A PROFILE IN PROFESSIONALISM

Connie Simmons Taylor Baker Botts L.L.P.

P rofessionalism is more than providing the best possible service to our clients. True professionalism requires every lawyer to give something back to the community. Whether we are providing pro bono legal services, or working with charitable or professional organizations, it serves our profession, and the communities in which we live and work, when we give back. 

In 2002, I was introduced to Dress for Success Houston – an organization that provides interview suits for disadvantaged women entering the workplace and a professional networking group for those that become employed. With the memories of law school interview season and the all-important interview suit still fresh in my mind, this organization struck a chord with me. I was honored to serve on its Board of Directors for six years, two of them as chairperson, and I am currently a member of the DFSH Advisory Board and the Corporate Guild.  My work with Dress for Success (and the other non-profit organizations I am involved with) adds an important dimension to me as a person. I also think it makes me a better lawyer.