Jackson Walker is pleased to announce the selection of 63 attorneys to Thomson Reuters’ 2023 “Super Lawyers – Rising Stars” list.
Each year, Super Lawyers recognizes only 5% of Texas attorneys who either are 40 years of age or younger or have been in practice for 10 years or less as “Rising Stars.” To be selected for inclusion, candidates are nominated by peers within and outside the firm and are evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement, including experience, results for their clients, representative clients, honors and awards, special licenses and certifications, their position with the law firm, bar and professional activity, pro bono and community service, scholarly lectures and writings, and their education and employment background. After the patented selection process is complete, results are validated by a third-party organization, resulting in a credible, comprehensive, and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys. For more information, visit the Super Lawyers website.
The firm proudly congratulates the 63 attorneys listed below who were honored, organized by office and including the first year they were rated as “Rising Stars” as well as their recognized practice areas. Notably, this year’s list includes seven Jackson Walker attorneys among the 100 highest-rated “Texas Rising Stars” and two attorneys among the list of the top 50 highest-rated women.
Austin
- Alisha Mehta Adams (2023) – Environmental
- Bart Cicuto (2023) – Real Estate
- Anne Derrig (2023) – Business Litigation
- Tyson Ehlinger (2023) – Estate Planning & Probate, Tax
- Michael Flatter (2023) – Securities & Corporate Finance
- Sean Gallagher (2020) – Business Litigation
- Noah Galton* (2019) – Eminent Domain, Business Litigation
- Alyca Riley Garrison (2022) – Employee Benefits
- Spence Howden (2023) – Real Estate
- Allyn Hurley (2023) – Real Estate
- Rony Kishinevsky (2022) – Securities & Corporate Finance
- Amanda Neinast (2023) – Estate Planning & Probate
- William Austin Nilson (2023) – Real Estate
- Kati Orso (2021) – Real Estate
- Cade Satterfield (2022) – Business & Corporate
- Scott Weatherford (2019) – Business Litigation, Employment Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation
Dallas
- Vienna Flores Anaya (2021) – Bankruptcy, Business Litigation
- Chris Bankler* (2018) – Business Litigation
- Shelisa Brock (2023) – Employment & Labor
- Lindsey Marsh Brown (2023) – Business Litigation
- Maggie Burreson (2023) – Appellate
- Blake Dietrich (2023) – Intellectual Property Litigation
- Lamar Dowling (2017) – Real Estate, Business & Corporate
- Luke Franz (2023) – Land Use & Zoning, State, Local & Municipal
- Bowman Givhan (2023) – Business & Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities & Corporate Finance
- Justin V. Lee (2022) – Business Litigation
- Brian Oates (2022) – Business Litigation, Energy & Natural Resources, Intellectual Property
- Elizabeth Pittman (2023) – Antitrust Litigation
- Jessica Schwartz (2022) – Business & Corporate, Entertainment & Sports
- Meredith Tavallaee (2023) – Business Litigation
- Ashley Pulliam Withers (2023) – Tax
Fort Worth
- Taylor Cummins (2023) – Mergers & Acquisitions
- Brett Epstein (2019) – Real Estate
- Gracie Garcia (2021) – Civil Litigation
- Jeff Gilmore (2021) – Aviation & Aerospace, Energy & Natural Resources
- Kayla M. Hackerott (2021) – Mergers & Acquisitions, Business & Corporate
- Sara C. Thornton (2023) – Real Estate
Houston
- Victoria N. Argeroplos (2023) – Banking
- Gabriela M. Barake (2020) – Employment & Labor
- Joshua R. Flores* (2017) – Estate & Trust Litigation, Business Litigation
- Joel R. Glover* (2018) – Business Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Media and Advertising, Entertainment & Sports
- Genevieve M. Graham (2018) – Bankruptcy, Business Litigation
- Carey L. Hain (2020) – Real Estate
- Clinton Kuykendall (2023) – Banking
- Taylor Grove Lamb (2022) – Real Estate
- Veronica Polnick⁑ (2018) – Bankruptcy
- Matthew Rodriguez (2023) – Estate Planning & Probate
- Manny Schoenhuber (2022) – International
- Cameron Secord (2023) – Bankruptcy
- Jeremy Sheng (2020) – Business & Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions
- Jocelyn Slater (2022) – Estate Planning & Probate
- Jackie Staple (2019) – Employment Litigation, Employment & Labor
- William Stowe (2019) – Civil Litigation: Defense, Government Contracts, Business/Corporate, Health Care
- Austin Thomas (2023) – Estate Planning & Probate
- Brooke Willard (2023) – Employment & Labor
- Catharine Yen (2018) – Immigration
San Antonio
- Erin Marie Camp (2023) – Securities & Corporate Finance
- Amanda N. Crouch*⁑ (2018) – Civil Litigation
- Josué Galván (2021) – Business Litigation
- Reagan Marble* (2018) – Energy & Natural Resources
- Leah Smith Sanchez (2023) – Real Estate
- Matthew Swantner (2021) – Business Litigation
- Zach Zurek* (2019) – Business Litigation, Civil Litigation: Defense, Personal Injury – General: Defense, Appellate, Construction Litigation: Business, Estate & Trust Litigation
* Named to “Up-and-Coming 100: 2023 Texas Rising Stars” list
⁑ Named to “Up-and-Coming 50: 2023 Women Texas Rising Stars” list
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