D CEO is proud to announce the 2018 Corporate Counsel Awards finalists. The Corporate Counsel Awards program, now in its ninth year, honors outstanding in-house attorneys in the North Texas region. All 34 finalists will be featured in D CEO’s October issue and recognized at our exclusive awards event in September where the winners in each category will be revealed.
Outstanding General Counsel—Solo
David Mace Roberts, Electronic Transaction Consultants Corp.
Kelvin Smith, Big 12 Conference
Stacey Smotherman, Excentus Corp.
Outstanding General Counsel—Small Legal Department
Shelby Boseman, The University of Texas at Arlington
Jeffrey Harvey, PrimeSource Building Products Inc.
Fred Loeber, One Technologies LP
Timothy Mueller, Adeptus Health
Outstanding General Counsel—Midsize Legal Department
Craig N. Adams, Matador Resources Co.
Alaina Brooks, EnLink Midstream
Eldridge Burns, Topgolf Entertainment Group
Outstanding General Counsel—Large Legal Department
Mark Kleinman, Pioneer Natural Resources
Richard Nohe, BT
Julia Simon, Mary Kay Inc.
Jared Sine, Match Group
Outstanding Deputy General Counsel/Associate General Counsel—Small Legal Department
Anne Brooksher-Yen, Celanese Corp.
Carolyn Lam, Stream
K.D. Shull, Huawei Technologies USA Inc.
Outstanding Deputy General Counsel/Associate General Counsel—Midsize Legal Department
Jeanette Teckman, Match Group
Andrew Trusevich, Rent-A-Center
Outstanding Deputy General Counsel/Associate General Counsel—Large Legal Department
Ellen Farrell, Toyota
Cecily Small Gooch, Vistra Energy Corp.
Chasity Henry, Kimberly-Clark Corp.
Outstanding In-House Counsel
Lisa Havens, Baylor Scott & White Health
Angela Hough, North Texas Tollway Authority
Richard Rosalez, Samsung Electronics America
Outstanding Up-and-Comer
James Bristow, EnLink Midstream
Casey Burton, Match Group
Sarah Decker, McAfee
Scott Ewing, Trinity Industries Inc.
Kelly Frazier, Sharyland Utilities LP
Brandi Parker, Microsoft
Outstanding Community Service
Jennifer Jones, Toyota Motor North America Inc.
Jennifer Evans Morris, AT&T
Kelly Rentzel, Texas Capital Bank