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Candidate for President-Elect
Patricia "Patty" Rouse Vargas
Davis & Santos, PLLC
Probate and Estate Planning
St. Mary’s University School of Law, 2002
Membership Organizations
- Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- San Antonio Bar Association
- San Antonio Bar Foundation
- State Bar of Texas – District 10 Grievance Committee
- Texas Bar Foundation
- San Antonio Bar Foundation
- San Antonio Young Lawyers Association
- San Antonio Estate Planners Council
Career Accomplishments
- Will Executions During COVID-10 and Thereafter
Attorney at Law Magazine, San Antonio Edition (July 2021)
- Time Well Spent – Signing Estate Planning Documents
MD News, San Antonio Edition (January/February 2020)
- Busting Five Popular Myths About Why You Don’t Need a Will
My San Antonio (December 2019)
- Five Ways to Avoid a Court Appointed Guardian
My San Antonio (November 2019)
- The Importance of the Right Estate Planning Documents
My San Antonio (October 2019)
- What is a Will and Do I Need One?
My San Antonio (October 2019)
Why vote for me?
Having served on the Board of the San Antonio Bar Association since 2019, and as past Secretary and current Treasurer, it has been my privilege to work on behalf of the Bar Association and its members. Over the past few years, I have had an opportunity to work together with Bexar County’s Statutory Probate Judges and staff in an effort to secure additional funding from the Bexar County Commissioners Court for much needed additional staff for Bexar County’s two Statutory Probate Courts. Most recently, and with the assistance of the same Statutory Probate Judges, Associate Judges and Staff Attorneys for Bexar County’s Statutory Probate Courts, I have endeavored to seek the establishment of a third Statutory Probate Court for Bexar County. Although much work remains before a third court is created, these efforts have brought to light the Bar Association’s ability to help its membership and the local judiciary to bring to fruition changes, advancements and improvements that benefit not only those that practice before the courts in Bexar County, but also the citizens of Bexar County. As the President-Elect, I intend to continue to seek out these opportunities where the Bar Association can be an advocate and strong supporter of such endeavors.
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Candidate for Treasurer
Nick Guinn
Firm name: Gunn, Lee & Cave, P.C.
Area of practice: Intellectual Property
Law School: St. Mary's University School of Law, 2013
Please List up to TWELVE membership organizations you participate in -please add leadership positions, if applicable. Example: SATLA member; SAYLA Social Director; Hardy Oak PTA, President
Membership Organizations
- San Antonio Bar Association, Secretary (2022 – present), Director (2020 – 2022)
- San Antonio Bar Association Litigation Law Section, Member
- Hispanic Law Alumni Association, Past Director
- San Antonio Young Lawyers Association, Past Director
- St. Mary’s University Law Alumni Association, Past Director
- Texas Young Lawyers Association, Former Secretary and Treasurer
- William B. Sessions American Inn of Court, Member
Please list up to TEN appointments, awards, recognition, publications, special leadership roles and things you are just darned proud of. Example:SA Best Lawyer 2011, 2012, 2015, 2018; The Jane Smith Leadership Award; CLE Co-Chair for ABA 2011 Technology Conference; Appointed to the TX Dept. of Prisons Commission
Accolades
- Christian Citizenship Award, St. Mary’s University School of Law (2013)
- Judge Jack B. Miller Award for Dedication, Integrity & Professionalism, Recipient (2013)
- Law Clerk to Chief United States District Judge Fred Biery (2013–2014)
- Mrs. Fey’s 4th Grade Class Representative to the Locke Hill Elementary Student Council (1998–1998)
- Order of Barristers
- Outstanding Young Lawyer, San Antonio Young Lawyers Association (2019)
Why vote for me?
I was born and raised in San Antonio, and have practiced law here since the start of my career. This community is important to me. My family and friends live here. I hope that my record of involvement with various organizations in this community, and in particular, in the San Antonio legal community, reflects the way I feel about San Antonio and our local bar. I have proudly served SABA as a director and more recently, Secretary, for a total of five years. If elected Treasurer, I am confident I will bring a lot of energy and enthusiasm to the Board. Serving as an active member of several Boards, including, SABA, SAYLA and TYLA over the last several years have given me thorough knowledge and understanding of the operations of several bar associations. My involvement in SABA, in particular, gives me familiarity with the organization and how it runs. I have proudly served five years on the Board and I hope to continue to contribute to the Association and Foundation for many years to come. Thank you for your consideration.
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Candidate for Secretary
Jaime Vasquez
Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Aughtry
Tax
University of Texas at Austin, 2008
Member Organizations
- Mexican American Bar Association of San Antonio (Past President)
- State Bar of Texas Tax Section (Pro Bono Co-Chair)
- Hispanic Issues Section of the State Bar of Texas (Past Chair)
- ABA Tax Section
- CPA 2023-24
Career Accomplishments
- "Lawyer of the Year" for San Antonio for Litigation and Controversy - Tax by US News Best Lawyers in America 2019, 2021, 2023
- Best Lawyers in America, 2018-2023
- The Legal 500 U.S. – Tax Controversy as Next Generation Partner (2020)
- Leading Lawyer (2022)
- Board Certified Tax Law
- Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Why should you vote for me?
My CPA and tax background permeates my practice, personality and leadership style. I approach challenges methodically and pragmatically. To that end, in my prior leadership experiences I believe my greatest assets have been my organized and inclusive approach and belief that everyone brings something to the table.
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Candidate for Director
Matt Badders
Drought, Drought & Bobbitt LLP
Trusts & Estates and real estate litigation
University of Texas, 2009
Member Organizations
- SABA Real Estate Section, Chair 2022
- Inns of Court
- San Antonio Estate Planners Council
- Texas Banker’s Association, Wealth Management & Trust division
Career Accomplishments
- Buying and Selling a Law Practice, Contracting in the Covid and Post-Covid World, TexasBarCLE, Austin, April 8, 2022.
- Changing the Status of Property Rights. 33rd Annual Advanced Real Estate Drafting, TexasBarCLE, Dallas, March 17, 2022.
- Weird Things Clients Want in Their Documents, 30th Annual Estate Planning & Probate Drafting, TexasBarCLE, Houston, October 25, 2019.
- Inside the Mind of a Trustee: The Importance of Understanding a Trustee’s Perspective, Advanced Estate Planning and Probate, TexasBarCLE, San Antonio, June 20, 2019 (co-presented with and written materials prepared by Katherine Akinc).
Why should you vote for me?
The SABA directors also serve as stewards of the San Antonio Bar Foundation. The foundation’s endowment is overdue for a capital campaign, to ensure that it can sustain the foundation’s mission well into the future. I would like to contribute to the board with my experience representing and advising similar entities through similar processes. The endowment is a primary means of sustaining the foundation’s mission and programming.
Additionally, as the SABA offices transition to their new space, the directors will have a unique responsibility to see that the new space meets the needs of SABA members.
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Candidate for Director
Kacy Cigarroa
Kruger Carson PLLC
Commercial Real Estate
St. Mary's University School of Law, 2010
Member Organizations
- San Antonio Bar Association - Board of Directors 2021-2023;
- Real Estate Council of San Antonio, Member;
- Real Estate Council of San Antonio Co-Chair of the Leadership Development Program Alumni Group;
- SAWS Capital Improvements Advisory Committee Member;
- Urban Land Institute Women’s Leadership Initiative, Co-Chair and Member;
- IMPACTSA, Member; St. Mary's Law School Alumni Association;
- College of the State Bar of Texas, Member; State Bar of Texas - Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section;
- San Antonio Bar Association, Member; San Antonio Bar Association - Real Estate Section,
- Member; American Bar Association, Member;
- St. Mary's University School of Law Mentors Circle;
- CREW Member; Served as Gallery Court Condominium President and Board Member for 10 years
Career Accomplishments
- Appointed and served on the Planning Commission for City of San Antonio,
- Texas and the Planning Commission Technical Advisory Committee;
- American Bar Foundation Fellow (2022);
- Texas Bar Foundation Fellow (2018)
- San Antonio Bar Foundation Fellow (2022)
- Graduate of the Leadership Development Program of the Real Estate Council of San Antonio
- Featured in “Young Guns of the Real Estate Community” in The Council Monitor (May/June 2013)
- Named one of San Antonio's Best Attorneys in Scene in SA Monthly (2011-2018)
- Named one of San Antonio's Rising Stars in Scene in SA Monthly (2012-2018)
- Named one of “Wonder Women” of Commercial Real Estate in San Antonio Business Journal
- Named one of the Best Lawyers® in Real Estate in the 2021 and 2022 Editions of The Best Lawyers® in Texas
- Named one of the Best Lawyers: Real Estate & Infrastructure Issue 2023
- Named one of the Best Lawyers® in Real Estate in the 2022 Edition Women in Law
Why should you vote for me?
I am honored to be nominated to run for the Board of Directors of the San Antonio Bar Association again. I had the privilege and honor of serving on the Board of Directors from 2021-2023. I love San Antonio and has been my home since I moved here in 2005. I have attended law school here and have practiced law here since the start of my career. Through my involvement in various organizations and serving on boards and commissions, I am committed to improve and grow this community for real estate professionals, both those already working in San Antonio and those considering expanding their operations here. I am also committed to growing the legal community to meet the current and future needs of San Antonio and to ensure that the legal community will have the necessary support to meet those needs. As a transactional attorney, I enjoy details and strategies, maximizing value for clients and getting the deals done. If elected, I will use these skills and bring my unique experiences to the Board and representing all the members of SABA. Thank you for considering me.
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Candidate for Director
Melissa Morales Fletcher
The Morales Firm P.C. W
Employment and Labor Law
Thurgood Marshall School of Law, 1998
Member Organizations W
- SABA: GALA Host Committee 2022, Nominations Committee 2022
- MABA-San Antonio: Director 2022 to present, Treasurer 2019 through 2021, Scholarship Committee Chair 2020 and 2021 and Co-Chair 2023
- Bexar County Women’s Bar Association: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee/Learning Series Subcommittee 2020 to 2022, Law Day Committee Co-Chair 2014, Autumn Affair Committee 2012-2013
- San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association: Director 2014 through 2015, Treasurer 2016 through 2018
- Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
- San Antonio Employment Lawyers Association member
- Pan American League member
- Dallas Bar Association: Trial Skills Section, Treasurer 2002
Career Accomplishments
- Mom to two wonderful sons;
- MABA-San Antonio Presidential Citation Award 2020 and 2021;
- Panelist on the Pathways to the Profession: Employment Law Seminar for St. Mary’s University Law Students;
- St. Mary’s University School of Law Mentor Circle;
- Coffee & Counsel Mentor; Thurgood Marshall School of Law Alumni Board 2013-2015;
- Texas Super Lawyers-Rising Stars 2012 and 2013;
- Healy Murphy Center Mentor 2013;
- Tutor and mentor to underprivileged children in Dallas 2001-2002;
- Speaker at numerous High School Career Days.
Why should you vote for me?
Hello? Because I am awesome! All kidding aside . . . as a Latina, I have always appreciated seeing someone that looks like me in leadership roles. But it was not until I had the opportunity to attend an Anti-Racism Advocacy Panel seminar recently that I saw a different viewpoint--it is just as important for persons that do not look like me to see, and work alongside, hard-working people of color, and other minority groups, in those leadership positions. We can all grow and learn from each other’s experiences and backgrounds. Additionally, the volunteer experiences I have enjoyed the most are those that give me the opportunity to motivate young people to accomplish what I have and more. If serving in this role motivates a new lawyer or colleague to run for a position or to participate on a board then I know I am contributing to the growth of our legal community in an important and necessary way. I hope you will allow me to do so. And if not, I am hopeful that the fact that some are seeing me on this list at all will push them to put their names out there in the future.
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Candidate for Director
Elizabeth (Liz) Provencio
City Attorney’s Office for the City of San Antonio. I serve as the First Assistant City Attorney.
I practice Municipal Law and apply expertise and experience in other areas of the law. The City Attorney’s Office serves 38 departments and 13,000 employees. Working with the City Attorney, we lead a team of 65 lawyers to address the daily legal needs of our clients. My role as First Assistant in the City Attorney’s Office includes governance and litigation with an emphasis on labor and employment matters. I often brief the Mayor, City Manager, and the City Council on significant legal matters facing the City. I also play a key role in managing the legal team and in the professional development of our lawyers.
University of Michigan, 1997
Member Orgnizations
- Mexican American Bar Association Legal Professional Award (2022)
- Presenter at the Latina Leadership Institute, San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (2019, 2020, 2022)
- Grade Level Advisor (2021-22) for 27 seventh-grade girls in their community service and leadership development as part of the National Charity League, Mariposa Chapter
- Mentor, Women’s Leadership Mentoring Program, City of San Antonio
- Troop Treasurer, Girl Scout Troop 527
- Trustee, Board of Trustees for the San Antonio Water System (2009-2013)
- Texas Board of Legal Specialization Certified, Labor & Employment Law
Career Accomplishments
- Managed the creation, development, and staffing of the City’s new Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Department that is now serving all City departments to lead toward more equitable delivery of City services;
- Part of leadership team that managed significant litigation for the City including pandemic emergency orders, SB4 (Sanctuary City) suit brought by the State, and the arbitration resolving the CBA impasse between the City and its fire association;
- Lead Lawyer from City Attorney’s Office on negotiations of the 2022-2027 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of San Antonio and the San Antonio Police Officers Association; Restructured City Attorney’s Office from six departments to four to further client support, collaboration, and developmental opportunities;
- Texas Bar Foundation Fellow;
- Texas Bar CLE Advanced Government Law Presenter (2019) Immigration Challenges – Local Government at the Forefront; Public Employer Labor Relations Association Presenter (2016) The Difference Between Meet & Confer and Collective Bargaining;
- Hispanic National Bar Association Annual Corporate Counsel Conference Presenter (2015);
- Co-Presenter: Ethical Issues in Employment Investigations & Litigation Texas City Attorneys Association Co-Presenter (2010) – Ethics: The City Attorney as “Investigator” with Ross Fischer;
- Mom to two amazing daughters, Francesca (14) and Camilla (12) and wife who enjoys family time, reading, running, yoga and flamenco dance
Why should you vote for me?
Dear Colleagues, First, Thank you for your work—day in and day out—and for your time as you consider the leadership for our San Antonio Bar. Second, I respectfully request your vote because I can bring a wide range of professional and personal experience to help San Antonio lawyers succeed and thrive. 25 + years of my experience include • large firm litigation practice, • serving cities’ litigation and labor negotiation needs across Texas in a boutique law firm and, now, • serving in a leadership capacity in-house for our community with the City of San Antonio. I am truly grateful for these opportunities. Born and raised in a small copper-mining town, I grew up watching hard work by women and men around me wearing steel-toe boots and hard hats. I was inspired by the discipline that drove my grandparents to get up in the morning, work over-time shifts, and come home in ore-dusted boots and jeans—a work ethic driven by gratitude for the opportunity, love of family and commitment. That work ethic translated in my generation to less labor-intensive careers but with no less determination. Through my experiences, highs and lows, I understand a lawyer’s needs evolve. Personal and professional responsibilities and priorities change over the arc of a career. As an integrated member of a 13,000 City Team, I actively seek out ways to support and develop those around me, lawyers and non-lawyers, to meet those needs. Meeting people where they are and addressing their needs leads to great outcomes for the community. I listen well and thoughtfully explore options for paths forward. Then, I work hard so that we can collectively make it happen. I wish to bring this same ethic, enthusiasm, and support to earn your vote and earn the opportunity to work hard to advocate for your SABA needs—wherever you are in the arc of your career. If you have questions, I am happy to answer them (210-887-8222). Thank you for your consideration and for all you do. Respectfully, Liz Provencio
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Candidate for Director
Krishna Reddy
Meritz | Reddy, PLLC
General Litigation and Mediation
St. Mary’s Law School, Class of 2008
Member Organizations
- CASA - Board of Directors (former Vice-Chair)
- State Bar of Texas District 10 Grievance Committee
- Co-Chair Bexar County Medical/Legal Liaison Committee
- Founder’s Council /Texas Biomedical Research Institute – Board Member; San Antonio Rotary – Former Board Member
- Texas Minority Counsel Program
Career Accomplishments
- Leadership SBOT
- Member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals;
- Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star – 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Why should you vote for me?
I have been a long-standing member of the San Antonio Bar Association and was previously on the Board of Directors for the San Antonio Young Lawyers Association (SAYLA) for several years. I was also actively involved with the Texas Minority Counsel Program and served on the Steering Committee from 2014-2020 and I currently serve on the District 10 Grievance Committee. Through my participation in these organizations, I was able to increase participation and opportunities for various members of the State Bar in various legal organizations. I believe that my past leadership experience will allow me to further the mission of SABA and advocate for SABA. San Antonio is one of the fastest growing areas in Texas, and I believe that my active involvement in the San Antonio legal community will give me the ability to be an asset to the SABA Board and help increase participation in the Association. I have a stronginterest in furthering the interests of the San Antonio Bar Association and the creation of new opportunities and networking for our local members. I take the opportunity to serve SABA as a board member very seriously, and if elected, I will strive to help increase participation, foster relationships among our members, and increase networking opportunities for the membership.
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