Attorneys from the Dallas and Houston offices recently earned mentions from The Best Lawyers in America®, including eight individuals named as “Ones to Watch.” Best Lawyers is based on peer review, with the goal of gathering consensus opinions about the professional abilities of attorneys within the same geographical regions and legal practice areas. Those tapped by their peers include:
Dallas, TX
- L. David Anderson - Litigation - Intellectual Property (2021 to present)
- Elise Schuller Barajas - Health Care Law (2021 to present)
- Craig C. Carpenter - Corporate Law (2023 to present)
- Jenny G. Givens - Health Care Law (2020 to present)
- Matt Hunsaker - Tax Law (2021 to present)
- Robert A. Schroeder - Corporate Law (2025)
- Stefan P. Smith - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Tax Law (2013 to present)
- James George Wiehl - Health Care Law (1993 to present)
Houston, TX
- Gary M. Alletag - Real Estate Law (2018 to present)
- Matthew W. Caligur - Commercial Litigation (2024 to present)
- Gregory Dillard - Environmental Law (2022 to present)
- Sashe D. Dimitroff - International Arbitration – Commercial (2024 to present)
- Ashlee C. Grant - Employment Law – Management, Litigation, Labor and Employment (2024 to present)
- Michael W. Mengis - Commercial Litigation, Energy Law (2016 to present)
- Michael J. Pappert - Real Estate Law (2018 to present)
- Ryan A. Pittman - Energy Law (2019 to present)
- Matt R. Raley - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants (2024 to present)
- Lynn Sessions - Health Care Law (2024 to present)
- Peter J. Stuhldreher - Employment Law – Management (2022 to present)
- Mark D. Temple - Employment Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment (2020 to present)
- W. Ray Whitman - Natural Resources Law (2010 to present)
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
Dallas, TX
- Kathryn E. Childress - Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (2021 to present)
- Allison R. Clark - Commercial Litigation (2022 to present)
Houston, TX
- Zachary E. Bernard - Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law (2021 to present)
- William P. Geise - Commercial Litigation (2021 to present)
- Kristen H. Luck - Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants (2021 to present)
- Daniella Martinez - Commercial Litigation (2022 to present)
- Sushant Mohan - Commercial Litigation (2021 to present)
- Lana Muranovic - Administrative / Regulatory Law, Government Relations Practice (2021 to present)