Robert A. Allen, born Decatur, Illinois, May 16, 1940; admitted to bar, 1968, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, Arlington State University (B.A., 1966); legal education, Baylor Law School (LL.B., 1968). Delta Theta Phi. Associate Editor, Baylor Law Review, 1967-1968. Recipient, James P. Alexander Memorial Award, (High Grade Practice Court), 1968. Member: San Antonio Bar Association (President, 1993-1994); State Bar of Texas (Director, 1994-1997); American Bar Association; San Antonio Bar Foundation (Chairman, 1992-1993). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation (Chairman, 2001-2002). E−Mail: Robert A. Allen
Jennifer Gibbins Durbin, born Austin, Texas, November 17, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1980; B.S., 1980); legal education, St. Mary's University School of Law (J.D., 1984). Member: San Antonio Bar Association (President, 1999-2000); State Bar of Texas (Board of Directors, 2001-2003); Texas Association of Defense Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates (Associate member; President, San Antonio Chapter, 2004-2005). Fellow: San Antonio Bar Foundation (Chair, 2009); Texas Bar Foundation. E−Mail: Jennifer Gibbins Durbin
John C. Howell, born Tripoli, Libya, October 9, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, Trinity University (B.S., 1985); legal education, St. Mary's University School of Law (J.D., 1988). Member: San Antonio Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association (Committees: District Courts; Construction Law; Litigation); American Board of Trial Advocates. E−Mail: John C. Howell
Tom L. Newton, Jr., born Los Angeles, California, October 8, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1988); legal education, Baylor Law School (J.D., 1991). Board Certified, Property Owners Association Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Member: San Antonio Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. E−Mail: Tom L. Newton, Jr.
Mark R. Stein, born Galveston, Texas, September 18, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas at Austin (B.J., 1971); legal education, St. Mary's University School of Law (J.D., 1974). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: San Antonio Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. E−Mail: Mark R. Stein
ASSOCIATES
Ariel R. Erwin, born San Angelo, Texas, January 10, 1992; admitted to bar, 2021, Texas. Preparatory education, Angelo State University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 2012); legal education, St. Mary’s University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2021). Member: San Antonio Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Bexar County Women’s Bar Association. E−Mail: Ariel R. Erwin
Ashley E. Giordano, born San Antonio, Texas, February 4, 1987; admitted to bar, 2013, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 2008); legal education, St. Mary's University School of Law (J.D., 2013). Phi Delta Phi. Member: San Antonio Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; San Antonio Young Lawyers Association; American Inns of Court (The William S. Sessions Inn of Court). E−Mail: Ashley E. Giordano
John B. Grissom, born San Angelo, Texas, August 16, 1983; admitted to bar, 2014, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, Texas State University (B.P.A., 2009); legal education, St. Mary's University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2014). Phi Delta Phi. The John W. Harlan Society. St. Mary's Law Journal, 2012-2013. Member: San Antonio Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. E−Mail: John B. Grissom
James J. Leech, Jr., born Washington, D.C., June 9, 1983; admitted to bar, 2009, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, University of California Irvine (B.A., 2005); legal education, University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 2009). Member: San Antonio Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. E−Mail: James J. Leech, Jr.
Katherine M. Willis, born Corpus Christi, Texas, January 6, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, University of Richmond (B.A., magna cum laude, 1998); legal education, Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Phi Delta Phi. Order of the Coif. Texas Tech Law Review, 1999-2001. Member: San Antonio Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Defense Counsel of San Antonio (Secretary, 2004-2005; President, 2005-2006); Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Bexar County Women's Bar Foundation. Fellow: San Antonio Bar Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation. E−Mail: Katherine M. Willis
OF COUNSEL
Tammy Bruch Click, born Houston, Texas, February 8, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, Austin College (B.A., 1980); legal education, University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1984). Member: San Antonio Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. E−Mail: Tammy Bruch Click
Sharon D. Hobbs, born Sapulpa, Oklahoma, September 13, 1958; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas; 1994, New Mexico; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., 1981); legal education, University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D., with high honors, 1988). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Member: San Antonio Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; State Bar of New Mexico. E−Mail: Sharon D. Hobbs