Talmage Boston is one of four distinguished Texas Law alumni’s who has been selected by the law school’s Alumni Association to be recognized for his accomplishments in the legal profession, contributions to his communities, and the practice of law in Texas and beyond.
Each year since 1958, the association has honored the outstanding achievements of its members through the Alumni Awards. The Alumni Association Executive Committee selects recipients from peer nominations for recognition at an annual gala, taking place this year on Sept. 19, 2025.
Talmage Boston ’78, an attorney, author, and historian, will be honored as the Outstanding Alumnus.
Outstanding Alumnus Award
Talmage Boston is a renowned trial attorney, author, lecturer, interviewer, and civic leader who promotes Texas Law everywhere he goes. The fact that 23 different alumni nominated Boston for his award is a testament to his exceptional qualifications. He is the organizer and glue behind a group of 20 Texas Law alumni from the Classes of 1978 and 1979 who have become active supporters of the law school. Additionally, in 2017, Boston and classmate Marvin Blum ’78 established the school’s $ 100,000 Endowed Scholarship in Law.
Boston spent his successful legal career in Dallas, working at multiple firms before becoming a partner at Shackelford, McKinley & Norton LLP in 2017. In addition to his legal talents, Boston is a prominent baseball historian and was inducted into the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997. He is the only lawyer to receive Presidential Citations from eight different presidents of the State Bar of Texas. His other honors include the State Bar of Texas Litigation Section’s Luke Soules Award and the Dallas Historical Society’s 2023 History Maker of the Year award.
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