In addition to leading Locke Lord’s Houston office, Edrington is a member of the firm’s board of directors and chair of its corporate trust practice group.

Pegues will formally receive the award at the Texas Minority Counsel Program’s annual conference in Houston later this month.

John Adolph, who is based in Dallas, represents lenders and borrowers in financing structures including real estate loans, asset-based lending, mezzanine financings, and syndicated credit facilities.

Seven of the newly-minted partners are based in Houston, while one is at the firm’s new Dallas office.