Distinguished Alumni
Lynne Liberato
Awarded 1996
Lynne Liberato, 43, has been a partner in the Houston law firm Haynes and Boone for the last six years. She received her bachelor of science degree in journalism from Sam Houston State University in 1974. Liberato went on to receive her master of science degree in journalism from East Texas State University and her law degree form South Texas College of Law. Before she went to Haynes and Boone, Liberato worked for nine years as chief of staff attorney for the First Court of Appeals. Liberato is the co-author of "Summary Judgments in Texas, 355.Tex.L.J.9" and the co-author director of the Advanced Civil Trial Course, State Bar of Texas, 1995. Liberato currently is the director and chairwoman of the State Bar of Texas. She served as the first woman president of the Houston Bar Association between 1993 and 1994. She serves as the director of the United Way of Texas Gulf Coast, the chairwoman of United Way Implementation Redesign Committee and member of the Attorney Admission Fund for the Southern District of Texas. In 1992, Liberato was chosen as the distinguished alumni of the year at the South Texas College of Law and one of the top 10 "Women on the Move" by The Houston Post. She was chosen in 1993 as the YMCA woman of the year and as a woman of excellence by the Federation of Houston Professional Women in 1994
As profiled at the October 26, 1996 Distinguished Alumni Banquet