Our Team

Texas Lawyers’ Insurance Exchange is the tried and true source of reliable, responsibly priced legal malpractice insurance for Texas lawyers and judges.

Steve Couch, J.D.

President & CEO

Carrie Johnson Phaneuf

Vice President of Loss Prevention

Patricia A. Peterson

Vice President of Claims

Diane Z. De Los Santos

Executive Assistant

Marvin Jennings

Claims Attorney

Chris Tsakiris

Director of Business Development

Shaela Rae Leggett

Claims & CLE Coordinator

Edward Solis

Assistant Director of Member Services

Olivia Thompson

Member Services

Amanda Azua

Lead Underwriting Manager

Andy Cantiello

Underwriting Manager & Technical Project Manager

Jeffrey Hobkirk

Senior Underwriter

Shelbe Taylor

Underwriter

Michael Burns

Junior Underwriter

Mike Franklin

IT Director

Neal Hendrickson

Vice President of Finance

Dennis Haney

Accounting Manager

Vanessa Peña, SHRM-CP

Accounting & HR Specialist

Cris Chapa

Underwriting Assistant