Dallas Bar Foundation's (DBF) Fellows Program
Dallas Bar Foundation (DBF) Fellows are the sustaining force behind the Dallas Bar Association's philanthropic efforts. The Fellows are perpetual sponsors for scholarships, clinics, special events, issue advocacy, and other charitable grants of the DBF.
When someone is designated a DBF Fellow, his or her name is forever associated with the tenets of our mission: law-related education; legal services for the poor; historical preservation; and furtherance of justice.
About the DBF Fellows Program
Fellowships are awarded only to Dallas Bar Association members who embody DBF virtues. Election to the Fellows is evidence of professional distinction and constitutes a professional honor. Fellows are attorneys who have demonstrated a high ethical standard and a commitment to the cause of justice and the welfare of the community.
Fellows Designations
Life Benefactor Fellow
achieved when the total contribution has reached $5000
Life Fellow
achieved when the total contribution has reached $1500
Life Patron Fellow
achieved when the total contribution has reached $2500
Fellow
makes a commitment to contribute $150 per year / 10 years
Sustaining Life Fellow
achieved when the total contribution has reached $1650 and continues to contribute $150 or more per year after
Life Senior Fellow
60 years or older and makes a one time contribution of $750 or $150 per year over 5 years
At the beginning of each year, current DBF Fellows may nominate attorneys to be elected as Fellows. The nomination form is available online (Fellows Nomination Form). The nominee receives an invitation to submit a Fellows Application Form and Fellows Pledge Form to the DBF. The DBF Fellows Chair submits the name for approval to the DBF Board of Trustees. Each new DBF Fellow is introduced each year at the Annual Fellows Luncheon and is recognized in the luncheon program.
Annual Fellows Justinian Award
The Fellows Justinian Award is the most prestigious honor of the Dallas Bar Foundation and is presented each year at the Annual Fellows Luncheon in honor of an attorney who has achieved and consistently demonstrated the highest levels of professional excellence in a substantive area of the law.
Our Fellows
*Deceased
Life Fellow
Carey O'Connor
Life Fellow
David C. Kent
Life Fellow
David Colmenero
Life Fellow
Christopher M. Farish
Life Fellow
Kris Terry
Life Fellow
Steve T. Baron
Life Fellow
W. Neil Rambin
Life Fellow
Richard K. Martin*
Life Fellow
Peter M. Tart
Life Fellow
Christina Mancuso
Life Fellow
Sally A. Schreiber
Life Fellow
Stephen D. Wilson
Life Fellow
Cathy G. Ries
Life Fellow
David Drumm
Life Fellow
Hon. Marvin Richter
Life Fellow
Lori Dalton
Life Fellow
Dennis J. Grindinger
Life Fellow
John Rain
Life Fellow
Joshua J. Bennett
Life Fellow
James S. Patterson
Life Fellow
Tonya Parker
Life Fellow
Tom Graves
Life Fellow
Karen Blakely Turner
Life Fellow
David Olesky
Life Fellow
Hon. Robbie Partida-Kipness
Life Fellow
Wesley Scott Alost
Life Fellow
Ruth J. Mitchell
Life Fellow
Thomas A. Shiels
Life Fellow
Paul R. Shunatona
Life Fellow
Patrick E. Mitchell*
Life Fellow
David Coale
Life Fellow
Mary Scott
Life Fellow
David Evans
Life Fellow
Bradley W. Foster
Life Fellow
Daryl B. Robertson
Life Fellow
D. Steven Henry
Life Fellow
Larry L. Martin
Life Fellow
Michael J. Mccarthy
Life Fellow
Daniel C. Stewart
Life Fellow
Mark J. Dyer
Life Fellow
Gregory A. Zimmerman
Life Fellow
W. Robert Dyer, Jr.
Life Fellow
Paul E. Pesek
Life Fellow
Mark Evetts
Life Fellow
Bart Sloan
Life Fellow
David M. Rosenberg
Life Fellow
Dwayne C. Norton
Life Fellow
Jarrett Reed
Life Fellow
Ben A. Brooks, Iii
Life Fellow
Donald Colleluori
Life Fellow
David H. Segrest
Life Fellow
Jim Mueller
Life Fellow
Barton J. Freeman
Life Fellow
Harry Crutcher, Iii
Life Fellow
Jonathan Macke
Life Fellow
Ernie R. Higginbotham
Life Fellow
Kenneth G. Hawari
Life Fellow
Michael Pezzulli
Life Fellow
Courtenay Bass
Life Fellow
Eric D. Ryan
Life Fellow
Andrew P. Speicher
Life Fellow
Lawrence E. Ackels, Jr.
Life Fellow
Camisha L. Simmons
Life Fellow
Robert D. Collier*
Life Fellow
Stuart C. Atwell
Life Fellow
Alan B. Rich
Life Fellow
J. Mitchell Bell
Life Fellow
E. Stratton Horres, Jr.
Life Fellow
Don W. Davis*
Life Fellow
Brandye L. Brown
Life Fellow
Glen A. Bellinger
Life Fellow
Sanford M. Brown
Life Fellow
Kelly Chen
Life Fellow
Jody Sheets
Life Fellow
Connor G. Sheehan
Life Fellow
Brian E. Robison
Life Fellow
Cynthia A. Stephens
Life Fellow
Keith Dean
Life Fellow
Hardy E. Thompson, Iii
Life Fellow
John Mackintosh
Life Fellow
Coyt Randall Johnston
Life Fellow
Mark T. Davenport
Life Fellow
Deborah Robinowitz
Life Fellow
Charles W. Stuber
Life Fellow
Richard C. Johnson
Life Fellow
Judith Shoup
Life Fellow
Robert C. Prather, Sr.
Life Fellow
Jimmy L. Verner, Jr.
Life Fellow
Margaret (Peg) Hall
Life Fellow
Hon. Robert Fillmore
Life Fellow
Sally A. Longroy
Life Fellow
Margaret Keliher
Life Fellow
Dena Denooyer Stroh
Life Fellow
Jon Sparling
Life Fellow
Dr. Elizabeth Lee Thompson
Life Fellow
Ira D. Einsohn
Life Fellow
John M. Jackson
Life Fellow
Robert J. Witte
Life Fellow
Alana K. Ackels
Life Fellow
Suzan E. Fenner