Outstanding Mentor Award

 

Just about every lawyer has a mentor who guided his or her career. In an effort to recognize the efforts of a special municipal law mentor, the TCAA Board of Directors created the TCAA “Outstanding Mentor Award.” The award is intended to recognize and honor a municipal attorney for his or her significant and distinguished mentoring achievements related to young attorneys and their practice in the field of municipal law.

The nominee must have demonstrated the qualities of a mentor to one or more young municipal attorneys by: (1) serving as a role model to young municipal lawyers in his or her community; (2) fostering the development of young municipal lawyers; and (3) significantly contributing to the profession and/or the community.

The recipient of this award will be honored at the TCAA Summer Conference. In addition, TCAA will provide complimentary registration for the conference. The deadline to submit a nomination is April 26, 2024. For downloadable criteria and an application form, click here.

Recipients

2023: 

Michael J. Cosentino, City of San Marcos

2022:
Mick McKamie, Taylor, Olson, Adkins, Sralla & Elam L.L.P.
Art Pertile, Olson & Olson LLP
Tyrone Cooper, Retired- City of Beaumont
Don Glywasky, City of Galveston

2021:
Dottie Palumbo, Bojorquez Law Firm, PC

2020:
Randy Strong, Law Office of Randall B. Strong

2019:
Gary Smith, Richmond

2018:
David La Brec, Clark Hill Strasburger (Retired)
Trish Nasworthy, Grand Prairie
Ignacio Ramirez, Baytown

2017:
Marcus Norris, Underwood Law Firm, P.C.

2016:
Diane Wetherbee, Plano (Retired)
Jay Doegey, Arlington (Retired)

2015:
No nominations received

2014:
Harvey Cargill, College Station (Retired)
Patrick Bernal, Denton, Navarro, Rocha, Bernal, Hyde & Zech, P.C.