United States Attorney Announces Appointment of Four New Federal Prosecutors

U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox is proud to announce the appointment of four new Assistant United States Attorneys: Kristina Williams, assigned to the Dallas Appellate Division, Tiffany Eggers, assigned to the Dallas Criminal Division, Laura Montes, assigned to the Fort Worth Criminal Division, and Ann Howey, assigned to the Lubbock Criminal Division.

All four prosecutors were sworn in on November 9 before Chief U.S. District Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn.

A graduate of Texas A&M University and the University of Houston Law Center, Ms. Williams previously served as a Senior Attorney at Dykema Cox Smith, where she represented clients before the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the Texas Court of Appeals. She also served as a Term Law Clerk under the Honorable Edith H. Jones of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, as a Law Clerk for The Honorable Nathan Hecht of the Supreme Court of Texas, and as a Clerk for Sen. John Cornyn, R-TX, at the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Ms. Eggers joins the Northern District of Texas from the Northern District of Florida, where she spent more than 13 years prosecuting federal crimes, focusing on money laundering and fraud. Before that, she served as an Assistant State Attorney in the First Judicial Circuit of Florida’s State Attorney’s Office. Ms. Eggers received her undergraduate degree from Jacksonville State University and her law degree from Florida State University College of Law.

A graduate of Wheaton College and Northeastern University School of Law, Ms. Montes joins the Northern District of Texas from the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the District of Puerto Rico, where she prosecuted cases for the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) for three years. Prior to her work there, she spent two years prosecuting cases at the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts and served as a Law Student Clerk at the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

Before joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Ms. Howey served as an attorney advisor for U.S. District Court Clerk’s Office here in the Northern District of Texas. While there, she evaluated proposed national legislation, rules, and policy to determine impact on local civil and criminal procedure. Prior to that, she serve as Assistant General Counsel at Texas Tech University System, where she received both her undergraduate and law degrees.

“We’re delighted to welcome these talented attorneys to offices across our district,” said Nealy Cox. “I’m confident they will serve the cause of justice with honor.”