Covington Award Ceremony Recap
June 15, 2011
Held each year to honor the firms and individuals who dedicate tremendous resources toward pro bono service to low-income individuals, the 2011 Covington Award Ceremony saw a change in venue from Judge Jenkins’ courtroom to the offices of Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody (GDHM). GDHM hosted this year’s event in their offices at the Frost Bank tower, along with the Travis County Judiciary and the VLS Board of Directors. More than seventy people attended the event, including Judge Suzanne Covington, in whose name and honor the award is given. A generous supporter of VLS, Judge Covington has a strong record of public service that has earned the respect and admiration of her peers in the legal community.
Several VLS Board members were on hand to read client stories, reinforcing the power of pro bono work. “One client stated that she doesn’t know what she would have done without the help of her attorney volunteer and is forever grateful to him,” read VLS Board member Paul Trahan, adding “keep up the good work that you are doing.”
The following individuals and firms were honored this year. The Covington Award hangs outside the District Judges’ Office on the third floor of the Travis County Courthouse throughout the year.
Individuals
Ernest Altgelt
Patrice Arnold
Jim Arth
Rachel Baccari
Megan Baumer
Michael Baumer
Martha Beard-Duncan
Robert Black
Travis Brown
Dan Brustkern
Madeleine Connor
Ron De La Rosa
Lenora Dubose
Barbara Ellis
Mario Flores
Phil Friday
Carly Gallagher
Alberto Garcia
Jake Gilbreath
Tyler Hickle
Elizabeth Hickson
Candace Hunter
Deena Kalai
Scott Kearns
Jennifer Kennedy
J. Winston Krause
Rebecca Lange
B. Luke Ledbetter
Tiffany Lowe
Stephen Mack
Brian McGiverin
Hilton Moore
Mark Morris
Merrily Porter
Mike Rinehart
James “Jody” Scheske
Patricia Sherman-Bruce
Mark Sims
Malcom Smith
Susannah Stinson
Gabrielle Stokes
Mike Thompson
Victoria Touchet
J. Roger Williams, Jr.
Firms
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Ausley Algert Robertson & Flores
Baker Botts
Barron Newburger& Sinsley
Brorby Crozier & Dobie
Brown McCarroll
Cantilo & Bennett
Clark Thomas & Winters
Davis & Wilkerson
De Leon & Washburn
DLA Piper
Evans Edwards
Friday Friday & Kazen
Fulbright & Jaworski
Gardere Wynne Sewell
Gjerset & Lorenz
Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody
GreenbergTraurig
Hancock & McGill
Hanna & Plaut
Herring & Irwin
Hohmann Taube & Summers
Jackson Sjoberg McCarthy & Wilson
Jackson Walker
Joy & Young
Law Offices of Becky Beaver
Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell
McGinnis Lochridge & Kilgore
Noelke English Maples St. Leger
Perlmutter & Schuelke
Reeves & Brightwell
Scott Douglass & McConnico
Strasburger & Price
Thompson & Knight
Vinson & Elkins
Whitehurst Harkness Brees & Cheng
