Fellows Officers
Jimmy Goodman is Chair of The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation. A senior trial attorney, and immediate Past President (2004-2006), of Crowe & Dunlevy, P.C., he has been trying civil lawsuits of all types since 1973, specializing in complex business and commercial litigation. He received his J.D. from Stanford Law School, where he served on the Stanford Law Review. Selected by his peers for listing in The Best Lawyers in America, and also recognized in Oklahoma SuperLawyers, he has tried cases before state, federal, bankruptcy and tribal courts in Oklahoma and surrounding states. Jimmy is the Oklahoma Delegate to the American Bar Association House of Delegates. He has held numerous positions of leadership in the ABA Litigation Section, and has served on both the ABA's Council on Racial and Ethnic Justice and the Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession. In 2006, Jimmy received the Oklahoma Bar Association John E. Shipp Award for Ethics, and the Oklahoma County Bar Association presented him with both the Leadership in Law Award for service to the legal profession, especially toward increasing diversity and pro bono service, and its highest award, the Bobby G. Knapp Bar Leadership Award for sustained leadership, distinguished by stewardship and professionalism reflecting the highest values of the legal community. He is a former President of the Oklahoma Bar Foundation, and is also actively engaged in civic, community, and philanthropic activities in his hometown of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
David S. Houghton is Chair-elect of The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation. He has more than 30 years of experience as a business and trial lawyer. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America as a commercial litigator. He has an extensive background in both jury and non-jury cases involving construction, claims involving design professionals, taxes, healthcare and corporate and general commercial transactions. Mr. Houghton has successfully handled matters before state and federal courts, and has broad experience in construction law, as well as complex business disputes.
Mr. Houghton is a past President of the Nebraska State Bar Association and the Omaha Bar Association and serves as Nebraska’s State Delegate to the American Bar Association House of Delegates. He is also a Past President of the National Conference of Bar Presidents. He is a Fellow of the Nebraska Bar Foundation and a member of the ABA Forum on Construction Industry. He is “av” rated in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.
Mr. Houghton graduated from Drake University in 1973, and in 1975, he graduated with high distinction from the University of Iowa College of Law, where he was Notes and Comments Editor of the Iowa Law Review. After graduation, Mr. Houghton served as a law clerk to the Honorable Donald P. Lay, of the United States Courts of Appeal for the Eighth Circuit.
Mr. Houghton has taught trial practice at Creighton University School of Law and has spoken at numerous construction, architect/engineer and litigation techniques seminars.
Kay H. Hodge is Secretary of The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation. Ms. Hodge is a partner in the labor law firm of Stoneman, Chandler & Miller LLP, where she represents management in labor, employment, and employee relations matters, including defending employers in employment related litigation and advising employers on methods and procedures to avoid litigation. She is a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.
Ms. Hodge is the Massachusetts State Delegate to the American Bar Association House of Delegates, past member of the Board of Governors, and Chair of the American Bar Association Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity. She is President of the National Conference of Bar Presidents, and past President of the Massachusetts Bar Association.
Ms. Hodge is a member of the Race and Ethnic Advisory Board for the Massachusetts Trial Court. She has been a member of numerous commissions of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, including the Commission to Study Racial and Ethnic Bias in the Massachusetts Courts, the Juvenile Justice Commission, and the Committee on Gender Equality. Ms. Hodge served for eight years as a member, and for six years as Vice-Chair of the Executive Committee of the Massachusetts Judicial Nominating Council evaluating and recommending candidates for Massachusetts state court judicial appointments.
Ms. Hodge serves on the Board of Directors of several non-profit entities, including the American Arbitration Association, Newbury College in Boston, Boys and Girls Club of Metrowest, Inc., Starr King School for Ministry (Berkeley, CA) and Advocates, Inc. She also serves on the Board of Overseers of Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, the Board of Advisors of Bay Cove Human Services, Inc. and the Boston University Law Alumni Association Executive Committee.
Ms. Hodge has received the Massachusetts Bar Association Gold Medal for outstanding legal services in Massachusetts benefiting the public, the legal profession and the Association (1999), the Boston University Alumni Association Alumni Award for Distinguished Service to the Profession (1996), and the Boston University School of Law Silver Shingle Award (1995). Ms. Hodge received a B.A. (1969) from Boston University and a J.D. (1972), and LL.M in Taxation (1977) from the Boston University School of Law.