The Texas Board of Legal Specialization announced the induction of 206 attorneys and 25 paralegals into Board Certification at its annual induction ceremony Thursday.
The event, held at the University of Texas’ Frank Erwin Center, was attended by more than 450 attorneys, paralegals and family members from all over the state as well as the justices of the Supreme Court of Texas and partnering organizations.
The names of those inducted as well as their specialty area are as follows:
Attorney inductees:
Administrative (5)
Marshall F. Enquist, Round Rock
Virginia S. Fields, Austin
Thomas Anthony Fuller, Arlington
Michael Dane McKaughan, Austin
Marc Marinus Meyer, Magnolia
Business Bankruptcy (1)
Jason B. Binford, Dallas
Civil Appellate (15)
Kelly Catherine Canavan, Austin
Matthew Scott Compton, San Antonio
Nicholas B. Dominguez, San Antonio
Frederick Thomas Dunbar, Abilene
Richard Bernard Farrer, Houston
Brandy R Manning, Midland
James Christian Marrow, Houston
Jamie Dean Matuska, Nederland
Laura Lee Prather, Austin
Ronald Rodriguez, Laredo
Gino John Rossini, Coppell
Bradley Wayne Snead, Houston
Amanda Garrett Taylor, Austin
Kevin James Terrazas, Austin
Lorien Little Whyte, San Antonio
Civil Trial (8)
Andrew Bradley Curtis, Lubbock
Kimberly A. Jack Wesley Hill, Longview
Judge Daniel Earle Hinde, Houston
Alexander Dale Metcalf, Bastrop
Pete T. Patterson, Houston
Matthew R. Pearson, San Antonio
Sean Michael Reagan, Houston
Charles Marcellus Vethan, Houston
Commercial Real Estate (7)
Joel E. Atkins, Houston
Jeffrey Alan Barnhill, Lufkin
Julie Barry, Houston
Kelly M. Beaudry, Houston
Richard Cazzell DeBerry, Fort Worth
Joshua W. Golden, Houston
Daniel Patrick Myrick, Bee Cave
Consumer and Commercial (2)
Vickilyn Wilkinson Hart, Houston
Kevin Michael Madden, Houston
Consumer Bankruptcy (1)
Robert William Barron, Nederland
Criminal Appellate (5)
Jennifer S. Freel, Austin
Melissa Lee Hargis, Austin
Steven J. Lieberman, Houston
Clinton A. Morgan, Clutch City
Lara Marie Tomlin, Denton
Criminal Law (20)
Stephen Patrick Ballantyne, Jr., San Antonio
Amber Vazquez Bode, Austin
John Milton Cook, Dallas
Brian Clarke Erskine, Austin
Stephen Neil Foster, San Antonio
Christopher Martin Fredericks, Dallas
Brent Allen Huffman, Cleburne
Jonathan Darrell Hyatt, Longview
Leticia Elva Martinez, Fort Worth
Zena Heather McMinn, Seguin
Peter Ian Morgan, Greenville
Hans T. Nielsen, Houston
Dustin Eugene Nimz, Wichita Falls
Richard Keith Oliver, Houston
Jed Ross Silverman, Houston
Catherine Page Simpson, Fort Worth
David Aaron Smith, Angleton
Joe David Wells, Missouri City
Lloyd Edward Whelchel, Fort Worth
Rose M. Zebell, San Antonio
Estate Planning and Probate (22)
Newman Foster Baker, III, Corpus Christi
Matthew Robert Baughman, Houston
Russell Edward Booth, Austin
Carol Ina Cooper, Humble
Beau Austin Cross, Amarillo
Amanda Lynn Johnson, Texas City
Mary Eleshea Dice Lively, Dallas
Dirk Ryan Moore, Pearland
Eduardo Luis Morales, San Antonio
Kristen Allene Mynar, Waco
James Joseph Nestor, Sugar Land
Pamela D. Orsak, Victoria
Amy Elizabeth Ott, Fort Worth
Rachel Whaley Saltsman, Houston
Maurine Heinrichs Shipp, San Antonio
Corinne Hillsman Vahalik, Brookshire
Christine Shea Wakeman, Dallas
Tom Charles Jerome Weisinger, Selma
Karen H. Wheeler, Dallas
Matthew Kyle Williamson, San Antonio
Paul Franklin Wright, Dallas
Mindi Bozeman Zanowiak, Temple
Family (32)
Russell J. Amsberry, San Antonio
Joshua Frank Andor, McKinney
Paula Ann Bennett, Frisco
Leslie Jean Bollier, Austin
Duana Jenise Boswell-Loechel, Houston
Marie H. Briner, Dallas
Patricia Lynne Brown, Round Rock
Scott Michael Brown, Angleton
Jacqueline Diane Cannon, Denton
Ivan Matthew Friedman, San Marcos
Faye Gordon, Angleton
Blaise M. Gormley, Dallas
Micah C. Haden, Corsicana
Christopher Jay Harding, Dallas
Christopher Paul Harris, Leander
Sharon Jevert Hemphill, Spring
William Henry, San Marcos
Charles Brandon Holubar, McAllen
Lori Marie Waguespack Kern, Houston
Robin Wood Klein, Houston
Adrienne Marie Livsey, Conroe
Amy Nairn Montgomery, The Woodlands
Kimberly Marie Naylor, Fort Worth
Elizabeth Ann Bell Nielsen, Denton
Jolei Ann Bayard Shipley, Beaumont
Kathleen Elizabeth H Smith, Colleyville
Angela Annunciata Stout, Houston
Melissa Korene Swan, Fort Worth
Michael Christopher Tresidder, Southlake
Patrick Wade Upto, Houston
Steven Neil Walden, Killeen
Briar Lee Wilcox, Amarillo
Farm and Ranch Real Estate (1)
Gregory Edward Henderson, Abilene
Health (8)
Joi-lee Kim Beachler, Dallas
Mark D. Chouteau, Austin
Joseph Vincent Geraci, Austin
Elizabeth Henderson Jepson, Amarillo
Carolynn Renee Jones, Dickinson
Allison Diane Shelton, Amarillo
Daniel Zachary Sternthal, Houston
Kristi Michele Ward, Lubbock
Immigration and Nationality (8)
Christina Marie Boston Cote, Austin
Alejandro E. Garcia, San Antonio
Brian Kenneth Johnson, Houston
Ajmal A. Rahim, Houston
Cynthia Marie Renteria, Edinburg
Roberto Javier Rivera, Houston
Julie Renee Sparks, Austin
Tiffany Kristen Zelda Vasquez, Amarillo
Juvenile (1)
Clarissa Silva, Corpus Christi
Labor and Employment (19)
Henry Neef Carnaby, Humble
Mario Kenny Castillo, Humble
Tanya D Dement, Austin
Steven Hewitt Garrett, Austin
Heidi Hartmann Harrison, Dallas
Aaron Holt, Houston
J. Marshall Horton, Houston
Carole Elaine Howard, Houston
Jennifer Motwani Hurley, Fort Worth
Janet Ayyad Ismail, Dallas
Jessica Lynn Kirker, Austin
Justin Glen Manchester, Austin
Kerry Vincent O’Brien, Austin
Andrew Wilson Reed, Houston
Michael Wilson Stoker, Austin
Jennifer Bley Sweeny, Fort Worth
Anastasia Leontyne Villescas, Dallas
Jason Thomas Weber, Dallas
Christopher Champion Wike, Austin
Oil, Gas and Mineral (27)
Adam John Abert, Keller
Callaway Vance Aimone, Edna
Roland Horton Beck, III, Beeville
Clinton Montgomery Biggs, Fort Worth
Adam Thomas Braaten, San Antonio
Eleanor Anne Bryant, Austin
Ryan Anderson Cooper, Houston
Nathaniel James Dimmitt, San Antonio
Stephen Kurt Ganske, Seguin
Kristi Jones, Fort Worth
Robert Warne Kiefaber, The Woodlands
Christopher Daniel Knop, Houston
Steven Harvey Lord, Jr., Austin
Lisa Vaughn Lumley, Fort Worth
Erik Kyle Martin, Fort Worth
Jennie Kay Martin, Midland
Christopher Wayne Migura, Houston
Stephen Boyd Moon, College Station
Thomas Michael Murray, Abilene
Nathan Aaron Myers, Dallas
Jeffrey Thomas Ragsdale, Dallas
Robert Walter Roll, Dallas
Jennifer Megan Stone, Houston
Duncan Harold Strickland, Spring
Joshua L. Swain, Longview
Thomas Charles Turner, Jr., Houston
Christopher Michael West, San Antonio
Personal Injury Trial (15)
Gregory H. Bevel, Dallas
Brian L. Bunt, Longview
Bruce Stuart Campbell, Fort Worth
Brian Heath Crockett, Houston
Misty Lea Cunningham, Denton
Richard William Espey, San Antonio
John Blaise Gsanger, Corpus Christi
William Wade Hoke, Houston
Lannie Todd Kelly, Austin
Wade D. Moriarty, Houston
Sean Michael Palavan, Houston
Justin Joseph Steinbock, Irving
Guillermo Tijerina, Jr., Edinburg
Ronnie Turner, Jr., Beaumont
Christine Huyen Vinh, Houston
Residential Real Estate (3)
Sarah Beth Gerdes, Houston
Jason David Kraus, Houston
Regina Marie Uhl, Dallas
Tax (3)
Jennifer Leigh Gurevitz, Dallas
Levi Trevor Siebenlist, Lubbock
Jaime Vasquez, San Antonio
Workers’ Compensation (3)
Jennifer Ann Hopens, Round Rock
Lance E. Mullins, Austin
Michael Jerome Portele, Fulshear
Paralegal inductees:
Criminal (1)
Donelle Jo Keen, Cameron
Civil Trial (9)
Diana Acosta, Houston
Kristi Edwards, Dallas
Jennifer Evans, Houston
Kimberly A. Goldberg, Houston
Angie Hill, Fort Worth
Brandy Kemph, Addison
April Matos, Waco
Laura Morgan, San Antonio
Stephanie R. Sterling, Austin
Family (9)
Nataliya Anderson, Austin
Sherri Dawn Cardella, Southlake
Angela Charbonneau, Southlake
Amy Dougay, Austin
Rebecca Mcdonald, Austin
Angela Prisock, Dallas
Crystal Self, Conroe
Janine Kathleen Smalley, Austin
Donna Lynn Waldon, Southlake
Personal Injury (3)
Brandy Kemph, Addison
Laura Morgan, San Antonio
Jay Williams, Dallas
Bankruptcy (2)
Lindsay Allmand, Southlake
Jennifer Elaine Cruse, Addison
Real Estate (1)
Linda C. Grummet, San Antonio