Dallas, Texas

• Ashly S. Atkins, Partner

  Ashly S. Atkins, admitted to bar, 2010, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 2006); legal education, Texas A&M University School of Law (J.D. 2009). Board of Directors, Richardson ISD Excellence in Education Foundation. Member: State Bar of Texas.  

• Daniel K. Bearden, Jr., Attorney

  Daniel K. Bearden, Jr., admitted to bar, 1990, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, Stephen F. Austin State University (B.A., 1986); legal education, St. Mary’s University School of Law (J.D., 1989). Fraternity: Delta Theta Phi. Lecturer: "Tax Warrants," Texas School Assessors Association, March 1999; "Legal Issues Facing Tax Assessor-Collectors," TSAA, April 2015. Membership: State Bar of Texas (1990-).

• Lisa Large Evans, Attorney

  Lisa Cockrell, admitted to bar, 2002, Texas; also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, University of Kentucky (B.A. with high honors 1993); legal education Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 2000) Dean’s List 2000. Guest speaker: State Bar of Texas Annual Convention (2008), Annual Moody Gardens Bankruptcy Conference (2009), Houston Advanced Consumer Bankruptcy Seminar (2009), Money Wise Program for High School Students (2006-2009). Served on: Organizational Committee for ABI Town Hall Committee (2006); Local Form Changes to Local District Rules Committee (2010). President, American Inns of Court, Moller/Foltz Chapter (2011-2012); Membership Chair, Houston Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section (2011-2013). Executive Council Committee, American Inns of Court (2009-2013). Member State Bar of Texas.

• Sherrel Knighton, Partner

  Sherrel Knighton, admitted to bar, 1996, Texas; 2016, Wyoming; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1992); legal education, University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1996). Honor Societies: Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Golden Key. Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas.

• Pamela Pope Lee, Partner

  Pamela Pope Johnson, admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; 2006, Tennessee; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Preparatory education, University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., 1988); legal education, Thurgood Marshall School of Law of Texas Southern University (J.D., 1991). Member: Dallas and National Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; J.L. Turner Legal Association.

• Bridget Moreno Lopez, Partner

  Bridget Moreno Lopez, admitted to bar, 1999, Texas. Preparatory education, Texas Tech University (B.A., Political Science, cum laude, 1996); legal education, Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D.,1999). Fraternity: Phi Alpha Delta. Assistant District Attorney, Dallas County, Texas, 2000-04. Commissioner, Redistricting Commission, City of Dallas, Texas, 2002. Board of Visitors, UNT Dallas College of Law. Board of Directors, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board, City of Dallas, Texas, 2015-18. Vice Chair, Friends of the Latino Cultural Center, City of Dallas, Texas. Named in, Texas Super Lawyers® 'Rising Star' edition, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2005. Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Dallas Hispanic Bar Association; Dallas Children's Advocacy Center (Board of Trustees, 2009-12). Languages: Spanish.

• Edward Lopez, Jr., Partner

  Edward Lopez, Jr., admitted to bar, 1990, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Preparatory education, Southwest Texas State University (B.B.A., 1987); legal education, Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D., 1990). Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association (Trial and Environmental Litigation Section); Texas Trial Lawyers Association; Dallas County Young Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish.

• Tshomba L. Mayers, Partner

  Tshomba L. Mayers, admitted to bar, 2018, Texas; 2002, Mississippi; 2005, Tennessee; also admitted to practice before U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and U.S. District Court for Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi. Preparatory education, Jackson State University (B.A., Political Science, 1998); legal education, Texas Southern University (J.D., 2001). Recipient: Tri-State Defender Men of Excellence Award, Memphis, Tennessee, 2013. Member: Mississippi Bar Association (2002 – Present); Ben F. Jones Chapter of the National Bar Association (2012 - 2014).

• LaVonda Russell, Attorney

  LaVonda Russell, admitted to bar, 2014, Texas; 2016, District of Columbia; also admitted to practice before United States District Court Northern District of Texas. Preparatory education, Texas A&M University (B.S. Psychology/Business, 2005); legal education, Texas Southern Thurgood Marshall School of Law (J.D., 2014); American University Washington College of Law (L.L.M., 2015). Legal Fraternity: Phi Alpha Delta. State Bar of Texas 2014- Present, Tax Section, African-American Lawyers Section; Dallas Bar Association 2016- Present, Probate, Trusts & Estates Section; J.L. Turner Legal Association; J.L. Turner Legal Association Foundation, Director, 2018- Present; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers; and Dallas Women Lawyers Association.

• John K. Turner

  John K. Turner, admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; 2017, Florida; also admitted to practice before US District Courts, Eastern, Northern, Western, and Southern Districts of Texas; US District Court, Middle District of Florida. Preparatory education, University of Texas at Austin (B.A, 1991); University of Dallas (M.B.A., 2013); legal education, Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1993). Member: State Bar of Texas, State Bar of Florida, Dallas Bar Association.