BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION

Donnabelle Hutt

OFFICE MANAGER/LEGAL ASSISTANT
T: 432.682.7800
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Education

A.S., Everest University, 2010

Biography

Donnabelle Hutt has taken on several different roles at Williams Law. In addition to administrative and managerial duties in the office, she assists attorney Holly Williams with client intake, maintaining filing systems, drafting and filing motions as well as several other legal tasks. Before coming to work for Williams Law, Donnabelle worked for nearly a decade in the Oil and Gas Industry, filling various roles from Receptionist to Operations and Production Tech, and Regulatory Analyst while paving her own path up to becoming the Senior Administrative Manager for a small operator.

Donnabelle and her family moved to West Texas after her husband completed seven tours of duty to both Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom in Iraq and Afghanistan while in an Army Spec Ops unit. She previously served in the military herself, was an early-promote to Senior Airman and had passed her Staff Sergeant test right before she was honorably discharged and could tack on her fourth stripe.  She worked as a 5-Level Meteorologist to analyze and interpret weather patterns and models, brief pilots on potential weather conditions and hazards and, when necessary, alert others to mission critical weather. She was stationed across the southern United States and accomplished a hardship tour of duty at Taegu (K2) Air Base, South Korea while working with a helicopter unit. By the time she left the military, she was training junior level airmen, an experience that would serve her years later while managing team members in the oil and gas trade.

Those who have worked alongside Donnabelle understand that she rarely comes across a challenge she isn’t ready to meet head on. In her free time, Donnabelle enjoys spending time with her family and has been involved in local 501(c)(3) organizations that primarily focus on emotionally supporting wounded Veterans and their families after their Veteran had returned home from the war.

Education

  • State Bar of Texas
  • State Bar of New Mexico
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • United States Supreme Court

Memberships & Affiliations

  • American Bar Association
  • Casa de Amigos, Board of Directors (2016-present)
  • Texas Employment Lawyers Association (TELA), Secretary (2023-present)
  • Texas Employment Lawyers Association (TELA), Treasurer (2017-2019)
  • State Bar of Texas Committee on Pattern Jury Charges – Business, Consumer, Insurance, and Employment (2009-2018)
  • Rice University School of Social Sciences Dean’s Advisory Board (2012-2018)
  • Permian Basin Society for Human Resource Management (PBSHRM), President (2003-2004)
  • Midland County Bar Association, President (2000-2001)
  • New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association
  • National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA)
  • Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
  • UTPB School of Business Advisory Council

Publications

  • “The 10 Biggest Legal Mistakes Physicians Make in Dealing with Noncompete Issues”
    • A chapter in the book, The Biggest Legal Mistakes Physicians Make and How to Avoid Them, edited by Steven Babitsky and James J. Magraviti, Jr. (2005)
  • “Injuries to Third Parties Arising from Oil & Gas Operations: An Analytical Framework for Examining Indemnity and Additional Insured Issues”
    • Journal of Natural Resources & Environmental Law (Spring 2000)

Honors & Awards

  • Texas Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2015-2025
  • Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell
  • The National Trial Lawyers – Top 100

Certifications

  • Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization