Mentoring young lawyers and law students has been a career-long passion for Haynes Boone partner Sakina Rasheed Foster, and in recognition of her volunteerism she was awarded Trailblazer of the Year by the State Bar of Texas.

Foster, 45, was recognized at the state bar’s 31st Annual Texas Minority Counsel Program convention in Houston, Oct. 26, along with recipients of awards for Rising Star, Corporate Counsel of the Year and Lifetime Achievement.