On Nov. 14, Texas Lawyer held a luncheon to honor attorneys recognized in Extraordinary Women in Texas Law , a special magazine that listed 30 women who have had an impact on firms, government, nonprofits, academia and the corporate world in Texas within the past five years. Texas Lawyer published the magazine on Sept. 29. Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge Edith H. Jones and U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, were the keynote speakers at the Extraordinary Women in Texas Law luncheon, which was held at the Belo Mansion & Pavilion in Dallas.

Front row, from left to right: honorees Hilary Molay, senior vice president, general counsel and secretary, Zale Corp.; Veronica Gonzales, partner, Kittleman, Thomas & Gonzales; Barbara J. Barron, shareholder, MehaffyWeber; Terri Hagan, assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Texas; keynote speaker Edith H. Jones, chief judge, 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals; and honorees Pauline E. Higgins, senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County; Linda Eads, associate professor, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law; Laura Lee Prather, partner, Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold; Kathy Patrick, partner, Gibbs & Bruns. Second row: Andrea Marsh, executive director, Texas Fair Defense Project; Rachel Clingman, Houston partner in charge, Sutherland; Maurie Levin, senior staff attorney, Texas Defender Service; Susan F. Zinn, managing attorney, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, and solo practitioner, Law Offices of Susan F. Zinn; Seana Willing, executive director, State Commission on Judicial Conduct; Ann D. Foster, director, Texas Lawyers’ Assistance Program, State Bar of Texas; Sylvia A. Mayer, partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges; Kim J. Askew, partner, K&L Gates. Third row: Lynn Rossi Scott, director, Brackett & Ellis; Kathleen Campbell Walker, partner, Brown McCarroll; Nina Perales, Southwest regional counsel, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund; Susan Saab Fortney, professor, Texas Tech University School of Law. Fourth row: Terri Moore, first assistant district attorney, Dallas County District Attorney’s Office; Ann Ryan Robertson, associate, Ajamie LLP; Jerry Clements, chairwoman, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell; Jennifer Wuamett, vice president and chief IP counsel, Freescale Semiconductor Inc.
Edith H. Jones, chief judge, 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Keynote speaker U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas

Photography by Danny Hurley