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
Craig T. Enoch
Life Fellow
Hon. Maricela Moore
Life Fellow
Kirte M. Kinser
Life Fellow
Jeff Ballew
Life Fellow
Richard G. Dafoe
Life Fellow
Michael L. Dinnin
Life Fellow
Jill Kotvis
Life Fellow
William B. Chaney
Life Fellow
Martha Hardwick Hofmeister
Life Fellow
Danny S. Ashby
Life Fellow
Chester J. Hinshaw
Life Fellow
Molly Steele
Life Fellow
Christopher Groves
Life Fellow
Thomas R. Helfand
Life Fellow
Mary Black
Life Fellow
Rhonda Hunter
Life Fellow
Thomas A. Connop
Life Fellow
John E. Howell
Life Fellow
Jay David Hartnett
Life Fellow
John P. Lilly*
Life Fellow
Roger L. Mandel
Life Fellow
Hon. Jim Jordan
Life Fellow
Javier Perez
Life Fellow
Peter A. Winn
Life Fellow
Richard Davis
Life Fellow
Elizabeth Mack
Life Fellow
Steve Baggett
Life Fellow
John Edward Roper
Life Fellow
Elizabeth Howard
Life Fellow
Ellen Pryor
Life Fellow
Thomas L. Woodman
Life Fellow
Matthew Kolodoski
Life Fellow
Hon. Craig Smith
Life Fellow
Linda B. Thomas
Life Fellow
Ellen A. Presby
Life Fellow
John Kober
Life Fellow
Celeste Evangelisti
Life Fellow
J. Christopher Bird*
Life Fellow
Nicole T. Leboeuf
Life Fellow
William A. Mccormack*
Life Fellow
Michael D. Wysocki
Life Fellow
David H. Timmins
Life Fellow
Eugene Dubose
Life Fellow
John P. Mcdonald
Life Fellow
Jay R. Downs
Life Fellow
Krisi Kastl
Life Fellow
Bryan Paul Stevenson
Life Fellow
J. Kenneth Menges, Jr.
Life Fellow
Hon. Michael J. O'Neill
Life Fellow
Matthew S. Anderson
Life Fellow
Patrick Arnold
Life Fellow
Lawrence Kalinec
Life Fellow
Peter Wahl
Life Fellow
Diane P. Couchman
Life Fellow
Andrew M. Gould
Life Fellow
Michael L. Parham
Life Fellow
Eric W. Pinker
Life Fellow
Corbet F. Bryant, Jr.
Life Fellow
Yvette Ramos Wade
Life Fellow
Stephen Gleboff
Life Fellow
Anne Ashby
Life Fellow
William T. Hankinson
Life Fellow
Blake L. Beckham
Life Fellow
Fred Misko, Jr.*
Life Fellow
Jerry Fazio
Life Fellow
Joe B. Harrison
Life Fellow
Mike Mccurley
Life Fellow
E. Lee Morris
Life Fellow
Kathryn G. Henkel
Life Fellow
Terry Conner
Life Fellow
Paula J. Miller
Life Fellow
Kirk D. Willis
Life Fellow
Raechel Parolisi
Life Fellow
John C. Bush
Life Fellow
Rocío García Espinoza
Life Fellow
Adrian Bower
Life Fellow
Tracy M. Preston
Life Fellow
Hilda Contreras Galvan
Life Fellow
Kelly Kolb
Life Fellow
Mitchell E. Mccrea
Life Fellow
Bob Harrison
Life Fellow
Brett A. Ringle
Life Fellow
Karen Hirschman
Life Fellow
Thomas W. Mills, Jr.
Life Fellow
Corinna Chandler
Life Fellow
William G. Compton
Life Fellow
Clark S. Willingham
Life Fellow
Clarice Davis
Life Fellow
James Allums, Jr.
Life Fellow
Mike Holloway
Life Fellow
Laura L. Whiting
Life Fellow
James H. Moody, Iii
Life Fellow
Daniel Parkes Vieira
Life Fellow
Thomas D. Williams
Life Fellow
Bruce W. Collins
Life Fellow
Michael Blais
Life Fellow
Kevin Meek
Life Fellow
Josiah M. Daniel, Iii
Life Fellow
Hon. Nathan Hecht
Life Fellow
Laura Benitez Geisler