After an extensive nationwide search, Houston attorney Vinh Ho will join the Houston Bar Association as its new executive director on May 13. Ho is an attorney with over 16 years of experience in immigration and family law, civil matters, and nonprofit leadership. He succeeds Executive Director Mindy G. Davidson, who will retire later this year after an orderly transition.

Ho is the senior director of legal services at the Randall O. Sorrels Legal Clinics at South Texas College of Law Houston. Ho also served as executive director of the Houston chapter of Boat People SOS, Inc., a nonprofit primarily serving the Vietnamese and Asian community, with branches across the United States and Southeast Asia. He has served on numerous nonprofit boards and State Bar of Texas Committees, including Legal Services to the Poor in Civil Matters and Laws Relating to Immigration and Nationality. Ho earned his joint J.D./MBA from Texas Tech University and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Houston with a BBA in Management Information Systems and a B.S. in Biology.

“I am thrilled to join the Houston Bar Association,” said Ho. “I have dedicated my career to public service and look forward to serving Houston lawyers in furtherance of our profession and the administration of justice.”

Ho will succeed Davidson, who has served the HBA as its executive director since 2019 after a more than 30-year legal career in Houston, focused on fiduciary responsibility and corporate governance. 

“It has been a tremendous honor to serve as the HBA’s executive director and I am proud of all that our team has accomplished over the past five years. Vinh brings fresh perspective and I believe the future of the HBA will be very bright under his leadership.”

HBA President Diana Gomez said Ho’s experience and expertise will serve as a valuable resource as the organization continues to grow. 

“We greatly appreciate Mindy Davidson’s contributions and are very excited to have Vinh Ho join us as executive director at such an important time for the organization,” said HBA President Gomez. “Vinh’s background and experience will be pivotal as we continue to expand the HBA’s impact.”