STCL Houston Leadership
Welcome from the President and Dean
I am delighted to introduce you to South Texas College of Law Houston, which has educated distinguished attorneys for nearly a century. The law school was founded by leaders of Houston’s legal community in 1923 to offer an exceptional legal education to working professionals. A century later, we attract students from across the country who appreciate South Texas’s welcoming community and commitment to excellence.
STCL Houston is a beacon for students who want a legal education that equips them to be ready to lead… ready to win… and ready to practice law — as public defenders, state Supreme Court justices, big-law litigators, prosecutors, professors, and business leaders. Our more than 16,000 alumni have blazed trails for themselves and served their communities and the legal profession proudly.
I invite you to visit our campus in person or virtually to experience what makes South Texas special. Please also explore more stories online about the law school’s commitment to justice, engaged student population, and highly credentialed faculty.
We invite you to become part of the South Texas legal community. Please take a serious look at what we have to offer. Once you do, I hope you will see that this is where you belong.
Michael F. Barry, J.D.
President and Dean
Administration
Vice President, Associate Dean for Experiential Learning, Professor of Law, and Director of the Pro Bono Honors Program
Vice President, Advocacy, Professor of Law, and W. James Kronzer Jr. Distinguished Professor of Advocacy
Executive Committee Board
Genora Boykins ’85, Board Chair
Entrepreneur
Counsel (Former Assistant Regional General Counsel)
NRG Energy, Inc.
J. Kenneth Johnson II ’86, Immediate Past Chair
Attorney
Martin | Walton Law Firm
Darryl M. Burman ’83, Chair of Investment
Former Senior Vice President & General Counsel
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (Retired)
The Honorable Theresa Chang ’96, Chair of Development
Former Presiding Judge
Harris County Civil Court at Law No 2
Stewart Gagnon ’74, Chair of Budget & Finance
Retired Partner/Currently of Counsel
Norton Rose Fulbright
Chris Hanslik ’95, Chair of Strategic Planning
Chairman
BoyarMiller
Randy Sorrels ’87, Chair of Audit
Founding Partner
Sorrels Law
Mike Hays ’74, ex officio
Founder
Michael Hays Law
Board of Directors
Michael Cokinos
President & CEO
Cokinos Energy Corporation
Aparna Dave ’02
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel
TDECU
Randy Howry ‘85
Founding Partner
Howry, Breen & Herman, LLP
Regina Bynote Jones ’98
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, ADM
Mitchell Avila Katine ’85
Partner and Attorney at Law, Katine Nechman McLaurin LLP
Nick Lanza, Jr. ’89
Managing Partner
Lanza Law Firm
Joseph Lopez ’78
President & Chairman of the Board
Banker Lopez Gassler
Mike Milich ’97
Senior Executive Vice President
Frost Wealth Advisors
Sharon M. Schweitzer ’89
Founder, Access to Culture, Expatriate Relocation Coach, Author, Attorney
Jennifer O’Brien Stogner ’06
Of Counsel, Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner
Jim Thompson III ’86
Partner
Vinson & Elkins
Advisory Directors
Larry Baillargeon ‘74
Formerly Vice President & General Counsel
Swift Energy Company
The Honorable Robert Eckels ‘93
Former Harris County Judge
Of Counsel, Husch Blackwell LLP
Gordon Quan ‘77
Managing Partner & Co-Founder
Quan Law Group
Board of Visitors
Bucky Allshouse ‘75
Attorney, J.D. Bucky Allshouse P.C.
Greg Bopp ‘95
Managing Partner, Bracewell LLP
M. Carter Crow
Partner-in-Charge, Norton Rose Fulbright
Aparna Dave ‘02
Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel, TCEDU (Board of Directors Liaison)
D. Mark DeWalch
Board Member, Black Rock Minerals
Michael Donaldson ‘87
EVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, EOG Resources
Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod
Judge, 5th Circuit Court of Appeals
Judge George Hanks
Judge, Southern District of Texas
Regina Jones ‘98
Chief Legal Officer, Baker Hughes
Bill Kroger
Partner, Baker Botts
Bill Murphy ‘06
CEO, University Lands
David Oelman
Partner, Vinson & Elkins
Townes Pressler
CFO, Lime Rock Resources
Sharon Schweitzer ‘89
Cultural Business Consultant, Access to Culture
