CDLP
TCDLA
TCDLA’s purpose is to protect and ensure by rule of law and protect those individual rights guaranteed by the Texas and federal Constitutions in criminal cases; to resist the constant e orts which are now being made to curtail such rights; to encourage cooperation between lawyers engaged in the furtherance of such objectives through educational programs and other assistance; and through such cooperation, education, and assistance, to promote justice and the common good.
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The Mission of CDLP over the coming year is to incorporate more participatory training into its programs in place of lecture-based training as a more e ective teaching method for lawyers.
TEXAS CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS ASSOCIATION
AGENDA
AGENDA
Criminal Defense Lawyers Project Committee Meeting
Moody Gardens – Moody II Room – Galveston, Texas
Breakfast: Garden Clay Room 8:30 am – 10:00 am Updated (8/8/25)
Saturday, September 6, 2025 9:00 – 9:45 am
Call to Order, Patty Tress, Chair
Roll Call
Welcome
Quarterly Report and Comments
FY26 Theme Update
Minutes, Patty Tress
Review and approve minutes from June 20, 2025, CDLP Committee Meeting held in San Antonio*
TCDLA President‘s Comments, Nicole DeBorde Hochglaube
Chief Executive Officer’s Report, Melissa Schank
FY23 & FY24 CCA Audit Update
CCA Update – New Staff
CCA Performance
FY25 Grant Update
(SB42, Cash Flow, PD/Judge Travel Stipends, Program Income, U.B. Carryover)
FY26 Grant Budgets
(SB42, Cash Flow, PD/Judge Travel Stipends, Program Income, U.B. Carryover)
Non-Attorney Training Topics
Seminars, Patty Tress
Upcoming Programs September through December (CDLP)
Guardians of Sacred Justice
September 19: Fredericksburg
September 26: Corpus Christi
October 10: Edinburg
October 24: Laredo
December 12: 18th Annual Hal Jackson Memorial Jolly Roger with Denton Criminal Lawyers Association
Additional Programs
September 17-20: 13th Annual Roundtop
October 9: Corrections & Parole
October 10: Juvenile Mental Health
October 16-17: 22nd Annual Forensics
October 23-24: Capital
Livestream & Webinars – Upcoming
September 10: Crimmigration
September 15: Mindful Monday
September 24: Sex Offender registration & deregistration
AGENDA
Criminal Defense Lawyers Project Committee Meeting
Moody Gardens – Moody II Room – Galveston, Texas
Breakfast: Garden Clay Room 8:30 am – 10:00 am
Updated (8/8/25)
November 14: Mindful Monday
December: Mindful Monday
Affiliate Bars & Law Schools – September 16, 2025 – December 15, 2025
October 22-23: 13th Annual Harris County PDO 10-HR CLE
November 14: Nuts & Bolts with SACDLA
November 14: Mental Health North Texas with National Alliance on Mental Illness
CDLP Orientation, Clay Steadman
South Padre Island
Members’ Retreat with President-Elect Clay Steadman, July 21-26, 2026
Trainer for Trainers, July 22, 2026
Guardians of Sacred Justice, July 23-24, 2026
TCDLA, CDLP, and TCDLEI Orientation, July 25, 2026
President’s Trip, Nicole DeBorde Hochglaube
President Nicole DeBorde Hochglaube, Big Sky, Montana – February 4-8, 2026
Old and New Business
Mentors for Speakers, Patty Tress and Thomas Wynne
New Speakers for Trainers, Patty Tress
Next Meeting:
Saturday, December 6, 2025
Meeting Location: Kalahari Resorts | Room Rate: $149
3001 Kalahari Blvd., Round Rock, TX 78665
Hotel Registration Link – Hotel Cutoff date 11/12/25 or until full, whichever occurs first
Sex Crime Cases Science, Storytelling, Strategy, & Survival
December 4-5, 2025 – Galveston
https://www.tcdla.com/TCDLA/Events/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=A120425
TCDLA Friday Dinner: Double Cut Steakhouse at 7:00 pm
Adjourn*
MINUTES
Criminal Defense Lawyers Project
MINUTES
Friday, June 20, 2025
Hyatt Regency Riverwalk Hotel | San Antonio, Texas
TCDLA Purpose: TCDLA’s purpose is to protect and ensure by rule of law and protect those individual rights guaranteed by the Texas and federal Constitutions in criminal cases; to resist the constant efforts which are now being made to curtail such rights; to encourage cooperation between lawyers engaged in the furtherance of such objectives through educational programs and other assistance; and through such cooperation, education, and assistance, to promote justice and the common good.
Introduction
Paul Tu, Chair, calls the meeting to order at 10:38 am A quorum was present.
Roll Call:
P Paul Tu, Chair
E Patty Tress, Vice-Chair
P Jeep Darnell, Past Chair
P Roberto Balli
P Angelica Cogliano
P Nicole DeBorde Hochglaube
P Clifford Duke
P Lance Evans
P David Guinn
P Paul Harrell
P Amanda Hernandez
P Sean Hightower
P Laurie Key
P Adam Kobs
E Ryan Michael Kreck
P Damon Parrish, II
P Jason Lee Parrish
E Sarah Roland
P Annie Scott
P Monique Sparks
P Catherine Stanley
P Clay Steadman
E Rebecca Spencer Tavitas
P Kyle Therrian
P Thomas Wynne
Key: P = Present; E = Excused Absence; A = Unexcused Absence
Guests:
Staff : Melissa Schank, Mari Flores, Ashley Ybarra
Quarterly Reports and Comments from the Chair, Paul Tu
Paul welcomed everyone and thanked everyone for attending his last meeting.
CDLP Course Director Report (CDR), Paul Tu
We appreciate the Course Directors for the programs last quarter from 2/16/25 to 5/15/25: Trained 4,653, had 76 course directors and 317 speakers. Trained in Death Penalty 158 attorneys (not including June program), 345 CLE.
02/20/25 MAC Training – Austin: Jim Bethke, Rusty Gunter, Kenneth Harding, and Bradley Hargis
02/21/25 Indigent Defense – Dallas: Paul Blocker and Rick Wardroup
02/22/25 Career Pathways, Law Students and Lawyers – Livestream: Anne Burnham, Molly Bagshaw, and Dwight McDonald
3/2-7/25 48th Tim Evans Texas Criminal Trial College – Huntsville: Kerri Anderson-Donica and Lance Evans
3/30-31/25
Operation Lone Star Conference – Plano: Amrutha Jindal
03/21/25 14th Annual Indigent Defense CLE – Livestream: Cheri Buggs and Sarah Guidry
04/10/25 Juvenile Law – Livestream: Ruben Castaneda, Kameron Johnson, and Stephanie Stevens
04/11/25 The Way of the Warrior -Tyler: David Moore, Bobby Mims, and Sean Hightower
4/25-26/25 Innocence FIDL/Gideons Graduates - Austin
05/12/25 Mindful Monday, Depression and Anxiety - Livestream: Rick Wardroup
05/01/25 Defending Pregnancy Criminalization Cases - Livestream: Yveka Pierre
Paul thanked all staff for making his year great, and Nicole also commended Paul for his year of service.
Minutes, Paul Tu
Review and approve minutes from the March 1, 2025, CDLP Committee Meeting held in Arlington
MOTION: Minutes – March 1, 2025
Motion to approve the minutes from March 1, 2025, CDLP Committee Meeting held in Arlington, made by Amanda Hernandez, seconded by Lance Evans - motion carries.
TCDLA President’s Comments, David Guinn
Thanked Paul for doing a heck of a job over his year of service.
Chief Executive Officer’s Report, Melissa Schank
• FY23/FY24 CCA audit update – FY23 audit completed, waiting on report, FY24 not started – due to the ongoing state audit of the grants office, the results of the audit have been delayed. The state audit is expected to be completed by July, and the findings will be presented afterwards.
• CCA Update – Staffing change, new budget files – commended Mari on endless hours editing and testing the new budget. The new processes are taking longer, as we are working with new personnel and judges. Judge Richardson will run again.
• CCA performance – These did not make projections; we have adjusted numbers to be lower for next year’s grant application - Career Pathways - 61/75, Craig Washington - 45/50 Mindful Monday - 75/100, OLS - 62/75 – not having next year. Accumulatively, we exceeded our projections submitted to date.
• FY25 grant update (SB42, Cash Flow, PD/Judge Travel Stipends, Program Income, U.B. Carryover): PD stipends - all awarded, judge stipends - 2 left. We will have some UB carryover for FY26 budgets.
• FY26 Grant BudgetsCDLP Grant $1,591,177 | Additional $300k Grant requested | FY25 Unused Program Income
$82,960.30 - TOTAL FUNDS $1,974,137.30
INNOCENCE Grant $160,765 | FY25 Unused Grant Income $184,385.04 | FY25 Unused Program Income $13,005.50 - TOTAL FUNDS $358,155.54
MENTAL HEALTH Grant $121,014 | FY25 Unused Grant Income $39,180.13 | FY25 Unused Program Income $21,010.45 - TOTAL FUNDS $181,204.58
PUBLIC DEFENDER Grant $92,825 | FY25 Unused Grant Income $34,917.51 - TOTAL FUNDS
$127,742.51
MOTION: FY26 Grant Budget Approvals
Motion to approve the FY26 Grant Budgets, made by Lance Evans, seconded by Adam Kobs - motion carries.
• Non-Attorney Training Topics - At our last meeting, we discussed the possibilities of having training available for support for the defense team that is not limited to, but would include paralegals, investigators, mitigators, social workers, etc. We are working on the schedule and curriculum for the next fiscal year. Ideas for topics: Public Defender social workers – members who qualify for these services. Investigator to talk about investigator services. Clifford Duke will reach out to his contact, Roger Smotts, to help with a topic – they want to be engaged to get started. Amanda – Paralegals
who do a lot of work for attorneys – Ashley may be a good contact. MS to follow up with Amanda. Reach out to the Paralegal Association as well.
• Small Group Sessions - looking at some intense one-day small group sessions with 1-2 faculty (held in conference rooms/churches/courthouses), as David discussed CDLP Seminars, Paul Tu
Please help us promote events in your local area so that we can meet the numbers and increase attendance
Upcoming CDLP Programs
The Way of the Warrior
July 10-11: South Padre Island
Guardians of Sacred Justice
September 19: Fredericksburg
September 26: Corpus Christi
Additional Programs
July 9: Trainer for Trainers
July 12: Orientation
August 7-8: Innocence for Lawyers
August 21-22: 3rd Annual Floyd Jennings Mental Health
September 17-20: 13th Annual Roundtop
We are always looking for speakers on mental health for the client or the member, Financial Fridays, new lawyers, or how to run an office (PD and private). We have a large bank of previously recorded programs from various topics, including capital, innocence, forensics, and indigent, to name a few.
Livestream & Webinars – Upcoming
July 21: Mindful Monday - Motivational Interviewing
August 6: Core Concepts for Criminal Defense Lawyers
August 18: Mindful Monday - Intellectual Disability
September 10: Crimmigration
September 15: Mindful Monday
These are programs we had – reach out to your local bars for us to assist, or a professor you may know at a law school. The only way these happen is by word of mouth and the connections. After the session, we will have our Legislative Update for local affiliate bars. Reach out to Melissa to schedule one in your area.
Affiliate Bars & Law Schools – February 16, 2025 – May 15, 2025
March 21: 14th Annual Craig Washington Indigent Defense with Thurgood Marshall
March 30-31: Operation Lone Star
April 10: Behind the Badge with Tarrant County
April 22: Criminal Defense Panel with UHLC
April 25-26: Fiesta Advanced Criminal Defense Seminar with SACDLA
CDLP Orientation, Nicole DeBorde Hochglaube
Come down to South Padre Island, it will be a lot of fun. Registration is open. Give us the names of anyone you think would be good to be trained as a new speaker, or if anyone you know wants a refresher. If you want to do socials, get signed up, as we are limited in spots for some of the events. CDLP members will be paired with partners and have clear expectations.
South Padre Island
Members’ Retreat with President-Elect Nicole DeBorde Hochglaube, July 9-13, 2025
Trainer of Trainers, July 9, 2025 - available in person or online with tests.
The Way of the Warrior, July 10-11, 2025
TCDLA, CDLP, and TCDLEI Orientation, July 12, 2025
President’s Trip, Nicole DeBorde Hochglaube
Big Sky, Montana, February 4-8, 2026 – Very excited about this trip please sign up beautiful destination and many activities to do along with world class CLE.
Old and New Business
• Mentors for Speakers, Paul Tu – creating a checklist for expectations of mentors and mentees. Melissa will send it to the committee for editing, and we will use it to help with this program. Keeping mentor/mentee in the same area would be helpful.
• New Speakers for Trainer of Trainers, Paul Tu – Last chance to submit names.
• FY 25-26 Chair Patty Tress, Vice Chair Thomas Wynne – Thomas discussed Patty’s theme. They are very excited about the upcoming year. Please join when you can. If you have suggestions for speakers, please contact us.
• Presentation of Gift to Chair, David Guinn – David presented thank you gift to Paul. Paul gave closing remarks for his year. Paul appreciated everyone’s hard work over the past year. He knows Patty and Thomas will do a great job.
Everyone, come sign up for the September committee meeting and sign up for the adjoining seminar, help market.
Next Meeting: Saturday, September 6, 2025
Meeting Location: Moody Gardens – Galveston, TX
Hotel Registration Link – Hotel Cutoff date 8/18/25 or until full, whichever occurs first.
Beating the Rap – Trial & Motion Practice – September 5-6, 25 – Galveston https://www.tcdla.com/TCDLA/Events/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=A090425
TCDLA Board Dinner: Gaido’s at 7:00 pm
MOTION: Adjourn
Motion to adjourn the meeting at 11:22 am, made by Lance Evans, seconded by Jeep Darnell – motion carries.
Respectfully submitted,
Melissa Schank Chief Executive Officer
FINANCIALS
Jul 31, 25
TEXAS CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS ASSOCIATION
SEMINAR
FY25 9/1/2024 - 8/31/2025
CDLP REPORT 5/16/2025 - 8/15/2025
Date Run 8/8/2025
FY25 9/1/2024 - 8/31/2025
PUBLIC DEFENDER REPORT 5/16/2025 - 8/15/2025
Date Run 8/8/2025
Public Defense Leaders
P061725 Goal Met/ Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Variance
Indigent Defense
P061825 Goal Met/ Wednesday, June 18, 2025
FY25 9/1/2024 - 8/31/2025 MENTAL HEALTH REPORT 5/16/2025 - 8/15/2025
Date Run 8/8/2025 Mental
FY25 9/1/2024 - 8/31/2025
INNOCENCE REPORT
5/16/2025 - 8/15/2025
Date Run 8/8/2025
Child Welfare & Forensics
P072525i Goal Met/ Friday, July 25, 2025 Livestream Variance
MEMBERSHIP
TEXAS CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS ASSOCIATION
Expired Membership Report by District 05/16/2025 - 08/15/2025
District 1
Acosta Marta El Paso maacosta@epcounty.com (915) 546-8185 7/31/25 El Paso
Ali Nadia El Paso N.Ali@epcounty.com (915) 223-6626 7/31/25 El Paso
Bernaeyge Chad El Paso cbernaeyge@epcounty.com (832) 387-6151 7/31/25 El Paso
Enriquez Amanda El Paso AmEnriquez@epcounty.com (915) 526-5593 7/31/25 El Paso
Hernandez Christopher El Paso ChHernandez@epcounty.com (915) 546-8185 xt 5165 6/30/25 El Paso
Livingston Brian El Paso brlivingston@epcounty.com (915) 546-8185 7/31/25 El Paso
Nungaray Chaz El Paso chaznungaray@gmail.com (915) 261-9295 7/31/25 El Paso
Payan Edythe El Paso epayan@epcounty.com (915) 253-3269 7/31/25 El Paso
District 2
Johnson Jeff jnobled@netscape.net (325) 676-8688 5/31/25 Taylor
May Stephanie San Angelo Stephanie@StephanieMayLaw.com (855) 710-1732 7/31/25 Tom Green
Rios Gonzalo San Angelo gprios_lawoffice@yahoo.com 5/31/25 Tom Green
Stout Randol San Angelo randol.stout@yahoo.com (325) 450-4220 5/31/25 Tom Green
District 3
Almzayen Aiya Lubbock aalmzaye@ttu.edu (806) 834-7632 7/31/25 Lubbock
Barry Mitchell Lubbock mitcbarr@ttu.edu (346) 383-5459 7/31/25 Lubbock
Bednorz Joseph Colorado City lbednorz@potts-law.com (806) 717-9395 7/31/25 Mitchell
Blair Alexandra Lubbock alexandra.blair@ttu.edu (719) 468-9049 7/31/25 Lubbock
Covarrubias Jose Lubbock joscovar@ttu.edu (903) 570-7502 7/31/25 Lubbock
Gamble Jacob Waxahachie jacob@griffithlegal.com (972) 938-8343 7/31/25 Lubbock
Gamboa Elias Big Spring gamboajr2@aol.com (432) 268-9482 5/31/25 Howard
Hernandez Aimee Lubbock aimvasqu@ttu.edu (737) 932-3105 7/31/25 Lubbock
Jimenez Ethan Lubbock Ethanjimenez77@yahoo.com (432) 257-6311 7/31/25 Lubbock
Jost Katherine Lubbock Katherine.Jost@ttu.edu (325) 656-3835 7/31/25 Lubbock
Lopez Victor Lubbock victora.lopez@ttu.edu (806) 834-4137 7/31/25 Lubbock
McKibben Dallas Amarillo dmckibben@hotmail.com (806) 331-5643 7/31/25 Randall
Pennington Kate Lubbock katepenn@ttu.edu (325) 513-1163 7/31/25 Lubbock
Sanders Rebecca Lubbock rebeccasanderslaw@gmail.com (806) 762-0267 5/31/25 Lubbock
Sapien Bailey Amarillo baileysapien@gmail.com (806) 414-5774 6/30/25 Randall
Seger Patrick Lubbock pseger@ttu.edu (210) 413-5053 7/31/25 Lubbock
Settle Kathryn Lubbock kathryn.settle@ttu.edu (214) 299-2628 5/31/25 Lubbock
Srinivasan Janani Lubbock sally@islglaw.com (806) 853-8884 5/31/25 Lubbock
Expired Membership Report by District 05/16/2025 - 08/15/2025
District 3 Continued
Zand Afshin Houston afshin@thesparkslawfirm.com (713) 520-7000 7/31/25 Lubbock
District 4
Barber Mark Wichita Falls mbarberlaw@aol.com (940) 761-3009 7/31/25 Wichita
Cannedy Marty Wichita Falls marty.cannedy@co.wichita.tx.us (940) 766-8199 7/31/25 Wichita
Cowan John Rockwall cameron@jcameroncowan.com (469) 757-3036 5/31/25 Rockwall
Cowie Robert Weatherford rob.r.cowie@gmail.com (806) 252-3747 5/31/25 Parker
Crum Curt Cleburne curtcrumlaw@yahoo.com (817) 645-1161 6/30/25 Johnson
Flanagan Ron Rockwall ronflanagan@gmail.com (469) 236-6991 7/31/25 Rockwall
Fouts Maggie Haskell maggiefouts@foutslawfirm.com (940) 864-3191 6/30/25 Haskell
Gore Barry McKinney keith@keithgore.com (972) 529-2220 6/30/25 Collin
Hull William Wichita Falls william.hull@co.wichita.tx.us (940) 766-8199 7/31/25 Wichita
King Ryan Mc Kinney ryan@ryankinglaw.com (972) 3690577 5/31/25 Collin
Nevarez Raul Weatherford raulnevarezpc93@gmail.com (817) 341-3784 7/31/25 Parker
Perkins James McKinney danny.perkins@jdperkinsattorney.com (972) 529-1111 6/30/25 Collin
Ruiz Ruth Rockwall 5/31/25 Rockwall
Stamper Courtney Duncan stamperlawoffice@gmail.com (405) 518-5080 5/31/25 Dallas
Wisenbaker Scott Denton scott@sontx.org (940) 282-0381 6/30/25 Denton
Evans Elaine Dallas elaine@elaineevanslaw.com (214) 458-5874 12/31/24 Dallas
Kagramanian Michael Lancaster michaelkagramanian@gmail.com (818) 424-0049 11/30/24 Dallas
Lewis Thomas Grand Prairie tcl@yourjusticematters.com (817) 795-3900 11/30/24 Dallas
Meadows Charles Dallas cmeadows@meadowscollier.com (214) 749-2419 11/30/24 Dallas
Pierce Jeff Dallas jeffpiercelaw@yahoo.com (972) 423-0331 11/30/24 Dallas
Pounds Kelsey Dallas kelsey.pounds@gmail.com (720) 339-3857 12/31/24 Dallas
Williams Bridgette Dallas bwilliams@blwlegal.com (469) 340-1800 1/31/25 Dallas
Zoes Nick Dallas nickzoes@att.net (214) 315-9485 11/30/24 Dallas
District 5
Alband Navid Fort Worth alb@texasalblaw.com (817) 626-4500 5/31/25 Tarrant
Bellamy Kelly Arlington kelly.bellamy@ctcdfw.com (682) 401-5222 5/31/25 Tarrant
Green Anthony Carlsbad ATTORNEY@ANTHONYGREENLAW.COM(817) 881-9260 5/31/25 Tarrant
Jones David Fort Worth dcjonestx@att.net (817) 332-5565 7/31/25 Tarrant
Marshall Trenton Fort Worth trent@teamSLF.com (817) 850-9955 6/30/25 Tarrant
Salvant Brian Fort Worth brian@salvantlawfirm.com (817) 334-7997 5/31/25 Tarrant
Smith Sydnee Fort Worth sydneecheers14@gmail.com (713) 444-8191 5/31/25 Tarrant
Snow Karl Fort Worth karl@purplemountainpi.com (817) 905-4093 7/31/25 Tarrant
Expired Membership Report by District 05/16/2025 - 08/15/2025
District 6
Barlow Shawn Richardson (972) 535-4484 5/31/25 Dallas
Beckman Kristen Dallas kbeckman@kristenbeckmanlaw.com (469) 938-6981 5/31/25 Dallas
Cobbin Antwone Lancaster Antwone@cobbinlaw.com (214) 773-0372 6/30/25 Dallas
Corbett Chloe Dallas chloe.corbett@corbettfirm.com (469) 726-2626 5/31/25 Dallas
Garcia Georgina Dallas gg@georginagarcialegal.com (214) 890-7606 6/30/25 Dallas
Greenberg Jake Dallas J15Greenberg@gmail.com 5/31/25 Dallas
Linder Phillip Dallas phillip@thelinderfirm.com (214) 252-9900 7/31/25 Dallas
Montani Maria Dallas maria.montani@vasilaslaw.com (214) 358-5140 6/30/25 Dallas
Munoz Xanthe Dallas xanthe.m.munoz@dallascounty.org (214) 927-9843 5/31/25 Dallas
Patel Urvi Dallas urvi.patel@dallascounty.org (214) 653-4504 5/31/25 Dallas
Perez Mark Dallas mark@perezcriminallaw.com (214) 752-0505 5/31/25 Dallas
District 7
Arnold Melanie Nacogdoches melanie@thegoodlawyer.com (936) 560-3300 7/31/25 Nacogdoches
Czapla Ty Tyler ty@tlclawyers.com (903) 871-1714 6/30/25 Smith
Delk John Texarkana office@delklaw.com (903) 792-2925 7/31/25 Bowie
James Tim Nacogdoches tjameslawyer@hotmail.com (936) 569-0600 7/31/25 Nacogdoches
Jones George Marshall val@valjoneslaw.com (903) 927-2220 5/31/25 Harrison
King Michael Mt Pleasant mike@king.law (844) 645-3546 7/31/25 Titus
Mains David Dallas davidm@ecrnow.com (936) 622-0225 5/31/25 Nacogdoches
Mayfield Tammye Tyler tammye@filesharrison.com (903) 595-3573 6/30/25 Smith
Wegg Joy Nacogdoches joy@thegoodlawyer.com (936) 560-3300 7/31/25 Nacogdoches
District 8
Ask Hutton Bryan Hutton@jamesandreynolds.com (979) 846-1934 7/31/25 Brazos
Brown Victorea San Marcos vbrown@sanmarcoslegal.com (512) 754-9352 5/31/25 Hays
Cune Brad Bryan brad@bcune.net (979) 779-9300 6/30/25 Brazos
Deck Ryan Round Rock ryandecklaw@gmail.com (512) 251-8920 6/30/25 Williamson
Feazell Vic Waco vic@withvic.com (254)772-7500 7/31/25 McLennan
Freud Jessica Georgetown jessi@freudlaw.com (254) 307-3384 5/31/25 McLennan
Mahler Tim Belton timahler@sbcglobal.net (254) 899-8613 5/31/25 Bell
Moore Chelsi Round Rock chelsidry@yahoo.com (512) 341-9233 6/30/25 Williamson
Perkins Kaiia Burnet kperkins@burnetcountytexas.org (512) 755-1720 6/30/25 Burnet
Ramirez Olivia Leander olivia.ramirez@ttu.edu (512) 740-3628 7/31/25 Williamson
Underwood Sloane San Marcos sjunderwoodlaw@gmail.com (713) 480-4445 5/31/25 Hays
Winters Carter Evant carterwinters@live.com (254) 386-8941 7/31/25 Coryell
Expired Membership Report by District 05/16/2025 - 08/15/2025
District 9
Andrews Booker Leslie Georgetown leslie@abookerlaw.com (512) 800-1580 5/31/25 Travis
Dowling Larry Austin larryjoedowling@aol.com (512) 476-8885 7/31/25 Travis
Dunn Richard Austin chamac@aol.com (903) 452- 5842 6/30/25 Travis
Greenstein Malcolm Austin malcolm@greensteinandkolker.com (512) 472-6270 5/31/25 Travis
Groberg Sadie Austin sgroberg@lsja.org (512) 394-5791 7/31/25 Travis
Kiesling Robert Austin rrklaw@protonmail.com (512) 436-2779 7/31/25 Travis
Murley Jordan Austin jordanmurley@utexas.edu 6/30/25 Travis
Shepherd Robb Dripping Springs atxdefenselawyer@gmail.com (512) 264-5100 7/31/25 Travis
Torberson Eric Manor attorneyeric1@gmail.com (512) 920-0529 7/31/25 Travis
District 10
Adolph Salina San Antonio (210) 219-6057 6/30/25 Bexar
Arce Christopher San Antonio info@chrisarcelaw.com (210) 882-0220 5/31/25 Bexar
Cazier Allen San Antonio cazlaw@yahoo.com (210) 627-0058 5/31/25 Bexar
Chumbley W. San Antonio chumbleylaw@gmail.com (210) 212-6700 5/31/25 Bexar
Evans Kennison Seguin KEvans@ndstexas.org (210) 952-6757 7/31/25 Bexar
Fahle John San Antonio john@fahlehanlaw.com (210) 884-9291 5/31/25 Bexar
Featherston Patrick San Antonio pfeatherston@mail.stmarytx.edu (210) 602-4437 5/31/25 Bexar
Filyk Patrick San Antonio pfilyk@arielhouse.com (210) 614-6400 6/30/25 Bexar
Garcia Javier San Antonio jmglaw@hotmail.com (210) 393-5016 5/31/25 Bexar
Goeke Paul San Antonio paulgoeke@paulgoekelaw.com (210) 222-2999 5/31/25 Bexar
Hagee Austin San Antonio austin@austinhageelaw.com (210) 570-2020 5/31/25 Bexar
Lamerson John San Antonio jmlamerson@trla.org (361) 816-9969 5/31/25 Bexar
Martinez Daniel San Antonio Daniel.Martinez@bexar.org (210) 335-0840 6/30/25 Bexar
Perez John San Antonio jperez.law@outlook.com (210) 379-6497 7/31/25 Bexar
Pina Joe San Antonio jpinajudge@gmail.com (210) 317-4989 5/31/25 Bexar
Rivera Jazmyn San Antonio jazmynr9@gmail.com (361) 407-2611 7/31/25 Bexar
Taylor Juandalynn San Antonio jt@advocacypros.com (210) 896-8582 5/31/25 Bexar
Vinton Shem San Antonio Shem.Vinton@bexar.org (210) 335-0854 5/31/25 Bexar
Zamora Michael San Antonio zamoraesq@gmail.com (210) 884-9876 5/31/25 Bexar
District 11
Barrera Stephen San Antonio stephen@brckdefense.com (830) 216-4172 5/31/25 Wilson
Reese Katherine New Braunfels info@kreeselaw.com (830) 243-5880 7/31/25 Comal
Rodriguez Ted Carrizo Springs ted@trjlawpc.com (830) 876-2727 7/31/25 Dimmit
Sparks Brittany New Braunfels bt.sparks@yahoo.com (469) 989-8606 6/30/25 Comal
Wilkerson David Pleasanton dwilkersonlaw@yahoo.com (830) 281-8484 7/31/25 Atascosa
Expired Membership Report by District 05/16/2025 - 08/15/2025
LAST NAME FIRST NAME CITY
District 12
Bethune Kenneth Beeville knb@bdelaw.us 5/31/25 Bee
Cantu Judith Mcallen Judithacantu@yahoo.com (956) 213-8011 7/31/25 Hidalgo
Curtiss David Sandia DKCTEXAS.INC@gmail.com (361) 815-5975 7/31/25 Jim Wells
Eastwood Sandra Corpus Christi sandraeastwoodlaw@yahoo.com (361) 688-4900 6/30/25 Nueces
Elizondo Mount Lydia McAllen lydia@lydia.law (956) 905-9342 5/31/25 Hidalgo
Escalon Samantha Mcallen samantha.esc44@gmail.com (956) 536-9658 7/31/25 Hidalgo
Flores Abiel Mission abiel@afloreslaw.com (956) 222-7777 6/30/25 Hidalgo
Flores Christina Laredo cfloreslaw@gmail.com (956) 728-7474 5/31/25 Webb
Galvan Sergio Brownsville Sergio@sergiogalvanlaw.com (956) 433-3777 6/30/25 Cameron
Garcia Daniel Rio Grande City gardanlaw@yahoo.com (956) 488-8170 5/31/25 Starr
Garza Rene Rio Grande City reneorlandogarza@gmail.com (956) 844-1898 5/31/25 Starr
Giovannini Stephen Corpus Christi saglaw@gmail.com (361) 510-5981 6/30/25 Nueces
Hernandez Ernie Brownsville ejhernandezlaw@gmail.com (956) 546-4040 6/30/25 Cameron
Juarez Enrique Los Fresnos enriquejuarez@juarezforjustice.com (956) 233-5533 7/31/25 Cameron
Pena Jaime Mcallen jpena@penaaleczander.com (956) 948-2221 6/30/25 Hidalgo
Rogers Michael Edinburg mike@rgvdefense.com (956) 420-4394 7/31/25 Hidalgo
Sully Christopher Mcallen Csully@sullylaw.com (956) 413-7271 7/31/25 Hidalgo
Tijerina Juan Edinburg tijerinalawfirm@gmail.com (956) 261-5609 5/31/25 Hidalgo
District 13
Aduddell Mike Conroe maduddell@aduddelllaw.com (936) 539-4113 7/31/25 Montgomery
Eady Anna Dickenson anna@annaeadylaw.com (281) 216-7194 7/31/25 Montgomery
Faggard Alfred Beaumont amark-f@sbcglobal.net (409) 835-4300 6/30/25 Jefferson
Gonzalez Ralph Richmond ralphgonzalez@comcast.net (281) 300-1181 6/30/25 Fort Bend
Gore Kalee Fulshear kalee-sue.gore@ttu.edu (713) 408-7000 7/31/25 Lubbock
Guarino Michael Galveston mikeguarinolaw@gmail.com (409) 744-3597 6/30/25 Galveston
Jefferies Benjamin Huntsville benjamin.a.jefferies@gmail.com (936) 204-9714 7/31/25 Walker
Johnson Antuan Spring Antuan@TheJohnsonAndWilliamsLawGroup.com (713) 855-5855 5/31/25 Montgomery
Kimbrough Stephen La Marque steve.kimbrough@yahoo.com (818) 267-7176 7/31/25 Galveston
Levy Elan Houston elanlevy@outlook.com (281) 313-4231 7/31/25 Fort Bend
Powell Frank Spring fcpowell@swbell.net (281) 703-8000 6/30/25 Montgomery
Trlicek Michael Friendswood toddt@willisandassoc.com (281) 467-7894 7/31/25 Galveston
Warren Andrea Conroe sadlerlaw@msn.com (936) 788-5291 7/31/25 Montgomery
Wilson Frederick Houston attorneyfrederickwilson@gmail.com (832) 327-9854 7/31/25 Fort Bend
District 14
Aldape Bernardo Pasadena bernie@aldapelegal.com (832) 387-0617 7/31/25 Harris
Expired Membership Report by District 05/16/2025 - 08/15/2025
LAST NAME FIRST NAME CITY
District 14 Continued
Bacy Akilah Houston akilah@bacylaw.com (346) 249-1800 6/30/25 Harris
Cammack Brandon Houston brandonrcammack@gmail.com (713) 300-9291 5/31/25 Harris
Carrion Sylvia Houston sylviacarrion@yahoo.com (281) 221-1133 6/30/25 Harris
Ceja Maria Houston mceja@checkmateinvestigations.org (713) 732-9891 7/31/25 Harris
Downey Sara Houston saratessapierce@gmail.com (713) 927-5670 5/31/25 Harris
Gallardo Jorge Houston jorge.gallardo@pdo.hctx.net (713) 557-1560 6/30/25 Harris
Garcia Carlos Houston crgatlaw@gmail.com (281) 804-4731 5/31/25 Harris
Gonzalez Kimberly Spring kimmgonzalez@gmail.com (346) 572-7072 5/31/25 Harris
Guerra Juan Houston jlg@jlglawoffice.com (713) 489-6839 7/31/25 Harris
Henry Marcie Houston Marcie.henry@outlook.com (346)578-8642 6/30/25 Harris
Houlton Greg Houston greg@texasdwilaw.com (713) 524-1010 7/31/25 Harris
Jones Shantelle Houston shantelle@tjsololaw.com (713) 640-5956 7/31/25 Harris
Loyd Brittany Galena Park loyd.brittany.n@gmail.com (682) 405-4317 7/31/25 Harris
Mathew Abigail Houston abigailmathew98@gmail.com (512) 739-7172 5/31/25 Harris
McHazlett Michaela Houston mimiamc95@gmail.com (303) 246-3855 5/31/25 Harris
Mecredy Kathryn Houston MecredyLaw@gmail.com (817) 235-7910 6/30/25 Harris
Ortiz Carlos Houston carlos.ortiz@pdo.hctx.net (713) 274-6700 5/31/25 Harris
Readus Felix Houston fahtoe19@protonmail.com (832) 974-0529 5/31/25 Harris
Recer Danalynn Houston dlrecer@aol.com (713) 869-4722 5/31/25 Harris
Richardson Norwood Houston Norwood.esq@gmail.com (832) 485-0520 7/31/25 Harris
Robnett Paula Houston robnettlawfirm@gmail.com (432) 212-1425 7/31/25 Harris
Saenz Danielle Houston Saenz.Danielle17@gmail.com (832) 226-7737 7/31/25 Harris
Savoy Bryan Houston bsavoylaw@gmail.com (713) 659-1112 5/31/25 Harris
Trevino Ismael Galveston ismaeltrevino@comcast.net (713) 641-3200 5/31/25 Harris
Ware Natalie Houston Natalie.Ware@mac.hctx.net (713) 274-6700 7/31/25 Harris
Webb Kendall Houston thekendallwebb@gmail.com (713) 523-1930 5/31/25 Harris
Zaidi Umar Houston Umar.Shams.Zaidi@gmail.com (239) 246-5255 6/30/25 Harris
MISCELLANEOUS
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Organization Roles
SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES: FUNDRAISING, FOLLOW LAW,
Hiring staff/vendors & set job descriptions/compensation
Managing staff, vendors, & contracts (may delegate)
Leads all fundraising plans/strategy (may delegate)
Create all operational policies & tasks (Facility & Activities )
Main public messenger (with special exceptions)
Create & implement all programs (with board approval)
Identify & manage/limit risk
Assist board in creating the vision & strategic plan
Lead capacity building efforts
Lead mission & goal attainment efforts
Lead budget process with Chair Ensure timely & accurate financials
Create & lead all systems of the organization (except board)
Allow board or staff to see unnecessary drama
Lead & manage board processes, members, & Executive Committee
Create, populate committees & be ex-officio of all committees
Follow all bylaws, laws, & rules (elections/votes)
Serve as a main public messenger (discuss with CEO)
Lead board & CEO evaluation & orientation process
Establish clarity of board roles & responsibilities (Board Agreement)
Communicate regularly with CEO & Board
Create & pass budget with support of CEO
Setting up bank accounts (with CEO & Treasurer)
Recruit, retain & hold board members accountable
Sole supervisor of CEO
Lead all aspects of CEO onboarding & transitions. (may delegate)
Evaluating the staff
Not be the main funder
Support Chair In all tasks
Duty of Care, Loyalty, & Obedience
Shape & honor mission, goals legacy, bylaws
Cast informed votes
Raise 10-20% of org’s budget through “give or get” policy
Cultivating financial support (self & others)
Reviewing organizational finances regularly
Set policy
Attend all meetings
Delegate tasks to committees
Assist President in onboarding & transition of CEO
Reduce or eliminate conflicts of interest
Assigning tasks to staff
Undermine the President
Treasurer
Organization Roles
Secretary Committee Chairs (CC) Staff
SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES: FUNDRAISING, FOLLOW LAW, BE AMBASSADOR, RECRUIT RESOURCES
Track & provide timely accurate financials
Be an authorized signer on accounts
Play lead role in audit & audit committee
Serve on EC & Finance Committe
Board’s main steward of financial health & compliance
Assist in budget, 990, & financial statements
Lead record keeper for board, government, & stakeholders
Oversee taking & distribution of minutes
Serve on Executive Committee
Provide public notice of meetings if required
Assume chair role, if others are absent.
Notify board of meetings far in advance
Lead committee meetings & process
Accomplish goals set by committee & delegated by board
Report out on progress to full board
Recruit new commitee members for sustainability
Reporting to the CEO or CEO’s Delegate
Implementing Activities/Operations
Implementing fundraising activities
Gather performance data on programs
Informing CEO of liability or organizational problems
Follow laws & employment manual
Accounting or bookkeeping
Not an actual secretary Skip committee meetings because there is no quorum
Undermine the CEO by complaining to the board unless its a major infraction
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