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Thursday, April 10, 2025
White Oak Music Hall
Over $129K fundraised

Overall Winner: Twenty 24 Souls for Blue Angels Foundation (featuring legal talent from Brown Rudnick; Baker & O’Brien)
Judges’ Choice Award: The Overcommitments for Trees for Houston (featuring legal talent from Chamberlain Hrdlicka)
Hustle & Heart Award : Blackacre for Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston (featuring legal talent from McDowell Hetherington)

The evening was hot, but the bands were even hotter, burning up the stage high-octane rock covers and shredding guitar solos at The Fifth Annual Law Rocks Houston on Thursday, April 10, 2025. From killer costumes and a custom mic stand fit for a rock warrior, to bubble machines, and flashing flower leis, the evening’s bands wowed and engaged the crowd in a way that truly defined our description of "lawyers-turned rock stars"! All five bands came to impress, and did exactly that, keeping the crowd at White Oak Music Hall screaming for more - and raising over $129K in the process!

The Houston legal community continues to impress, and we are grateful to everyone who came out to rock with us and support our night of giving. Huge thanks to this year’s performing bands, the White Oak team; the Rock Panel of Judges: Scott Davidson & Charlie San Miguel; Shakeatha Davis; and Dr. Ana Treviño-Godfrey; our host Valerie Ojeda; and our nonprofit guests. The evening was made possible thanks to tour sponsor Secretariat and additional sponsors Chamberlain Hrdlicka; Latham & Watkins; McDowell Hetherington; Andrews Myers; Baker & O’Brien; BrownRudnick; and IST Management Services. Sponsorships help make our events possible, and we are grateful to all for their support!

Thank you for another epic show, Houston. We can’t wait to come back again next year!

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Blackacre

Featuring legal talent from McDowell Hetherington
Rocking for Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston

Client: Blackacre
Matter: Law Rocks

Thank you for soliciting our services. Below is an accounting of McDowell Hetherington’s time.

Entry: 10.8 - Recruit six attorneys and one future attorney from McDowell Hetherington (2.1); analyze, review, and revise setlist to accommodate three different vocalists, two guitarists, a death metal bassist, and a washed-up drummer (2.4); develop arguments regarding and debate merits of song choices from 70s, 80s, and 90s (2.20); research and identify practice spaces around Houston and maybe sometimes in our conference room (2.20); perform at LawRocks Houston for a worthy cause (4.10).

Little Victories

Featuring legal talent from Andrews Myers
Rocking for Lone Star Legal Aid

We are three dudes who peaked in college turning their mild inconveniences into songs that sound exactly like Incubus. The band equivalent of saying "it's the little things" on an inspirational Instagram post. Your Honor, we move to enter these sick riffs into evidence: Little Victories.

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One Bad Crash

Featuring legal talent from Latham & Watkins; Shell Oil Company
Rocking for Belong Kitchen

The origins of One Bad Crash date back to the early 21st Century. After earning their stripes on the famed Garden Oaks Touring Circuit, delighting revelers at backyard birthday parties, crawfish boils, and sangria festivals, they brought their rock-n-roll stylings to the Heights area, and later ventured out to tame the hinterlands of the I-10 West corridor. Controversy followed them for a time, as they were once banned from a Katy venue for playing a Talking Heads song. One Bad Crash look forward to seeing you at Law Rocks in 2025 and beyond!

One Bad Crash are proud to represent Belong Kitchen, a neighborhood grab-n-go kitchen that employs adults with intellectual and developmental differences. The band is comprised of Trent Carlyle (vocalist and expert witness), Greg St. Denis (guitarist and consumer of legal services), Eric Gillaspie (percussionist and in-house counsel), David Winston (bassist and in-house counsel), and special guest Mike King (guitarist and partner at Latham & Watkins).

The Overcommitments

Featuring legal talent from Chamberlain Hrdlicka
Rocking for Trees For Houston

A bunch of family men with too many projects, this band got started as a way to relax and have fun with our own favorite songs. None of us are pros but we all play, and when we get together it just fits. Rock to our collection of classics that don’t bend to a genre but which you’ll know and love. We look forward to rocking the house at White Oak and to sharing our fun with you at Law Rocks 2025!

Twenty 24 Souls

Featuring legal talent from Brown Rudnick; Baker & O'Brien
Rocking for Blue Angels Foundation

Last year, Twenty 24 Souls lit up the stage with a setlist full of classics and high-energy hits. This year, we’re back and better than ever! Twenty 24 Souls is joining forces with the unique talents of Houston-based bands "The Muchachones" and "The Patrick Squier Band" to create one soulful ROCK sound. Hailing from North and South America, this powerhouse group of lawyers, engineers, entrepreneurs, father and sons, passionately pursue their love for music. Our mission: to jam, escape, entertain, and unite. Twenty 24 Souls is: Adam Schiffer (guitar), Luis Rey (guitar, vocals), Jorge Squier (bass), Patrick Squier (lead guitar and vocals), Alexander Squier (keyboard) and George Smith (drums).

Twenty 24 Souls is honored to rock for the Blue Angels Foundation (BAF). BAF’s mission is to empower wounded veterans by providing essential funding for critical services and the best care available in the nation as they transition back to civilian life. Let’s come together to support this incredible cause and make a difference in the lives of our veterans. Your contribution can help BAF continue their vital work.

Law Rocks is thrilled to be extending our Music Matters grant into 2024! This grant, established in 2023, is presented in each of our US tour cities to benefit a local organization that supports music education. We are pleased to present our 2024 Houston Music Matters grant to Prelude Music Foundation! PMF partners with schools in Houston to bring research-based music education to support the development of young children in underserved communities.

We applaud their mission to transform the lives and enhance the education of children in Houston through the power of music and are happy to spread the word about this organization. Click through to read our blog about Prelude Music Foundation, including an interview with Co-Founders Dr. Ana Treviño-Godfrey & Jonathan Godfrey.

We are proud the Fifth Annual Law Rocks Houston 2025 bands raised funds for the following organizations.

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Host - Valerie Ojeda

This proud Chicago native is best known for her vocal versatility, boundless energy and magnetic charisma on stage.

During the week, Valerie Ojeda travels the country, working as an On-Camera Host, Event Emcee, Trade Show Presenter and Automotive Product Specialist, representing top companies like Panasonic, Microsoft and 3M and Honda, just to name a few.

On weekends, she manages and sings lead vocals for the wildly successful cover band, “Anthem Road,” playing in casinos, resorts, conventions, wineries, private parties and outdoor festivals, throughout the country. Anthem Road has shared the stage with such iconic 80’s bands as Berlin and Warrant, as well as some of the top tribute bands in the world. Valerie’s favorite musical moments to date were meeting rock legends Pat Benatar, Kip Winger, Jerry Dixon and Billy Ocean, as well as singing with Terri Nunn at The Canyon Club and singing the National Anthem before a Slaughter concert.

For Valerie, being of service is the highest form of consciousness, so being able to give back to the local community, by being a part of Law Rocks, is an absolute dream come true!

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Judge - Scott Davidson and Charlie San Miguel

Scott Davidson and Charlie San Miguel are members of Pro Hac Vice, four-time overall winners of Law Rocks Houston.

Scott serves as Chief Legal Officer for The Friedkin Group, which encompasses a diverse consortium of best-in-class companies operating in the automotive, entertainment, hospitality, sports and adventure industries. Scott is also the Co-Founder of Chance for Hope Foundation, a charitable organization providing support services to children with cancer and their families and funding for critical research in the area of pediatric brain tumors. Scott is a lifelong musician and current member of Southern Slang, a popular Houston band, in addition to his involvement with Pro Hac Vice and past Law Rocks competitions.

Charlie serves as Vice President of Legal for Enterprise Products, one of the largest publicly traded partnerships and a leading U.S. midstream services provider. He also serves as General Counsel for Texas Monthly, the “National Magazine of Texas.” Like Scott, Charlie is a lifelong musician – a drummer and bassist – and is a current member of Southern Slang and D!GGY, a new Houston-based funk and soul band, as well as making regular appearances with Nick Gaitan, Hard Luck Revival, and a host of other notable roots artists.

Judge - Shakeatha Davis

Shakeatha Davis is an attorney, speaker, and multi-passionate entrepreneur. She currently serves as Owner and Principal Attorney for the minority woman owned law firm, the S. Davis Law Group PLLC and Owner of S. Davis Studios LLC.

Her practice areas include Business Law, Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law. Ms. Davis is an expert at assisting small business owners with business structure and development which she is extremely passionate about. In addition to running a full time law practice, Attorney Davis hosts workshops and classes where she teaches business law.

Prior to opening her legal practice, Ms. Davis worked for the legal department of BP America, and Judicial Intern for both Chief Bankruptcy Judge Jeff Bohm and Judge Kenneth Hoyt. She also was selected for the Presidential Management Fellow Finalist Class of 2013. Ms. Davis earned her Juris Doctor, cum laude from Thurgood Marshall School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts degree in Music and English from Xavier University of Louisiana.

Ms. Davis has been a member of the Top 40 Under 40 for National Black Lawyers and Top 40 Under 40 in Business for the Women’s Association of Attorneys in Business Law for the past two years. She also served Vice Chair of the Copyright and Social Media Committee for the American Bar Association. Lastly Ms. Davis has been a member of the SuperLawyers Rising Star from 2019-2023.

As she is a multi-passionate entrepreneur, she also enjoys being S. Davis Studios which is an artist development center located in Houston, TX for entertainment artists. Ms. Davis has worked with producers, musicians and singers to produce albums and help them to develop their talents. Music is the passion that drives her interest in business and entertainment law.

Learn more at S. Davis Law Group’s website and follow Shakeatha on Facebook, LinkedIn, or her Instagram handles @sdavislawgroup, @sdavisstudio, and @theexpansionattorney.

Judge - Ana Treviño-Godfrey

Ana Treviño-Godfrey, DMA, is the Director of Prelude Music Classes for Children and co-founder and Director of Education of The Prelude Music Foundation. She is passionate about music, music-making, and education. Ana graduated from Rice University (DMA, MM) and The Cleveland Institute of Music (BM). She performed opera and early music in the US and abroad and has appeared as a featured soloist with professional orchestras around Houston. Her love of music led her to co-found Mercury Chamber Orchestra.

In 2011, Ana stopped performing to focus on her vocation: to serve children and their families through music education. She believes music is the great equalizer that builds bridges where barriers exist. Together with her husband, Ana co-founded the Prelude Music Foundation, a non-profit bringing Music Together® to marginalized communities in Houston. Over the past decade, the Foundation has served nearly 17,000 students across 26 sites throughout the city of Houston.

Ana believes music education has the power to change lives, help us heal, and bring us peace. She has presented at early childhood and music education conferences, including the annual conference of NAEYC (the National Association for the Education of Young Children), and she has taught at Rice University, Houston Community College, and Interlochen Arts Camp. Additionally, she serves as a teacher trainer to Music Together® teachers around the world. Ana is a senior fellow with American Leadership Forum, whose mission is to join and strengthen diverse leaders to better serve the common good.