Cynthia Phillips, Yoshida Kirkwood and Sandy Ulmer
Event Chairs

The 2025 Barristers’ Ball was held on November 8, 2025, at The Westin Galleria Houston. The event reflected the organization’s continued commitment to excellence, service, and legacy within the community through the awarding of $50,000 in scholarships to 10 law school students from the 2024 and 2025 classes. The evening also honored distinguished legal leaders Teddy Adams of Crown Castle and Vanessa Sutherland of Phillips 66 in recognition of their significant contributions to the legal profession. The program was marked by an elegant and celebratory atmosphere, with strong participation from members, sponsors, past and current scholarship recipients, and invited guests. The event was both purposeful and successful, concluding as one of the most profitable Barristers’ Balls to date, with a gross profit of nearly $200,000.00.