The purpose of the Corporate Counsel Section is to promote the objectives and standards of professionalism of the Houston Bar Association within the field of corporate law. The Section comprises both in-house counsel and law firm practitioners. The Section usually sponsors nine monthly lunch programs each year, which are typically held on the third Tuesday of the month, September through May.
2025-2026 Section Officers
Chair
Anthony Hilbert, Paul Hastings LLP
Secretary
Mary Day Royston, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld L.L.P.
Treasurer
Matthew Ling, Cherry Companies
2025-2026 Directors
M. Edward Burdzinski
Matthew Coward
Kylie Loya
Kelecia Njaka
Wilson Pollan
2024-2025 Directors
Tamara Bruno
Adriana Boudreaux
Heather McIntyre
Catalina Nino
Dewayne Nichols
Member Details
Section Members: 451
Section Dues: $35
Scholarships
$2,000 to one student from each local law school. Scholarship awarded each year at the Section’s May luncheon. Scholar selection will be made by the law school, based on academic merit, financial need, and the successful completion of at least one elective course on a business law topic.
Meetings
No charge for students
History of Corporate Counsel Section Chairs
Bylaws of the Corporate Counsel Section
"Accounting 101 for Attorneys: What's Behind Financial Statements"
“Drafting & Enforcing Indemnities”
“We’ve Been Hacked — Now What?”
HBA Corporate Counsel Section Facebook page
HBA Corporate Counsel Section LinkedIn page
