Alumni News & Class
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Posted on May 22, 2006
Class of 1991
John Chiles is the owner of Ritchie’s
Café, located at 11107 S. Post Oak @ S. Willow,
Houston, TX
77053. The hours of operation are 11:30 am to
7:00 pm Tuesday thru Sunday. Some
of the items on the menu include:
burgers and sandwiches, chicken wings, catfish & greens, vegetables,
salads and daily special desserts.
Class of 1999
Roslyn R. Bazzelle
joined the law firm of Weycer, Kaplan, Pulaski
& Zuber, P.C. Her new email address is: rbazzelle@wkpz.com
Valencia Nash sends her thanks to those
who assisted in her campaign and electing her to serve as the Justice
of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 2 in Dallas, TX.
Class of 2000
Eric Burns and his wife Christina Burns
are expecting their second daughter on June 17, 2006. Their first daughter is named Gabriela
Burns and she is almost 3yrs old.
Eric works for the State Board of Dental Examiners in Austin,
TX and resides in San Antonio.
Class of 2003
Barbara L. Deans-Campbell is practicing
tax and bankruptcy for the law firm Linebarger,
Goggan, Blair & Sampson LLP in Memphis, TN.
Births
Cedric Scott ’99 and his wife had
a daughter, Saba Scott on November 9, 2004.
Marriages
Maxine Longoria married Rusty Nash on
February 14, 2006 in McAllen,
TX. The bride is the Associate Judge for the
Hidalgo County Juvenile Justice
Court.
Dallas/Fort Worth Area News:
If
you are interested in joining this alumni association, please contact
either, Altresha Burchett, Altresha.burchett@haynesboone.com
or Lori Brooks, brookslaw03@hotmail.com
Announcements
MEMBERS
OF THE CLASS OF 1997:
Please contact Toysha R. James Martin
at (602) 378-4765work or (623) 974-9782.
REUNION 2006 – The Office of Alumni
Affairs is looking for class representatives and volunteers for your reunion.
If you are in the class of 1951,
1956, 1961, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, or 2001 and
wish to help in planning your reunion, please contact the Office of Alumni
Affairs, Prudence N. Smith, Director at (713) 313-1142 or prsmith@tsulaw.edu.
Posted
on April 10, 2006
Class
of 1974
Congressman
Al Green opened his new district office located at 11110 Bellaire
Blvd., Suite 210 at the intersection of Bellaire and Boone Road.
Class
of 1975
David
P. Baugh was named the 2006 recipient of the Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
Pro Bono Award by the Virginia State Bar.
Class
of 1995
Timothy
Webb was named Chairman of the Texas Physician Assistant Board by
Governor Perry. His term will expire February 1, 2007.
Class
of 1997
Valerie
Baston Young is currently running for Tarrant County Justice of the
Peace, Precinct 7.
Toysha
Jones Martin is senior counsel for Wells Fargo.
Class
of 1998
Coretta
Graham former candidate for Del Mar College Board of Regents, will
be seeking a seat on the Corpus Christi City Council.
Class
of 1999
James
Sustaita is the Director for the Houston Bar Association’s Family
Law Council. Sustaita is currently working for the Harris County
Domestic Relations Office.
Class
of 2000
Myron
Davis resigned from his position as Assistant District Attorney in
Fort Worth and will begin working with Allstate Insurance on their legal
team.
Births
Toysha
Jones Martin ’97 and Burt Martin were blessed with a son, McKinley
Reece Martin, born January 1, 2006 at 10:22 a.m. at Banner Thunderbird
Hospital in Glendale, AZ. McKinley weighed 6lbs, 13oz and was 21
¼ inches long. McKinley was the first resident born to the
city.
Posted on March 8, 2006
Alumni
in Elections:
Al
Green ’74; U.S. Representative, 9th District (Texas - Houston)
Sylvia Garcia ’78; Precinct 2 County Commissioner (Harris County)
Senfronia Thompson ’82; State Representative, 141th District (Texas)
Harold V. Dutton ’91; State Representative, 142nd District (Texas
- Houston)
Roberto Alonzo ’84; State Representative, 104th District (Texas)
Joe Deshotel ’79; State Representative, 22nd District (Texas - Beaumont)
Aaron Pena ’87; State Representative, 40th District (Texas)
Roy Valdez ’93; Chief Justice, 13th Court of Appeals (Texas - Harlingen)
Nelda Vidaurri Rodriguez ’81; Justice, 13th Court of Appeals (Texas
– Corpus Christi)
Judge Marc Carter ’93; 228th District Court (Houston)
Judge Belinda Hill ’82; 230th District Court (Houston)
Heath Harris ’95; Judge, 195th Judicial District Court (Dallas)
Manuel R. Flores ’74, 49th Judicial District Court (Laredo)
Ricardo Rodriguez ’98, 92nd Judicial District Court (Edinburg)
Hon. Morris Overstreet ‘75, Criminal District Attorney (Waller County)
B.D. Howard ’74, Criminal District Attorney (Dallas County)
Alma R. Garza ’88, Criminal District Attorney (Hidalgo County)
Frank F. Henderson, Jr. ’96, Criminal District Attorney (Victoria
County)
Elizabeth Davis Frizell ‘92; Dallas County Judge, Criminal Court
#11 (Dallas County)
Ray Olivarri ‘97; County Court at Law No. 7 (Bexar County)
Oscar J. Kazen ‘93, County Court at Law No. 9 (Bexar County)
Jesse Contreras ‘94, County Court at Law No. 1 (Hidalgo County)
Valencia Nash ’99; Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 2 (Dallas
Area)
Zinetta Burney ‘74; Justice of the Peace, Precinct 7, Place 2 (Houston)
Valerie Baston-Young ’97, Justice of the Peach, Precinct 7 (Fort
Worth)
Tim (Jose) Ybarra ‘80, County Clerk (Bexar County)
Class
of 1982
The
Honorable Willie E.B. Blackmon received the 2005 Distinguished Alumnus
Award from Texas A&M
University. For more information go
to: www.aggienetwork.com/distinguishedalumni/
. Mr. Blackmon was quoted
on October 5, 2005 for saying, “If it wasn’t for Texas Southern University,
I would not have received this honor, because a great deal of my accomplishments
are a direct correlation to my degree at Thurgood Marshall School of Law.”
Charles
Portz, partner of Portz &
Portz law firm represented Brandy Briggs in
her appeal. Briggs was sentenced
to 17 years in prison for the death of her two month old son. Her conviction was overturned after serving
five (5) years in prison
Class
of 1995
Victor
Vital was honored as a “Texas Super Lawyer” by Law
and Politics, Texas Monthly (October 2005), and “Texas Rising Star”
by Law and Politics, Texas Monthly (July 2005).
Victor
Vital was honored by D Magazine
as one of the “Best Lawyers Under 40”
Class
of 1996
Ronald
Green was re-elected as Houston City Councilmember Position 4 At-Large.
Class
of 1997
Sarah
Monty was promoted to Partner of Monty Partners, L.L.P.
Sarah’s exclusive area of practice lies in the area of United
States Immigration and Naturalization.
Class
of 1998
Major
Adams is the agent representing former University
of Texas quarterback
Vincent Young. Young is expected
to be the third pick in the next NFL draft.
Class
of 1999
Terri
Leftwich left Discovery Communications, Inc. and is now
working for the National Georgraphic Channel
in Washington, D.C.
as Manager in Business and Legal Affairs.
Valencia
Nash is running for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 2. This area includes Oak Cliff, Balch Springs,
Pleasant Grove, Wilmer-Hutchins, portions of Duncanville and Cedar Hill. Timothy Ammons ‘99 is serving as her Assistant
Campaign Manager.
Cedric
Scott was honored as a “Texas Rising Star” by Law
and Politics, Texas Monthly (March 2006).
Class
of 2000
Loran
Black has taken the position of Associate Compliance Director for
the Southland Conference.
Lucinda
Daniels, former Director of Career Services at TMSL is now the District
Director and Counsel for fellow alum, Congressman Al Green of the 9th
District of Texas.
Steve
Bolden was honored as a “Texas Rising Star” by Law
and Politics, Texas Monthly (March 2006).
Class
of 2001
Kronsky E. Kennon, joined the law firm of Rose Walker, L.L.P. in Dallas, Texas. Prior to joining Rose Walker, Ms. Kennon completed a clerkship for U.S. District Judge Kenneth
M. Hoyt in Houston. Previously, she worked as an associate in
the litigation department at Rider Bennett, LLP, in Minneapolis, where she practiced commercial
litigation, bankruptcy, and white collar criminal defense. She also served as a judicial extern for Judge
William Greendyke, former Chief Judge of the
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas in Houston.
Class
of 2002
Rodney
Nassiri was appointed as Contracts Specialist for former
Los Angeles Mayor Hahn; served under Mayor Villaraigosa. Nassiri recently accepted an offer in contracts at Parsons
Brinkerhoff, Inc.
Class
of 2004
Carlos
A. Ivanor worked for a personal injury firm and as an immigration
attorney in 2004. In 2005, he
went to work for the Public Defenders office in Orange/Osceola County,
Florida (the Orlando
area) representing indigent clients charged with criminal offenses. Currently, Ivanor is employed by the Florida
Attorney General (Charlie Crist) and works in
the Daytona Beach office, doing criminal
appeals to the 5th District Court of Appeals for Florida and Federal Courts, as well as the
Florida Supreme Court.
Marriages
Nyanza
L. (Davis) Moore ’01 married
Erik Moore, a graduate of University
of Texas and Regional
Account Manager for Merck for over 8 years.
Mr. & Mrs. Moore will celebrate their 1 year wedding anniversary
on March 25th.
Visiting
Professor Asmara Tekle and Timothy L. Johnson, October 8, 2005.
Donna
Davis-Gregory, Director of Career Services married Michael Gregory
over the Christmas Holidays on December 17, 2005.
Joseph
Denson ’05 got married this year.
Engagements
Altresha
Burchett ’04 got engaged to Jeff Williams on February 13, 2006. Although there is no firm date set for the
wedding, it will be held in Memphis,
TN.
Jeff
Loeffler ’05 lives in Grand Island, NE
and is getting married on July 22, 2006.
Births
Frank
B. Daniel ’04 was blessed with a baby girl named, Liberty
after graduation.
Wife and Johnny
Papantonakis ’00, a son, named Xander
Papantonakis, born July 28, 2005, 9 pounds and
9 ounces.
Ronald
Green ’96 and Hillary Harmon
Green ’98, a son, named Ronald Christopher Green, II born September
13, 2005.
Larissa
and Percy Singlterry ’04, a daughter, named Naiya
Elise on September 14, 2005.
Retired
Loretta
Singletary, Senior Administrative Assistant retired in January. A celebratory farewell was held on January
20, 2006 at the law school.
Faye
Webster, looseleaf and upkeep services supervisor of the Thurgood Marshall
School of Law Library retires after 41 years of service. A celebratory farewell in her honor was held
at the law school on Thursday, January 26, 2006.
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