2026 HBA Diversity Awards
The Houston Bar Association is proud to announce the recipients of the 2026 HBA Diversity Awards, given to outstanding law firms and individuals in recognition of their advancements in diversity in the legal profession.
- Organization/Law Firm: Susman Godfrey L.L.P.
- Individual: Marie Jamison, Wright Close & Barger, LLP, and Pamela Brantley, Bracewell LLP
Recipients will be recognized at the 2026 HBA Advancing Belonging and Cultures Summer Associate Luncheon on Tuesday, June 16 at The Houston Club.
For questions about the HBA Diversity Awards, please contact HBA Marketing and Communications Director Maggie Martin at maggiem@hba.org or at 346-471-3428.
Previous recipients of the Diversity Award:
2021 - Law Firm/Organization – Reed Smith LLP and CenterPoint Energy; Individual - Hon. Ravi Sandill and Chevazz Brown
2022 - Law Firm/Organization – Frost Brown Todd LLC and Greenberg Traurig; Individual -Roland Garcia and Marcus Esther
2023 - Law Firm/Organization – Bush Seyfarth PLLC; Individual - Scott Ellis and Eric Munoz
2024 - Law Firm/Organization – Lone Star Legal Aid; Individual - DeAndrea Washington (Spencer Fane) and Alan York (Reed Smith LLP)
2025 - Law Firm/Organization Spencer Fane LLP; Individual - Cisselon Nichols Hurd (Shell USA, Inc.)
