Supreme Court of Texas Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee

UPL complaints are investigated by members of local subcommittees appointed by the Texas UPLC. The following are the current subcommittee chairpersons:

District 1A
Barbara L. Jouette
1575 Heritage Drive, #302
McKinney, Texas 75069
(214) 726-0754

District 1B
Kurt Truelove,

Truelove Law Firm, P.L.L.C.

P.O. Box 1409

(207 N. Wellington)

Marshal, TX 75671

(903) 935-3004

District 2A

Joel Elliott

The Elliot Law Firm, P.C.
131 E. Tyler Street
Canton, Texas 75103
(903) 567-6622

District 2B
Samuel D. Griffin, Jr.
P.O. Box 150607
Lufkin, Texas 75915-0607
(936) 634-7624

District 2C
Samuel D. Griffin, Jr.
P.O. Box 150607
Lufkin, Texas 75915-0607
(936) 634-7624

District 3A
Don Lighty

Stevens, Baldo, Freeman & Lighty, L.L.P.

550 Fannin, Suite 700

Beaumont, Texas 77701

(409) 835-5200

District 3B

Samuel D. Griffin, Jr.
P.O. Box 150607
Lufkin, Texas 75915-0607
(936) 634-7624

District 4

Christopher J. Lowman

One Allen Center
500 Dallas Street, Suite 3030
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 752-0777

District 5A

Samuel D. Griffin, Jr.
P.O. Box 150607
Lufkin, Texas 75915-0607
(936) 634-7624

District 5B

VACANT

District 5C

Jerald Rosen
46 River Bend Rd.
Matagorda, Texas 77457
(832) 643-4111

District 5D
Don Schwartz
Schwartz & Kalinowski, L.L.P.
1821 Mons Avenue
Rosenberg, Texas 77471
(281) 342-2806

District 6

Charles "Bill" Gameros

Hoge & Gameros, LLP

4514 Cole Avenue

Suite 1500

Dallas, Texas 75205

(214) 765-6005

District 7A and 7B

Don Hase

Ball & Hase

4025 Woodland Park Blvd.

Suite 100

Arlington, Texas 76013

(817) 860-5000

District 8A

Ernest V. Bruchez

Bruchez, Goss, Thornton, Meronoff & Hawthorne, P.C.

4343 Carter Creek Pkwy

Suite 100

Bryan, Texas 77802

(979) 268-4343

District 8B

Kara Pratt

Auvenshine & Pratt, L.L.P.

P.O. Box 916

Hillsboro, Texas 76645

(254) 580-2443

District 8C

Ernest Bogart

Owen, Bogart & Rogers

105 East 2nd Street

P.O. Box 690

Elgin, Texas 78621

(512) 281-3326

District 9

Joanalys Smith

Law Offices of Joanalys B. Smith

900 Ranch Rd. 620 South
Suite C101-159

Austin, Texas 78734

(512) 261-9990

District 10

Steven G. Cennamo

Malaise Law Firm

909 NE Loop 410, Suite 300

San Antonio, Texas 78209

(210) 732-6699

District 11

Craig D. Henderson

The Snapka Law Firm

606 N. Carancahua,

Suite 1511

Corpus Christi, TX 78403

(361) 888-7676

District 12A

Aloysius Peter Thaddeus, Jr.
11900 N. 29th Street
Edinburg, Texas 78539
(956) 289-2199

District 12B

Jodi Goodwin

1322 E. Tyler Ave.

Harlingen, Texas 78550

(956) 428-7212

District 12C

VACANT

District 12D

Michael E. Ureña

Texas Rio Grande Legal Aide, Inc.

P.O. Box 2001

Eagle Pass, Texas 78852

(830) 752-6407

District 12E

Aloysius Peter Thaddeus, Jr.
11900 N. 29th Street
Edinburg, Texas 78539
(956) 289-2199

District 13

VACANT

District 14A

Christopher D. Baran

Stephens & Myers, L.L.P.

515 Fourth Street

Graham, Texas 76450

(940) 549-4758

District 14B

Don Hase

Ball & Hase

4025 Woodland Park Blvd.

Suite 100

Arlington, Texas 76013

(817) 860-5000

District 14C

Christopher D. Baran

Stephens & Myers, L.L.P.

515 Fourth Street

Graham, Texas 76450

(940)549-4758

District 15A

Charles C. Self, III
Whitten Law Firm
500 Chestnut, Suite 1402
Abilene, Texas 79601
(325) 672-7824

District 15B

Charles C. Self, III
Whitten Law Firm
500 Chestnut, Suite 1402
Abilene, Texas 79601
(325) 672-7824

District 15C

Vacant

District 15D
Charles C. Self, III
Whitten Law Firm
500 Chestnut, Suite 1402
Abilene, Texas 79601
(325) 672-7824

District 16A and 16B
Angelia B. Lee
Craig,Terrill,Hale & Grantham, L.L.P.

First Bank Centre

9816 Slide Road, Suite 201
Lubbock, Texas 79424
(806) 744-3232

District 17A

Erin L. Martinez

Martinez & Martinez Law Firm, P.L.L.C.

615 E. Schuster

El Paso, Texas 79902

(915) 541-1000

District 17B

Ronald C. Griffin

Shafer, Davis O'Leary & Stoker

P.O. Drawer 1552

Odessa, Texas 79760

(432) 332-0893

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