2009 Law Alumni
Association Awards Nomination Form
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Archive of Alumni Association Awards
The Alumni Association would like to congratulate our 2008 Award Recipients. We honored them on Friday, February 29 at a gala event at The Four Seasons Hotel.
Lifetime Achievement Award
Jonathan S. Day, 1965
Jonathan Day is a partner at Andrews Kurth in the firm's Houston office. He has been instrumental in building the firm's public law practice during his almost four decades with the firm. His primary expertise is in litigation involving governmental entities, and administrative practice before state and local agencies. His clients include cities and counties, as well as special-purpose governmental entities such as river authorities and transit authorities.
Jonathan represents an association of large industries that participates in electric utility regulatory proceedings before the Public Utility Commission of Texas. This regulatory experience has led to involvement in counseling clients regarding the development of cogeneration projects and electricity supply arrangements in a deregulated market.
He has served as lead counsel for local units of government in a number of lawsuits that have had important impact on the Houston area, including annexation disputes, voting rights claims and major environmental and flooding claims against local agencies.
Jonathan has also represented both governmental officials and agencies in ethical matters. He served as City Attorney for the City of Houston from 1974 to 1976 and was named Outstanding Young Lawyer in the State of Texas as a result of this service. Jonathan is also recognized in The Best Lawyers of America and as a Texas Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly . In recognition of his 40 years of service to the Houston community, Jonathan recently became the 20 th recipient of the Leon Jaworski Award from the Houston Bar Association Auxiliary.
Jonathan is currently Chairman of the Board of Neighborhood Centers, Inc., a United Way agency that each year serves more than 180,000 individuals and families. His commitment to the Houston arts scene includes serving as a board member of the Alley Theater, the Contemporary Arts Museum, The Wortham Theater Foundation, DiverseWorks and Lawndale Art Center. In his professional role, Jonathan has been instrumental in creating and structuring a wide range of public institutions, including the Metropolitan Transit Authority; the Cultural Arts Council; the Wortham Center; the Houston Parks Board; the new downtown park, Discovery Green; and the Houston Zoo, where he currently serves as Chair of the Board.
Jonathan received his bachelor's degree from Princeton University in 1962 and his law degree from The University of Texas School of Law in 1965. He lives in Houston with his wife Barbara.
Outstanding Alumnus Award
Linda Addison, 1976
Linda L. Addison is a Senior Partner in the litigation department of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. where she serves as a member of the firm's Executive Committee, as the firm's Technology Partner, and heads one of the firm's litigation teams. She currently devotes her practice to commercial litigation and intellectual property litigation. An exceptional legal strategist and negotiator, Linda Addison is skilled at advising clients on how to avoid the courtroom; but when a dispute must be resolved at the courthouse, her peers acknowledge her as the lawyer to handle a "bet-the-company" case.
The National Law Journal named Linda one of the "50 Most Influential Women Lawyers in America" in 2007, and one of only 17 women among the "100 Most Influential Lawyers in America" in 2006. In 2007, Chambers USA reported that "[c]lients heap praise on the 'fierce and fabulous' Linda Addison, respected for her 'incredible strategic analysis, thoroughness and practicality' . . . her lateral thinking poses a great threat to the opposition." In 2006, Lawdragon described Linda "as equally skilled at keeping CEO's out of the courtroom as representing them once there." Linda was named one of "America's Top 50 Women Litigators" by the National Law Journal in 2001. After a poll of Texas lawyers in 2002, the Texas Lawyer named Linda in its first "Go To Guide" as one of the top five lawyers to defend civil litigation. Since 2003, Texas Monthly has recognized Linda as a "Texas Super Lawyer." Linda is listed in The Best Lawyers in America , Who's Who in America , Who's Who in American Law , Who's Who of American Women , and Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business.
Linda has been involved in numerous civic organizations, including the United Way, the Holocaust Museum Houston, and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. In 2006, President Bush appointed her to the United States Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad. She has served on the Executive Committee of The University of Texas System Chancellor's Council, the Commission of 125, The University of Texas Law School Foundation Board of Trustees. Recently, she became a founder for the Law School's Center for Women in Law, which is launching this fall. Linda was instrumental in not only starting the Center, but also in recruiting other women to become founders.
Linda received her bachelor's degree from The University of Texas in 1973 and her law degree from The University of Texas School of Law in 1976. She and her husband Max, also a UT Law alumnus, live in Houston.
Distinguished Alumnus Award for Community Service
P. Michael McCullough, 1963
P. Mike McCullough received his Bachelor's Degree in 1960 from Baylor University where he was a member of numerous honorary societies. He served as President of his social fraternity and served as President of the Hankammer School of Business. He received his law degree in 1963 from the University of Texas School of Law with honors and was a member of Order of the Coif, Phi Delta Phi, Associate Editor of Texas Law Review and Chancellors, and served on the Board of Governors of the School of Law .
Mike has been involved in numerous charitable and civic organizations including the Salesmanship Club of Dallas, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Baptist Foundation, Director of the Dallas Symphony Foundation, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Children's Medical Center Foundation, (also, Director, Children's Health Services of Texas and Children's Medical Center of Dallas), President of the Board of Trustees of Callier Foundation, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Dallas Historical Society, Crystal Charity Ball Advisory Board, member of the Board of Directors of The Salvation Army of Dallas-Fort Worth, Advisory Council of the Dallas Center for Performing Arts Foundation, Trustee of the United Way of Dallas, and a member of the Board of Regents of Texas Woman's University. Mike has served as a trustee of various foundations, including the Marilyn Augur Family Foundation and Meadows Foundation, Incorporated which established the J. Waddy Bullion Professorship at the University of Texas School of Law.
In 1994 Mike received the Justinian Award from the Dallas Lawyers Auxiliary. This award is given to a member of the Dallas Bar Association who has dedicated his or her career to volunteer service in the Dallas Community. In 1998 he received the Joe M. Dealey Award for Volunteer Leadership from Children's Medical Center of Dallas. In 2007 he and his wife, Sharon, received the Dallas Historical Society Award for Excellence in Volunteer Leadership.
Mike is a member of Thompson & Knight in the firm's Dallas office. He focuses his practice on estate planning and probate law, fiduciary administration, federal income tax matters, charitable planned giving, and the representation of tax-exempt organizations including private foundations. He is Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Mike has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Trusts and Estates) from 1987-2007. He has also been listed as a Texas Super Lawyer in Texas Monthly from 2003-2007. Mike is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and a member of The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law.
Mike and his wife, Sharon, live in Dallas and are members of Park Cities Baptist Church . They are the parents of 4 children, in-laws to 4 and have 13 grandchildren.
Honorary Order of the Coif
Robert A. Estrada, 1983
Mr. Estrada, an attorney at law, is Chairman of the Board of Estrada Hinojosa & Company, Inc., an investment banking firm he co-founded in 1992. Since its inception, the firm has been involved in municipal bond underwritings totaling more than $75 billion and has provided financial advisory services on financings totaling more than $27 billion. In addition to its Dallas , Texas headquarters, Estrada Hinojosa has offices in Houston , San Antonio , Miami and San Diego .
Bob is a municipal securities Principal and holds other securities licenses. From 1997-2000, he served on the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (“MSRB”) and was Chairman in 2000. He is a past Chairman of the Municipal Advisory Council of Texas (the “MAC”). He has also served on the National Association of Securities Dealers (“NASD”) Fixed Income Committee. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas .
In November 2001, Mr. Estrada was appointed by Governor Rick Perry to the Board of Regents of the University of Texas System . Mr. Estrada received his Bachelor of Science degree and his Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the University of Texas at Austin . As a Regent, he served as Chairman of the Audit, Compliance and Management Review Committee and served on the Facilities Planning and Construction Committee, the Academic Affairs Committee, and the Student, Faculty, and Staff Campus Life Committee. From 1990 to 1994, Mr. Estrada served on the Board of Directors for the Student Loan Marketing Association ("Sallie Mae") in Washington , D.C. , and was a member of the Board's Executive Committee. He also serves on the boards of numerous other business, cultural arts and civic organizations.
In addition to his business and legal credentials, Mr. Estrada has extensive experience in government service. He has served in The White House as a Special Assistant to former President George Bush and is a former State Director for the late United States Senator John Tower . He also served in the United States Air Force. A native of Mexico City , Mexico , he is a U.S. Citizen who considers Brownsville , Texas his hometown and now resides in Fort Worth . He is married to Catherine Bernell Estrada and together, they have six children.