President

Pamela Powell
TEL 713-655-1550
FAX 713-655-9635

Cenatiempo & Ditta, L.L.P.
1400 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 1150
Houston, TX 77056

Past President

Patricia Casey
TEL 713-547-2020
FAX 713-236-5511

Haynes and Boone, LLP
1221 McKinney St., Suite 2100
Houston, TX 77010

President Elect

Joanne Ericksen
TEL 713-877-9600

AlliantGroup, LP
5400 Westheimer Court, Suite 700
Houston, TX 77056

Secretary

Ashlee Ross
TEL 713-966-7200
FAX 713-966-7225

Morris, Lendais, Hollrah & Snowden
1980 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 700
Houston, TX 77056

Treasurer

Deborah Lawson
TEL 713-478-2618

deborah lawson, Attorney at Law, p.l.l.c.
1442 Forest Home Dr.
Houston, TX 77077

Newsletter Editor

Caroline S. Marciano
TEL 713-655-1550
FAX 713-655-9635

Cenatiempo & Ditta, L.L.P.
1400 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 1150
Houston, TX 77056

Board Members

The Honorable R. Jack Cagle
TEL 713-368-6610

County Civil Court at Law No. 1
201 Caroline St., 5th Floor
Houston, TX 77002

Laura Gibson
TEL 713-844-3003
FAX 713-844-3030

Ogden, Gibson, Brocks & Longoria, LLP
711 Louisiana Street
Houston, TX 77002

Rose Moriarty
TEL 713-854-7663
FAX 713-651-9813

Media Masters
404 Heights Boulevard, Suite 200
Houston, TX 77007

Connie Payne
TEL 713-772-6400

Law Office of Connie J. Payne & Associates
5850 San Felipe, Suite 500
Houston, TX 77057

Linhuyen Pham
TEL 713-772-6400
FAX 713-772-6495

Heard & Medack, P.C.
9494 Southwest Freeway, Suite 700
Houston, TX 77074

AWA Foundation
Provides scholarships to women law students. A 501(c)(3) organization, it has its own Board of Directors.

Pat Davis
TEL 713-621-2552

3334 Richmond, Suite 206
Houston, TX 77098

AWA Foundation Vice Chair: Assists Chair with all duties of the Foundation

Lisa Isgitt
TEL 713-572-7678

Isgitt, Dees & Turcotte
800 Sawyer St.
Houston, TX 77007

Historical / Strategic Planning
Chaired by the Immediate Past President, it focuses on strategic, long-range planning of the Association's goals and directions, in addition to maintaining historical records, scrapbooks and archives.

Patricia Casey
TEL 713-547-2020

Haynes and Boone, LLP
1221 McKinney St., Suite 2100
Houston, TX 77010

Judicial Reception
Responsible for planning and effecting a reception which will be held in lieu of a regular meeting each October, primarily for members of the Association and the Judiciary. Subject to approval by the Board of Directors, also empowered to determine the budget, the honoree judiciary, the date and place of the reception.

Sofia Androgue
TEL 713-986-7110

Looper Reed & McGraw
1300 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 2000
Houston, TX 77056

Judicial Reception Co-Chair: Assists Chair with the Annual Judicial Reception

S. Shawn Stephens
TEL 713-646-1398

Baker Hostetler
1000 Louisiana, Suite 2000
Houston, TX 77002

Judicial Screening
Primary goals are to provide the mechanism to obtain and exchange information regarding judicial offices, to provide members with recommendations regarding contested judicial races, and to provide the Board with information regarding the qualifications of persons seeking judicial appointments.

Tammy Kidd
TEL 832-476-4164

Tammy Butler Kidd, P.C.
8501 Katy Freeway, Suite 201
Houston TX 77024

Legislature
Responsible for reporting to the Board any pending or proposed legislation of interest to the membership. The Board determines what action, if any, should be taken regarding such pending/proposed legislation.

Barbara Gardner
TEL 713-228-7425

Tucker, Vaughan, Gardner & Barnes, P.C.
712 Main Street, Suite 1600
Houston TX 77002

Membership
Promotes the Association, and attracts qualified new members. Responsible for the preparation and distribution of an annual directory of members. Encourages new memberships and renewals.

Catline Tucker
TEL 832-220-1100

Tranzon Auction Resolutions
P.O. Box 1146
Cypress, TX 77410

Newsletter
Responsible for preparation and distribution of the AWA newsletter, including preparation of articles of interest to the membership.

Caroline S. Marciano
TEL 713-655-1550

Cenatiempo & Ditta, L.L.P.
1400 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 1150
Houston, TX 77056

Programs
Chaired by the President-Elect, it plans and arranges for speakers and the location of all regular meetings of the Association.

Joanne Ericksen
TEL 713-877-9600

AlliantGroup, LP
5400 Westheimer Court, Suite 700
Houston, Texas 77056

Public Relations
Responsible for the dissemination of information regarding the Association, meetings, special events, and other information as the Board of Directors may request from time to time.

Nita Brinkman
TEL 281-560-2990

The Common Source, L.P.
14500 North Freeway
Houston, Texas 77090

Scholarship
Empowered to select at least one female student annually from each accredited law school in Houston to receive an Association of Women Attorneys Scholarship, which will be presented at the annual Judicial Reception.

Michaelyn Prowse
TEL 713-651-0111

Coats Rose Yale Ryman & Lee
Three East Greenway Plaza, Suite 2000
Houston, TX 77047

Special Events
Organizes the Association's social activities such as cooking classes, wine tastings, sporting events, etc., to allow members to network with other attorneys. Also plans community affairs activities such as HBA Trash Bash, HBA Legalines and other civic work.

Laura Kemp
TEL 281-872-0773

Law Offices of Karl Schneider
785 Greens Parkway, Suite 240
Houston, Texas 77067