More than 100 Haynes Boone lawyers from across the firm have been selected for inclusion in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America directory published by Woodward/White, Inc. Lawyers are selected based on detailed peer-review evaluations.
The guide honored 118 firm lawyers from the firm’s Austin, Dallas, Chicago, Denver, Fort Worth, Houston, New York, Orange County, Palo Alto, San Antonio, Richardson and Washington, D.C., offices.
The following lawyers were featured in the directory:
AUSTIN
Jeff Civins: Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Water Law
Mike Hatchell: Appellate Practice
Robert A. Lauer: Franchise Law
Mary Simmons Mendoza: Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
Laura Prather: Litigation – First Amendment
Catherine Robb: Litigation – First Amendment
Leslie C. Thorne: Insurance Law
CHICAGO
Ralph J. Gabric: Litigation – Patent
Laura Beth Miller: Litigation – Patent
ORANGE COUNTY
Tamara I. Devitt: Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
Mark Erickson: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate
Kenneth G. Parker: Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Trademark Law
Anthony W. Pierotti: Real Estate Law
Mary-Christine Sungaila: Appellate Practice
DALLAS
Katherine S. Addleman: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Purvi Patel Albers: Trademark Law
Paul H. Amiel: Banking and Finance Law
Richard D. Anigian: Commercial Litigation
Jeffrey M. Becker: Litigation – Intellectual Property, Technology Law, Trademark Law
Thad Behrens: Litigation – Securities
Jason P. Bloom: Litigation – Intellectual Property
Michael M. Boone: Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law
Stacy L. Brainin: Health Care Law, Litigation – Antitrust
Ronald W. Breaux: Antitrust Law, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation – Antitrust
Randall C. Brown: Patent Law
D. Brack Bryant: Real Estate Law
Deborah S. Coldwell: Franchise Law
John M. Collins: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Trusts and Estates
Randall E. Colson: Privacy and Data Security Law, Technology Law
Eli O. Columbus: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Nina Cortell: Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
Scott C. Drablos: Real Estate Law, Tax Law
Natalie Dubose: Insurance Law
J. Russell Emerson: Litigation: Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent,
Matthew T. Ferris: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
David L. Fields: Real Estate Law
Richard M. Fijolek: Tax Law
Melissa M. Goodman: Litigation – Labor and Employment
David H. Harper: Litigation – Intellectual Property
Thomas D. Harris: Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
William R. Hays III: Corporate Law
Anne M. Johnson: Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
William S. Kleinman: Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Keenan Kolendo: Real Estate Law
Ernest Martin, Jr.: Insurance Law, Litigation - Insurance
Debbie J. McComas: Appellate Practice
David L. McCombs: Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Technology Law
Barry F. McNeil: Antitrust Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation – Securities
Ben L. Mesches: Appellate Practice
J. Mitchell Miller: Trusts and Estates
J. Frasher Murphy: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Scott G. Night: Banking and Finance Law
Vicki L. Odette: Tax Law
Larry B. Pascal: International Trade and Finance Law
Ian T. Peck: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
Phillip B. Philbin: Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent
Charles F. Plenge: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Timothy E. Powers: Banking and Finance Law, International Trade and Finance Law, Project Finance Law
Werner A. Powers: Insurance Law
Ann M. Saegert: Real Estate Law
Gregory R. Samuel: Corporate Law
Matthew R. Schindel: Real Estate Law
Janice V. Sharry: Corporate Law
Micah E. Skidmore: Insurance Law
David R.N. Taubenfeld: Insurance Law
Michael Threet: Tax Law
John W. Turner: Litigation – Antitrust
W. Scott Wallace: Commercial Finance Law, Corporate Law
Susan A. Wetzel: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
William C. Wilshusen: Real Estate Law
Robert E. Wilson: Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law
Taylor H. Wilson: Corporate Law
DENVER
John D. Fognani: Energy Law, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law
Patrick L. Hughes: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Alan L. Talesnick: International Mergers & Acquisitions
FORT WORTH
Brian D. Barnard: Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
Karen C. Denney: Litigation – Labor and Employment
William D. Greenhill: Project Finance Law
Stephen M. Pezanosky: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Corporate Law, Litigation –Bankruptcy
Karen S. Precella: Appellate Practice
Thomas J. Williams: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – First Amendment, Litigation – Intellectual Property
HOUSTON
Charles A. Beckham, Jr.: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Steven A. Buxbaum: Corporate Law
Bernard F. Clark, Jr.: Energy Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law, Project Finance Law
Matthew Thomas Deffebach: Litigation – Labor and Employment
John R. Eldridge: Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
Ricardo Garcia-Moreno: Sports Law
Jesse J. Gelsomini: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Neal M. Kaminsky: Banking and Finance Law
Kenric D. Kattner: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
Robert S. Ladd: Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law
Lynne Liberato: Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property
Kourtney Lyda: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Michael J. Mazzone: Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Construction
Chad E. Mills: Derivatives and Futures Law
Kelli S. Norfleet: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Bradley J. Richards: Project Finance Law
Kent G. Rutter: Appellate Practice
Robert P. Thibault: Corporate Law
Mark R. Trachtenberg: Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
Joseph A. Vilardo: Banking and Finance Law
Odean L. Volker: Arbitration
Chris E. Wolfe: Tax Law
NEW YORK
Steven Koch: Real Estate Law
Lawrence Mittman: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Walter Schleimer: Real Estate Law
Carolyn E. Sullivan: Real Estate Law
PALO ALTO
Gary J. Edwards: Litigation - Intellectual Property
Philip W. Woo: Patent Law
RICHARDSON
Dustin T. Johnson: Patent Law
Thomas W. Kelton: Litigation – Intellectual Property, Trademark Law
David M. O'Dell: Litigation – Intellectual Property
Gregory P. Webb: Patent Law
SAN ANTONIO
Diana M. Liebmann: Energy Law, Energy Regulatory Law, Utilities Law
William B. Nash: Litigation – Patent
Laura E. O'Donnell: Litigation – Labor and Employment
Frank Z. Ruttenberg: Real Estate Law
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Barry I. Buchman: Insurance Law
Haynes Boone is an international corporate law firm with offices in Texas, New York, California, Charlotte, Chicago, Denver, Washington, D.C., London, Mexico City and Shanghai, providing a full spectrum of legal services in energy, technology, financial services and private equity. With more than 550 lawyers, Haynes Boone is ranked among the largest U.S.-based firms by The National Law Journal, The American Lawyer and The Lawyer.