Houston partner S. Shawn Stephens is among the 11 community leaders honored as ABC/13 Women of Distinction for the 2011 Winter Ball, benefiting the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America’s local chapter.
The Winter Ball is one of the premier social events in Houston and serves as the largest fundraiser for the chapter.
Ms. Stephens is active in a number of civic, educational and charitable organizations. These include the Texas Commission on the Arts (appointed by the governor), President of the South Texas College of Law Alumni Association, Board of Trustees of the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society, Board of Trustees of the Houston Ballet Foundation; Houston Ballet Guild (former president); the Boards of Directors of the Houston Symphony League, Houston Zoo, Inc., Zoo Friends, Inc. (former president), Theatre Under The Stars, Stages Repertory Theatre, Girls Inc. of Greater Houston (former president) and the South Texas College of Law Board of Visitors. She also is a Director and a member of the Executive Committee of the Texas Lyceum, a select group of 96 Texas leaders, and a member of the American Leadership Forum Class XXIII.
At Baker Hostetler, Ms. Stephens leads the Houston office’s appellate practice.