Executive Board

Jennifer Burr Altabef  '81
Retired
Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, L.L.P.
Dallas

Michael Anderson '90
Entrepreneur and Investor
Dallas

Kim Askew
Partner
DLA Piper
Dallas

Claire Babineaux-Fontenot '92
CEO
Feeding America
Dallas

Brock Bailey '96
Managing Partner - Dallas Office
Bracewell LLP
Dallas

James L. Baldwin '86 (Ret.)
Chief Legal Officer 
Keurig Dr Pepper
Dallas

Van H. Beckwith '90
Executive Vice President, Secretary & Chief Legal Officer
Halliburton
Houston

Vicki D. Blanton '91
Assistant Vice President and Senior Legal Counsel - Tax and Benefits
AT&T
Dallas

Michael M. Boone '67
Founding Partner
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Dallas

Hon. Jane J. Boyle '81
District Judge
U.S. District Court - Northern District of Texas
Dallas

Angela F. Braly '85
Co-Founder of The Policy Circle
Founder and President of The Braly Group, LLC
Indianapolis, IN

Frank L. Branson '69
Founder
The Law Offices of Frank L. Branson
Dallas

A. Shonn Brown '98
General Counsel
Heidelberg Materials North America
Dallas

Christa J. Brown-Sanford '04
Department Chair - Intellectual Property
Baker Botts L.L.P.
Dallas

Darwin J. Bruce '95
Counsel
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Dallas

Liz Cedillo-Pereira '99
Chief of Equity and Inclusion
City of Dallas
Dallas

Erin Nealy Cox '95
Partner
Kirkland & Ellis
Dallas

Robert H. Dedman '84
President
DFI Management
Dallas

Alan P. Dorantes '93
Senior Corporate Counsel
T-Mobile
Dallas

Justice Craig T. Enoch '75 (Ret.)
Member
ENOCH KEVER
Austin

Sander L. Esserman '76
Chairman
Stutzman, Bromberg, Esserman & Plifka, PC
Dallas

Alan D. Feld '60
Senior Executive Partner
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Dallas

Norman D. Finch, Jr. '88
Retired Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
Dallas

Edward M. Fjordbak '99
Professor of Law and Business
University of North Texas at Dallas
Dallas

Judith Johnson Flatt '75
Retired Senior Counsel
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Dallas

Brandon W. Freeman '98
Founder and President
Freeman Group
Dallas

Ambassador Antonio O. Garza '83
Former US Ambassador to Mexico
Counsel - White & Case LLP - Mexico City Office
San Antonio

James R. Griffin '86
Partner
Scheef & Stone, LLP
Dallas

G. Michael Gruber '81
Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Dallas

David C. Haley '86
President Emeritus
HBK Capital Management
Dallas

Hon. Deborah G. Hankinson '83 (Ret.)
Founder and Owner
Hankinson PLLC
Dallas

Rusty Hardin '75
Founder
Rusty Hardin & Associates LLP
Houston

Joann Harris '99
Chief Compliance Officer
TPG
Fort Worth

Linda W. Hart '65
Vice Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer
Hart Group, Inc.
Dallas

Robert S. Hart '86
Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
Mark Cuban Companies
Dallas

Albon O. Head '71
Partner
Jackson Walker
Fort Worth

David C. Hernandez
President
Hunt Consolidated, Inc.
Dallas

Graham Hill '76
Founder
Law Offices of Graham Hill
Houston 

Tamara Marinkovic Hines '94
Of Counsel
Jones Day
Dallas

Mark Howard '90
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
Nationwide Insurance
Columbus, OH

Walter J. Humann '67
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer
WJH Corporation
Dallas

David S. Huntley (Ret.)
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer
AT&T
Dallas

Rebecca Hurley '82
Chief Development Counsel
Ardent Health Services
Dallas

Stuart A. Jones '79
President and Chief Executive Officer
American Brownfields Corporation
Dallas

T. Mark Kelly '81
Partner
Vinson & Elkins LLP
Houston

David E. Keltner '75
Partner
Kelly Hart
Fort Worth

Brian M. Lidji '78
Partner
Jackson Walker
Dallas

Hon. Barbara M. Lynn '76
District Judge
United States District Court - Northern District of Texas
Dallas

Mike Lynn '75
Chairman and Founding Partner
Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann
Dallas

Robert M. Manley '93
Principal
McKool Smith
Dallas

David G. McLane '66
Attorney
Dallas

Robert E. Mellor '70
Chairman
Coeur Mining, Inc.
Ross, CA

Harriet E. Miers '70
Partner
Locke Lord LLP
Dallas

David B. Miller
Founder and Managing Partner
EnCap Investments
Dallas

D. Bobbitt Noel '76
Retired Partner in Residence
Vinson & Elkins LLP
Houston

Erle A. Nye '65
Chairman Emeritus
TXU
Dallas

Clement H. Osimetha '95
Member
Grable Martin Fulton PLLC
Dallas

Emily A. Parker '73
Counsel
Holland & Knight
Dallas

Hon. Tonya Parker '98
District Judge
116th Civil District Court of Texas
Dallas

Glenn A. Portman '75
Attorney
Bennett, Weston, LaJone & Turner, P.C.
Dallas

Corey G. Prestidge '99
General Counsel and Secretary
Hilltop Holdings, Inc.
Dallas

Hon. Irma Carrillo Ramirez '91
United States Magistrate Judge
United States District Court - Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division
Dallas

Edward B. Rust '75
Chairman Emeritus
State Farm Insurance Companies
Bloomington, IL

Kit Sawers '93
President
Klyde Warren Park
Dallas

George Seay '94
Chairman
Annandale Capital
Dallas

John Simmons '94
Chairman, Founder & Partner
Simmons Hanly Conroy LLP
Alton, IL

Mark M. Sloan '90
Vice Chair - Practice & Operations Committee
Holland & Knight
Dallas

Clay G. Small '75
Professor and Author
Southern Methodist University
Dallas

John D. Torres
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary
Lennox International, Inc.
Dallas

Cynthia H. Trochu '88
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Texas Instruments
Dallas

Gabe Vazquez '02
Vice President and Associate General Counsel
Vistra Energy
Dallas

Doug Wabner '85
Partner
O'Melveny & Myers
Dallas

Amy A. Ware '90
Attorney
The Ware Firm
Dallas

Taylor H. Wilson '90
Managing Partner
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Dallas

Philip J. Wise '81
Founding Partner
Cienda Partners
Dallas

Angela C. Zambrano '97
Co-Managing Partner - Dallas Office
Sidley Austin
Dallas