Pair of law grads named to top state, national positions
It seems Baylor law alums are everywhere these days — among the state’s highest scorers on the CPA exam, being recognized for their service to the community, successfully arguing in front of the Supreme Court, even being profiled in a movie. Now, two more honors have rolled in over the past month.
First, Texas Governor Rick Perry appointed Caren Cook Burbach, JD ’85, as general counsel for the Office of the Governor. Since graduating from Baylor, Burbach has served as president of XTRA On-Line Corp., a technology development and marketing company, and vice president at AMADEUS Global Distribution System LLC, a leading technology provider to the travel and tourism industries. She is also a Red Cross volunteer case worker and co-founder of Greater Houston Harvest, a non-profit organization that provided food free of charge to local Houston shelters. For her work, she has been honored by the Houston Post and Texas Executive Women as one of 10 Women on the Move, and received the Channel 11 KHOU Spirit of Texas Award.
Second, Houston lawyer Craig Lewis, BA ’69, JD ’73, (pictured) was elected National President of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) by the organization’s 6,300 members. ABOTA was founded in 1958 to defend the American civil justice system, speaking to the value of the constitutionally-mandated jury system as the protector of the rights of persons and property. Lewis, a longtime member of ABOTA’s board of directors, is a former editor-in-chief of the Baylor Law Review and former president of the Baylor Law Alumni Association.
Sic ’em, Baylor law grads!