Austin Black Business Journal has announced its Most Influential & Up & Coming Lawyer Award Honorees. These incredible attorneys will be celebrated at a grand celebration in their honor Saturday, November 19, 2022 at J.W. Marriott, downtown Austin at 6:00pm.
Presented annually, the Most Influential and Up & Coming Lawyer Awards recognizes Black professionals in the legal field who have achieved professional excellence and have actively paved the way to success for others.
“These individuals demonstrate brilliance in a variety of professional settings. They have reached the pinnacle of their careers and still they strive for more”, said Black Business Journal Publisher, Anita C Roberts.
We also want to give a big shout out and welcome this year’s Co-Emcees Spectrum News Anchor/TV-Host Dr. Nicole Cross & Actor/Anchor Charles Divins
Most Influential:
- Arthur L Bryan, II | Guevara Law, P.C. | Senior Counsel
- Mechele Dickerson | University of Texas School of Law | Arthur L. Moller Chair in Bankruptcy Law & Practice University Distinguished Teaching Professor
- Hon. Aurora Martinez-Jones | Travis County | Judge, 126th District Court
- Rudy Metayer | Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody | Of Counsel
- Jennifer Nix | Texas Health & Human Services | Senior Attorney
- Kevin Nolan | DLA Piper | Partner
- Amara Osisioma | Baker Botts | Senior Associate
- Cheryl Powell | The Carlson Law Firm | Attorney
- Chris Richardson | Locke Lord LLP | Senior Counsel
- Nelia Robbi | McGinnis Lochridge | Of Counsel
- Nicole Clark Simmons | University of Texas School of Law | Director of Pipeline Outreach & Development
- Aisha Gayle Turner | IDEA Public Schools | SVP of Regional Development
Up & Coming:
- Lecelle Clarke | McGinnis Lochridge | Associate
- Maya Frazier | Holland & Knight | Associate
- David Holmes | Walsh Gallegos Treviño Kyle & Robinson | Associate
- Jordan A. Lewis | Greenberg Traurig, LLP | Associate
- Yvonne London | Texas Fair Defense Project | Staff Attorney
- Tycha Kimbrough | Kimbrough Legal, PLLC | Founding Attorney
- Brandon J. Middleton-Pratt | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Associate
- Alecia Mosadomi | Husch Blackwell | Associate
- Philip Nickerson | Scott Douglass & McConnico LLP | Associate
- Zachary B. Williams | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Associate
- Taylor C. Wood | Husch Blackwell | Associate
Video from 2019 Awards Gala https://youtu.be/cRunuMO72k4
Martin Luther King Jr. said “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”. “These ten attorneys although in different companies and organizations, they all are on the front lines fighting for justice, for each one of us. We want the world to know that we support them and celebrate their courageous work”, said Roberts.
We hope you join us in celebrating these incredible honorees. For more information on tickets or sponsorship opportunities for the Black Business Journal TOP Lawyer Awards visit www.austinblackbusiness.com
For questions and sponsorship opportunities email info@blackbusinessjournal.com
We will also be celebrating our TOP Diversity Champions, TOP Blacks in Tech, Top Black Doctors, & Top Black Lawyers.
Congratulate these deserving honorees with a 1/2 or full page AD in Austin Black Business Journal & Community News magazine
For individual tickets https://www.eventbrite.com/e/386413381827
Want to see last year’s gala celebration. Check it out HERE.