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
Sustaining Life Fellow
Michael E. Melton
Sustaining Life Fellow
Molly Francis
Sustaining Life Fellow
Rosanne M. Mills
Sustaining Life Fellow
Stewart H. Thomas
Sustaining Life Fellow
Hon. Irma Ramirez
Sustaining Life Fellow
Tim Hui
Sustaining Life Fellow
Ford Lacy
Sustaining Life Fellow
John H. Marks, Jr.
Sustaining Life Fellow
Scott M. Mcelhaney
Sustaining Life Fellow
William B. Dawson
Sustaining Life Fellow
Noel M.B. Hensley
Sustaining Life Fellow
Anne H. Mcnamara
Sustaining Life Fellow
Orrin Harrison, Iii
Sustaining Life Fellow
Ike Vanden Eykel
Sustaining Life Fellow
Loral R. Conrad
Sustaining Life Fellow
Ivan Irwin, Jr.*
Sustaining Life Fellow
Edward P. Perrin, Jr.
Sustaining Life Fellow
Earl F. Hale
Sustaining Life Fellow
H. Sam Davis*
Sustaining Life Fellow
Andrew M. Meyercord
Sustaining Life Fellow
Jack W. Hawkins
Sustaining Life Fellow
H. Ron White
Sustaining Life Fellow
John Mcelhaney*
Sustaining Life Fellow
Jeffrey J. Porter
Sustaining Life Fellow
Jim Chester
Sustaining Life Fellow
Jeffrey Rasansky
Sustaining Life Fellow
Stephen W. Shellenberger
Sustaining Life Fellow
Michael Jones
Sustaining Life Fellow
Michael Powell
Sustaining Life Fellow
Elisabeth A. Wilson
Sustaining Life Fellow
Hon. Brenda T. Rhoades
Sustaining Life Fellow
Samuel B. Hardy, Iv
Sustaining Life Fellow
Michael M. Boone
Sustaining Life Fellow
Barry D. Drees
Sustaining Life Fellow
Mary Johanna Mccurley
Sustaining Life Fellow
Bradley M. Gordon
Sustaining Life Fellow
James D. Mccarthy
Sustaining Life Fellow
Tom Mayo
Sustaining Life Fellow
Tricia R. Deleon
Sustaining Life Fellow
Demetris Sampson
Sustaining Life Fellow
Angeline L. Bain
Sustaining Life Fellow
Anthony J Barbieri
Sustaining Life Fellow
Matthew C.G. Boyle
Sustaining Life Fellow
Dawn Fowler
Sustaining Life Fellow
Jay Patterson
Sustaining Life Fellow
Bruce W. Claycombe
Sustaining Life Fellow
Alfredo L. Silva
Sustaining Life Fellow
Brett C. Govett
Sustaining Life Fellow
John H. Martin
Sustaining Life Fellow
Monica Brown
Sustaining Life Fellow
Karen R. Washington
Sustaining Life Fellow
Robert M. Hoffman
Sustaining Life Fellow
Brad Weber
Sustaining Life Fellow
Bruce S. Sostek
Sustaining Life Fellow
Candace C. Tyson
Sustaining Life Fellow
Jeffrey V. Coen*
Sustaining Life Fellow
Robert C Payne*
Sustaining Life Fellow
Mickie S. Bragalone
Sustaining Life Fellow
Desiree Ochoa
Sustaining Life Fellow
Robert W. Hsueh*
Sustaining Life Fellow
Don M. Glendenning
Sustaining Life Fellow
Pablo Alvarado
Sustaining Life Fellow
Van Oliver
Sustaining Life Fellow
Margaret Spellings
Sustaining Life Fellow
Eileen Hall
Sustaining Life Fellow
Luke Madole
Sustaining Life Fellow
Windle Turley
Sustaining Life Fellow
R. Jack Ayres, Jr.
Sustaining Life Fellow
Retta Miller
Sustaining Life Fellow
Kay Lynn Schwartz
Sustaining Life Fellow
Ron Kirk
Sustaining Life Fellow
John F. Martin
Sustaining Life Fellow
Vincent S. Walkowiak
Sustaining Life Fellow
David R. Mcatee, Ii
Sustaining Life Fellow
Charles M. Meadows, Jr.
Sustaining Life Fellow
Linda G. Moore
Sustaining Life Fellow
Michael A. Peterson
Sustaining Life Fellow
Edwin R. Deyoung*
Sustaining Life Fellow
Mike Mckool, Jr.
Sustaining Life Fellow
Gordon M. Shapiro
Sustaining Life Fellow
T. Michael Wilson
Sustaining Life Fellow
S. Jack Balagia, Jr.
Sustaining Life Fellow
Julia Forrester Rogers
Sustaining Life Fellow
Bryan C. Collins
Sustaining Life Fellow
Hon. Mark Whittington
Sustaining Life Fellow
David Norton
Sustaining Life Fellow
Robert H. Osburn
Sustaining Life Fellow
Adam L. Seidel
Sustaining Life Fellow
Darrell E. Jordan*
Sustaining Life Fellow
Robert H Frost
Sustaining Life Fellow
Thomas Crichton, Iv
Sustaining Life Fellow
M. Scott Mcdonald
Sustaining Life Fellow
Daniel J. Sheehan, Jr.
Sustaining Life Fellow
Ted Anderson
Sustaining Life Fellow
Maryann S. Brousseau*
Sustaining Life Fellow
Brian L. Webb*
Sustaining Life Fellow
Mark W. Bayer
Sustaining Life Fellow
Robert H. Mow, Jr.*
Sustaining Life Fellow
James Michael Tibbals
Sustaining Life Fellow
Thomas A. Greenwald