Texans for Lawsuit Reform
Texans for Lawsuit Reform's network
11 people9 organisationsi11 people and 9 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (9) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
11 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard J Trabulsi Jr Chair | Chairman | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Richard W Weekley Chair | Sr. Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Alan Hassenflu | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| E Lee Parsley | President & General Counsel | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Fred Heldenfels IV | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Frederick Rowe | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Hugh Rice Kelly | Sr. General Counsel | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jeffrey Shellebarger (also filed as Jeff Shellebarger) | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Marc Watts | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mary Tipps | Executive Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Michael Weekley | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
6 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Befeld | Assistant General Counsel | 2023 |
| Denis Calabrese | Chief Strategist | since 2022 |
| E Lee Parsley | General Counsel | since 2018 |
| Lilyanne McClean | President | since 2018 |
| Lucy Nashed | Communications Director | since 2018 |
| Mary Tipps | Executive Dir. | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E Lee Parsley | President & General Counse | 40 | $372k | $43k | |
| Mary Tipps | Executive Director | 40 | $225k | $17k | $35k |
| Denis Calabrese | Chief Strategist | 40 | $189k | $22k | $43k |
| Lucy Nashed | Communications Director | 40 | $122k | $22k | $15k |
| Richard W Weekley | Sr. Chairman | 40 | $0 | ||
| Emerson Hankamer | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Alan Hassenflu | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Fred Heldenfels | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Hugh Rice Kelly | Ex Officio | 1 | $0 | ||
| Steve Oden | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joe Popolo | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Frederick Rowe | Director - Deceased | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeff Shellebarger | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Danny Signorelli | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Marc Watts | Director | 1.5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Texans for Lawsuit Reform
- EIN
- 760439129
- Address
- 1233 West Loop S Ste 1375, Houston, TX, 77027-9137
- State
- Texas
- Mission
- (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- I05 Crime and legal-related
- IRS classification
- 501(c)06 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Crime & Legal-Related
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1994
- Principal officer
- E Lee Parsley (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 1995
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsRichard W Weekley
≥8years on the filingsAlan Hassenflu
≥8years on the filingsFred Heldenfels IV
≥8years on the filingsFrederick Rowe
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $9.5m
- Total liabilities
- $65k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $9.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $5.5m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $481k
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 300
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $4.5m | $4.6m | Deficit $164k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
11 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Coalition for Regulatory Efficiency & Reform | General support | $250k |
| Lone Star Economic Alliance | General support | $35k |
| Texas Conservative Coalition | General support | $21k |
| Texas House Republican Caucus | General support | $20k |
| Texas Tribune Inc | General support | $20k |
| Texas State History Museum Foundation | General support | $15k |
| Texas Southern University Foundation | General support | $15k |
| Texas Business Leadership Council | General support | $15k |
| Texas Young Republican Federation | General support | $13k |
| University of Texas | General support | $10k |
| Texas Senate Republican Caucus | General support | $10k |