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Ezra Johnson has been elected to membership in the Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation. Fellows of the Foundation are selected for their outstanding professional achievements and their demonstrated commitment to the improvement of the justice system throughout the State of Texas. Election is a mark of distinction and recognition of Mr. Johnson's contributions to the legal profession. Selection as a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation is restricted to members of the State Bar of Texas. Each year the top one-third of one percent of Texas attorneys are invited to become Fellows. Once nominees are selected, they must be…
Harry W. Wolff, Jr. presented to the Practice Committee at the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (“ACTEC”) Summer Meeting in Chicago, Illinois on June 21, 2018 on the topic of “Legacy and Generational Planning for Tangible Personal Property.”  ACTEC is a national organization of approximately 2,500 lawyers elected to membership by demonstrating the highest level of integrity, commitment to the profession, competence, and experience as trust and estate counselors. Their members are the best and brightest in the trust and estate practice, with decades of experience representing and advising families.
Partner Ezra Johnson and Associates Robert Park and F. Parks Brown have been recognized in the March 2018 issue of Texas Super Lawyers Magazine and also in Texas Monthly Magazine as 2018 Texas Rising Stars.  Nominated by other attorneys, this honor is reserved for those lawyers who exhibit excellence in their practice specialty.  This is Parks Brown’s first year to be recognized as a Rising Star.  Ezra Johnson has been recognized as a Rising Star two times, while this is Robert Park’s fifth consecutive year as a Rising Star.
Parks Brown will be recognized by the St. Mary’s University School of Law Young Alumni Council as one of its inaugural “10 Under 10” class at a luncheon on March 31, 2017.  Members of this elite group were selected because of their extraordinary commitment to St. Mary’s University School of Law, their communities and the legal profession.
Joseph Fitzsimons, along with sister Pamela Howard, will be recognized on May 19 by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department during their annual banquet, for their contribution to natural resource conservation and management.  Along with six other ranches, the San Pedro Ranch will receive this award because owners Fitzsimons and Howard have implemented several wildlife habitat management techniques to improve the native habitat.  For more information about the Land Steward Awards, and the San Pedro Ranch, you may read the full article posted on the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department site by clicking here.
Partner J. Byron “Trace” Burton, III has been appointed to the Nueces River Authority Board of Directors by Governor Greg Abbott.  The Authority administers the control, employment, and conservation of the waters of the Nueces River Basin, forestation and reforestation, groundwater, storm water, floodwater, water quality control, solid waste, and parks and recreational facilities.  Trace’s term will be for three years, expiring on February 1, 2019.
 Ezra Johnson recently became a member of The Texas Bar College. The Texas Bar College is an honorary society of lawyers who are among the best trained attorneys in Texas. Members are qualified attorneys who are interested in both high ethical standards and improved training for all Texas attorneys. The Texas Supreme Court established the State Bar College on December 14, 1981. It recognizes and represents lawyers who make an extraordinary commitment to professional education.