RMWBH is proud to announce Shareholder Noelle Hicks has been selected by the State Bar of Texas to be a member of the 2022-2023 class of LeadershipSBOT.

LeadershipSBOT was created in 2008 by State Bar President Harper Estes to “increase diverse leadership participation within the legal community through the nomination of lawyers who possess both the desire and potential to assume leadership roles in their communities and the State Bar of Texas.

In her role with LeadershipSBOT, Noelle “will examine what is expected of leaders and, with the advice and guidance of current leaders, discover how to best engage in public involvement to be effective in the profession and in the community.”

Through this yearlong program, Noelle will participate in two training sessions and present a group project at the State Bar Annual Meeting.

In her practice, Noelle is a Shareholder in RMWBH’s POA Section based out of the firm’s Houston Office. Noelle assists single-family residential, townhome, condominium, and some commercial associations with various aspects of property owner’s’ association law including complex deed restriction enforcement issues, developing and interpreting governing documents and drafting, reviewing contracts and the collection of delinquent assessments. In addition, she works with her association clients on various issues such as ensuring compliance with state and federal laws, attending administrative hearings, 209 hearings and board meetings on behalf of her clients.

Noelle’s efforts in the industry have been featured by CAI including forming the basis for CAI’s Diverse and Inclusive Communities Guide. Noelle is a member of the Texas Bar College and was named to the National Black Lawyers Top 100 in 2020. She received her bachelor’s degree from Trinity University in 2005 and her Juris Doctorate from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University in 2008.