Cathy Altman is a partner at Carrington Coleman in Dallas, where she advises public and private clients on issues relating to procurement, project delivery, contract negotiations, claims and disputes involving construction and infrastructure projects. Cathy serves on the construction industry panel of the American Arbitration Association National Roster of Arbitrators. In 2018, Governor Abbott appointed Cathy to the board of the Trinity River Authority. She is a former member of the ABA Forum on Construction Law Governing Committee and current Membership Chair. Cathy also serves as legislative liaison for the Texas Bar Construction Section, outside general counsel to the North Texas Commission, a member the Construction Law Exam Commission for the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and on the Cleburne Regional Board of First Financial Bank. She is an avid collector of barnyard birds and animals.