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Phone: +17133227514
Address: 4801 Woodway, Suite 225W · Houston, TX 77056
Background
Licensed since: 1982
Law school: University of Houston Law Center
Education: University of Texas at Austin, Bachelor of Art in Political Science, cum laude., 1978
Professional activity: all of these appointments are 2025-2026. I listed 2025. I was appointed to the ABA GP Solo Corporate Sponsorship committee and the WIN (Women's initiative network) commitee.; I was appointed to the Wellness Taskforce of the ABA Tort & Insurance Practice committee and it is an honor to serve on this wellness taskforce.; I am on the State Bar of Texas TLAP committee again this year.; I was appointed to Chair the Book Publications Board of the ABA GPSolo Division again. It is the arm of the Division that brings in books and produces revenue for the Division.; I serve on the HBA Board of Directors Ex-officio as a delegate to the ABA House of Delegates. It is an honor to get to serve in that capacity for the board.; I serve on the HBA Wellness committee and was a co-founder of the committee two years ago.; ABA GP Solo Division was appointed as a Director of the Division again this year for the Practice Setting group. I serve on the Council of the group and am on the Executive Committee as a result of this appointment. The ABA is going through a lot right now and it is great to be there in the middle of helping uphold the rule of law on behalf of lawyers.; Appointed to co-chair the newly created Houston Bar Association Solo Small Firm Section. It is a tremendous honor since I was the chair of the ABA Solo Small Firm Section in 2018-19 and we have needed this group in Houston for many years. It is very successful and we are serving the needs of solo small firm lawyers in Houston.; Bragg was appointed by Vice Chair of the GPSolo Division to serve on the Division's long range planning committee.; Bragg was appointed by the Chair Honorable Melody Wilkinson to co-chair the GPSolo's Women's Initiative Network (WIN) for the 10th year in a row. In January of 2025 the group will hold their 10th annual event and Bragg will pass the torch to the new chairs and hold a celebratory Present & Powerful Women's Speaker event.; Bragg was appointed by Chair Honorable Melody Wilkinson to chair the ABA GPSolo's Book Publications Board again this year. Bragg has served on the committee for years, chaired it for years and is now back chairing it again for the second year in a row. Books are coming out and revenue is flowing so everyone is happy.; Bragg was appointed by Chair Honorable Melody Wilkinson to be a Director of the ABA GP Solo Division for this bar year. Bragg has responsibilities for the practice setting sections of the division and sits on council and the executive committee.; Bragg was appointed by Chair, the Honorable Melody Wilkinson to co-chair the ABA Solo, Small Firm & General Practice Division's first Wellness Committee focusing on health and wellness for lawyers. Bragg leads a mindfulness program at every meeting and did her first Mindful Eating class in Hawaii at the Fall meeting.; Bragg was appointed by Houston Bar Association president David Harrell to co-chair along with Samantha Torres, the first HBA Wellness Committee. Bragg & Torres worked hard last year to start this committee focusing on attorney health and wellness and it is off to a great start.; Appointed as the American Bar Association House of Delegates representative for the Houston Bar Association.; Bragg was appointed by Jonathan Cole, Chair of the ABA House of Delegates to serve on the House of Delegates Committee Issues of Concern to the Profession. This is a prestigious ABA House committee focusing on issues of concern to lawyers.; Bragg was reappointed to a 3 year term by Steve Benesh, president of the State Bar of Texas to serve on the Texas Lawyers Assistance Program (TLAP). She serves on several sub committees and works on wellness for Texas Lawyers.; In 2024 Bragg was re-appointed to a 2 year term for the Houston Bar Association to serve on the ABA House of Delegates. She is an ex-officio member of the HBA board of directors.; Appointed to the ABA Solo, Small Firm & General Practice Division Long Range Planning Committee.; Was appointed to establish the ABA Solo, Small Firm & General Practice Division's wellness committee.; Was elected to the Council of the ABA Solo, Small Firm & General Practice Division.; Was asked to write a chapter in a professional book My Story: From Humble Beginnings to be published by Rutledge. The collection of stories of successful professionals about their backgrounds and paths to professional success depicts hope, faith, and patience with the spark of lessons learned through setbacks and comebacks. It's an honor to be a part of this collection of stories.; Was asked to be the Mind/Body Expert for a start up wellnes company, Phi Longevity.; Appointed to be the liaison to the American Bar Association Commission on Women and the Profession for the GP Solo Division. Was asked to be a part of the inaugural wellness committee of the ABA Commission on Women and the Profession.; Appointed as the House of Delegates Rep to the American Bar Association for the Houston Bar Association.; Asked to be co-chair of the Houston Bar Association Wellness committee. Very big honor and the committee is going great.; Asked by the Houston Bar Association board of directors to help form the Houston Bar Association wellness program.; Elected as American Bar Association House of Delegates Representative for the Solo, Small Firm & General Practice Division (3 year term). The House of Delegates is the governing body of the American Bar Association. We met live in February for the last time but we had a great virtual meeting at annual this year. The work of the ABA goes on and is even in overdrive during the pandemic.; Texas Bar Foundation, Board of Trustees (3 year term) We are responsible for granting the annual funds to qualified access to justice projects around the state. We go over the grants and decide what to fund. Last year we gave out over $1.6 million in grants. We meet four times a year and it is a hard-working board.; Chair, American Bar Association Solo, Small Firm & General Practice Division. As a past chair of the division and a member of the Executive Committee because of my position as House of Delegates, I am still very involved in the Division. I write a monthly column- one month on Defining Moments and one on mindfulness. And I am very involved with the Women's group that I formed five years ago and our annual event at the mid year meeting in February. We are in our fifth year and it is a very successful event each year.
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