Officers & Council Members

Chair - Council Member

Layla D. Milligan

Bar #: 24026015  

Office of the Chapter 13 Trustee
6201 Guadalupe Street,
Austin, TX 78752

p: 512-912-0305 ext. 2015
Term Expires:  2019

Secretary - Council Member

Joshua P. Searcy
Bar #: 24053468

Searcy & Searcy, P.C.
446 Forest Square
P.O. Box 3929 (75606)
Longview, TX 75605

p: 512-912-0305 ext. 2015
Term Expires:  2019

Historian - Council Member

Beth Smith
Bar #18577200

Law Offices of Elizabeth G. Smith
6655 First Park Ten, Suite 240
San Antonio, TX 78213

p: 210-731-9177 f: 210-731-9130

Term Expires: 2019

Vice President - Public Education

M. Jermaine Watson
Bar #: 24063055

Roberts & Watson, P.C.
325 N. Saint Paul Street, Suite 2200
Dallas,TX 75201

p: 214-999-1335 f: 214-999-1384

Term Expires: 2019

Vice President - Business Division

Sabrina L. Streusand
Bar #:11701700

Streusand, Landon & Ozburn, LLP
811 Barton Springs Road, Suite 811
Austin, TX 78704

p: 512-236-9901 f: 512-236-9904

Term Expires: 2019

Vice President - Consumer Division

Janet Northrup
Bar #: 03953750

Hughes Watters Askanase, L.L.P.
Total Plaza
1201 Louisiana, 28th Floor
Houston, TX 77002

p: 713-328-2826 f: 713-759-6834

Term Expires: 2019

Vice President - Membership

Sara M. Keith
Bar #:24062938

Shell Oil Company

150 N. Dairy Ashford Rd, WCK F0640-B

Houston, TX 77079

p: 832-337-4751

Term Expires: 2019

Council Member

Judge Robert L. Jones
Bar #: 00786001

Judge Robert L. Jones
1205 Texas Avenue, Rm. 312
Lubbock, TX 79401


Judicial Assistant Shelby Wimberley:

806-472-5020

Term Expires: 2019

Council Member

Marc Salitore
Bar #: 20429822

Office of the United States Trustee
110 N. College Ave., Suite 300
Tyler, TX 75702

p: 903-590-1450 ext. 216 f: 903-590-1461

Term Expires: 2020

Council Member

Peter Ruggero

Bar #: 24044376

Ruggero Law Firm, P.C.
1411 West Ave Suite 200
Austin, TX 78701

p: 512-473-8676 f: 512-852-4407

Term Expires: 2020

Council Member

Sara Schultz

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP

1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 4100

Dallas, Texas 75201-4675

p: 214-969-2800

https://www.akingump.com/en/ 

Term Expires:  2021

Chair of the Young Lawyers Committee

Amber Carson

Gray Reed & McGraw LLP

1601 Elm St, Suite 4600

Dallas, TX 65201

p: 972-482-0337

Email: acarson@grayreed.com

State Bar Advisor

Tracy Nuckols

Bar #:

State Bar of Texas

1414 Colorado Street

Austin, Texas 78701

www.texasbar.com 

p: 512-427-1710

Chair Elect - Council Member

Tom Rice

Bar #: 24025613

Pulman, Cappuccio, Pullen & Benson, LLP
2161 NW Military Highway, Suite 400
San Antonio, TX 78213

p: 210-554-5511

f: 210-226-8395

Term Expires: 2019

Treasurer - Council Member

Tim Million
Bar #: 24051055

Husch Blackwell, L.L.P.
600 Travis St., Suite 2350
Houston,TX 77002

p: 713-525-6221

tim.million@huschblackwell.com 

Term Expires: 2019

Immediate Past Chair - Council Member

Judge Eddie Rodriguez

United States Bankruptcy Court

600 East Harrison Street

Brownsville, Texas 75820

Term Expires:  2019

Vice President - Communications & Publications

Roger Cox
Bar #: 04956200

Underwood Law Firm, P.C.
P. O. Box 9158
Amarillo, TX 79105

p: 806-242-9651 f: 806-379-0316

Term Expires: 2019

Vice President - Professional Education

Frances Smith
Bar #: 24033084

Ross & Smith, PC

700 N. Pearl St., Suite 1610 

Dallas, TX 75201

p: 214-377-7879 f: 214-377-9409

www.judithross.com   

Term Expires: 2019

Vice President - Law School Relations

Jessica Lewis
Bar #: 24060956

Ross & Smith, PC

700 North Pearl Street, Suite 1610

Dallas, Texas 75201-7459

p:  214-593-4971

https://www.judithwross.com/ 

Term Expires: 2019

Council Member

Bryan Fears
Bar #: 24040885

Fears Nachawati Law Firm
4925 Greenville Avenue, Suite 715
Dallas, TX 75206

p: 214-890-0711 f: 214-890-0712

Term Expires: 2019

Council Member

Jessica Hanzlik

Vanhemelrijck Law Offices, P.C.

1100 NW. Loop 410, Suite 215

San Antonio, Texas 78213

p:  210-804-1529

http://www.vanlaws.com/ 

Term Expires: 2019

Council Member

Pat Kelley
Bar #: 11202500

Ireland, Carroll & Kelley, P.C.
6101 S. Broadway Ave, Suite 500
Tyler, TX 75703

p: 903-651-1600 f: 903-581-1071

Term Expires: 2020

Council Member

David Eastlake

Bar #: 24074165

Greenberg Traurig
1000 Louisiana St Suite 1700
Houston, TX 77002

p: 713-374-3576 f: 

Term Expires:  2021

Council Member

Theda Page
Bar #: 15410725

125 Legacy Drive, Suite 320
Frisco, TX 75034

p: 214-618-2101

f: 214-618-3101 

Term Expires: 2021

Non-Lawyer Members Advisor

Thomas D. Bibby

KPMG LLP
2323 Ross Avenue, Suite 1400
Dallas, TX 75201-2721

p:  214-840-2479

m: 214-244-7641