2026 Women's Advocacy Awards Campaign

For 26 years, Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas (Legal Aid) has publicly recognized exceptional advocacy on behalf of women and children in need at its annual Women’s Advocacy Awards (WAA). 

Included in this year's WAA event, Legal Aid is celebrating 75 years of advancing justice in North and West Texas. The legal services our lawyers provide—often to victims of domestic violence and their children—saves lives.

Legal Aid will celebrate its WAA honorees for their exceptional service to women and children at our annual reception from 6 to 8 p.m., June 17, 2026, at the Arts District Mansion, 2101 Ross Avenue, Dallas. 

Our 2026 honoree categories are:

Krisi Kastl, CEO/Founder, Kastl Law, P.C.

Louise Raggio Women’s Legal Advocate Award

Matthew C. Henry, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Oncor Electric Delivery

Business Leadership Award

Ann Marie Painter, Partner, Haynes and Boone LLP

Civic Leadership Award

Bria Riley, Senior Vice President and Senior Lead Counsel, Citibank N.A.

Advocate on the Rise Award

Michelle Simpson-Tuegel, Founding Partner, The Simpson Tuegel Law Firm

Champion of Justice Award

David R. McAtee II, Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel, AT&T

75th Anniversary Pillar of Justice Award

Now more than ever, organizations like Legal Aid depend on the support of donors to help serve the civil legal needs of those most at risk in our communities. For the last 75 years, Legal Aid has provided free legal aid to more than 1 million low-income families seeking safety, security, and lives free from domestic violence and abuse. 

Please consider making a donation, purchase tickets to attend the event, or becoming a sponsor to support low-income women's civil legal needs today.

​Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, Inc. is funded in part by the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). As a condition of the funding it receives from LSC, Legal Aid is restricted in certain activities in all of its legal work—including work supported by other funding sources. Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, Inc. may not expend any funds for any activity prohibited by the regulations governing the Legal Services Corporation. Legal Aid is required by 45 CFR Part 1610 to provide notice of these restrictions to all funders and contributors to organizations funded by the Legal Service Corporation.