Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become widely regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Over 83,000 leading attorneys globally are eligible to vote, and more than 13 million votes have been received to date on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world.
For the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, 7.3 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in almost 55,000 leading lawyers being included in the new edition. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”
JW congratulates its lawyers included on The Best Lawyers in America list:
Austin
- Michael Adams (Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Trademark Law)
- Jim Alsup (Real Estate Law)
- Amanda Bush(Litigation – First Amendment)
- Chuck Campbell [10 Years] (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)
- Wade Cooper [10 Years] (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights Law / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy)
- Raman Dewan (Patent Law)
- Leonard Dougal [10 Years] (Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental; Water Law)
- Matt Dow (Commercial Litigation)
- Sam Hildebrand [10 Years] (Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates)
- Brandon Janes (Corporate Law)
- Steven Martens [10 Years] (Real Estate Law)
- Dudley McCalla [10 Years]Â (Administrative/Regulatory Law; Insurance Law)
- Christopher Mugica (Commercial Litigation)
- Mike Nasi [10 Years] (Environmental Law)
- Robert Neblett [10 Years] (Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Litigation – Construction)
- David B. Parrish (Corporate Law)
- James Pledger * [10 Years] (Banking and Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law)
- Thomas Rogers [10 Years] (Bet–the–Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement)
- Edward Small [10 Years] (Energy Law; Government Relations Practice; Litigation – Environmental)
- Tim Taylor [10 Years] (Real Estate Law)
- Jerry Webberman(Real Estate Law)
Dallas
- Bryan Birkeland [10 Years] (Real Estate Law)
- Robert Cohan [10 Years] (Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust)
- Patrick Cowlishaw [10 Years] (Litigation – Environmental)
- William Dahlstrom * [10 Years] (Land Use & Zoning Law; Litigation – Land Use & Zoning; Real Estate Law)
- Brian Dethrow (Tax Law)
- Byron Egan [25 Years] (Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law)
- Gary Fowler * [10 Years] (Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management)
- James Griffin [15 Years] (Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law)
- Colter Harris (Real Estate Law)
- Michael Held [10 Years] (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy)
- John Holden [10 Years] (Energy Law; Oil and Gas Law)
- William Hornberger [15 Years] (Tax Law)
- John Jansonius [20 Years] (Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management)
- Steve Jenkins [10 Years] (Real Estate Law)
- Mark Josephs [10 Years] (Bet–the–Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants; Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions; Litigation – Securities; Litigation – Trusts and Estates)
- Michael Kaufman (Trusts and Estates)
- Suzan Kedron (Real Estate Law)
- Ronald Kerridge [10 Years] (Litigation & Controversy – Tax;
- Tax Law)
- Michael Knapek (Litigation – Insurance)
- Robert Latham [10 Years] (Commercial Litigation; First Amendment Law; Litigation – First Amendment; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Sports Law)
- Kathleen LaValle [10 Years] (Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Antitrust; Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement)
- Frank McEachern [10 Years] (Energy Law)
- Scott McElhaney [10 Years] (Commercial Litigation; Litigation – ERISA; Litigation – Labor & Employment)
- Susan Mead [10 Years] (Land Use & Zoning Law; Litigation – Land Use & Zoning; Real Estate Law)
- Retta Miller (Commercial Litigation)
- David Moran (Aviation; Commercial Litigation)
- Michael Moran (Construction Law)
- Robert Ruckman [10 Years] (Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Transportation Law)
- James Ryan [10 Years] (Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law)
- Gordon Shapiro [10 Years] (Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking & Finance; Litigation – Environmental; Litigation – Securities)
- Jeffrey Sone (Corporate Law)
- Kenneth Stohner (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law)
- Peter Wahl (Environmental Law)
- Paul Watler [20 Years] (Bet–the–Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; First Amendment Law; Litigation – First Amendment; Media Law)
Fort Worth
- Albon Head * [10 Years] (Bet–the–Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Litigation – Construction; Railroad Law)
- Gary Ingram [10 Years] (Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor & Employment)
- Jay Rutherford (Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management)
- Paul Vrana [10 Years] (Derivatives and Futures Law; Energy Law; Natural Resources Law)
Houston
- Thad Armstrong (Real Estate Law)
- Chip Babcock [25 years] (Bet–the–Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; First Amendment Law; Litigation – First Amendment; Litigation – Intellectual Property)
- Barron Bogatto [10 Years] (Healthcare Law)
- Glen Boudreaux (Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking & Finance)
- David Dunlap [10 Years] (Natural Resources Law; Oil & Gas Law)
- Richard Griffin [10 Years] (Commercial Litigation)
- Nancy Hamilton [10 Years] (Litigation – First Amendment)
- Jeffrey Harder [10 Years] (Corporate Governance Law; Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law; Venture Capital Law)
- Daniel Hayes (Healthcare Law)
- Michael Kuhn [10 Years] (Real Estate Law)
- Scott McLaughlin [10 Years] (Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor & Employment)
- Alfie Meyerson * [15 Years] (Real Estate Law)
- Kurt Nondorf [10 Years] (Real Estate Law)
- Michael Pearson [10 Years] (Natural Resources Law; Oil & Gas Law)
- Vytas Petrulis (Real Estate Law)
- James Prappas (Immigration Law)
- John Ransom [10 Years] (Tax Law)
- David Robins (Real Estate Law)
- Bruce Ruzinsky [10 Years] (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights Law / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy)
- Lionel Schooler (Arbitration; Labor Law – Management)
San Angelo
- Donald Griffis [10 Years] (Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Labor & Employment; Mediation)
San Antonio
- Edgar Morrison * [10 Years] (Healthcare Law)
- Scott Rose (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights Law / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy)
- Patrick Tobin [10 Years] (Corporate Law)
- Stephanie Chandler (Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships))
*Â 2017 Lawyer of the Year
Jackson Walker has more than 125 years of experience in providing legal counsel to clients throughout Texas, the United States and internationally. The Firm provides a strong regional base of more than 400 attorneys in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Angelo, San Antonio, and Texarkana.
