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TRUSTEES

The Center for American and International Law is fortunate to have been led for decades by many outstanding attorneys, judges, law professors and law enforcement officials who have contributed their time and talents as members of The Center's many boards and committees. The principal policy-making body is it's Board of Trustees.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES


The Hon. Patrick E. Higginbotham

Chair, Board of Trustees
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Austin, Texas

David J. Beck

Vice Chair, Board of Trustees
Beck, Redden & Secrest
Houston, Texas

Barry F. McNeil
Chair, Executive Committee
Haynes and Boone
Dallas, Texas

Kenneth L. Stewart

Secretary of the Center
Fulbright & Jaworski
Dallas, Texas

W. Mike Baggett
Winstead
Dallas, Texas

John R. Barker

ONEOK, Inc.

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Charles N. Brower
Iran - U.S. Claims Tribunal
The Netherlands

George C. Chapman
Thompson & Knight
Dallas, Texas

Mark D. Christiansen
Crowe & Dunlevy
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Nina Cortell
Haynes and Boone
Dallas, Texas

William B. Dawson
Vinson & Elkins
Dallas, Texas

Kenneth R. Dickerson
Plano, Texas

Wayne Fisher
Fisher, Boyd, Brown, Boudreaux & Huguenard
Houston, Texas

John A. Gilliam
Jenkens & Gilchrist
Dallas, Texas

Sheila S. Hollis
Duane Morris
Washington, D.C.

Darrell E. Jordan
Dykema
Dallas, Texas

Robert W. Jordan
Baker Botts
Dallas, Texas

Gregory P. Joseph

Gregory P. Joseph Law Offices

New York, New York

Susan L. Karamanian
Assoc. Dean, International & Comparative Legal Studies
George Washington University Law School
Washington, D.C.

Dee J. Kelly, Jr.
Kelly Hart & Hallman
Fort Worth, Texas

Ronald W. Kessler
RonKesslerGroup
Austin, Texas

Jack M. Kinnebrew
Strasburger & Price
Dallas, Texas

The Hon. Sam A. Lindsay
Judge, U.S. District Court
Dallas, Texas

Joan Lukey

Ropes & Gray

Boston, Massachusetts

 

Charles W. Matthews

Vice President and General Counsel

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Irving, Texas

M. Colleen McHugh
Welder Leshin Law Firm
Corpus Christi, Texas

Anne H. McNamara
Dallas, Texas

Robert L. Meyers, III
Ford Nassen & Baldwin
Dallas, Texas

Homer E. Moyer, Jr
Miller & Chevalier
Washington, D.C.

The Hon.Thomas R. Phillips
Baker Botts
Austin, Texas

Frederick “Rick” J. Plaeger II

EOG Resources, Inc.

Houston, Texas

Oliver B. (Buck) Revell
President, Revell Group International, Inc.
Rowlett, Texas

The Hon. Lee H. Rosenthal

Judge, U.S. District Court

Southern District of Texas

Houston, Texas

Barry Sorrels
Sorrels, Udashen & Anton
Dallas, Texas

W. Anthony Stewart
Jones Day
Dallas, Texas

R. Gerry Storey III
Span America Medical Systems, Inc.
Dallas, Texas

William K. Suter
Clerk of the Supreme Court
Washington, D.C.

William C. Weitzel, Jr.
Cummings & Lockwood
Stamford, Connecticut

Elizabeth D. Whitaker
Dallas, Texas

TRUSTEES EX OFFICIO

Institute Chairs

 

Bruce D. Glasscock

Executive Director

City of Plano

Plano, Texas

 

Dr. Anton G. Maurer

CMS Hasche Sigle

Stuttgard, Germany

 

David L. McCombs

Haynes and Boone

Dallas, Texas

 

Dwight H. Merriam

Robinson & Cole

Hartford, Connecticut

 

Lucy F. Reed

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

New York, New York

 

Timothy T. West

Associate General Counsel

Devon Energy Corp.

Houston, Texas

 

TRUSTEE EMERITI


Philip S. Anderson

Little Rock, Arkansas

Giuseppe Bisconti
Rome, Italy

Harvie Branscomb, Jr.
Corpus Christi, Texas

James E. Coleman, Jr.
Dallas, Texas

George W. Coombe, Jr.
San Francisco, California

John C. Deacon
Jonesboro, Arkansas

John L. Estes

Dallas, Texas

Richard A. Freling
Dallas, Texas

Henry Gilchrist
Dallas, Texas

Charles W. Hall
Houston, Texas

Vester T. Hughes, Jr.
Dallas, Texas

William L. Keller
Dallas, Texas

Dee J. Kelly
Fort Worth, Texas

William T. Ketcham, Jr.
New York, New York

Tasuku Matsuo
Tokyo, Japan

Joseph W. Morris
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Ewell E. Murphy, Jr
Houston, Texas

H. Louis Nichols
Dallas, Texas

William G. Paul
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Harry Reasoner
Houston, Texas

Tom B. Rhodes
Dallas, Texas

Sol Schreiber

New York, New York

J. Burleson Smith
San Antonio, Texas

James M. Sturdivant
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Robert L. Werner
New York, New York

Peter Winstead
Austin, Texas

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE


Barry F. McNeil, Chair

W. Mike Baggett
David J. Beck
Mark D. Christiansen
Wayne Fisher
*Richard A. Freling
The Hon. Patrick E. Higginbotham

*Vester T. Hughes, Jr.

Robert W. Jordan

Jack M. Kinnebrew

The Hon. Sam A. Lindsay
Michael J. Marchand
M. Colleen McHugh
Anne H. McNamara
Homer E. Moyer, Jr.
*Tom B. Rhodes
Kenneth L. Stewart
Elizabeth D. Whitaker

 

*Advisory position

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

M. Colleen McHugh, Chair
Sol Schreiber, Vice-Chair

David W. Beck
Mark D. Christiansen
William K. Suter
Elizabeth D. Whitaker

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE

W. Mike Baggett, Chair

Dee J. Kelly, Jr.
Oliver B. “Buck” Revell
R. Gerry Storey

PLANNING COMMITTEE

Susan L. Karamanian, Chair

Giuseppe Bisconti
George C. Chapman
Kenneth R. Dickerson
John L. Estes
Richard A. Freling
John A. Gilliam
Sheila S. Hollis
The Hon. Patrick E. Higginbotham
Vester T. Hughes, Jr.
Darrell E. Jordan
Ronald W. Kessler
Jack M. Kinnebrew
The Hon. Sam Lindsay
Michael J. Marchand
Charles W. Matthews
Anne H. McNamara
Barry F. McNeil
Robert L. Meyers, III
Oliver B. "Buck" Revell
R. Gerald Storey, III

TRUSTEE EMERITI


Philip S. Anderson

Little Rock, Arkansas

Giuseppe Bisconti
Rome, Italy

Harvie Branscomb, Jr.
Corpus Christi, Texas

James E. Coleman, Jr.
Dallas, Texas

George W. Coombe, Jr.
San Francisco, California

John C. Deacon
Jonesboro, Arkansas

John L. Estes

Dallas, Texas

Richard A. Freling
Dallas, Texas

Henry Gilchrist
Dallas, Texas

Charles W. Hall
Houston, Texas

Vester T. Hughes, Jr.
Dallas, Texas

William L. Keller
Dallas, Texas

Dee J. Kelly
Fort Worth, Texas

William T. Ketcham, Jr.
New York, New York

Tasuku Matsuo
Tokyo, Japan

Joseph W. Morris
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Ewell E. Murphy, Jr
Houston, Texas

H. Louis Nichols
Dallas, Texas

William G. Paul
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Harry Reasoner
Houston, Texas

Tom B. Rhodes
Dallas, Texas

Sol Schreiber

New York, New York

J. Burleson Smith
San Antonio, Texas

James M. Sturdivant
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Robert L. Werner
New York, New York

Peter Winstead
Austin, Texas

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE


Barry F. McNeil, Chair

W. Mike Baggett
David J. Beck
Mark D. Christiansen
Wayne Fisher
*Richard A. Freling
The Hon. Patrick E. Higginbotham

*Vester T. Hughes, Jr.

Robert W. Jordan

Jack M. Kinnebrew

The Hon. Sam A. Lindsay
Michael J. Marchand
M. Colleen McHugh
Anne H. McNamara
Homer E. Moyer, Jr.
*Tom B. Rhodes
Kenneth L. Stewart
Elizabeth D. Whitaker

 

*Advisory position

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

M. Colleen McHugh, Chair
Sol Schreiber, Vice-Chair

David W. Beck
Mark D. Christiansen
William K. Suter
Elizabeth D. Whitaker

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE

W. Mike Baggett, Chair

Dee J. Kelly, Jr.
Oliver B. “Buck” Revell
R. Gerry Storey

PLANNING COMMITTEE

Susan L. Karamanian, Chair

Giuseppe Bisconti
George C. Chapman
Kenneth R. Dickerson
John L. Estes
Richard A. Freling
John A. Gilliam
Sheila S. Hollis
The Hon. Patrick E. Higginbotham
Vester T. Hughes, Jr.
Darrell E. Jordan
Ronald W. Kessler
Jack M. Kinnebrew
The Hon. Sam Lindsay
Michael J. Marchand
Charles W. Matthews
Anne H. McNamara
Barry F. McNeil
Robert L. Meyers, III
Oliver B. "Buck" Revell
R. Gerald Storey, III

TRUSTEE EMERITI


Philip S. Anderson

Little Rock, Arkansas

Harvie Branscomb, Jr.
Corpus Christi, Texas

James E. Coleman, Jr.
Dallas, Texas

George W. Coombe, Jr.
San Francisco, California

John C. Deacon
Jonesboro, Arkansas

Henry Gilchrist
Dallas, Texas

Charles W. Hall
Houston, Texas

Vester T. Hughes, Jr.
Dallas, Texas

William L. Keller
Dallas, Texas

Dee J. Kelly
Fort Worth, Texas

William T. Ketcham, Jr.
New York, New York

Tasuku Matsuo
Tokyo, Japan

Joseph W. Morris
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Ewell E. Murphy, Jr
Houston, Texas

H. Louis Nichols
Dallas, Texas

Tom B. Rhodes
Dallas, Texas

Harry Reasoner
Houston, texas

William G. Paul
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

J. Burleson Smith
San Antonio, Texas

Robert L. Werner
New York, New York

Peter Winstead
Austin, Texas


EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE


Barry F. McNeil, Chair

W. Mike Bagget
David J. Beck
Mark D. Christiansen
John L. Estes
Wayne Fisher
Richard A. Freling
The Hon. Patrick E. Higginbotham
Robert W. Jordan
The Hon. Sam A. Lindsay
Michael J. Marchand
Charles W. Matthews
M. Colleen McHugh
Anne H. McNamara
Homer E. Moyer, Jr.
Harry M. Reasoner
Kenneth L. Stewart
Elizabeth D. Whitaker

INVESTMENT COMMITTEE


Richard A. Freling
Prof. Henry T. C. Hu
Vester T. Hughes, Jr.
Jack M. Kinnebrew
Tom B. Rhodes
Kenneth L. Stewart
Elizabeth D. Whitaker

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

M. Colleen McHugh, Chair
Sol Schreiber, Vice-Chair

David W. Beck
Mark D. Christiansen
William K. Suter
Elizabeth D. Whitaker

BUDGET COMMITTEE

Richard A. Freling, Chair

John A. Gilliam

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE

W. Mike Baggett, Chair

Dee J. Kelly, Jr.
Oliver B. “Buck” Revell
R. Gerry Storey

PLANNING COMMITTEE

Susan L. Karamanian, Chair

Giuseppe Bisconti
George C. Chapman
Kenneth R. Dickerson
John L. Estes
Richard A. Freling
John A. Gilliam
Sheila S. Hollis
The Hon. Patrick E. Higginbotham
Vester T. Hughes, Jr.
Darrell E. Jordan
Ronald W. Kessler
Jack M. Kinnebrew
The Hon. Sam Lindsay
Michael J. Marchand
Charles W. Matthews
Anne H. McNamara
Barry F. McNeil
Robert L. Meyers, III
Oliver B. "Buck" Revell
R. Gerald Storey, III

 
 
Committees of the Board of Trustees
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

INVESTMENT COMMITTEE

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

BUDGET COMMITTEE

PLANNING COMMITTEE

Visit An Institute

Institute for International and Comparative Law

Institute for Transnational Arbitration

Institute for Energy Law

Institute for Litigation Studies

Institute for Local Government Studies

Center for Continuing Legal Education

Institute for Law Enforcement Administration

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