2009-2010 Officers

Lee Arellano
President

Tim Riley
Vice-President

George Barnstone
Treasurer

Georgia Cole
Asst. Treasurer

Gwen Snyder
Secretary

Board of Directors

Georgia Cole 2009-2011
Diana Compton 2009-2011
Mike Doyle 2009-2011
State Rep. Jessica Farrar 2010-2012
Bernardo Garcia 2010-2012
David Jones 2010-2012
Jim Plummer 2009-2011
County Atty. Vince Ryan 2009-2011
Prof. Lupe Salinas 2010-2012
Dinesh Singhal 2009-2011
Michael Skadden 2010-2012
Tasso Triantaphyllis 2009-2011

Advisory Directors

Chris Bell
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
John Odam
Barbara Radnofsky

Past Presidents

Marc Whitehead 2003-2005

 

Harris County Democratic Lawyers Association

Upcoming events


Annual Clarence Darrow Award

Each year, HCDLA elects a worthy recipient for the Clarence Darrow Award.  The event is free of charge.  This year's event will be held on Monday, August 29, 2011, at 5:30 p.m., at Birraporetti's (map and directions below).

2011 Clarence Darrow Award Honoree - Richard Mithoff.

Previous Clarence Darrow Award Honorees:  Year 1-Jim Perdue, Sr.; Year 2-George Parnham; Year 3-Prof. David Dow; Year 4-Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins; Year 5-Francis "Sissy" Farenthold; Year 6-Anthony Griffin.

Monthly Luncheon Meetings

HCDLA has its monthly luncheon meeting at the Birraporetti's Restaurant, downtown at 500 Louisiana at Prairie, beginning at 11:30 a.m. on the first Thursday of each month, September through May of each year. 

The next monthly luncheon will be in September 2011, details to follow.1, at Biraporetti's.  (Map and directions below.)  Social time begins at 11:30 a.m. and lunch and the program start promptly at Noon.  Our CLE programs are typically approved for 1 hour CLE credit by the State Bar.  You can RSVP for any luncheon by clicking here

The fee for each event is only $25 and includes an excellent meal.  Each event includes a topical presentation, many of which are qualified for Continuing Legal Education by the State Bar of Texas. The CLE is free for HCDLA members, $20 for non-members.

It is not necessary to be a member of HCDLA to attend the luncheons.  If you would like to receive e-mail notifications of future events of HCDLA, just let us know by filling in our feedback page, by clicking here.

Directions

From US 59

  1. Take TX-527 N toward DOWNTOWN / LOUISIANA ST.
  2. Take the LOUISIANA ST.
  3. Stay straight to go onto LOUISIANA ST.

From I 10

  1. Take the SMITH ST exit toward DOWNTOWN
  2. Stay straight to go onto SMITH ST.
  3. Turn LEFT onto TEXAS AVE.
  4. Turn LEFT onto LOUISIANA ST.

From I 45

  1. Take the I-10 E exit on the left toward BEAUMONT
  2. Take the MILAM ST exit on the left toward DOWNTOWN
  3. Stay straight to go onto N MILAM ST.
  4. Turn RIGHT onto PRAIRIE ST.
  5. Turn RIGHT onto LOUISIANA ST.

 

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Last modified: 08/05/11