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
Lynn Hunt Gray
Life Fellow
James H. Baumgartner, Jr.*
Life Fellow
Brandy Nolan
Life Fellow
Van H. Beckwith
Life Fellow
Robert F. Begert
Life Fellow
Lekha Gopalakrishnan
Life Fellow
Bruce F. Howell
Life Fellow
Jeffrey S. Lynch
Life Fellow
Brian Kilpatrick
Life Fellow
Byron F. Egan
Life Fellow
Paul M. Koning
Life Fellow
Donald P. Lan
Life Fellow
John L. Estes*
Life Fellow
Robert Udashen
Life Fellow
Monty Humble
Life Fellow
Shawna L. Brown
Life Fellow
Maureen Murry
Life Fellow
Michael L. Kaufman
Life Fellow
Carolyn Hurt
Life Fellow
Thomas E. Fennell
Life Fellow
Talmage Boston
Life Fellow
Pamela St. John
Life Fellow
Kent S. Hofmeister
Life Fellow
Phillip Linder
Life Fellow
Paul R. Genender
Life Fellow
Kelly D. Hine
Life Fellow
J. Holt Foster, Iii
Life Fellow
John H. Mcdowell
Life Fellow
Bruce M. Flowers
Life Fellow
Charles M. Solomon
Life Fellow
G. Michael Gruber
Life Fellow
Douglas M. Robison
Life Fellow
Rachael Smiley
Life Fellow
William J. Bridge
Life Fellow
Ken Penegar*
Life Fellow
Terence Hart
Life Fellow
Paul N. Wageman
Life Fellow
Chrysta L. Castañeda
Life Fellow
William H. Hornberger
Life Fellow
Paul Storm
Life Fellow
Curtis Groves
Life Fellow
Will Russ
Life Fellow
James M. Stanton
Life Fellow
Carolyn R. Benson
Life Fellow
Joel K.B. Winful
Life Fellow
Alfred Cheng
Life Fellow
A.M. (Russ) Meyer
Life Fellow
Daniel J. Micciche
Life Fellow
Dianne Jones Mcvay
Life Fellow
Joseph L. Mcentee
Life Fellow
Hon. Harlin Hale
Life Fellow
Don J. Mcdermett, Jr.
Life Fellow
Edwin W. Davis
Life Fellow
James H. Holmes,Iii*
Life Fellow
John Palter*
Life Fellow
Peter J. Riley*
Life Fellow
John Mcclellan Marshall*
Life Fellow
Bryan L. Goolsby
Life Fellow
Kathleen M. Lavalle
Life Fellow
Paula L. Beasley
Life Fellow
Kurt A. Schwarz
Life Fellow
Jennifer Jackson Spencer
Life Fellow
Bruce Steckler
Life Fellow
Sawnie Aldridge Mcentire
Life Fellow
Gary Udashen
Life Fellow
J. Michael Amis
Life Fellow
Elmer Murphey, Iii
Life Fellow
Wayne F. Malecha
Life Fellow
Howard Baskin,Iii
Life Fellow
Simon Whiting
Life Fellow
Jeffrey M. Becker
Life Fellow
Jeffrey R. Fine
Life Fellow
Richard O'Connor
Life Fellow
Katherine M. Seaborn
Life Fellow
Kevin Keen
Life Fellow
W. Darrell Armer
Life Fellow
C. Andrew Waters
Life Fellow
Mark A. Troy*
Life Fellow
Sanford E. Warren, Jr.
Life Fellow
Jon. G. Shepherd
Life Fellow
Cynthia Hollingsworth
Life Fellow
Sim Israeloff
Life Fellow
Jeffrey A. Chapman
Life Fellow
Toni Scott Reed
Life Fellow
Eric R. Cromartie
Life Fellow
Mark K. Sales
Life Fellow
Basheer Ghorayeb
Life Fellow
Steven Roth
Life Fellow
Ladd Sanger
Life Fellow
Cary Ira Schacter
Life Fellow
Lisa Blue
Life Fellow
Hon. David Godbey
Life Fellow
Cheryl B. Wattley
Life Fellow
Peter L. Loh
Life Fellow
J. Gregory Taylor
Life Fellow
Lindalyn Bennet Adams
Life Fellow
Jerome L. Prager
Life Fellow
Paul K. Stafford
Life Fellow
Peter G. Malouf
Life Fellow
Elise A. Healy