At the Center for Women in Law’s Award Luncheon, supporters and allies come together to celebrate the Center’s mission to generate lasting change within the legal profession. Through the Hortense Ward Courageous Leader Award, the Center recognizes one outstanding lawyer who exemplifies Ward’s tenacity, courage, and commitment in their efforts to achieve gender parity in positions of leadership, influence and responsibility in the legal profession.
Hyatt Regency Austin
208 Barton Springs Road
Austin, TX 78704
11:00 AM: VIP Reception (Zilker Terrace)
11:30 AM: Ballroom doors open (Zilker Ballroom)
12:00 – 1:30 PM: Luncheon
Katty is a Washington-based award-winning journalist whose unique perspective on American politics and global affairs comes from having lived and worked in the Middle East, South Africa, Japan, Europe, and the U.S. throughout her career.
Casey Ryan is the Global Managing Partner and Executive Committee Chair of Reed Smith.
Katie Hobson serves as an Assistant Attorney General in the Environmental Protection Division of the Attorney General’s Office managing the Natural Resources and Land Use Section.
Sandra Phillips is senior vice president, Enterprise Integrity, chief sustainability officer and chief legal officer at Toyota Motor North America (TMNA), with responsibility for the company’s Legal, Sustainability and Regulatory Affairs, Social Innovation, Corporate Shared Servi
Marilyn Aboussie was born June 9, 1948, in Wichita Falls, Texas. She graduated from public schools there and was admitted to the honors program at Midwestern [State] University, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Government in three years and graduating in 1969.
After serving the firm as of-counsel since its founding, while also teaching federal and Texas civil procedure at the University of Texas School of Law — serving many years as associate dean — Alexandra Wilson Albright joined Alexander Dubose & Jefferson full time in 2017.
Deb Coldwell is a litigation partner at Haynes and Boone, LLP, and represents franchisors, distributors, joint ventures, limited liability companies, partnerships, and the individuals who run those companies in jury trials, bench trials and arbitrations.
Lisa Genecov is the former national co-chair of Katten Muchin Rosenman's Health Care practice, concentrating on the regulatory, business, corporate, governance, compliance, mergers and acquisitions, and transactional aspects of health care law, with a particular focus in the private equity s
Marcy Hogan Greer understands that real people are affected by everything she does as an appellate attorney. She believes her role is to help her clients get the result they need, solving the problem at hand in a way that most effectively addresses her clients’ needs.
Beth Hecht is the Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Xeris Biopharma (NASDAQ: XERS), a fast-growing biopharmaceutical Company committed to improving patient lives by developing and commercializing innovative products across a range of therapies.
