Melissa R. Smith
Director Emeritus
Melissa is a partner in the firm of Gillam & Smith. She tries lawsuits in the state and federal courts of the Eastern District of Texas for both plaintiffs and defendants.
Jennifer Ainsworth
Immediate Past President
Donean Surratt
President
Donean Surratt has an active trial practice in civil litigation, focusing primarily in the products liability, insurance defense and professional liability areas.
Bob Weber
President Elect
Joseph D. Brown
Secretary/Treasurer
Mr. Brown is the principal of Joe Brown, Attorney P.L.L.C. in Sherman, Texas, operating a private practice since July of 2020 after a twenty year career as a state and federal prosecutor.
Andrea L. Fair
Director
Andrea Fair joined Ward, Smith & Hill in 2016 after practicing complex commercial litigation in Houston for five years, where her practice focused on patent infringement, construction disputes, and insurance coverage and defense work.
Thad Heartfield
Director
Nick Mathews
Director (Out of District)
Past Presidents Council
1995-1999 Clyde Siebman
2000 Rosemary Snider
2001 Damon Young
2002 Andy Tindel
2003 Mike Bradford (1952-2003)
2003 Richard Grainger
2004 Ed Hohn (1964-2009)
2005 Clay Dark
2006 Michael Smith
2007 John Mercy
2008-2009 Chris Coco
2010 Larry Phillips
2011 E. Glenn Thames Jr.
2012 Eric M. Albritton
2013 W. Lance Lee
2014 Kirk Mathis
2015 Michael J. Truncale
2016 Stephanie Barnes
2017 William E. “Bo” Davis
2018 Geoffrey Culbertson
2019 Wm. Charles Bundren, Esq.
2020-2021 Melissa Smith
2022 Jennifer Ainsworth
2021 Conference Planning Committee – Melissa Smith, Chairperson
- Amanda Abraham
- Matt Acosta
- Ken Adamo
- Jennifer Ainsworth
- Adam Allgood
- Jacqueline Altman
- Natalie Bennett
- Stephanie Barnes
- Jack Bass
- Boone Baxter
- Jill Bindler
- Jeffrey Bragalone
- Scott Breedlove
- Thomas Britven
- Joe Brown
- Andrea Brunson
- Decker Cammack
- Douglas Cawley
- Kelly Chen
- Evelyn Chen
- Christian Chessman
- Elizabeth Chiaviello
- Max Ciccarelli
- Janis Clements
- Frank Coan
- Bo Davis
- Rafael De La Garza
- Marina De La Garza
- David Dezern
- Darby Doan
- Wallace Dunwoody
- Timothy Durst
- Doug Ellis
- Andrea Fair
- Eric Findlay
- Rudy Fink
- Alan Fisch
- Lisa Flournoy
- Cory Floyd
- Hilda Galvan
- Nicholas Ganjei
- Randall Garteiser
- Steven Geiszler
- Elizabeth Gibson
- Harry “Gil” Gillam
- Tom Gorham
- Brett Govett
- Jahmy Graham
- Jeannie Heffernan
- Wesley Hill
- Kelly Hunsaker
- Christian Hurt
- Brett Johnson
- Mike Jones
- Rose Keagy
- Chris Kennerly
- David Keyzer
- Kirte Kinser
- Myra Kirkwood
- Greg Love
- Joshua Masur
- James McNeely
- Tom Melsheimer
- Reza Mirzaie
- Indy Mukerji
- Ed Nelson
- Marla O’Brien
- David O’Toole
- Jesus Perez
- Phillip Philbin
- Chris Ponder
- Jonathan Powers
- J Michael Price II
- William Ramey
- Alan Ratliff
- Philip Ray
- Bill Robinson
- Kirstine Rogers
- Jeannine Sano
- Matthew Satchwell R
- ichard “Rocky” Schwartz
- Bryan Sinclair
- Becca Skupin
- Elvin Smith
- Melissa Smith
- Michael Smith
- Donean Surratt
- Eric Tautfest
- Glenn Thames
- Kelly Tidwell
- Rene Trevino
- Jennifer Truelove
- Travis Underwood
- Kathi Vidal
- James Walker
- Sanford Warren
- Robert Weber
- James Whalen
- Jason Wietjes
- Danielle Williams
- Steven Williams
- Andrea Williams McCoy
- Trey Wooten
- Michael Young
- Judge Ron Clark
- Judge Caroline M. Craven
- Judge Marcia A. Crone
- Chief Judge Rodney Gilstrap
- Judge Zack Hawthorn
- Judge Thad Heartfield
- Judge Sean D. Jordan
- Judge Jeremy D. Kernodle
- Judge John D. Love
- Judge Amos L. Mazzant, III
- Judge K. Nicole Mitchell
- Judge Christine A. Nowak
- Judge Roy Payne
- Judge Kimberly C. Priest Johnson
- Judge Richard Schell
- Judge Robert W. Schroeder III
- Judge Christine Stetson
- Judge Michael J. Truncale