Best Lawyers in America 2019 has featured 111 Haynes Boone lawyers in its annual referral guide of outstanding lawyers throughout the U.S.
Honorees are selected based on detailed peer-review evaluations. The guide honored firm lawyers in Austin, Dallas, Denver, Fort Worth, Houston, New York, Orange County, Palo Alto, San Antonio, Richardson and Washington, D.C.
AUSTIN
James D. Braddock: Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental
Jeff Civins: Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental, Water Law
Mike Hatchell: Appellate Practice
Robert Lauer: Franchise Law
Mary Simmons Mendoza: Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental
Leslie Thorne: Insurance Law
DALLAS
Katherine S. Addleman: Criminal Defense - White Collar
Robert D. Albergotti: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Project Finance Law
Paul 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 Boone: Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law
Stacy L. Brainin: Healthcare 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
Jeremy D. Kernodle: Appellate Practice
William S. Kleinman: Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Ernest Martin Jr.: Insurance Law, Litigation - Insurance
David L. McCombs: Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent, 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
Kenya S. Woodruff: Healthcare 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
Robert Thibault: Corporate Law
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
William D. Ratliff III: Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
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
Henry Flores: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation- Bankruptcy
Ricardo Garcia-Moreno: Sports Law
Jesse J. Gelsomini: Employee Benefits (ERISA) 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
Michael J. Mazzone: Commercial Litigation
Chad E. Mills: Derivatives and Futures Law
Bradley J. Richards: Project Finance Law
Kent G. Rutter: Appellate Practice
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
ORANGE COUNTY
Tamara I. Devitt: Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
Mark Erickson: Commercial Litigation
Kenneth G. Parker: Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent, Trademark Law
Anthony W. Pierotti: Real Estate Law
Mary-Christine Sungaila: Appellate Practice
PALO ALTO
Gary J. Edwards: Litigation - Intellectual Property
Philip W. Woo: Patent Law
RICHARDSON
Thomas Kelton: Litigation - Intellectual Property, Trademark Law
David M. O’Dell: Litigation - Intellectual Property
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 Buchman: Insurance Law
Julie R. Domike: Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental