Press Release

Haynes Boone Recognized in 2022 Best Lawyers in America Guide

August 19, 2021

Haynes Boone had another impressive showing in The Best Lawyers in America directory published by Woodward/White, Inc., with a cross section of lawyers from offices across the country recognized in the 2022 edition.

The guide includes more than 100 firm lawyers from the Austin, Charlotte, Chicago, Costa Mesa, Dallas, Dallas-North, Denver, Fort Worth, Houston, New York, Palo Alto, San Antonio, The Woodlands, and Washington, D.C., offices. Selection is based entirely on detailed peer-review evaluations.

The featured lawyers are listed below. Many of the firm’s lawyers were also recognized as "Ones to Watch" – lawyers early in their legal careers who are nominated by peers. To see the Ones to Watch, click here.

Austin

Jeff Civins: Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental, and Water Law

Mike Hatchell: Appellate Practice

Robert Lauer: Franchise Law

Mary Simmons Mendoza: Environmental Law and Litigation - Environmental

Laura Prather: Litigation - First Amendment

Catherine Robb: Litigation - First Amendment

Leslie Thorne: Insurance Law

Charlotte

Todd Cubbage: Banking and Finance Law

Justin Riess: Banking and Finance Law

Chicago

Kelly Bufton: Real Estate Law

Ralph Gabric: Litigation - Patent

Eugene Goryunov: Patent Law

Laura Beth Miller: Litigation - Patent

Costa Mesa

Tamara Devitt: Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, and Litigation - Labor and Employment

Mark Erickson: Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Real Estate (Also listed as “Lawyer of the Year” for work in Litigation - Real Estate in Orange County)

Anthony Pierotti: Real Estate Law

Dallas

Katherine Addleman: Criminal Defense - White-Collar

Purvi Patel Albers: Trademark Law

Paul Amiel: Banking and Finance Law

Richard Anigian: Commercial Litigation

Jeffrey Becker: Litigation - Intellectual Property, Technology Law, and Trademark Law (Also listed as “Lawyer of the Year” in Technology Law in Dallas/Fort Worth)

Thad Behrens: Litigation - Securities

Jason Bloom: Litigation - Intellectual Property

Michael Boone: Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, and Corporate Law

Stacy Brainin: Criminal Defense - White-Collar, Health Care Law, and Litigation - Antitrust

Ronald Breaux: Antitrust Law, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, and Litigation - Antitrust

Randall Brown: Patent Law

Brack Bryant: Real Estate Law

Troy Christensen: Real Estate Law

Deborah Coldwell: Commercial Litigation and Franchise Law

John Collins: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law and Trusts and Estates

Randall Colson: Privacy and Data Security Law and Technology Law

Eli Columbus: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Nina Cortell: Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, and Commercial Litigation

Scott Drablos: Real Estate Law and Tax Law

Natalie Dubose: Insurance Law

Russell Emerson: Litigation - Intellectual Property and Litigation - Patent

Matthew Ferris: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

David Fields: Real Estate Law

Richard Fijolek: Tax Law

Aimee Minick Furness: Commercial Litigation

Gavin George: Technology Law

Melissa Goodman: Litigation - Labor and Employment

David Harper: Litigation - Intellectual Property

Tom Harris: Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law

M. Scott Helbing: Banking and Finance Law

Carrie Huff: Litigation - Securities

Anne Johnson: Appellate Practice and Commercial Litigation

Tim Johnston: Banking and Finance Law

William Kleinman: Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Keenan Kolendo: Real Estate Law

James Markus: Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Ernest Martin, Jr.: Insurance Law and Litigation - Insurance

Debbie McComas: Appellate Practice and Commercial Litigation

David McCombs: Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent, Patent Law, and Technology Law

Barry 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); and Litigation – Securities (Also “Lawyer of the Year” in Litigation – M&A – in Dallas/Fort Worth)

Ben Mesches: Appellate Practice and Commercial Litigation

Mitchell Miller: Trusts and Estates

Frasher Murphy: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Suzanne Beaudette Murray: Environmental Law

Scott Night: Banking and Finance Law

Vicki Odette: Tax Law

Larry Pascal: International Trade and Finance Law

Ian Peck: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Litigation - Bankruptcy

Charles Plenge: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Timothy Powers: Banking and Finance Law, International Trade and Finance Law, and Project Finance Law

Werner Powers: Insurance Law

Ann Saegert: Real Estate Law

Gregory Samuel: Corporate Law

Matthew Schindel: Real Estate Law

Janice Sharry: Corporate Law

Micah Skidmore: Insurance Law

David Taubenfeld: Insurance Law, Litigation - Construction

Michael Threet: Tax Law

John Turner: Litigation - Antitrust

W. Scott Wallace: Commercial Finance Law and Corporate Law

Susan Wetzel: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

William Wilshusen: Real Estate Law

Taylor Wilson: Corporate Law

Jarom Yates: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Dallas - North

Dustin Johnson: Patent Law

Thomas Kelton: Litigation - Intellectual Property and Trademark Law

David O'Dell: Litigation - Intellectual Property

Gregory Webb: Patent Law

Denver

John Fognani: Energy Law; Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental; Mining Law; and Natural Resources Law

Patrick Hughes: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Lee Johnston: Litigation - Intellectual Property and Litigation - Patent

Fort Worth

Brian Barnard: Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, and Securities / Capital Markets Law

Karen Denney: Litigation - Labor and Employment

William Greenhill: Project Finance Law

Stephen Pezanosky: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Corporate Law, and Litigation - Bankruptcy

Karen Precella: Appellate Practice

Thomas Williams: Commercial Litigation, Litigation - First Amendment; and Litigation - Intellectual Property

Houston

Charles Beckham, Jr.: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Steven Buxbaum: Corporate Law

Bernard Clark, Jr.: Energy Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law, and Project Finance Law (Also listed as “Lawyer of the Year” in Project Finance Law in Houston)

Matthew Thomas Deffebach: Litigation - Labor and Employment

John Eldridge: Environmental Law and Litigation - Environmental

Polly Fohn: Appellate Practice

Ricardo Garcia-Moreno: Sports Law

Jesse Gelsomini: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Neal Kaminsky: Banking and Finance Law

Kenric Kattner: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; and Litigation - Bankruptcy

Jade Laye: Litigation - Intellectual Property

Lynne Liberato: Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, and Litigation - Intellectual Property

Kourtney Lyda: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Michael Mazzone: Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Construction

Chad Mills: Derivatives and Futures Law (Also listed as “Lawyer of the Year” in Derivatives and Futures Law in Houston)

Kelli Stephenson Norfleet: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Bradley Richards: Project Finance Law and Technology Law

Kent Rutter: Appellate Practice

Mark Trachtenberg: Appellate Practice and Commercial Litigation

Joseph Vilardo: Banking and Finance Law

Odean Volker: Arbitration

Chris Wolfe: Tax Law

New York

Erin Hennessy: Trademark Law

Richard Kanowitz: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Steven Koch: Real Estate Law

Lawrence Mittman: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Walter Schleimer: Real Estate Law

Carolyn Sullivan: Real Estate Law

Palo Alto

Gary Edwards: Litigation - Intellectual Property

San Antonio

Diana Liebmann: Energy Law, Energy Regulatory Law, and Utilities Law

William Nash: Litigation - Patent

Laura O'Donnell: Litigation - Labor and Employment

Frank Ruttenberg: Real Estate Law

The Woodlands

Craig Stahl: Commercial Litigation

Washington, D.C.

Barry Buchman: Insurance Law

Stephen Raptis: Insurance Law


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Haynes Boone Lawyers Recognized as 2022 ‘Ones to Watch’ 

5 Haynes Boone Lawyers Named ‘Lawyers of Year’ by Best Lawyers in America

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