HOUSTON – Approximately 120 Bracewell LLP lawyers were recognized for excellence in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.
Eight Bracewell lawyers were honored as a “Lawyer of the Year,” a designation given to individual attorneys who receive the highest overall peer feedback in a specific practice area within a given geographic location. These individuals included:
- Jeffrey B. Andrews – Technology Law (Houston)
- Stephen L. Braga – Bet-the-Company Litigation (Washington, DC)
- Kevin D. Collins – Litigation – Environmental (Austin)
- Richard C. Danysh – Bet-the-Company Litigation (San Antonio)
- Barbara S. Jones – Administrative/Regulatory Law (New York)
- Wilson G. Jones – Health Care Law (Dallas)
- Nancy C. LeGros – Health Care Law (Houston)
- D. Kirk Morgan II – Oil and Gas Law (Washington, DC)
In addition, 24 Bracewell lawyers were named to the “Ones to Watch” list, which identifies the top up-and-coming legal talent in the United States:
- Shannon Baldwin – Banking and Finance Law (Houston)
- Emily A. Banse – Banking and Finance Law (Houston)
- Margaret B. Beasley – Commercial Litigation (Washington, DC)
- W. Jared Berg – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Houston)
- Patrick J. Connolly – Intellectual Property Law; Litigation – Patent (Seattle)
- Nancy McEvily Davis – Commercial Litigation; Energy Law; Health Care Law; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs (Houston)
- Jordan K. Fine – Commercial Litigation (Houston)
- Summer B. Greathouse – Corporate Law; Tax Law (San Antonio)
- Patrick K. Johnson – Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Oil and Gas Law (Houston)
- Tyler S. Johnson – Energy Law (Seattle)
- Benjamin J. Martin – Corporate Law; Oil and Gas Law (Houston)
- Kate Barrington McGregor – Corporate Law (Houston)
- Andrew W. Monk – Corporate Law (Houston)
- Brittany M. Pemberton – Energy Law; Environmental Law; Oil and Gas Law (Washington, DC)
- Lucy Porter – Intellectual Property Law (Houston)
- Brett W. Rector – Commercial Litigation (Dallas)
- Eryn E. Roberts – Public Finance Law (Houston)
- Jonathan L. Seliger – Energy Law (Houston)
- Derek A. B. Speck – Corporate Law (Houston)
- John L. Stavinoha III – Energy Law (Houston)
- Drew Taggart – Commercial Litigation; Patent Law (Houston)
- Carlton D. Wilde III – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property (Houston)
- Stacianne M. Wilson – Commercial Litigation (Houston)
The following Bracewell lawyers were also ranked:
Austin
- W. Stephen Benesh
- Elizabeth Rippy Bowes
- Sara M. Burgin
- Michael Chibib
- Conor M. Civins
- R. Joe Hull
- W. Glenn Opel
- Victoria N. Ozimek
- Matthew Paulson
- Whit Swift
- Timothy A. Wilkins
Dallas
- K. Brock Bailey
- Ben A. Brooks III
- Robert R. Collins III
- Andrew C. Cookingham
- Jonathan C. Leatherberry
- Julie Melton Partain
- George G. Rodriguez
Houston
- Bradley J. Benoit
- Gregory M. Bopp
- Heather L. Brown
- Molly E. Butkus
- Jason G. Cohen
- Stephen B. Crain
- W. Cleland Dade
- Kate H. Day
- Bryan S. Dumesnil
- Cristy C. Edwards
- Mark C. Evans
- Jonathan K. Frels
- Kelly Frels
- Dewey J. Gonsoulin Jr.
- R. Todd Greenwalt
- Amy Karff Halevy
- Warren W. Harris
- Ryan S. Holcomb
- Austin T. Lee
- W. James McAnelly III
- Linda L. Morgan
- Vincent E. Morgan
- Robert S. Nichols
- G. Alan Rafte
- Constance Gall Rhebergen
- Aaron P. Roffwarg
- Douglas W. Rommelmann
- Phillip L. Sampson Jr.
- Scott C. Sanders
- Stephanie Koo Song
- Charles H. Still Jr.
- Jeffery B. Vaden
- Barron F. Wallace
- R. Daniel Witschey Jr.
- William A. Wood III
New York
- Daniel S. Connolly
- Martin F. Gusy
- Catherine Hood
- Frank Lee
- Robin J. Miles
- J. Anthony Terrell
San Antonio
- Leslie Selig Byrd
- James H. Kizziar Jr.
- James P. Plummer
- J. Tullos Wells
Seattle
- Lance W. Behnke
- Douglas F. Stewart
Washington, DC
- Michael W. Brooks
- Kevin A. Ewing
- George D. Fatula
- Jeffrey R. Holmstead
- Jason B. Hutt
- Mark K. Lewis
- Paul S. Maco
- Catherine P. McCarthy
- Charles R. Mills
- Ann D. Navaro
- David M. Perlman
- Scott H. Segal
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