SMU Dedman School of Law Recognizes Winners of Alumni Awards

© 2015 The Texas Lawbook.

By Brooks Igo

(Feb. 5) – SMU Dedman School of Law honored five lawyers with its most prestigious award at its 29th Distinguished Alumni Awards event at the Belo Mansion & Pavilion last night.

The Dallas-based law school recognized four alumni and one honorary alumna: Jim Baldwin, executive vice president and general counsel for Dr Pepper Snapple Group, class of 1986; Shonn Brown, partner at litigation boutique Gruber Hurst Elrod Johansen Hail Shank, class of 1998; Cece Cox, chief executive offer of the Resource Center, class of 2004; Windle Turley, founder of the Turley Law Firm, class of 1965; and Catharina Haynes, judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.