Corporate Counsel
Section Focus
The purpose of the Corporate Counsel Section is to promote the objectives and standards of professionalism of the Houston Bar Association within the field of corporate law. The Section comprises both in-house counsel and law firm practitioners. The Section usually sponsors nine monthly lunch programs each year, which are typically held on the third Tuesday of the month, September through May.
"Accounting 101 for Attorneys: What's Behind Financial Statements"
“Drafting & Enforcing Indemnities”
“We’ve Been Hacked — Now What?”
2021-22 Section Officers
Chair
Dewayne Nichols, Cigna Coporation
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Immediate Past Chair
Patrick Hurley, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld L.L.P.
Chair-Elect
Chris Centrich, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld L.L.P.
Secretary
Douglas Gordon, Harberg Huvard Jacobs Wadler, LLP
Treasurer
Matthew Ling, Cherry Companies
Directors
Adriana Boudreaux
Situs
Tamara Bruno
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
M. Edward Burdzinski
Clark Hill Strasburger
Matthew Coward
Shell Oil Company
Leana Garipova
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P.
Heather McIntyre
Hughes, Watters & Askanase, L.L.P.
Eric Munoz
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P.
Catalina Nino
Wood PLC
Martha Williams
Sulzer Rotating Equipment Services
Member Details
Section Members: 637
Section Dues: $35
Law Student Policies
Scholarships
$2,000 to one student from each local law school. Scholarship awarded each year at the Section’s May luncheon. Scholar selection will be made by the law school, based on academic merit, financial need, and the successful completion of at least one elective course on a business law topic.
Meetings
No charge for students.