AUSTIN, TEXAS (August 23, 2011) – Steve Watkins, a partner at McGinnis Lochridge & Kilgore L.L.P., has been invited to be a Fellow of the International Society of Barristers. Membership is by invitation only which is proceeded by a rigorous screening process that considers the lawyer’s ability, experience, accomplishments and ethical standards as assessed by trial lawyers and judges. Watkins has been a partner with the firm since 1997.