2023-2024 State Bar President-elect Candidate
Steve Benesh
Austin
Steve Benesh, who earned his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Texas at Austin, is a 35-year lawyer and has spent his entire legal career at Bracewell, becoming a partner in 1995. A frequent author and lecturer on legal topics, his practice is focused on business litigation and commercial disputes.
Benesh began his service to the profession over 20 years ago as a member of the Austin Bar Association, culminating in his service as Austin Bar president in 2006-2007. Thereafter, he served on the State Bar of Texas Board of Directors from 2008 to 2011 and chaired the State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting in 2014, for which he received a Presidential Citation. Since 2017, Benesh has served on the Texas Bar Foundation Board of Directors, currently serving as its chair-elect.
Benesh has twice received the Austin Bar Association President’s Award for Outstanding Service.
