Lucy has been with HYLA/HYLF since May 2015. Before working with HYLA/HYLF, she was with the Houston Bar Association (HBA) for over 30 years...

Whitney Larkin is with Union Pacific Railroad. A native Houstonian, Whitney received her undergraduate degree from University of Houston...

Sherry Rodriguez entered the nonprofit sector in 2019 as a Development Director for Texans Can Academies...

Veronica is an associate at Stibbs & Co., P.C. Her practice focuses on transactional matters related to acquisition and disposition...

Kristen Bates is an associate attorney at The Strong Firm, P.C. in The Woodlands, Texas where she represents clients in civil litigation...

Alex is a partner at Beck Redden LLP. He represents both plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial litigation...

Kristy Gabrielova Sledge is a long time member of the Houston Young Lawyers Association and the Houston Young Lawyers Foundation...

Zahra Usmani is an energy associate at Jones Day...

Lori Yount represents businesses in all phases of disputes, with a focus on construction-related litigation. Lori came to the firm in 2018 with significant experience in insurance defense and commercial litigation.

Mariame is an attorney licensed in Texas, New York, and Washington D.C. She has been working as a Houston-area non-profit lawyer since 2014, practicing in the fields of immigration and family law...

Femi Aborisade is a Director on HYLA’s Board of Directors. Before becoming an Energy and Infrastructure Associate at Sidley Austin LLP...

Brenda represents plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of commercial litigation matters at Susman Godfrey...

As an attorney at Perdue & Kidd, Michael Clinton represents plaintiffs in personal injury claims as well as pharmaceutical and medical device litigation across the country...

Akilah is an associate in the Houston office of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, and is a member of the firm’s Labor and Employment group.

Oliver Fankhauser is an associate at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP and this is his first year serving as a HYLF Trustee...

Alex is actively involved in the Houston Bar Association and is a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation. She also chairs the HYLF Strategic Planning Committee...

Amy’s practice at Yetter Coleman focuses on commercial litigation with experience that includes representing clients in a diverse range of disputes involving class action securities, intellectual property, and complex contract issues...

Tara Grigg Garlinghouse is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Foster Care Advocacy Center, a nonprofit in Houston that provides multidisciplinary legal advocacy for children and parents involved with the child welfare system...

Phil has a corporate and securities practice with a focus on public and private offerings, acquisitions and divestitures...

Kelley is a litigation associate at Gray Reed & McGraw LLP, focusing on energy and commercial disputes and appellate matters...

Leah Buenik Nommensen is a commercial litigation associate at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP...

Michael is with Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP and practices labor and employment...