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he Texas Bar Foundation solicits charitable contributions and provides

funding to enhance the rule of law and the system of justice in Texas, especially for programs that relate to legal assistance for the underserved, the administration of justice, ethics in the legal profession, the encouragement of legal research,

publications and forums, and education of the third branch of government.

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Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment CorporationJuvenile Justice DiversionOrganized in 1989 by Fifth Ward residents, business owners, ministers, educators, and civic leaders, the Community Redevelopment Corporation fosters comprehensive community development through real estate development, cultural development, homeownership promotion, and community engagement.

To build on the momentum of revitalization and to address unmet needs, FWCRC and Pleasant Hill Ministries launched a new collaborative entity, the Center for Urban Transformation (CUT). The CUT’s mission is to build the resiliency of 5th Ward families in all areas that impact quality of life. One area that the CUT identified is the high rate of incarceration of 5th Ward community members and persistently high crime rates. The CUT subsequently met with the Harris County District Attorney to develop an innovative approach to improve public safety and decrease incarceration, focusing especially on juvenile justice reform.

The Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation was awarded $39,000 in seed money from the Texas Bar Foundation for a new Juvenile Justice Diversion program. The program will divert 10 to 16-year-olds with non-violent mid-level offenses into mentorship, volunteer work, and services.

Case managers will work with youth for six to twelve months to meet personal development goals in education, mental health, housing and/or employment and meet requirements of diversion. Mediators assigned by the DA will use a restorative justice model of mediation to address juvenile offenders and will develop a diversion plan where applicable. Case managers will also coordinate community service and mentorship for youth as a way to build critical life skills. They will also provide workshops on juvenile justice for community leaders and engage victims or representatives of victims.

“The Texas Bar Foundation has supported the launch of a new juvenile justice diversion

program with the Center for Urban Transformation in 5th Ward. The program will provide

case management, mentorship, restorative justice, and other services to youth who are

arrested on 5th Ward school campuses but are diverted pre-trial. The program aims to

serve 70 to 100 youth in its first year, and is seeking to reduce recidivism and overall arrest

rates of youth while improving outcomes in community service, education, and health.”

- Zarana Sanghani, Program Officer, Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation


Grayson County Children’s Advocacy CenterForensic Interview EquipmentSince 2004 Grayson County Children’s Advocacy Center has been providing a variety of services to children who have suffered trauma and abuse, including therapy, family advocacy and educational seminars. An ongoing program offered by GCCAC that continues to strengthen the administration of justice is the forensic interview program.

Forensic interviews, conducted at the request of law enforcement or Child Protective Services, are designed to provide children the opportunity to disclose abuse to a neutral party in a child-friendly setting. These interviews are conducted by specially trained professionals and recorded in order to increase accuracy of information and to minimize the number of times victims must detail their trauma.

Though the video recordings are not typically admissible in court, they are pertinent in the investigation process. Many times, there is concern with the sound quality during the interviews.

A $12,500 grant from the Texas Bar Foundation will assist GCCAC in replacing outdated forensic interview equipment, ultimately allowing for the highest quality recording of forensic interviews for children in Grayson County.

Additionally, the grant funds will allow the purchase of equipment for a second interview room. The additional room will increase the rate child abuse investigations can begin, and allow for two simultaneous interviews if necessary; while maintaining the exceptional quality needed to assist investigators and prosecutors.

“The Texas Bar Foundation Grant that was awarded to Grayson County Children’s Advocacy

Center has enabled us to upgrade our current equipment for our interview room as well as

have equipment installed for a second interview room. This will enable us to conduct more

interviews simultaneously and meet the needs of not only the children we serve but our

partners as well. We are producing higher quality recordings and that is critical in being able

to prosecute crimes against children.”

-Britney Barker, Executive Director for Grayson County CAC

POETIC Pipeline to Success

Program for Trafficked

and Exploited Girls“The Texas Bar Foundation was the very first foundation to see value and provide funding in support

of POETIC’s innovative Pipeline to Success program. Our breakthrough model transitions girls (ages

12-18), with a history of exploitation and trafficking, out of the juvenile justice system and into intensive

in-community aftercare. Our model is rooted in research and targets the underlying systemic barriers of

under-education, poverty, generational trauma, racism and sexism by putting a school, trauma therapy with

24/7 support, creative arts therapy and paid internships all under one roof. The Texas Bar Foundation’s

early investment led to POETIC being named the 2019 Social Innovator of the Year by United Way of

Metropolitan Dallas. POETIC is currently participating in two national accelerator programs focused on

scaling our model as a national best practice, so thousands of girls in Dallas and beyond can persist

forward. Your names are forever etched into POETIC’s foundation as key partners providing us with the

momentum to make system change possible.” - Dr. HaeSung Han, Co-Founder and CEO of POETIC POETIC equips girls who have experienced child maltreatment, commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking to find their voices, reclaim their narratives and persist forward. Through a formal partnership with Dallas County Juvenile, POETIC supports vulnerable girls and builds a pipeline out of the juvenile justice system and back into the community with the goal of ending the cycle of re-victimization for trafficked and exploited girls.

POETIC received a $15,000 grant from the Texas Bar Foundation to expand its team from one Juvenile Justice Liaison to two Juvenile Justice Liaisons allowing POETIC to serve more girls and meet the increasing demand for

services. POETIC receives one to two new referrals each week of juvenile justice involved girls needing aftercare. In the first eight months of 2019, POETIC has served 64 girls. POETIC’s Juvenile Justice Liaisons meet with girls inside Dallas County Juvenile and handle all aspects of their case management and court advocacy.

POETIC, in partnership with Dallas County Juvenile, builds a seamless bridge out of the juvenile justice system and into comprehensive services equipping girls to avoid the cycle of victimization. Since POETIC’s doors opened in February 2018, an unprecedented 93% of POETIC girls avoid returning to the juvenile justice system.


ACT - Advocates for Community Transformation $20,000Seed Stage Launch-Empowering South Oak Cliff Residents To Take Back Their Street

Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse $7,726Service by Publication/Ad Litem Training with CLE Credits

Alliance for Children $15,441Child Homicide Investigation Training for Child Abuse Professionals

Amarillo Area Bar Foundation $5,192Trial Academy

Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life $12,500Speak Up! Speak Out! 3 - 5 Expansion

Big Thought $40,000Juvenile Justice Program Expansion

CASA Child Advocates of Montgomery County $8,750Facilitator for Collaborative Family Engagement (CFE) meetings

CASA for the Highland Lakes Area $7,5005 County Mobilization

CASA of Central Texas, Inc. $8,000Collaborative Family Engagement, Advocacy for Abused-Neglected Children-Youth

CASA of El Paso, Inc. $8,000Praesidium Child Safety Training

CASA of Galveston County $5,000Increase Volunteer Guardian Ad Litem Assignment

CASA of McLennan County $4,000Direct Service Travel

CASA of Travis County $5,000Keeping Kids Safe: Statewide Dissemination - Child Safety Policies and Practices

CASA of West Texas $7,500Traveling for the Advocacy of Children Across Texas

Catholic Charities Dallas $7,500Paperless Transition Project

Catholic Charities of Central Texas $10,000Access to Representation for Vulnerable Immigrants

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Galveston-Houston $30,020Community Outreach and Volunteer Mobilization Project

Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle $28,333Expansion of Legal Services for Low-Income & Disadvantaged Refugees & Immigrants

Center Against Sexual and Family Violence $10,000Legal & Immigration Advocacy for Survivors of Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault

Center for Child Protection $3,703Child Abuse Investigation and Prosecution Workshops by Kevin McNeil

Center for Legal Development $4,955Borderland Teen Court Boot Camp

Cherish Our Children International (COCI) $37,500No More Victims (NMV) Family Program

Child Advocates of Fort Bend $5,000Strengthening Court & Family Advocacy for Texas’ Most Vulnerable Children

Children 4 Tomorrow $17,300Technology Advancement for High-Conflict Divorce in the Family Courts

Children at Risk $23,100Human Trafficking Trainings for Underserved Communities

ChildSafe $3,600Investigation and Prosecution of Pediatric Strangulation

Ciudad Nueva Community Outreach $10,800Esperanza Nueva Immigration Legal Services (aka: Immigration Legal Aid Program)

Conference on Crimes Against Women, Inc. $10,00014th Annual CCAW Scholarship and Growth Program

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Denton County, Inc. $5,000Advertising to Recruit CASA Volunteers

Court Appointed Special Advocates of the South Plains $10,000A Voice for Every Child: Advocacy Coordinator

Crisis Center of Anderson and Cherokee Counties $16,000Crisis Response Team Coordinator

Crisis Center of West Texas $5,000Legal Support Services

Dallas Bar Association Community Service Fund $15,000Entrepreneurs in Community Lawyering Program

Dallas Legal Hospice $5,000Legal services to low-income residents with terminal illnesses or HIV-disease

The continued generosity and loyal support from its Fellows has allowed the

Texas Bar Foundation to be instrumental in improving the lives of the people of

Texas. The Foundation funds grants that relate to one of the five program areas:

Legal Aid for the Underserved/Underprivileged

Education of the Third Branch of Government

Victim Legal Services or Service for Moderate Income

Professionalism/Research/Publications/Forums

Administration of Justice

During 2018-2019, the Texas Bar Foundation awarded funding to 89 nonprofit organizations totaling $1,376,351.

For a more detailed description of each grant, refer to the Texas Bar Foundation website at www.txbf.org.


AWARDED 2018-2019


DONORS OF $25,000 TO $99,999Sidney Moss Adams, Jr.

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. AT&T

David J. BeckJames L. Branton

David W. CopelandFrost

Gwinn & Roby Hester Capital Management, L.L.C.

Jones DayLinebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP

Locke Lord LLP Luther King Capital Management, L.L.C.

MehaffyWeber, P.C.Allene and Chief Justice Jack Pope

James B. SalesSM Energy

James Patrick Smith, Jr.Union Texas Petroleum

Ben F. Vaughan IIIVinson & Elkins LLP

Robb L. VoylesYetter Coleman, L.L.P.

LEADERSHIP & LEGACY DONORSLEADERSHIP COUNCIL

THE FOLLOWING BENEFACTORS HAVE SUPPORTED THE TEXAS BAR FOUNDATION

WITH SUBSTANTIAL GIFTS THROUGH THE YEARS.

DONORS OF $100,000 OR MOREBeck Redden LLP

Estate of Mrs. Samuel PessarraFranklin Jones, Jr.

Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.Lola Wright Foundation

Louise B. RaggioState Bar of Texas

DONORS OF $15,000 TO $24,999James M. Alsup

R. Caven CrosnoeChief Justice Joe R. Greenhill

Lauren G. HuttOrgain, Bell & Tucker, LLPJustice Tom B. Ramey, Jr.

Sewell & RiggsMarc L. Skeen

Small, Craig & Werkenthin, P.C.Bill Whitehurst

Sidney Moss Adams, Jr.Antonio AlvaradoAmanda Birrell

James L. BrantonTom Alan Cunningham

George Murphy DavisMartha S. DickieSarilee FergusonRaymond C. Kerr

Kelly S. Lewis

Daniel Robert MaloneLonny D. MorrisonTimothy W. Mountz

Judge James N. Parsons IIIRichard Pena

Justice Tom B. Ramey, Jr.James B. Sales

Mary Evans SiasJames Patrick Smith, Jr.

Bill Whitehurst

LEGACY DONORSTHE FOLLOWING BENEFACTORS CREATED A LEGACY IN THE TEXAS BAR FOUNDATION

THROUGH BEQUESTS, TRUSTS, OR THE GIFT OF PAID-UP LIFE INSURANCE.

GRANTS AWARDED 2018-2019

Deaf Smith County District Clerk $7,254Deaf Smith County Restore and Preserve Historical Valued Records

Denton County Friends of the Family, Inc. $10,000Legal Services and Advocacy for Victims of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

Diocesan Migrant and Refugee Services, Inc. $3,250Removal Defense Unit

Diversity in the Profession Committee, State Bar of Texas $10,000Bar Exam Preparation Scholarship

East Texas Justice for Our Neighbors $15,000Legal Representation for Low income Immigrant Victims

El Paso Bar Association $3,145Veteran Pro Bono Assistance Outreach

Family Support Services of Amarillo, Inc. $20,000Victim To Survivor - Removing Legal Barriers

Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corp. $39,000Juvenile Justice Diversion

Girls Empowerment Network $10,000Girl Connect Referral Groups; Expansion in Metro Houston Region

Golden Crescent CASA $25,000CASA Volunteer Coordinator/Recruiter

Grayson County Children’s Advocacy Center $12,500Forensic Interview Equipment

Guardianship Services, Inc. $15,000Identification and Prevention of Financial Exploitation

Heart of Courage $6,025Consultation Legal Services

Hope For Three $10,000Crisis Intervention Training (CIT)

Housing Crisis Center $7,500Legal Services for the Indigent

Innocence Project of Texas $25,000Deadline DNA: reviewing post-conviction cases before evidence gets destroyed

Junior League of Dallas $2,500Young Trailblazers and Scholars Program

Kidsave International $30,000Weekend Miracles - Texas

Law Focused Education, Inc. $30,000Texas Civics: A Student’s Guide

Lone Star Justice Alliance $10,000Second Look Project: A Project On Behalf Of Juveniles Sentenced To Life

Lone Star Victims Advocacy Project $40,150Intake Specialist Program - Screening Immigrant Survivors of Sexual Assault

ME3LJ Center $7,000H.O.P.E. For Success

Midland Teen Court Inc. $10,000Midland Teen Court - Program Support


HONOR & MEMORIAL GIFTS RECEIVED SEPTEMBER 2, 2018 – SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

ach year, the Texas Bar Foundation is

honored to receive memorial and honor gifts

presented in memory of a loved one, mentor or

colleague, or as a remembrance of a birthday,

anniversary or other special occasion. These generous gifts help fund

charitable programs throughout the state.

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OF In memory of: Contribution By:

John D. Board Riney and Mayfield LLP

James R. “Jim” Claunch Laura Elkind

Judge John C.D. Drolla, Jr. Anne and Judge Lee Yeakel

John D. Ellis, Jr. Patricia Chamblin Regina J. Rogers

Allene Carey Files David W. Copeland

Judge Sam J. Ervin III Harding Erwin

Joe Heffington Anne and Judge Lee Yeakel

Burell D. Johnston Anne and Judge Lee Yeakel

Darrell E. Jordan Harper Estes The Joe Cannon Family

Duane Owen Juvrud Judge and Mrs. John C. Akard

William J. “Bill” Mounce Judge and Mrs. John C. Akard

Judge John F. Onion, Jr. Anne and Judge Lee Yeakel

Justice Cread L. Ray, Jr. Judge and Mrs. John C. Akard

Edwin O. Rinehart, Jr. Anne and Judge Lee Yeakel

Judge Mary Lou Robinson Judge and Mrs. John C. Akard Sandy and Tom Riney Terry and Mark White

Patrick Rodriguez Paula and Eduardo Rodriguez

Terry Siers Judge and Mrs. John C. Akard

Malcom C. Smith Anne and Judge Lee Yeakel

Donald S. Thomas, Jr. Anne and Judge Lee Yeakel

Roger E. Towery Tracey Jennings

James R. “Ron” Weddington Anne and Judge Lee Yeakel

In Honor of: Contribution By:

Linda Acevedo Terry and Mark White

Kelly Frels Brett A. Perlman Greater Houston Community Foundation

Laurie Hohmann and David W. Copeland Christy and Andy Kerr Andrea Stone

Donna Hulsey Willliam N. Hulsey III

Paula and Eduardo Rodriguez Carmela and Kelly Frels

Lucy and Guy Harrison Carmela and Kelly Frels


$1,389,351TOTAL

STATEWIDE $423,152

20 GRANTS 30%

VALLEY AND GULF COAST $55,500

3 GRANTS4%

SOUTHEAST $237,996

14 GRANTS 17%

PANHANDLE $143,279 9 GRANTS

10%

NORTHEAST TEXAS $367,796

24 GRANTS27%

WEST TEXAS $40,150

6 GRANTS 3%

CENTRAL TEXAS $108,478

13 GRANTS8%

94

AWARDS $13,000

5 DONATIONS1%


National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)- Texas $20,000Texas Criminal Procedure and Offender with Mental Illness: Analysis and Guide

National Judicial College $10,000Texas Judicial Education Scholarships

POETIC $15,000POETIC Pipeline to Success Program for Trafficked and Exploited Girls

ProBAR - American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education $50,000ProBAR

projectHandUp dba The Gatehouse $15,000Legal Assistance to Survivors of Domestic Violence

Reflection Ministries of Texas, Inc. $50,000Reflection Ministries Crisis Intervention for Adult Victims of Hu-man Trafficking

Restoring Justice $4,100New Staff Computers

SafeHaven of Tarrant County $10,000Removing Barriers to Justice for Low-Income Survivors of Do-mestic Violence

Safer Path Family Violence Shelter $10,000Legal Counsel for Rural Domestic Violence Victims

Social Motion Inc. $12,500Beyond the ADA Mandate: Creating a Naturally Inclusive Jobsite for the Disabled

South Texas College of Law Houston $5,000Aging and Elder Abuse Initiative

Tahirih Justice Center $12,500Protecting Courageous Immigrant Women and Girls Fleeing Violence in Remote Areas

Tarrant County Bar Foundation $7,740Pro Bono – Case Management Software Upgrade

Texas Access to Justice Commission $20,000Summer Internship Program

Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts $5,790Pilot statewide call in legal clinic and produce satellite educa-tional programs

Texas Advocacy Project, Inc. $27,037Texas Advocacy Project Access to Attorneys: Legal Solutions to Medical Problems

Texas Appleseed $14,675Educating Attorneys on the Immigration Implications of Criminal Convictions

Texas Center for the Judiciary, Inc. $25,000Annual Judicial Education Conference-Texas Bar Foundation Day

Texas Fair Defense Project $18,000Increased Economic Security by Reducing the Impact of Criminal Justice Debt

Texas Legal Services Center $30,000Crime Victims Project

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc. $7,275Pre-Disaster Community Education Project

Texas State History Museum Foundation $10,000Texas Women’s Suffrage Gallery Exhibit, Symposium and Work-shop

Texas Young Lawyers Association $45,000Your Voice, Now!

The Alliance $33,000Jumpstarting The Alliance Legal Services Center

The Appellate Immigration Project $18,000The Appellate Immigration Project

The Coalition for Quality End-of-Life Care, Inc. (DBA Care & Prepare) $22,450Leadership Pipeline Development

The Dog Alliance $8,900Working Dogs in the Community and Courtroom – Statewide Education

The Family Peace Project, Inc. $40,000Legal Assistance for Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Foundation $20,500Empowering Success for Foster Youth in South Texas

Trinity River Mission (TRM) $20,140Social Responsibility in Girls on a Mission and PALS Programs

Tyler Hispanic Business Alliance $20,000The Basics on Business Formation (Entrepreneurship)

YMCA of Austin $8,000Texas Youth and Government Judicial Curriculum Project- Phase 2

$1,376,351

GRANTS AWARDED 2018-2019 GRANTS AWARDED 2018-2019

2018 - 2019Award Recipients Designated DonationsEach year, the Texas Bar Foundation honors those who exemplify the highest standards of the legal profession. To honor these award recipients, the following donations were given:

Baylor School of Law $1,000In honor of David J. Beck and Alex B. Roberts, recipient of the Outstanding Law Review Article Award

St. Mary’s University School of Law $1,000In honor of Claude E. Ducloux, recipient of the Dan Rugeley Price Memorial Award

Baylor School of Law $2,500 Texas A&M Foundation $2,500In honor of Roland K. Johnson, recipient of the Lola Wright Foundation Award

Texas Tech Law School Foundation $5,000In honor of Talmage Boston, recipient of the Terry Lee Grantham Memorial Award

SMU Dedman School of Law $1,000In honor of Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn, recipient of the Samuel Pessarra Outstanding Jurist Award


OF FINANCIAL POSITIONSTATEMENTSTATEMENTOF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

Without Donor With Donor Restrictions Restrictions Total

REVENUES

Contributions 1,336,090 25,525 1,361,615

Annual dinner 187,350 - 187,350

Return on investments (23,073) (55,625) (78,698)

Other revenues 2,363 - 2,363

Net assets released

from restrictions 913,284 (913,284) -

Total revenues 2,416,014 (943,384) 1,472,630

EXPENSES

Program services 1,564,121 - 1,564,121

General and administrative 516,186 - 516,186

Fundraising 212,948 - 212,948

Total expenses 2,293,255 - 2,293,255

Change in net assets 122,759 (943,384) (820,625)

Net assets, beginning of year 9,211,427 20,561,018 29,772,445

NET ASSETS End of year $ 9,334,186 $ 19,617,634 $ 28,951,820

A S O F M AY 3 1 , 2 0 1 9 F O R Y E A R E N D E D M AY 3 1 , 2 0 1 9

ASSETS 2019 2018

Cash and cash equivalents $ 845,466 $ 636,230

Accrued interest receivable 52,858 51,392

Prepaid expenses and other assets 44,518 43,854

Investments 28,261,266 29,266,966

Total assets $ 29,204,108 $ 29,998,442

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

Liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 55,538 $ 67,947

Deferred revenue 196,750 158,050

Total liabilities 252,288 225,997

Net assets

Without donor restrictions 9,334,186 9,211,427

With donor restrictions 19,617,634 20,561,018

Total net assets 28,951,820 29,772,445

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $ 29,204,108 $ 29,998,442


Reflection Ministries of Texas, Inc.Reflection Ministries Crisis

Intervention for Adult

Victims of Human TraffickingReflection Ministries was established in Midland in 2016 with the desire to empower adults who have been coerced into a life of commercial, sexual exploitation. The mission is to identify victims, equip cities, and provide avenues of restoration for human trafficking victims. For at least four years, Reflection Ministries will walk the journey of healing and restoration with these individuals. After this four-year period, the goal is for them to live in a supportive community outside of the program.

Reflection Ministries was awarded $50,000 by Texas Bar Foundation to implement crisis intervention for adult victims of human trafficking by modifying donated houses on a secure, undisclosed property to implement rehabilitative programs and for residential shelters.

Victims of sex trafficking escape from a lifestyle that does not allow them to leave with any possessions, often only fleeing with the clothes they are wearing. At the Reflection Ministries shelters, residents will have their own bedrooms, furnished with a full size bed and bedding, window coverings, workstation, seating area, bedside tables, lamps and other daily life necessities and bathroom facilities.

The Permian Basin has become a hub for human trafficking due to its proximity to Interstates 10 and 20. Reflection Ministries will serve all of west Texas and has the goal of being able to house 100 victims within the next three to five years.

“The Texas Bar Foundation truly was instrumental in

allowing us the ability to move forward in renovations

for 2 of the 5 cottages. We are thrilled about what is

on the horizon and meeting the needs of trafficking

victims in our community and providing resources for

other programs across Texas and the United States”

-Lisa Bownds, CEO, Founder, Reflection Ministries

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc.Pre-Disaster Community

Education ProjectSince 1970, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid’s mission has been to promote the dignity, self-sufficiency, safety and stability of low-income Texans by providing high-quality free civil legal assistance and related educational services. TRLA serves low-income residents throughout 68 counties of South, West, and Central Texas. Services are organized around eight broad groups: Labor and Employment, Public Benefits, Housing, Family, Economic and Social Justice, Victim Rights, Individual Rights, and Disaster Assistance.

TRLA was awarded $7,275 in seed money from Texas Bar Foundation for a new Pre-Disaster Community Education Project to create resources for low-income Texans on legal issues of disasters; preserving rights during and after a disaster; and accessing recovery resources. The project will target existing community-based organizations such as neighborhood groups and church groups in disaster-prone communities in the TRLA service area (primarily in the Coastal Bend and Rio Grande Valley), coordinate presentations with community groups, and provide information on what individuals can do now to allow a better recovery in the event of a disaster.

“We’re grateful to the Texas Bar Foundation for providing the funding to help make this

happen. The ongoing legal assistance that TRLA attorneys are providing to disaster

survivors has reinforced the importance of this effort.”

- Tracy Figueroa, coordinator for TRLA’s Disaster Assistance Group


OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEESHarold Jones, Wichita Falls + Jan-July 1966Philip Brin, Longview + 1966-67Max Garrett, Houston + 1967-68Gibson Gayle Jr., Houston + 1968-69Harold Peterson, Beaumont + 1969-70Louis R. Renfrow, Lufkin + 1970-71Jack G. Banner, Wichita Falls + 1971-72Edgar H. Keltner, Jr., Fort Worth + 1972-73Cullen Smith, Waco 1973-74Blake Tartt, Houston + 1974-75Fred B. Werkenthin, Austin + 1975-76J. Harris Morgan, Greenville + 1976-77Hugh Steger, Dallas + 1977-78David Kreager, Beaumont + 1978-79Henry D. Schlinger, Dallas + 1979-80Harlow Sprouse, Amarillo + 1980-81Frank W. Baker, San Antonio 1981-82C.G. Whitten, Abilene + 1982-83R.B. Snell, Lamesa + 1983-84Louise B. Raggio, Dallas + 1984-85David J. Beck, Houston 1985-86Oliver S. Heard, Jr., San Antonio + 1986-87David F. Chappell, Fort Worth 1987-88Edward O. Coultas, Austin 1988-89James L. Branton, San Antonio 1989-90Beryl P. Crowley, Austin 1990-91Jerry Lastelick, Dallas 1991-92Bill Whitehurst, Austin 1992-93James B. Sales, Houston 1993-94Raymond C. Kerr, Houston 1994-95Tom A. Cunningham, Houston 1995-96Richard Pena, Austin 1996-97James A. Besselman, Amarillo 1997-98Michael J. Crowley, Austin + 1998-99Otway B. Denny, Jr., Houston 1999-2000Charles M. Wilson III, Dallas 2000-01Eduardo Aguirre, Jr., Washington, D.C. 2001-02Timothy M. Sulak, Austin 2002-03Justice Carolyn I. Wright, Dallas 2003-04Charles F. Aycock, Amarillo 2004-05Justice Rebecca Simmons, San Antonio 2005-06Claude E. Ducloux, Austin 2006-07David R. McAtee, Dallas 2007-08Mark A. Shank, Dallas 2008-09Scott E. Rozzell, Houston 2009-10Edward F. Fernandes, Austin 2010-11D. Gib Walton, Houston + 2011-12John D. Ellis, Jr., Houston + 2012-13G. Thomas Vick, Jr., Weatherford 2013-14Timothy W. Mountz, Washington, D.C. 2014-15Jeanne C. “Cezy” Collins, El Paso 2015-16Buck Files, Tyler 2016-17Cindy V. Tisdale, Granbury 2017-18David W. Copeland, Denver, CO 2018-19

PA S T C H A I R S N O M I N A T I N G C H A I R SOF THE FellowsHarold Jones, Wichita Falls (Temporary Chair) + 1966-67J. A. Gooch, Fort Worth + 1966-67J. A. Gooch, Fort Worth 1967-68J. A. Gooch, Fort Worth 1968-69J. A. Gooch, Fort Worth 1969-70J. A. Gooch, Fort Worth 1970-71J. A. Gooch, Fort Worth 1971-72Harold Peterson, Beaumont + 1972-73Harold Peterson, Beaumont 1973-74Lawrence H. Warburton, Jr., Alice + 1974-75Lawrence H. Warburton, Jr., Alice 1975-76Jack Hebdon, San Antonio + 1976-77Philip Wilson, Dallas + 1977-78Blake Tartt, Houston + 1978-79Fred B. Werkenthin, Austin + 1979-80Orrin Johnson, Harlingen + 1980-81J. Mark McLaughlin, San Angelo 1981-82Steven C. Oaks, Houston + 1982-83Kleber C. Miller, Fort Worth 1983-84Wiley B. Thomas, Jr., Angleton + 1984-85C.G. Whitten, Abilene + 1985-86Vincent W. Rehmet, Houston + 1986-87Robert L. Meyers III, Dallas 1987-88Frank W. Baker, San Antonio 1988-89Harlow Sprouse, Amarillo + 1989-90Louis J. Weber, Jr., Dallas 1990-91William B. Hilgers, Austin 1991-92James Patrick Smith, Houston 1992-93Louise B. Raggio, Dallas + 1993-94Beryl P. Crowley, Austin 1994-95David R. Seidler, Fort Worth 1995-96Bill Whitehurst, Austin 1996-97Karen R. Johnson, Austin + 1997-98Charles R. “Bob” Dunn, Houston + 1998-99Tom A. Cunningham, Houston 1999-2000Robert F. Middleton, Dallas 2000-01Robert A. Allen, San Antonio 2001-02Otway B. Denny, Jr., Houston 2002-03Martha S. Dickie, Austin 2003-04Andrew L. Kerr, San Antonio 2004-05David E. Keltner, Fort Worth 2005-06D. Hull Youngblood, Jr., Austin 2006-07Melody M. Wilkinson, Fort Worth 2007-08W. Mike Baggett, Dallas 2008-09David R. McAtee II, Dallas 2009-10Warren W. Harris, Houston 2010-11Neal W. Adams, Grapevine 2011-12Sharon S. Millians, Fort Worth 2012-13Harper Estes, Midland 2013-14Randall O. Sorrels, Houston 2014-15David W. Copeland, Denver 2015-16Shannon Dacus, Tyler 2016-17Judge Penny Roberts, San Angelo 2017-18Alistair B. Dawson, Houston 2018-19

+ Deceased

District 1Louise Tausch Texarkana Josh Thane Texarkana District 2Leigh Hunt Goodson Tyler Deborah Race Tyler

District 3Christy Amuny Beaumont Judge Courtney Arkeen Orange

District 4Robert H. Ford Houston Diana Pérez Gomez Houston William G. Hagans Houston Warren W. Harris Houston

District 5Larry P. McDougal Richmond Jonathan Zendeh Del Galveston

District 6Vicki D. Blanton Dallas Talmage Boston Dallas Cynthia Pladziewicz Dallas

District 7Vianei L. Braun Fort Worth Karen C. Denney Fort Worth

District 8Donald Delgado College Station Melissa Tyroch Temple

District 9Karen Burgess Austin Sara Foskitt Austin Patrick Keel Austin

District 10Steve Chiscano San Antonio Albert M. Gutierrez San Antonio District 11Ann Coover Corpus Christi Audrey Vicknair Corpus Christi

District 12Jim Hunter Brownsville Dan K. Worthington McAllen

District 13Jamie S. Vandivere Amarillo Alex Yarbrough Amarillo District 14Mike Gregory Denton District 15Judge Penny Roberts San Angelo

District 16Judge Ann-Marie Carruth Lubbock David W. Lauritzen Midland District 17Carmen Huerta-Perez El Paso Jose Padilla El Paso


Top Row: Travis Torrence, Frank E. Stevenson, Rick Robertson, Mark A. Shank, Thomas C. Riney, B. Blue Hyatt, Florentino A. Ramirez, Alistair B. Dawson, Tim Kelly, C. E. Rhodes, Jr.,

John D. “Jack” Swallow, W. Stephen Benesh, David C. Copeland

Bottom Row: Andrea Stone, Cindy V. Tisdale, Shannon Dacus, Sally Pretorius, Amanda Abraham, Wendy Burgower, Judge Penny Roberts, Robbie Ausley, MariBen Ramsey,

Judge Rose Guerra Reyna, Sarah Keathley, Sylvia Borunda Firth

Not Pictured: Judge Randy Clapp


BOARD OF TRUSTEES

2018-20192019-2020 BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFFICERSChair Florentino A. Ramirez Dallas Chair-elect Shannon Dacus Tyler Secretary-Treasurer Wendy Burgower Houston Past Chair David W. Copeland Denver Executive Director Andrea Stone Austin 2019-2020 FELLOWS OFFICERSChair W. Stephen Benesh Austin Chair-elect Mark A. Shank Dallas Secretary Carlos Eduardo Cárdenas El Paso Past Chair Alistair B. Dawson Houston 2019-2020 TRUSTEESAmanda Abraham Marshall Geffrey W. Anderson Fort WorthRobbie Ausley* Austin Justice Gina M. Benavides** EdinburgMelanie Bragg Houston Estrella Escobar* El Paso Alexandra L. Farias-Sorrels Houston Victor Flores** Plano Diana M. Geis San AntonioB. Blue Hyatt MidlandRoger A. Key LubbockMariBen Ramsey Austin Judge Rose Guerra Reyna EdinburgC.E. Rhodes, Jr. HoustonThomas C. Riney AmarilloRick Robertson PlanoFrank E. Stevenson DallasJohn D. “Jack” Swallow* Midland C. Barrett Thomas WoodwayTravis Torrence Houston James C. Woo** San Antonio

2018-2019 BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFFICERSChair David W. Copeland Denver Chair-elect Florentino A. Ramirez Dallas Secretary-Treasurer Shannon Dacus Tyler Past Chair Cindy V. Tisdale Granbury Executive Director Andrea Stone Austin

2018-2019 FELLOWS OFFICERSChair Alistair B. Dawson Houston Chair-elect W. Stephen Benesh Austin Secretary Mark A. Shank Dallas Past Chair Judge Penny Roberts San Angelo 2018-2019 TRUSTEESAmanda Abraham MarshallRobbie Ausley* AustinWendy Burgower Houston Judge Randy Clapp** Wharton Sylvia Borunda Firth El PasoB. Blue Hyatt MidlandSarah Keathley** CorsicanaTim Kelly* Austin Sally Pretorius** DallasMariBen Ramsey AustinJudge Rose Guerra Reyna EdinburgC.E. Rhodes, Jr. HoustonThomas C. Riney AmarilloRick Robertson PlanoFrank E. Stevenson DallasJohn D. “Jack” Swallow* Midland Travis Torrence Houston

*Public Member **Liaison


BOARD OF TRUSTEES


Dear Friends and Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation,

n behalf of the Board of Trustees I wish to express our heartfelt gratitude for your support of the Texas Bar Foundation. As a direct result of your generosity we were able to fund 89 projects by awarding $1,376,351 to deserving bar associations and non-profit organizations throughout Texas which advance the Foundation’s mission: to enhance the rule of law and the system of justice in Texas.

As part of the grant application review process our Trustees personally interview the executive directors and project managers of the local bar associations and community nonprofit organizations applying for grant funds. Through these interviews we get a unique personal perspective on how our funds might impact those served by these organizations. We learn firsthand the level of dedication demonstrated by our grant recipients in addressing specific needs within their communities and which often impact other communities across our state. Whether it is for building programs to diminish recidivism among juvenile offenders, providing communities with increased access to our justice system, or supporting fellow lawyers in need, these bar associations and non-profits work diligently on the fronts offering support directly to these constituents, all made possible through your generosity.

Some say that we are guided by our hearts when we give something of ourselves to those in desperate need. For the Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation one way we measure our success is in terms of the dollars we award through our grants. Yet, the true impact of our efforts can only be measured by the ultimate beneficiaries of our support and those who facilitate those programs.

Thanks to your dedication to the Texas Bar Foundation we have expanded our impact across our state. We continue to see growth in the number of our Fellows, reaching over 10,000 this last year, as well as an increase in our Sustaining Life Fellows, whose dollars go directly to our grant budget. You are helping us make a profound difference to the people we serve, and I look forward to seeing our Foundation continue its good work across Texas.

Florentino A. Ramirez 2019-2020 Chair Board of Trustees


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TEXAS BAR FOUNDATION · was awarded $39,000 in seed money from the Texas Bar Foundation for a new Juvenile Justice Diversion program. The program will divert 10 to 16-year-olds with