The Best Lawyers in America, a widely regarded guide to legal excellence, has recognized 109 Jackson Walker attorneys as Best Lawyers, including eight Lawyers of the Year, across six offices and 63 practice areas in its 2020 edition. Best Lawyers listings are based on an exhaustive peer review survey of thousands of attorneys who vote on the legal abilities of others in their practice areas. For over three decades, recognition in Best Lawyers has been regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor, since an attorney cannot pay to be listed.
A special congratulations to our eight attorneys named Lawyers of the Year for 2020:
Please join Jackson Walker in congratulating the following attorneys included in the 2020 report as Best Lawyers in America:
The year next to an attorney’s name marks the first time they were recognized by Best Lawyers.
Austin
James M. Alsup (2009) Real Estate Law
John B. Beckworth (2003) Commercial Litigation; Litigation – First Amendment; Personal injury Litigation – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Amanda L. Bush (2017) Litigation – First Amendment
Charles H. Campbell (2008) Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Wade Cooper (2007) 2020 Lawyer of the Year – Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights Law / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
Raman N. Dewan (2014) Patent Law
Leonard H. Dougal (2007) 2020 Lawyer of the Year – Water Law; Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental; Water Law
James Matthew Dow (2012) Commercial Litigation
Meghan E. Griffiths (2019) Energy Regulatory Law
Samuel K. Hildebrand (2006) 2020 Lawyer of the Year – Trusts & Estates; Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
Brandon C. Janes (2012) Corporate Law
Pamela Madere (2020) Real Estate Law
Steven R. Martens (2006) Real Estate Law
Dudley D. McCalla (2007) Administrative/Regulatory Law; Insurance Law
Steven D. Moore (2015) Insurance Law; Tax Law
Christopher R. Mugica (2016) Commercial Litigation
Michael J. Nasi (2006) Energy Law; Energy Regulatory Law; Environmental Law
Robert B. Neblett III (2007) Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Litigation – Construction
James L. Pledger (2006) 2020 Lawyer of the Year – Financial Services Regulation Law; Banking and Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
Edward C. Small (2007) Energy Law; Government Relations Practice; Litigation – Environmental
Timothy C. Taylor (2006) Real Estate Law
Erin N. Tuggle (2020) Trusts and Estates
Gerald S. Webberman (2013) Real Estate Law
Dallas
Bryan C. Birkeland (2006) Real Estate Law
Jonathan M. Bull (2019) Environmental Law
Robert M. Cohan (2005) Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust
Greta E. Cowart (2005) Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Patrick R. Cowlishaw (2006) Litigation – Environmental
William S. Dahlstrom (2006) Land Use & Zoning Law; Litigation – Land Use & Zoning; Real Estate Law
Brian L. Dethrow (2011) Tax Law
Jeffrey P. Drummond (2018) Healthcare Law
George C. Dunlap, Jr. (2019) Real Estate Law
Byron F. Egan (1993) Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Gary Fowler (2006) 2020 Lawyer of the Year – Labor Law – Management; Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor & Employment
Lawrence E. Glasgow (2005) Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Colter Harris (2015) Real Estate Law
Michael S. Held (2008) Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
John B. Holden, Jr. (2006) Energy Law; Oil and Gas Law
William H. Hornberger (2003) Tax Law
John V. Jansonius (1995) Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management
Steven R. Jenkins (2006) Real Estate Law
Mark T. Josephs (2005) Bet–the–Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants; Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions; Litigation – Securities; Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Michael L. Kaufman (2015) 2020 Lawyer of the Year – Trusts & Estates; Trusts and Estates
Suzan Kedron (2013) Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
Kevin L. Kelley (2013) Leisure and Hospitality Law; Real Estate Law
Ronald D. Kerridge (2007) Litigation & Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
John A. Koepke (2020) Litigation – Labor & Employment
Robert P. Latham (2007) Commercial Litigation; First Amendment Law; Litigation – First Amendment; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Sports Law
Michael L. Laussade (2019) Corporate Law
Kathleen M. LaValle (2007) Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust; Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Frank P. McEachern (2008) Energy Law
Scott M. McElhaney (2008) Commercial Litigation; Litigation – ERISA; Litigation – Labor & Employment
Susan Mead (2007) Lawyer of the Year 2020 – Litigation – Land Use & Zoning; Land Use & Zoning Law; Litigation – Land Use & Zoning; Real Estate Law
Retta A. Miller (2012) Arbitration; Commercial Litigation
David T. Moran (2012) Aviation Law; Commercial Litigation
Michael W. Moran (2014) Construction Law
Cynthia Brotman Nelson (2012) Leisure and Hospitality Law; Real Estate Law
Amy Osberg Roberts (2020) Commercial Litigation
Christopher J. Rourk (2020) Litigation – Intellectual Property
Robert F. Ruckman (2007) Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Transportation Law
James S. Ryan, III (2008) Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Gordon M. Shapiro (2006) Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking & Finance; Litigation – Environmental; Litigation – Securities
Jeffrey M. Sone (2013) Corporate Law
Kenneth Stohner, Jr. (2017) Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Scott Tuthill (2019) Real Estate Law
Richard L. Waggoner (2016) Corporate Law
Peter K. Wahl (2013) Environmental Law
Paul C. Watler (1995) Bet–the–Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; First Amendment Law; Litigation – First Amendment; Media Law
Fort Worth
Keith Branyon (2020) Trusts & Estates
Albon O. Head, Jr. (2005) Bet–the–Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Litigation – Construction; Railroad Law
Gary L. Ingram (2006) Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor & Employment
Jay K. Rutherford (2010) Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor & Employment
Paul E. Vrana (2007) Derivatives and Futures Law; Energy Law; Natural Resources Law
Len A. Wade (2019) Arbitration
Houston
Thad Armstrong (2017) Real Estate Law
Charles L. Babcock (1991) Appellate Practice; Bet–the–Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; First Amendment Law; Litigation – First Amendment; Litigation – Intellectual Property
Barron P. Bogatto (2006) Healthcare Law
Glen M. Boudreaux (2011) Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking & Finance
Matthew D. Cavenaugh (2018) Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
David G. Dunlap (2005) Natural Resources Law; Oil & Gas Law
Elizabeth Carol Freeman (2009) Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Richard E. Griffin (2005) Commercial Litigation
Nancy W. Hamilton (2005) Litigation – First Amendment
Jeffrey R. Harder (2006) Corporate Governance Law; Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law; Venture Capital Law
Lewis S. Kasner (2019) Real Estate Law
Michael K. Kuhn (2008) Real Estate Law
Alfred M. Meyerson (2003) Real Estate Law
Kurt D. Nondorf (2006) Real Estate Law
Michael P. Pearson (2005) Natural Resources Law; Oil & Gas Law
Vytas A. Petrulis (2014) Real Estate Law
John M. Ransom (2005) Tax Law
David M. Robins (2009) Real Estate Law
Bruce J. Ruzinsky (2008) 2020 Lawyer of the Year – Litigation – Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights Law / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
Scott A. Schepps (2010) Trusts and Estates Law
Lionel M. Schooler (2015) Arbitration; Labor Law – Management
Patrick T. Sharkey (2020) Real Estate Law
San Antonio
Peter R. Broderick (2009) Real Estate Law
Stephanie L. Chandler (2017) Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Mark Comuzzie (2020) Trusts and Estates
Richard G. Garza (2019) Litigation – Labor and Employment
Peter E. Hosey (2019) Oil & Gas Law
Steven R. Jacobs (2005) Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisition Law
Julia W. Mann (2018) Commercial Litigation
James M. McDonough (2006) Real Estate Law
Edgar C. Morrison, Jr. (2006) Healthcare Law
Scott Rose (2010) Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights Law / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation –Bankruptcy
Stephen D. Seidel (2005) Corporate Law; International Mergers & Acquisitions
Patrick B. Tobin (2005) Corporate Law
Texarkana
David Folsom (2020) Litigation – Intellectual Property
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Founded more than 130 years ago, Jackson Walker has played a vital role in the growth and development of Texas business. With more than 400 attorneys across seven Texas-based offices, the Firm represents Fortune 500 companies, multinational corporations, major financial institutions, insurance companies, and a wide range of public companies and private businesses around the globe. The Firm is ranked nationally in 27 practice areas in the U.S. News’ “Best Law Firms” rankings, has nine Chambers-ranked practices and 16 practice areas with Chambers-ranked attorneys, and has been recognized as a BTI Client Service A-Team since 2014.
