Hutcheson Bowers LLLP

Attorney Shannon H. Hutcheson

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1996
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas

Education

• The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1996
  
  • J.D., with honors
  • Honors: Order of the Coif
• Austin College, Sherman, Texas, 1993
  
  • B.A., with Departmental Honors
  • Major: Political Science

Professional Memberships and Achievements

• Board Certified, Labor & Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
• Texas Bar Fellows, Life Member
• Secretary-Treasurer, Travis County Women Lawyer’s Foundation (2018-present)
• State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting Committee (2022)
• Austin College Lawyer Alumni Association, President & Board Member (2013-2015)
• University of Texas School of Law Technology Law Conference, Planning Committee (2015-2018)
• Texas Super Lawyers
• U.S. News – Best Lawyers® in Litigation – Labor and Employment AV-Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell
• Labor & Employment Law Star, South, Benchmark Litigation
• Law Firm of the Year, Travis County Women Lawyers’ Association (2014)

Attorney Allison Bowers

Bar Admissions

• Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas

Education

• The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1999
  
  • J.D., with honors
  • Honors: Order of the Coif
  • Law Review: Texas Law Review
• The University of Texas, 1996
  
  • B.A., with highest honors
  • Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
  • Major: Plan II

Professional Memberships and Achievements

• State Bar of Texas
• Member, Texas Minority Counsel Program Steering Committee (2015-2017)
• Board of Directors, Austin Human Resources Management Association (2014-2015)
• U.S. News – Best Lawyers® 2021 and 2022 in Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Texas Super Lawyers
• Rated AV-Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell
• Law Firm of the Year, Travis County Women Lawyers’ Association (2014)

Attorney Catherine Wagner Calderaro

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 2021
• California, 2015
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2015
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 2015

Education

• The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 2014
  
  • Honors: Human Rights Scholar
  • Honors: Justice Center Graduating Student Award for Public Service
• Boston University, 2007
  
  • Honors: Magna Cum laude, National Merit Scholars Award
  • Major: International Relations

Attorney Susan Dillon Ayers

Bar Admissions

• Texas

Education

• University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, 2000
  
  • J.D.
  • Honors: magna cum laude
  • Honors: Order of the Barons
  • Law Journal: Journal of International Law
• Michigan State University, 1988
  
  • B.A. with honors
  • Honors: Licensed to teach English & Soc. Studies
  • Major: English

Professional Memberships and Achievements

• State Bar of Texas
• Travis County Women Lawyers’ Association
• Texas Bar Foundation
• Travis County Women Lawyers’ Foundation
• Austin Bar Association
• International Right of Way Association, Ch. 74
• Highland Lakes Bar Association
• Texas Super Lawyer in Business Litigation & Eminent Domain, 2021-2025
• Best Lawyer, The Best Lawyers in America, 2025
• Austin’s Top Attorneys, Austin Monthly, 2024-2025
• Litigation / Appellate Award, Travis County Women Lawyers’ Association, 2024
• Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers - Rising Stars by Thomson Reuters, 2007

Attorney Ann James

Education

• University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, 2023
  
  • J.D.
  • Honors: Dean’s List
  • Honors: Prudential Life Scholarship Award
  • Honors: State Bar of Texas Bar Prep Scholarship Award
• University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas, 2016
  
  • Bachelor of Science
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Honors: Academic Excellence Distinction Award
  • Honors: Academic Excellence Scholarship Award
  • Honors: Dean’s List
  • Honors: Top 10% Scholarship Award
  • Major: Biology

Attorney Leslie Sun

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 2013
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas

Education

• South Texas College of Law Houston, Houston, Texas, 2013
  
  • Honors: Mediator Certification
  • Honors: Dean’s Honor List
• New York University, 2009
  
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Minor: Business Studies
  • Major: Economics
  • Minor: Law

Languages Spoken

• Shanghainese Chinese
• Mandarin Chinese
• Spanish

Attorney Lama Zakzok

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 2021

Education

• University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, 2021
  
  • J.D.
  • Honors: Tulane NFL Negotiations Competition (Quarterfinalist), 2021
  • Honors: Tom Newhouse Mediation Competition (Director), 2020
  • Honors: Lorance-Thompson Negotiation and Contract Drafting Competition
  • Honors: Blakely-Butler Moot Court Competition, 2020
  • Honors: ABA Regional Mediation Competition, 2020
• Baylor University, 2017
  
  • B.A.
  • Honors: Dean’s Academic Honor List
  • Honors: Lambda Alpha Honors Society
  • Honors: Provost Gold Scholarship
  • Honors: Sigma Iota Rho Honors Society
  • Honors: Valene Smith Prize, 2017