Haynes Boone Co-Founder Michael Boone recently received the “Man Enough to Be a Girl Scout” award from the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas. He was awarded the honor at the 2025 Women of Distinction Luncheon on Nov. 7 at the Hilton Anatole.
The luncheon was held to recognize the “remarkable individuals making the world a better place for girls, today and beyond.” Read Boone’s profile on the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas website below:
Mike Boone is a co-founder of Haynes Boone, established in Dallas in 1970. Since then, the firm has grown into a global organization with over 700 lawyers across 19 offices, including locations in California, Colorado, Illinois, New York, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, D.C., London, Mexico City and Shanghai.
In 2011, The American Lawyer magazine honored Mr. Boone with the Distinguished Law Firm Leader Award, recognizing his leadership in the firm’s growth, professional excellence, collaborative culture and public service. Most recently, he was named to the Texas Business Hall of Fame Class of 2024.
Mr. Boone has more than 50 years of experience handling complex mergers and acquisitions, major corporate finance transactions, and board of director representations. In 2010, Texas Lawyer magazine named him one of the 25 greatest Texas lawyers of the past quarter century and the “Go-To Lawyer” in corporate law. He has served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the SMU Dedman School of Law.
Widely respected for his civic engagement and philanthropy—especially in education and human services—Mr. Boone has served as President of the Highland Park School Board, chaired the Dallas Citizens Council and the SMU Board of Trustees, and served on the board of Abilene Christian University. He has also served as an elder at Preston Road Church of Christ.
In 2019, the Highland Park School District named an elementary school in his honor. He has also received the J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award from SMU, the Spirit of Generations Award from The Senior Source, the Robert S. Folsom Leadership Award from Methodist Health System Foundation and the Justinian Award for Community Service from the Dallas Lawyers Auxiliary.
Read more about Mike and his induction into the Texas Business Hall of Fame here.
