Insurance Law Section
of the State Bar of Texas
Mission
Promoting collegiality and educating the bench, bar, and public about Texas insurance law.
The Insurance Law Section is an official, sanctioned section of the State Bar of Texas consisting of approximately 2,300 members. Membership is open to all members of the State Bar of Texas.
Join the Insurance Law Section
Join the Insurance Law Section today using our secure online registration. Simply add the dues to your cart and click ‘View Your Cart’ to checkout. You may also join via your My Bar page on the State Bar of Texas website. On that site you would login with your State Bar credentials and then click “View or Purchase My Sections” in the left column. Or you may download the membership application to pay by mail with a check.
History of the Insurance Law Section
To read about the history of the Section as told by former Chairs, click here.
Governance
Current Section Bylaws | Section Policies & Procedures Manual
The Insurance Law Section is governed by a council elected from the Section membership at the Section’s annual meeting. Section officers are elected from and by the council.
Officers 2023 – 2024
Chair: Robert J. Cunningham
Chair-Elect: Rebecca DiMasi
Secretary: Christopher H. Avery
Treasurer: Blair Dancy
Publications Officer/Editor: Jason McLaurin
Communications Officer: Katherine J. Knight
Executive Director: Donna Passons
Immediate Past Chair: Stephen A. Melendi
Council 2023 – 2024
Term Expiring in 2024
Christina Culver
Benjamin D. Doyle
Jennifer W. Johnson
Marjorie C. Nicol
Paul K. Stafford
James W. Willis
Term Expiring in 2025
Darin Lee Brooks
Summer L. Frederick
Jonathan C. Lisenby
Henry L. Moore
Matthew S. Paradowski
Lauren A. Parker
Steven Schulwolf
(One Vacant Slot)
Judicial Liaisons
Justice Brett Busby
Justice Debra Lehrmann
SBOT Board Liaisons (2023-2024)
Thomas A. Crosley
John D. Sloan, Jr. (Alternate)
Young Lawyer Subcommittee (2023-2024)
Shelby Holt
Christopher Jackson
Derick Lancaster
Daniel Lockwood (Representative to Council)
William McMichael
Haley Owen