Created in 2008 by then State Bar President Harper Estes, LeadershipSBOT is designed to increase diverse 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 participant demographics represent the diversity of the State of Texas — culturally, ethnically, geographically, and in practice area.
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.
Class Members
Class of 2020-2021
Timothy Adams, Houston
Mark Altman, China Spring
Leslie Cortez, San Antonio
Adaugo “Glenda” Duru, Houston
Hon. Titiana Frausto, Amarillo
Samantha Frazier, Houston
Amber Hamilton Gregg, Desoto
Marissa Hatchett, Garland
Rachael Jones, Round Rock
Hunter Lewis, Dallas
Emilio Longoria, Houston
Frances Marshall, Midland
Gabriel Nieto Garcia, Laredo
Nathaniel Opara, Belton
Danielle Rushing, San Antonio
Tiana Jean Sanford, Conroe
Brendon Singh, Houston
James Stafford, Dallas
Victoria Terrazas, El Paso
Andrew Tingan, Austin
Joseph Vale, McAllen
Pete Serrano Award
Nomination Information
2021-2022 Nominations
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Nomination Letter [PDF]
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Nomination Form [PDF]
In the News
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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.
