Committees

The following 26 committees are available for DBA Members to join at no cost. For more information, click here for a list of Committee descriptions or click the name below to contact an officer or staff liaison of the Committee. Click the Committee name below to access the E-Community (must be a member of the Committee to access). To join a Committee, click here or contact membership@dallasbar.org.

Admissions & Membership

Chair: Naveid Jahansouz
Vice Chair: Marcie Davis
Board Advisor: Andy Jones
Staff Liaison: Shawna Bush

Allied Bars Equality Committee

Chair: Micah Skidmore
Vice Chair: Nina Orendain
Board Advisor: Rocío García Espinoza
Staff Liaison: Judi Smalling

Attorney Wellness Committee

Chair: Hon. Rebecca Rutherford
Board Advisor: Terry Bentley Hill
Staff Liaison: Sherri Evans

Bar None Production Company

Co-Chair: Martha Hardwick Hofmeister
Co-Chair: Tom Mighell
Co-Vice Chair: Mary Elizabeth Anderson
Co-Vice Chair: Matt Anderson
Co-Vice Chair: Hon. Tena Callahan
Co-Vice Chair: Kent S. Hofmeister
Board Advisor: Hon. Audrey Moorehead
Staff Liaison: Elizabeth Philipp

Bench Bar Conference

Co-Chair (Lead): Chris Simmons
Co-Chair: Hon. Jeff Tillotson
Co-Vice Chair: TBD
Board Advisor: Amanda Cottrell
Staff Liaison: Rhonda Thornton

Entertainment

Chair: J. Edwin Martin
Vice Chair: TBD
Board Advisor: Stephanie Almeter
Staff Liaison: Rhonda Thornton

Fee Disputes

Chair: Andrew Jee
Vice Chair: TBD
Board Advisor: Kandace Walter
Staff Liaison: Alicia Hernandez

Golf Tournament

Co-Chair: Jordan Bethea
Co-Chair: Greg Gallian
Co-Vice Chair: Pat Mulry
Board Advisor: Lauren Black
Staff Liaison: Rhonda Thornton

Home Project

(Links to Home Project Facebook page)
Chair: Edwin "Ted" Huffman
Co-Vice Chair: Sharon Hise
Co-Vice Chair: Preston Rose
Board Advisor: Cortney Parker
Staff Liaison: Crystal Tello

Judiciary

Co-Chair: Tanya Scarbrough
Co-Chair: Kristina Williams
Vice Chair: Bobby Hill
Board Advisor: Hon. Nicole Muñoz
Staff Liaison: Viri Mejia

Law in the Schools & Community

Chair: Anjulie Ponce
Co-Vice Chair: George Shake
Co-Vice Chair: Catherine Traylor
Board Advisor: Josh Dossey
Staff Liaison: Melissa Perez

Legal Ethics

Chair: Tanya Henderson
Vice Chair: Pallavi Ahluwalia
Board Advisor: Javier Perez
Staff Liaison: Marcela Mejia

Legal History

Chair: Josiah Daniel
Co-Vice Chair: John Browning
Co-Vice Chair: Chuck Fuquay
Board Advisor: Steve Bolden
Staff Liaison: Liz Hayden

LegalLine

Chair: Andrew Melsheimer
Vice Chair: Ryder McCool
Board Advisor: Chelsea Hilliard
Staff Liaison: Marcela Mejia

Memorial & History

Chair: John Alan Goren
Co-Vice Chair: Rich Glass
Co-Vice Chair: Valinda Wolfert
Board Advisor: Chelsea Hilliard
Staff Liaison: Elizabeth Hayden

Minority Participation

Chair: Joey Blake
Vice Chair: Reza Mansouri
Board Advisor: Sharonda Roberson
Staff Liaison: Araceli Rodriguez

Mock Trial

Co-Chair: Stephen Gwinn
Co-Chair: Taylor Robertson
Co-Vice Chair: Jessica Alexander
Co-Vice Chair: Kevin Anders
Co-Vice Chair: Brad Johnson
Co-Vice Chair: Allison Reppond
Co-Vice Chair: Julien Tagnon
Co-Vice Chair: Don Wiley
Board Advisor: Katie Anderson
Staff Liaison: Melissa Perez

Morris Harrell Professionalism

Co-Chair: Katya Long
Co-Chair: Chris Akin
Vice Chair: Tim Carey
Board Advisor: Kandace Walter
Staff Liaison: Viri Mejia

Pro Bono Activities

Co-Chair: Ethan Minshull
Co-Chair: Tom Stutz
Vice Chair: John VanBuskirk
Board Advisor: Alen Samuel
Staff Liaison: Michelle Alden

Public Forum

Chair: Russ Coleman
Vice Chair: Robert Jemerson, Jr.
Board Advisor: Maria Alonso
Staff Liaison: Araceli Rodriguez

Publications

Co-Chair (Lead): Gracen Moreno
Co-Chair: Jay Spring
Co-Vice Chair: Ian Brown
Co-Vice Chair: TBD
Board Advisor: Hon. Nicole Muñoz
Staff Liaison: Jessica Smith

Senior Lawyers

Co-Chair: David Kent
Vice Chair: Thelma Clardy
Board Advisor: Stephen Huschka
Staff Liaison: Crystal Tello

Summer Law Intern Program

Chair: LaVonda Russell
Co-Vice Chair: David Floyd
Co-Vice Chair: Ed Hart
Co-Vice Chair: Camille Stecker
Board Advisor: Hon. Maria Aceves
Staff Liaison: Melissa Perez