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
Fellow
Alyson V. Blatney
Fellow
Sarah Chellete
Fellow
Trey Monsour
Fellow
Gemma R. Galeoto
Fellow
Michael G. Rodriguez
Fellow
Kenya Scott Woodruff
Fellow
Lindsay D. Murphy
Life Senior Fellow
Eugenio Cazorla
Life Senior Fellow
W. Richard Bernays*
Life Senior Fellow
William D. Cobb, Jr.
Life Senior Fellow
Robert J. Stokes
Life Senior Fellow
Henry Louis Nichols*
Life Senior Fellow
Stanley C. Simon
Life Senior Fellow
Gary B. Lawson
Life Senior Fellow
Robert D. Albergotti
Life Senior Fellow
Fred L. Hamric*
Life Senior Fellow
Anthony Atwell
Life Senior Fellow
W. Bennett Cullum
Life Senior Fellow
G Timothy Hardin
Life Senior Fellow
Maxel (Bud) Silverberg
Life Senior Fellow
Robert D. Probasco
Life Senior Fellow
William Lamoreaux
Life Senior Fellow
L.A. Bedford, Jr.*
Life Senior Fellow
William M. Toles
Life Senior Fellow
Henry Gilchrist*
Life Senior Fellow
Bill H. Brister
Life Senior Fellow
John W. Payne
Life Senior Fellow
John Paul Kelly
Life Senior Fellow
Lawrence Ackels, Sr. *
Life Senior Fellow
James L. Laney*
Life Senior Fellow
William D. Powell*
Life Senior Fellow
Frank Finn*
Life Senior Fellow
Barkley T. Miller
Life Senior Fellow
J. Ralph Wood, Jr. *
Life Senior Fellow
William B. Finkelstein
Life Senior Fellow
James C. Barber
Life Senior Fellow
John A. Gilliam
Life Senior Fellow
William E. Marple
Life Senior Fellow
Martin B. Mcnamara
Life Senior Fellow
Henry Talavera
Life Senior Fellow
Bill R. Womble
Life Senior Fellow
Robert W. Turner
Life Senior Fellow
John H. Hall
Life Senior Fellow
Harry A. Shuford*
Life Senior Fellow
Ralph W. Pulley, Jr.*
Life Senior Fellow
Jack Manning
Life Senior Fellow
Spencer C. Relyea*
Life Senior Fellow
P. Oswin Chrisman
Life Senior Fellow
Charles Storey*
Life Senior Fellow
Edward B. Winn*
Life Senior Fellow
Leroy Hallman*
Life Senior Fellow
Jos. Irion Worsham*
Life Senior Fellow
William N. Hamilton
Life Senior Fellow
Hon. Theo Bedard*
Life Senior Fellow
Joseph Jordan French, Jr.
Life Senior Fellow
Lee D. Vendig
Life Senior Fellow
William T. Burke, Jr. *
Life Senior Fellow
Joseph M. Erwin
Life Senior Fellow
John Biggers*
Life Senior Fellow
David W. Elrod
Life Senior Fellow
Jim E. Cowles*
Life Senior Fellow
Michael D. Pegues
Life Senior Fellow
Louise B. Raggio*
Life Senior Fellow
Terri Bentley Hill
Life Senior Fellow
Robert A. Fanning
Life Senior Fellow
Hon. Ken Molberg
Life Senior Fellow
Kevin H. Good
Life Senior Fellow
Hon. Royal Furgeson
Life Senior Fellow
Robert G. Vial*
Life Senior Fellow
Daniel Garner
Life Senior Fellow
Jack M. Little*
Life Senior Fellow
Christopher Allison, Jr.
Life Senior Fellow
Robert H. Thomas*
Life Senior Fellow
Nikki Deshazo
Life Senior Fellow
Arthur S. Goldberg*
Life Senior Fellow
Charles A. Gall
Life Senior Fellow
David Kitner
Life Senior Fellow
Frank W. Elliott
Life Senior Fellow
Patty Stein
Life Senior Fellow
Clay G. Small
Life Senior Fellow
H. Dee Johnson*
Life Senior Fellow
Darrell Rice
Life Senior Fellow
W. Ralph Canada
Life Senior Fellow
J. Howard Lennon*
Life Senior Fellow
Robert B. Cousins, Jr.
Life Senior Fellow
Travis E. Vanderpool
Life Senior Fellow
Shannon Jones*
Life Senior Fellow
John F. Wilson*
Life Senior Fellow
Kay L. Van Wey
Life Senior Fellow
Florentino Ramirez
Life Senior Fellow
Hon. Kerry Fitzgerald
Life Senior Fellow
Gordon Carpenter*
Life Senior Fellow
Lawrence R. Maxwell, Jr.
Life Senior Fellow
P. Michael Mccullough
Life Senior Fellow
Joseph W. Geary*
Life Senior Fellow
James Coleman, Jr. *
Life Senior Fellow
William D. Harris, Jr.*
Life Senior Fellow
Fletcher Yarbrough*
Life Senior Fellow
Sam Passman*
Life Senior Fellow
John Alan Goren