
Created in 2008 by then State Bar President Harper Estes, LeadershipSBOT is designed to increase leadership participation within the legal community through the nomination of lawyers who possess both the desire and the potential to assume leadership roles in their communities and the State Bar of Texas. Central to the program’s mission is ensuring that participants represent the demographics of the State of Texas.
LeadershipSBOT participants will examine what is expected of leaders and, with the advice and guidance of current leaders, discover how to best engage in public involvement to be effective in the profession and in the community. The yearlong program consists of two training sessions and concludes with the presentation of group projects during the State Bar Annual Meeting.
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Head of the Class
Lynch,
Chappell & Alsup
Patterson Law Group
Troutman Pepper
Locke
Honor Roll
2024-2025
LeadershipSBOT Class
Almanza, Blackburn,
Dickie & Mitchell
Goranson Bain
Ausley
Haynes and Boone,
LLP
Jackson Walker
Texas Lawyers' Insurance
Exchange
Weinstein
Law
Class Members
Class of 2025-2026
Mildred Anaele, Austin
Maleaha Brown, Houston
Chloe Corbett, Dallas
Javier Cruz, San Angelo
Clay Elliott, Lubbock
Sela Garcia, San Antonio
Rachel Garza, San Antonio
Andrew Hairston, Austin
Madison Johnson, Dallas
Evan Johnson, Amarillo
Taneska Jones, Houston
Natasha Martinez, McAllen
Falak Momin, San Antonio
Leland Moorehead, Murphy
Jonathon A. Munoz, Mission
Marissa Olsen, San Antonio
Lauren Simmons, Lubbock
Katherine Turner, Austin
Jacob von Plonski, Dallas
Taylor Winn, Fort Worth
Nomination Information
2025-2026 Nominations
LeadershipSBOT Nomination Form
LeadershipSBOT Nomination Letter
In the News
Let’s Talk Leadership – Texas Bar Journal, May 2024
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Virtual [to] Reality - A transitional—and successful—year for LeadershipSBOT. - Texas Bar Journal, December 2021
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Forging New Leaders, Texas Bar Journal, December 2011.
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Appetite for Deconstruction, Texas Bar Journal, December 2010.
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LeadershipSBOT Class Meets in South Texas, Texas Bar Journal, May 2010.
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Building Bears, Rebuilding Lives, Texas Bar Journal, May 2009.
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State Bar and TYLA Launch Leadership Academy, Texas Bar Journal, December 2008.