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Carey Troell (1996)
Carey R. Troell (1996) has joined the San Antonio office of Bracewell & Guiliani as a partner in the firm's public finance practice. Carey has more than 13 years of legal experience in public finance, representing political subdivisions and financial institutions throughout the State of Texas.  
Submitted on May 17 2013.

Eva (Martinez) Guzman (1989)
Justice Eva Guzman (1989), of the Supreme Court of Texas, was the keynote speaker at The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation 57th Annual Awards Banquet on February 9, 2013.  
Submitted on May 13 2013.

Lisa Andrews (1997)
Lisa K. Andrews (1997) was presented with the President's Award at the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association's 43rd Annual Banquet on May 9, 2013.  
Submitted on May 13 2013.

Thomas Moran (1984)
Thomas D. Moran (1984) was presented with the Sharon Levine Unsung Hero Award at the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Association's 43rd Annual Banquet on May 9, 2013.  
Submitted on May 13 2013.

Chastiti Horne (1998)
Chastiti Horne (1998), a partner in Ebanks Horne Rota Moos, was honored by the Harris County judiciary, in conjunction with the Houston Bar Association, at the fifth annual Harris County Bench Bar Pro Bono Awards on May 1 at the Harris County Civil Courthouse. The awards program was established to recognize outstanding pro bono service through local legal service providers and to encourage the provision of direct legal services to low-income Harris County residents.
  
Submitted on May 8 2013.

James LaRue (2000)
J. Patrick LaRue (2000) joined Porter Hedges in Houston on May 1 as a partner in the firm’s corporate practice. His practice primarily focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, private equity and general corporate counseling and advisory services.  
Submitted on May 8 2013.

Mark Temple (1995)
Mark D. Temple (1995) has joined Reed Smith LLP’s Houston office as a partner in the Labor & Employment practice group. In his practice, Temple provides general employment litigation and counsel to employers with an emphasis on non-compete litigation, protection of trade secrets, and wage and hour counseling, and handles broad-based discrimination claims.  
Submitted on May 7 2013.

George Schilter (1972)
George R. Schilter (1972) has been appointed a detective with the Webster Police Department. His son, Brandon, is a second semester student at STCL.  
Submitted on May 7 2013.

Logan Pickett (2006)
Logan Pickett (2006) was elected in November 2012 as the District Attorney of Liberty County.  
Submitted on May 7 2013.

Daniel Horowitz (2002)
Daniel D. Horowitz, III (2002), a partner of the Houston personal injury law firm of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend, has been selected for inclusion in the 2013 Texas Rising Stars listing as published in Texas Monthly by Super Lawyers. This is the sixth year that Horowitz has been recognized as one of the top young attorneys in Texas; no more than 2.5 percent of Texas lawyers under 40 or who have been in practice for 10 years or less are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor annually.  
Submitted on May 6 2013.

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Career News
 
Carey Troell (1996)
Carey R. Troell (1996) has joined the San Antonio office of Bracewell & Guiliani as a partner in the firm's public finance practice. Carey has more than 13 years of legal experience in public finance, representing political subdivisions and financial institutions throughout the State of Texas.  
Submitted on May 17 2013.

Eva (Martinez) Guzman (1989)
Justice Eva Guzman (1989), of the Supreme Court of Texas, was the keynote speaker at The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation 57th Annual Awards Banquet on February 9, 2013.  
Submitted on May 13 2013.

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Births & Adoptions
 
Elinore Tecson (2004)
Elinore Tecson (2004) and Patrick Coate are proud to announce the birth of a baby boy, Oliver Federico Coate. He was born on November 17, 2012 in Austin, TX, and weighed 8 lb., 3 oz. Big sister Elena (1) is excited to have a new baby brother!  
Submitted on Apr 4 2013.

Heather (White) Long (2006)
Heather (White) Long (2006) and Kris Long are proud to announce the birth of a baby girl, Brock Collins. She was born on December 14, 2012 in Dallas, Texas , and weighed 5 lb., 10 oz.. Big brother James Kristopher Long II ("Topher") was very excited that she made it before Christmas.  Click here for photo
Submitted on Mar 19 2013.

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Marriages & Commitments
 
Amy (Zolkoski) Cann (2007)
Amy Zolkoski ('07) and Taylor Cann are happy to announce their marriage on November 19, 2011, in Cestohowa, Texas. They currently reside in Houston, Texas, where Amy is an oil and gas attorney at Labanowski & Associates and Taylor is in-house landman for Occidental. Other STCL graduates in the wedding party included Jennifer Ho McBride ('07), Danya Fuller ('07) and Marc Eichenbaum ('08).  
Submitted on Dec 7 2011.

Sari (Pearlman) Kronzer (2007)
Sari (Pearlman) Kronzer (2007) and Chris Kronzer (2007) are happy to announce their marriage on April 2, 2011. The small ceremony took place on the beach near Playa del Carmen, Mexico. A large reception will be held back home in Houston on April 16, 2011.  
Submitted on Apr 12 2011.

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Catching Up
 
Valda Combs (1985)
Rev. Valda Jean Combs,(1985) Pastor of St. James United Methodist Church in Waco, Texas, will deliver the Martin Luther King, Jr. address at the annual wreath laying ceremony on January 18, 2013 at noon, Waco Texas."  Click here for photo
Submitted on Jan 7 2013.

Mohammed Kasmani (2007)
M. Dilshad Kasmani (2007) writes, "I am currently mobilized to active duty from the U.S. Navy Reserve for a 7-month tour in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. I am serving as the Deputy Director of Public Affairs for Combined Joint Interagency Task Force 435, Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan. Upon completion of this tour, I will return to the Houston office of Andrews Kurth LLP, where I am an associate in the Corporate/Securities section."  Click here for photo
Submitted on May 8 2011.

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Educational News
 
Christine (Sampson) Willie (1994)
Christine (Sampson) Willie (1994) received a LLM in Estate Planning & Elder Law from Western New England University School of Law on May 19, 2012.  
Submitted on Jun 7 2012.

Nancy Hart (1999)
Nancy Hart (1999) received a Master of Special Education from Lamar University on August 13, 2011. "Within the Master of Special Education degree, I completed the educational diagnostician program. One of my main practice areas is special education law. I represent school districts in their special education legal matters."  
Submitted on Jul 28 2011.

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General
 
Carol (Janecek) Renner (1992)
Carol Janecek Renner (1992) received a check from Republican Women of Yoakum to support her campaign as Lavaca County, Pct. 2 Justice of the Peace.  
Submitted on Jul 2 2012.

Lee King (1994)
Lee King (1994) writes, "Wendy and I are proud to announce that our oldest son, Arix Austin King, having reached the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America, is having his Eagle Court of Honor this Saturday, January 14, 2012, at Parkway United Methodist Church in Sugar Land, Texas. "  Click here for photo
Submitted on Jan 12 2012.

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In Memoriam
 
V. Pace (1984)
V. Paige Pace (1984) would like to share the following:

One of our own, Mayzie Burke '85, passed away Sunday after a sudden massive brain hemorrhage that occurred early Friday morning. Her services will be held at St. John The Divine Episcopal Church chapel at 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, 2013 with a Celebration of her Life immediately following at the Heights Woman's Club, 1846 Harvard Street, Houston, 77008. We welcome and would appreciate your attendance to memorialize and celebrate Mayzie's life.  
Submitted on Mar 18 2013.

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