Alumni in the News

August 28th – UHLC alumnus Quentin Brogdon ’89 is being recognized in the 2020 Edition of Lawdragon Magazine as a “Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyer” in the United States.” more...

August 27th - UHLC alumna Peri Alkas ’92, a counsel at Phelps Dunbar, has been selected to the 2020 list of The Best Lawyers in America according to the company press release.

August 27th – UHLC alumnus David Lee Crawford ’77, a partner at Phelps Dunbar, has been selected to the 2020 list of The Best Lawyers in America according to the company press release.

August 27th – UHLC alumna Morgan Drake Alleyn ’19 has been promoted to Associate at Chamberlain Hrdlicka’s Houston office. more...

August 26th - UHLC alumna Kayhan Parsi ’93, a professor at Loyola University, has been elected President-elect of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, a major professional organization for bioethicists in the United States.

August 22nd – UHLC alumnus Trey Monsour ’89, an attorney at Polsinelli, has been selected to the 2020 list of The Best Lawyers in America according to the company press release.

August 22nd – UHLC alumna Carey Jordan ’97, an attorney at Vorys, has been selected to the 2020 list of The Best Lawyers in America according to the company press release. more...

August 22nd – UHLC alumna Iona Kaiser ’01, an attorney at Vorys, has been selected to the 2020 list of The Best Lawyers in America according to the company press release. more...

August 22nd – UHLC alumna Monica Oathout ’87, an attorney at Vorys, has been selected to the 2020 list of The Best Lawyers in America according to the company press release. more...

August 19th - UHLC alumnus Peter Tropoli ’96 has joined the Houston office of Chamberlain Hrdlicka as Senior Counsel. more...

August 16th – UHLC alumnus M. Edward Burdzinski ’88 has joined Clark Hill Strasburger PLC as Senior Counsel according to the firm press release. more...

August 16th – UHLC alumnus Jason Medley ’99 has joined Clark Hill Strasburger PLC according to the firm press release. more...

August 16th – UHLC alumnus Eric Schlichter ’98 has joined McGuire Woods, LLP according to a Law360 article. more...

August 16th – UHLC alumnus R. Scott Downing ’91, a partner at Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson, has been selected to the 2020 list of The Best Lawyers in America according to the company press release. more...

August 16th – UHLC alumnus Majeed Nachawati ’03, a partner at Fears Nachawati Law Firm, has been selected to the 2020 list of The Best Lawyers in America according to the company press release. more...

August 16th – UHLC alumnus Eric Enger ’04, a partner at Heim, Payne & Chorush, has been selected to the 2020 list of The Best Lawyers in America according to the company press release. more...

August 16th – UHLC alumnus Allan Bullwinkel ’11, a partner at Heim, Payne & Chorush, has been selected to the 2020 list of The Best Lawyers in America according to the company press release. more...

August 15th – UHLC alumnus Abe S. Goren ’78, a partner at Wilson, Cribbs & Goren, has been named to the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for Real Estate Law. more...

August 15th – UHLC alumnus David C. Groff ’92, an attorney at Wilson, Cribbs & Goren, has been named to the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for Real Estate Law. more...

August 15th - UHLC alumnus Anthony Marre ’06, an attorney at Wilson, Cribbs & Goren, has been named to the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for Real Estate Law. more...

August 14th – UHLC alumna Anna Coffey ’06 was named one of Houston’s 2019 most admired CEOs in a Houston Business Journal article. more...

August 12th – UHLC alumnus Mark Holmes ’03 has joined White & Case LLP as a Partner according to the firm press release. more...

August 8th – UHLC alumna Alison Chen ’03, a partner at Akin Gump, was named among the Houston Business Journal’s 2019 “Women Who Mean Business” according to the firm press release. more...

August 6th – UHLC alumna Karthika Perumal ’11 has joined Womble Bond Dickinson as a Partner in its Houston office. more...

August 5th – UHLC alumnus Thomas Crosley ’92 has been elected President of the San Antonio Bar Association for the 2019-2020 term. more..

August 1st – UHLC alumnus Alvin Zimmerman ’67 has joined Spencer Fane LLP to establish the firm’s Houston office. more...

July 29th – UHLC alumna Lisa A. Dreishmire ’94 has joined Seyfarth Shaw’s Chicago office as Counsel.

July 17th – UHLC alumnus Josh Griswold ’99 from Fish & Richardson's Dallas office, has been named to the 2019 "Best Mentors" list by Texas Lawyer magazine according to a press release on PRNewswire.com more...

July 16th – UH alumnus Luis Arandia, Jr. ’11 has joined Polsinelli as an Associate in the firm’s Dallas office. more...

July 11th – UHLC alumnus William B. Underwood ’86 has joined Bloc Energy LLC as Chief Legal Adviser, according to a press release. more...

July 8th – UHLC alumni Caroline C. Pace ’07 and Gabriela M. Barake ’15 have joined Crain Caton & James as Senior Associate and Associate respectively, according to a press release from the company. more...

June 26th – UHLC alumnus Roy Collins III ’86 has been selected as New Mexico State University’s new General Counsel and Chief Legal Affairs Officer in a press release by the institution. more...

June 24 – UHLC alumna Nhu “Jasmine” Vu ’16 has joined Cantey Hanger LLP as an associate in Fort Worth according to the Texas Lawyer. more...

June 20th – UHLC alumna Benita Harper ’91 has been appointed as Executive Director at the Fort Worth Employees’ Retirement Fund. more...

June 14th – UHLC alumna Liz Klingensmith ’04 has joined Womble Bond Dickinson according to a Law360 article. more...

June 10th - UHLC alumnus Matthew Knox ’09 has joined McGlinchey Stafford as an associate in the firm’s Texas Commercial Litigation practice according to the firm’s press release. more...

June 10th – UHLC alumna Judge Holly Williamson ’97 has been named the 2018 Judge of the Year by the Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas. more...

June 5th – UHLC alumna Melanie Bragg ’82 is serving as the 2018-2019 Chair of the Solo, Small Firm, & General Practice Division of the American Bar Association according to ABA’s press release. more...

June 5th – UHLC alumna Amparo Guerra ’02 has joined Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton, LLP as a partner according to a press release on PR Newswire. more...

June 5th – UHLC alumnus Cameron Dernick ’14 has joined Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton, LLP as an associate according to a press release on PR Newswire. more...

June 4th – UHLC alumna Rebecca Suarez ’10is one of Houston Business Journal's 2019 40 Under 40 honorees according to an article by the Houston Business Journal. more...

June 3rd – UHLC alumnus Ibrahim Khawaja ’04 is Texas’s first Arab-American First Assistant from the Fort Bend District Attorney’s Office to receive an award recognizing his hard work and dedication to the Fort Bend community according to a press release by The Texas Signal. more...

May 29th – UHLC alumnus Bradford Hendrickson ’12 has joined the Houston office of Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC, according to the firm’s press release. more...

May 29th – UHLC alumna Stephanie Donner ’03 has been named Executive Director of Emily Griffith Technical College according to an article by 9News. more...

May 27th – UHLC alumna The Honorable Ruby Kless Sondock ’61 has received a new award for outstanding achievement and leadership for woman practicing law by the Houston Bar Association. more...

May 20th – UHLC alumnus Nabil Majed Nachawati ’03 has been appointed to the State Bar of Texas Committee on Professionalism according to his firm’s press release. more...

May 20th – UHLC alumnus Cornelius Banta ’16 has joined Peckar & Abramson, P.C. as an associate in Houston. more...

May 17th – UHLC alumnus Jacob Monty ’93 has joined the Texas Association of Business Board of Directors. more...

May 17th – UHLC alumnus Kevin Hromas ’92 has been elected as President of the American Association of Insurance Management Consultants. more...

May 15th – UHLC alumna Kelley Keller ’89 has joined Smyser Kaplan & Veselka, LLP according to a Law360 article. more...

May 13th – UHLC alumna Jani Maselli Wood ’94 has received the Michael K. Moore Award for Excellence in Research or Writing in the Area of Indigent Criminal Defense by the State Bar of Texas. more...

May 13th – UHLC alumnus Jarvis Hollingsworth ’93 has joined Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors as General Counsel according to the firm’s press release. more...

May 13th – UHLC alumnus Kirk Tucker ’99 has joined Jackson Walker as a partner in their Houston Office according to the firm’s press release. more...

May 6th – UHLC alumna Lori Twomey ’02 has been elected to the Humble ISD Board of Trustees, according to a Houston Chronicle article. more...

May 3rd – UHLC alumnus Ken Neikirk ’00 has been promoted to the position of Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Helix Energy Solutions, according to a press release by Business Wire. more...

April 28th – UHLC alumna Anjali P. Gillette ’04 has joined Kean Miller as a senior counsel in its Houston office. more...

April 25th – UHLC Alumnus Richard “Dick” Sayles ’74 has earned recognition in the 2019 Chambers USA legal guide. more...

April 24th – UHLC alumna Brooke Schmidly ’00 has been appointed to the position of district judge in Randolph County, North Carolina. more...

April 24th – UHLC alumna Janeen Judah ’94 was elected to the Board of Directors for Jagged Peak Energy Inc. more...

April 24th – UHLC alumnus George Hayek ’17 has joined Maynard Cooper & Gale as an Associate in the Birmingham, AL Office. more...

April 23rd – UHLC alumnus Gregory Deans ’92, co-founder of the trial law firm Deans & Lyons LLP, has earned selection to D Magazine’s 2019 Best Lawyers in Dallas listing. more...

April 23rd – UHLC alumnus Danny Ray Mosley ’86 was appointed to the 5th Judicial Circuit bench for Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, and Sumter counties according to an article on FloridaPolitics.com. more...

April 19th – UHLC alumna Fermeen Fazal ’00 was named a finalist for the General Counsel of the Year, Small Legal Department in the 2019 Houston Corporate Counsel Awards. more...

April 17th – UHLC alumna Melinda Eitzen ’94 was recognized by D Magazine as one of the “Best Lawyer in Dallas” and “Best Family Law Mediator in Dallas”. more...

April 17th – UHLC alumnus Nabil Majed Nachawati ’03 has been selected to the 2019 list of the Best Lawyers in Dallas by D Magazine based on his work in mass tort litigation. more...

April 15th – UHLC alumnus Ralph Burnham ’91 has joined Reminger Co., LPA’s Fort Mitchell, Kentucky Office according to the firm’s press release. more...

April 12th – UHLC alumnus Ricky Raven ’86 was inducted as a Fellow into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL) in London. more...

April 12th – UHLC alumna Stacey Tovino ’97 was a recipient of the UNLV (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) 2019 Top Tier Award according to the institutions press release. more...

April 11th – UHLC alumna Nikki Kessling ’09 has joined the Blank Rome LLP Houston office as an associate in the Labor and Employment group. more...

April 10th – UHLC alumna Brittany Sakowitz ’10 has been named a 2019 Rising Star by The Deal, according to an article from the publication. more...

April 1st – UHLC alumna Mishell Taylor ’03 has been appointed to office managing shareholder (OMS) of Littler Mendelson P.C.’s San Diego office. more...

April 1st – UHLC alumna Yvonne Ho ’06 received the 2019 Diversity and Inclusion Award from the University of Houston Law Alumni Association at its 43rd Annual Law Gala. more...

March 25th - UHLC Alumnus Anthony Mathney ’97 received the Business Litigation of the Year Award according to the Texas Law Book and Association of Corporate Counsel. more...

March 25th – UHLC Alumnus Richard Whiteley ’99 received the Business Litigation of the Year Award according to the Texas Law Book and Association of Corporate Counsel. more...

March 25th – UHLC Alumnus Patrick Tagtow ’93 received the M&A Transaction of the Year Award according to the Texas Law Book and Association of Corporate Counsel. more...

March 19th - UHLC Alumna LaTasha Mabry Snipes ’09 has been promoted to senior counsel at Bracewell LLP according to the firms press release. more...

March 18th – UHLC Alumna Lisa Luis ’94 was named the new Assistant Chief Immigration Judge for Houston by the US Department of Justic. more...

March 16th - UHLC Alumnus Jeffrey Kilgore ’73 received the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who's Who, according to a press release from the organization.  more...

March 16th – UHLC Alumna Nancy Wells Hamilton ’89 was named chair-elect of Skidmore College Board of Trustees according to their official press release. more...

March 13th – UHLC Alumnus Frank McElroy ’07 has joined the accounting firm Weaver as a partner according to the firm’s press release. more...

March 13th – UHLC Alumnus Alex B. Roberts ’06 received the 2019 Outstanding Law Review Article Award from the Texas Bar Foundation for the article entitled “Legal Malpractice in Texas” published in the Baylor Law Review according to the firm’s press release. more...

March 12th - UHLC Alumna Kerrie A. Wesley ’13 has joined the research and development tax credit practice of RKL LLP as reported by The Reading Eagle. more...

March 11th - UHLC Alumna LaDelle Davenport ’15 has been selected as an academy fellow by the National Employment Law Council (NELC) according to a press release by Littler. more...

March 8th – UHLC Alumnus Justice Jeffrey V. Brown ’95 has been appointed as District Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, according to a White House press release available on ImperialValleyNews.com. more...

March 7th - UHLC Alumnus Willie Wood ’84 has joined McKool Smith’s Houston Office as principals according to the firm’s press release. more...

March 7th - UHLC Alumnus Justin Tschoepe ’11 has joined McKool Smith’s Houston Office as principals according to the firm’s press release. more...

March 6th – UHLC Alumnus Quentin Brogdon ’89, a partner in Crain Lewis Brogdon, LLP in Dallas, was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers according to the firm. more...

March 5th – UHLC Alumnus Hon. Jerry Zimmerer ’15  was elected to the 14th Court of Appeals according to a press release by State of Texas Judicial Branch. more...

March 4th - UHLC Alumna Abbie Sprague ’10 was named to the 2019 Texas Rising Stars list of top lawyers, according to a press release from Hicks Thomas LLP. more...

March 4th - UHLC Alumnus Nicholas Zugaro ’09 was named to the 2019 Texas Rising Stars list of top lawyers, according to a press release from Hicks Thomas LLP. more...

March 4th – UHLC Alumnus Kasi Chadwick ’13 was named to the 2019 Texas Rising Stars list of top lawyers, according to a press release from Hicks Thomas LLP. more...

March 4th – UHLC Alumnus Yaron Shaham ’00 will manage the Houston Office Kahana & Feld according to the firm’s press release. more...

March 1st  – UHLC Alumna Kati Orso ’08 has been elected to partnership at Jackson Walker according to the firm’s press release. more...

March 1st  – UHLC Alumnus William Dillard ’01 has been elected to partnership at Jackson Walker according to the firm’s press release. more...

March 1st – UHLC Alumnus Edward Lee Morris ’93 has been appointed Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of Texas according to a press release by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. more...

March 1st – UHLC Alumna Nelda Luce Blair ’82 has become Advisor to its Board of Directors at Spirit of Texas Bancshares Inc. according to their press release. more...

March 1st – UHLC Alumnus Patrick Lara ’94 was the February 2019 winner of Harris County’s “Show Me the Justice” Publication award according to Sullo & Sullo LLP. more...

February 25th - UHLC alumnus Tommy Fibich ‘74 is the recipient of the 2019 Ronald D. Secrest Outstanding Trial Lawyer award, according to a press release available on MarketWatch.com. more...

February 11th - UHLC alumnus William J. Jackson ’92 has been promoted to member of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP’s executive committee, according to a Law360 article. more...

February 10th - UHLC alumnus Aaron Blair ‘14 has joined Trent Law as an associate, according to an article on the Cedar Valley Business Monthly website. more...

February 8th – UHLC alumni Richard “Dick” Schwartz ’79 and Susan Sample ‘96 have joined Munsch Hardt P.C. as shareholders, according to the firm’s website and Law360. more... and more...

February 7th – UHLC alumnus Deron Wade ’98 has joined Dykema Gossett PLLC as a partner, according to the firm’s press release. more...

February 6th – UHLC alumna Lindsey Roskopf ’13 has joined McGinnis Lochridge, according to a press release from the firm on the SE Texas Record website. more...

February 5th – UHLC alumna Andrea Hope J. Steel ‘09 has been promoted to director at Coats Rose, P.C, according to the firm’s website. more...

February 4th - UHLC alumnus G. Scott Fiddler ‘89 has joined Jackson Walker LLP as a partner, according to Law360. more...

February 1st – UHLC alumnus Tony Guerino ’94 has joined Womble Bond Dickinson as a partner, according to the firm’s press release. more...

February 1st – UHLC alumna Linda Wills ’90 has been promoted to equity partner at Wilson Elser, according to an announcement from the firm on the SE Texas Record website. more...

January 1st – UHLC alumnus Jim Kovach ’91 has been sworn in as “The Honorable” Judge Jim Kovach. more...

January 29th – UHLC alumnus Jonathan Harder ’13 has joined Dickinson Wright in the firm's Silicon Valley office as Of Counsel. more...

January 28th – UHLC alumna Heidi Lewis ’01 has been named Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Target Lodging, according to a press release from the company.  more...

January 25th –UHLC alumni Natalie Alfaro Gonzales ’09 and Scott Looper ’09 have been promoted to partners at Baker Botts’ Houston office, according to a press release from the firm. more...

January 25th – UHLC alumni Chris Domingo ’09 and Will Taylor ’09 have been promoted to partners at Jones Day’s Houston office. more...

January 23rd- UHLC alumna Leah Greene ’08 has joined the Memphis office of Butler Snow LLP, according to a press release from the firm. more...   

January 19th – UHLC alumna Celina Moreno ’10 is the new CEO for Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA), according to a press release from the association. more...

January 17th – UHLC alumnus Derrick Mitchell ’99 has joined Holland & Knight's Houston office as a partner, according to a press release available on SETexasRecord.com. more...

January 17th – UHLC alumna Mimi Stansbury ’97 has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration at OFS Portal, LLC, according to a press release available on OilVoice.com. more...

January 16th – UHLC alumnus Collin Marshall ’18 has joined Fish & Richardson as an associate at its Dallas office, according to a press release from the firm. more... 

January 16th – UHLC alumna Amy Thibaut ’13 has joined the Pavese Law Firm, according to a press release. more...

January 16th – UHLC alumna Jasmine Vu ’16 has joined the firm of Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie as an associate, according to a press release. more...

January 16th – UHLC alumna Kristina Williams ’11 has been appointed Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas. more...

January 12th – UHLC alumnus Mariano Ornelas Lopez ’13 has joined Reed Smith as counsel in Houston. more...

January 9th – UHLC alumna Rachael Padgett ’08 has joined the law firm of Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C, according to a press release from the firm. more...

January 8th – UHLC alumna Dori Contreras ’90, the first female Latina to serve as Chief Justice of the Texas 13th District Court of Appeals, was profiled in an article published in The Monitor (McAllen, TX).  more...

January 8th – UHLC alumnus Mark E. Smith ’09 has been elected to partnership at Baker Hostetler’s Houston office. more... 

January 8th – UHLC alumna Theresa Wanat ’10 has been promoted to partnership at Holland & Knight’s Houston office. more...

January 7th – UHLC alumni Domingo Manuel Llagostera ’09 and Katherine Franco ’09 have been promoted to partners at Blank Rome LLP, according to a press release from the firm. more...

January 7th – UHLC alumna Lindsey T. Kellam ’18 has joined Wilson Cribbs + Goren, PC as an associate in their Houston office.

January 4th – UHLC alumna Staci Wilson ’09 has been elected as partner at Bracewell’s Houston office, according to a press release from the firm. more...

January 3rd – UHLC alumnus Dick Sayles ’74 has joined Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP to lead the firm’s new Dallas office.  more...

January 3rd – UHLC alumnus Majed Nachawati ’03 has been appointed to Dallas Bar Association’s Lawyer Referral Service Committee. more...

January 2nd – UHLC alumna Nanci Tucker ’93, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Farm Credit Bank of Texas, now leads their corporate affairs department, according to a press release from the bank. more...