Waco attorney and District IV Waco city councilman Dillon Meek has been named Baylor’s Young Lawyer of the Year. Meek received the award from Baylor Law Dean Brad Toben at the Waco city council meeting at Waco Convention Center’s Bosque Theater on  June 18. Toben said Meek’s “exceptional record” of professional and public service exemplified the criteria for the honor. Upon receiving his award, Meek noted, “The excellent education I received from thoughtful and intentional professors and staff has made me better. I will be forever grateful for my time at Baylor Law,” and added, “I am very humbled to receive this award. Waco is in a time of great opportunity and on the cusp of even greater things.  It’s a blessing and an honor to serve this community.”

Bar Associations

Randy Sorrels, from the Houston law firm of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Aziz took office as President of the State Bar of Texas for the 2019-2020 bar year at the general session luncheon during the State Bar of Texas annual meeting June 14 in Austin. He  is the 139th president of the State Bar of Texas and the first president from Houston in 12 years. He will be leading the third-largest bar in the United States, which consists of almost 104,000 lawyers. Sorrels plans to focus his leadership year on expanding the member benefits programs of the State Bar. “I believe our State Bar can provide more services and benefits to Texas lawyers, which will in turn allow our Texas lawyers to provide more services and benefits to their clients, families, and the public as a whole,” said Sorrels in a statement by the State Bar. Sorrels has been practicing personal injury and business litigation at Abraham Watkins for almost 30 years and has served as the firm’s managing partner for 25 of those years.