Lawdragon Names 14 Jackson Walker Partners Among Leading Energy Lawyers of 2026

June 26, 2026 | Attorney News



Jackson Walker is pleased to announce the selection of the following 14 partners to Lawdragon’s fifth annual guide to the nation’s leading energy lawyers:

Launched in 2005, Lawdragon is a legal media company that features news, editorial features, and a variety of guides to the nation’s top legal professionals who lead in a particular practice area or industry and who have handled significant matters within the past year. Selection to this list of the top energy attorneys in the U.S. is limited to those who have been in practice for at least 10 years and is based on the publication’s individual research, submissions from firms and companies, and vetting with experienced lawyers in their respective areas.

To see the full list, visit Lawdragon‘s announcement “The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Energy Lawyers.”

About Our Energy Practice

Jackson Walker has been the counsel of choice on complex matters involving the energy and natural resources industry for over a century. Our Energy attorneys have the skills and experience to provide high levels of service to our energy clients in a broad range of diverse specialties, including acquisitions and dispositions, administrative and regulatory, commodities and derivatives, electricity, finance, intellectual property, litigation, tax, workouts and reorganizations, and many other practice areas. We have represented clients before the United States Supreme Court and other federal and state courts, the EPA, TCEQ, the Texas Railroad Commission, and the Texas Legislature, among others. To explore our related experience, visit the Energy practice page.


Key Contacts

Amy L. Baird
Partner, Houston

Jennifer Bencken
Partner, Austin

Linda E. Donohoe
Partner, Dallas

Leonard H. Dougal
Partner, Austin

Joe Flack
Partner, Houston

Meghan E. Griffiths
Partner, Austin

Peter E. Hosey
Partner, San Antonio

Richard A. Howell
Partner, Houston

Jesse S. Lotay
Partner, Houston

Danny Nappier
Partner, Dallas

Michael J. Nasi
Partner, Austin

Michael P. Pearson
Partner, Houston

Kirk D. Rasmussen
Partner, Austin

S. Jordan Smith
Partner, Dallas