The two-day Central Texas Federal Bench Bar Conference cultivates collegiality among attorneys across various legal disciplines, while advancing the highest standards of excellence and professionalism in federal practice.

The Central Texas Federal Bench Bar Conference offers:

Programming focused on federal practice, emerging legal issues, and procedural developments

Timely topics specific to our region and divisions

A minimum of six hours of continuing legal education (CLE) credit

Executive Committee

  • Andrew Broadaway

    Cornell Smith

  • Trey Duck

    Nix Patterson, LLP

  • Sara Janes

    Weisbart Springer Storm Hatchitt, LLP

  • Christina Yarnell

    Nix Patterson, LLP

Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors is composed of well-respected federal practitioners, many of whom are former federal law clerks and presidents of their local Federal Bar Association chapters. All are devoted to furthering the mission of the Central Texas Federal Bench Bar.

  • Andrew Broadaway

    Cornell Smith

  • Billy Calve

    Federal Bar Association, San Antonio Chapter

  • Steve Chiscano

    Gonzalez, Chiscano, Angulo & Kasson, PC

  • Trey Duck

    Nix Patterson, LLP

  • Michelle Fernald

    Assistant US Attorney (Retired)
    Department of Justice

  • Arthur Gollwitzer

    Jackson Walker, LLP

  • Marcy Greer

    Alexander Dubose Jefferson

  • Tom Jacob

    National Trial Law

  • Sara Janes

    Weisbart Springer Storm Hatchitt LLP

  • Ryan Johnson

    Cherry Johnson Siegmund James

  • Emi Lawson

    Cleveland Krist PLLC 

  • Brian Nash

    Morrison Foerster

  • Liane Noble

    Vinson & Elkins LLP

  • Hailey Suggs

    Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody, P.C.

  • Christina Yarnell

    Nix Patterson, LLP