Frank Staggs ’82

Serves as an attorney in Houston and in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He graduated from South Texas College of Law Houston in 1982, where he was on the South Texas Law Review and the Order of Lytea. After graduation, Frank clerked at the Texas Supreme Court. He returned to Houston and worked firstly at O’Quinn & Hagans and subsequently at Jamail & Kolius. In addition to teaching Legal Research and Writing as an adjunct professor at the University of Houston, he has served in numerous leadership and volunteer capacities, including for Bering Memorial United Methodist Church as administrative board chair and lay leader. In the mid-’80s and ’90s, he was a founding board member of Bering Community Service Foundation and served on its successor organization, Bering-Omega Community Services. During that time, he served with the Emergency Aid Coalition and was a founding board member of Houston’s SEARCH Homeless Project, serving as its first chair of its Council of Congregations. He also served on the boards of several Houston charitable and community organizations.

Janet Hansen ’76

After graduating from South Texas College of Law Houston in 1976, Ms. Hansen first worked as a briefing attorney with the First Court of Appeals and as a Law Clerk to the Hon. George E. Cire, United States District Judge. She spent the next 35 years investigating, preparing, settling, and trying personal injury lawsuits with Joe Jamail at Jamail & Kolius.  She now has her own firm and continues to handle all types of personal injury cases. She has served as a Director of the Houston Bar Association, the Houston Lawyer Referral Service, Inc., and Camp for All Foundation. She is a fellow of the Houston and Texas Bar Associations. Currently, she is a member of the Houston Trial Lawyers Association and the American Board of Trial Advocates. Throughout her legal career, Ms. Hansen has also been active in Houston theater and currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Main Street Theater.