wade
Associate General Counsel
Scott & White Memorial Hospital
2401 S. 31st Street
Temple, Texas 76508
254-724-4127 business
ewade@swmail.sw.org
Nina Perales
Southwest Regional Counsel
MALDEF
110 Broadway, Suite 300
San Antonio, TX 78205
210-224-5476 business
210-224-5382 fax
nperales@MALDEF.org
COUNCIL MEMBERS - TERM EXPIRES IN 2013
Jennifer Haltom Doan
Haltom & Doan, LLP
Crown Executive Plaza, Suite 1A
6500 Summerhill Road, Suite 100
Texarkana, Texas 75505-6227
903-255-1000
903-255-0800 fax
jdoan@haltomdoan.com
Viola G. Garza
Griffith & Garza, LLP
426 W. Caffery
Pharr, Texas 78577
956-971-9446
956-971-9451 fax
vgg@rgvfirm.com
Hon. Federico “Fred” Hinojosa
710 Laurel Avenue
McAllen, TX 78501-2428
956-687-8203
956-630-6570 fax
judgehinojosa@gmail.com
Hon. Xavier Rodriguez
655 E. Durango Blvd.
San Antonio, TX 78206
210-472-6575
xavier_rodriguez@txwd.uscourts.gov
Hon. Ken Wise
Fridge, Resendez & Wise, LLC
3000 Smith Street, Suite 1
Houston, Texas 77006
713-226-9100 business
713-226-9800 fax
kwise@frw-law.com
COUNCIL MEMBERS - TERM EXPIRES IN 2014
Carlos Eduardo Cardenas
Attorney & Counselor at Law
P.O. Box 512312
EI Paso, Texas 79951-0004
915-544-7860 business
915-532-4768 fax
cardenas@sibabrahamlaw.com
George P. Young
Haynes and Boone, LLP
201 Main Street, Suite 2200
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
817-347-6609 business
817-347-6650 fax
goerge.young@haynesboone.com
Steve Hayes
Law Office of Steven K. Hayes
201 Main Street, Suite 600
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
817-886-2355 business
817-886-3495 fax
shayes@stevehayeslaw.com
Wes Christian
Christian, Smith and Jewell
2302 Fannin, Suite 500
Houston, Texas 77002
713-659-7617 business
713-659-7641 fax
jwc@csi-Iaw.com
Cade W. Browning
Browning Eyssen & Logan, PC
P. O. Box 1600
Abilene, Texas 79604
325-437-3737 business
325-437-1799 fax
cade@browningfirm.com
PAST CHAIR MEMBERS
Alistair Dawson (Term expires in 2012)
Beck, Redden & Secrest
1221 McKinney, Suite 4500
Houston, TX 77010-2010
713-951-6225 business
713-651-0794 fax
adawson@brsfirm.com
Elizabeth Mack (Term expires 2013)
Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell, LLP
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 2200
Dallas, TX 75201-6776
214-740-8598 business
214-756-8598 fax
emack@lockelord.com
Fred Bowers (Term expires 2014)
Bowers Law Office
1401 Texas Avenue
PO Box 327
Lubbock, Texas 79408-0327
806-762-0863 business
806-762-5354 fax
fbowers@nts-online.net
LIASONS AND ADVISORS
SUPREME COURT LIAISON:
Paul W. Green
P.O. Box 12248
Austin, Texas 78711
512-463-1328 business
paul.green@txcourts.gov
TYLA LIAISON:
Jeff Chandler
Jeff Chandler Law Firm
430 W. Beauregard
San Angelo, Texas 76903
325-659-4357 business
325-658-3485 fax
BOARD ADVISOR:
Yvette Ostolaza
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
200 Crescent Court, Suite 300
Dallas, Texas 75201
214-746-7805 business
214-746-7777 fax
yvette.ostolaza@weil.com
ALTERNATE ADVISOR:
Jo Ann Merica
Sedgwick LLP
919 Congress Avenue, Suite 1250
Austin, Texas 78701
512-481-8400 business
512-481-8444 fax
joann.merica@sedgwicklaw.com
STATE BAR OF TEXAS:
Tracy Nuckols
Project Manager, Sections Department
State Bar of Texas
P. O. Box 12487
Austin, TX 78711-2487
512-427-1710 business
800-204-2222 x1710 toll free business
tnuckols@texasbar.com