NALS of amarillo OFFICERS

Reba Cochran

President

Reba Cochran is a Paralegal at the law firm of Simmons & Odle, PC. Reba is currently working under Cody Simmons dealing with estate planning, business corporations, and real estate. Reba has previous law firm experience with the Underwood Law firm and Burdett Morgan Williamson & Boykin, LLP under Todd W. Boykin spending the last 5 years working primarily in a complex real estate practice. Reba is married to Heath Cochran, and they are parents to Cloey and Quinn. In her spare time you can find Reba watching her kids play sports or traveling!

Lucy Henderson

Vice President

Lucy Henderson is a Legal Assistant at the law firm of Burdett Morgan & Williamson, LLP. She works in the estate planning and wealth management department under Gerald Morgan, Jr. and Mason Harlan. She has previous law office experience working with Billy Britt Jarvis in Spearman, Texas. Lucy is married to Daniel Henderson. She has two boys, Kaden and Baker, a lab, Jameson and a pug, Rocky.

Shelly Amason

Treasurer

Shelly Amason is a Legal Assistant at the law firm of Burdett Morgan & Williamson, LLP. Shelly has spent the last 25 years working for Wyatt L. Brooks, dealing primarily in insurance defense and construction litigation. Shelly is married to Rodney Amason, and they have four children, Matthew, Chandler, Cora, and Sallie. In her spare time, you can find Shelly in her sewing room in the middle of several quilting projects at a time.

Sharon Hopkins

Director

Sharon Hopkins joined Sprouse Shrader Smith PLLC in July 2019. She is the Legal Assistant to Blair Oscarsson, Christine Vizcaino, Saige Lee and Emily Fouts; which includes civil litigation, family law, personal injury, wrongful death, commercial litigation, and labor and employment law. Prior to joining Sprouse, Sharon spent 18 years as the Office Manager/Paralegal for a law firm in Dallas, Texas, primarily handling civil litigation, personal injury, wrongful death, and commercial litigation. She has 2 daughters and 3 grandchildren, and married to Marshall Hopkins. When she’s not planning a trip to see her girls and grandkids, she can be found hanging out with her German Shepherd and horse or cooking/baking.

Connor Clark

Secretary

Connor Clark is a Legal Assistant at Burdett Morgan & Williamson, LLP. Connor started at the law firm in August of 2021 working under Samuel S. Karr and Bailey Hartman dealing primarily with Real Estate Law. She is attending Amarillo College to achieve her Associates Degree in Legal Studies and plans to graduate in May of 2023. Connor will then take the certification exam to become a certified paralegal. In her spare time, you can find Connor camping in the mountains and riding the RZR with her boyfriend Austin and her dogs, Woodrow and Dally.

Sheila Roach

Parlementarian

Sheila Roach has been the Court Administrator for the City of Canyon since 2012. She worked in the Amarillo Municipal Court as a clerk supervisor. Sheila has been working in the Courts for almost 13 years. As an administrator she has to keep the operations of the court in budget and staffed to allow for efficiency and effective operations in compliance with Local and State laws. She also served on the TMCA board as Region I director and also currently teaches for the TMCEC clerks’ seminars. While serving on the board and working for Canyon Municipal, she acquired her Bachelor of Applied Arts and Science degree thru West Texas A&M University and Associates degree in Paralegal Studies. Sheila is an active member in the TCCA(Texas Court Clerks Association) and NALS (National Association of Legal Support Professionals) organizations.