Winstead Announces Winners of the 2009 Scholarships Targeting Diverse Candidates

DALLAS, April 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Texas law firm Winstead PC
announced Thara Mathews, Kris Teng, and Brittany Barnett as the winners of the
2009 Winstead Juris Doctor Scholarship program that targets first-year, top
minority law students. Mathews is a student at the Southern Methodist
University Dedman School of Law, Teng is a student at the University of Texas
School of Law, and Barnett is a student at the University of Houston Law
Center.

As part of the Scholarship, $2,000 will be awarded to each Scholarship
recipient's student interest group of choice. Mathews selected the SMU Asian
American Law Students Association to share in her award. Teng's choice was the
UT Asian Law Students Association and Barnett opted for the University of
Houston Black Law Student Association.

Mathews, a member of SMU's Asian American Law Students Association, is a
Certified Public Accountant and an SMU Dean's Scholarship recipient. Mathews
was a Summa Cum Laude undergraduate from SMU, earning degrees in accounting
and international studies.

Teng is a member of UT's Asian Law Students Association and Intellectual
Property Journal. While an undergraduate at Cornell University, Teng earned a
Bachelor's degree in Genetics and was a starter on Cornell's National
Championship winning Men's Fencing Club.

Barnett is also a Certified Public Account, with masters and undergraduate
degrees in Accounting from UTA. Barnett is a member of UH's Black Law Students
Association and the founder of the community service group Girls Embracing
Mothers.

The Winstead Juris Doctor Scholarship is one of the firm's initiatives to
promote diversity. Believing that diversity requires ideas as well as action
and support, Winstead actively participates in several key organizations and
events in helping diverse students and firm employees achieve their dreams by
fulfilling their talents.

Winstead is one of the largest business law firms in Texas. Winstead attorneys
and consultants serve as the trusted advisors to mid-market and large
businesses, providing a core range of legal services that are critical to
their operation and success. From its well-known reputation in real estate and
financial services to its corporate and high-stakes litigation practice,
Winstead has the power to perform for your business. Winstead has offices in
Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio and The Woodlands, Texas; and
Washington, D.C. For detailed information about Winstead, visit
www.winstead.com.

SOURCE Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C.

Shannon Tipton of Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C., +1-214-745-5308,
stipton@winstead.com