Mike McKetta received the honor of being selected for the 2010 Ronald D. Secrest Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award, which includes a contribution by the firm of Beck Redden & Secrest, LLP of $10,000 to the Texas Bar Foundation endowment in honor of the award and Ron Secrest.

Congratulations to Mike on this recognition and honor.

The award is described as follows:

Ronald D. Secrest Outstanding Trial Lawyer's Award The Ronald D. Secrest Outstanding Trial Lawyer's Award was established to recognize an active trial lawyer. The firm of Beck, Redden & Secrest established the award in 2002 in honor and memory of Mr. Secrest, a gifted trial lawyer and a founding partner of the firm. The award recognizes a trial lawyer who, in his or her practice, has demonstrated high ethical and moral standards and has demonstrated exceptional professional conduct, thus enhancing the image of the trial lawyer. The award celebrates Ronald Secrest's life as an outstanding trial lawyer who devoted himself to the highest standards of the trial practice. Criteria: The recipient is to be an active trial lawyer who, by his or her practice, has demonstrated outstanding trial and advocacy skills, has demonstrated high ethical and moral standards, and has demonstrated exceptional professional conduct, thus enhancing the image of the trial lawyer. Past recipients include Knox Nunnally, Shannon H. Ratliff, Robert Q. Keith, Richard W. Mithoff, Jr., David T. Lopez, and Lisa A. Blue.