press release:
Mr. Dan K. Worthington with Ramón Worthington Nicolas & Cantu, P.L.L.C. has been selected to serve as a 2018-2019 Texas Bar Foundation Nominating Chair for District 12. Nominating Chairs for each of the 17 State Bar of Texas districts identify elite nominees to join the Foundation as Fellows. Nominating Chairs of the Foundation are selected for their outstanding professional achievements and their demonstrated commitment to the Texas Bar Foundation. Election is a mark of distinction and recognition of Mr. Worthington’s contributions to the legal profession. Dan added, “to be asked to work with the Texas Bar Foundation is not only an honor, but a genuine privilege. The Texas Bar Foundation is, without question, the best of example of lawyers doing what we should be doing for those who need our help the most.”
Dan K. Worthington is a Founding Member of Ramón Worthington Nicolas & Cantu, P.L.L.C.. His practice is trial focused, primarily representing defendants in first-party insurance claims, products and premises liability, commercial, insurance, labor and employment, and personal injury matters. Dan has successfully tried numerous lawsuits and arbitrations on behalf of corporate and individual clients in various types of cases. In addition to his trial practice, Dan serves as a mediator as well.
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 elected by the Texas Bar Foundation Board of Trustees. Membership has grown from an initial 255 Charter Members in 1965 to more than 9,500 Fellows throughout Texas today. If you are a Fellow and have a recommendation for a new member, please contact your District Nominating Chair.
The Texas Bar Foundation is the largest charitably funded bar foundation in the country. Founded in 1965 by lawyers determined to assist the public and improve the profession of law, the Texas Bar Foundation has maintained its mission of using the financial contributions of its membership to build a strong justice system for all Texans. To date, the Texas Bar Foundation has distributed more than $19 million throughout Texas to assist nonprofit organizations with a wide range of justice-related programs and services. For more information, contact the Texas Bar Foundation at www.txbf.org.