HOUSTON – Best Lawyers®recognized more than 130 Bracewell LLP lawyers across practices and offices for professional excellence in its 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.
Seven Bracewell lawyers were honored as a “Lawyer of the Year,” a designation given to individual lawyers who receive the highest overall peer feedback in a specific practice area within a given geographic location. These individuals included:
- W. Stephen Benesh – Litigation – Banking and Finance (Austin)
- Bradley J. Benoit – Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) (Houston)
- Leslie Selig Byrd – Labor Law – Management (San Antonio)
- Mark C. Evans – Project Finance Law (Houston)
- R. Todd Greenwalt – Public Finance Law (Houston)
- Charles R. Mills – Derivatives and Futures Law (Washington, DC)
- Whit Swift – Energy Law (Austin)
In addition, 44 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)
- Andrew C.J. Bueso – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Houston)
- Patrick J. Connolly – Intellectual Property Law; Litigation – Patent (Seattle)
- Nancy McEvily Davis – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Energy Law; Health Care Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs (Houston)
- Amber K. Dodds – Labor and Employment Law – Management (San Antonio)
- Caroline E. Ellis – Energy Law (Houston)
- Russell W. Gallaro – Litigation – Securities (New York)
- Robert Grattan – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy (Houston)
- Summer B. Greathouse – Corporate Law; Real Estate Law; Tax Law (San Antonio)
- Shelby Harden – Public Finance Law (Dallas)
- Jadranka Jakovcic – Alternative Dispute Resolution (New York)
- Patrick K. Johnson – Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Oil and Gas Law (Houston)
- Tyler S. Johnson – Energy Law (Seattle)
- Katie J. Jones – Corporate Law (New York)
- Christie L. Latimer – Real Estate Law (Dallas)
- Benjamin J. Martin – Corporate Law; Oil and Gas Law (Houston)
- Kate Barrington McGregor – Corporate Law (Houston)
- Shannon R. McKay – Energy Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Houston)
- Caroline Melo – Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment (Houston)
- Andrew P. Mintz – Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Houston)
- Andrew W. Monk – Corporate Law (Houston)
- Brittany M. Pemberton – Energy Law; Environmental Law; Natural Resources Law; Oil and Gas Law (Washington, DC)
- Daniel J. Pope – Energy Law (Austin)
- Lucy Porter – Intellectual Property Law (Houston)
- Brett W. Rector – Commercial Litigation (Dallas)
- Eryn E. Roberts – Public Finance Law (Houston)
- Joshua Robichaud – Energy Law (Washington, DC)
- Jared Schuettenhelm – Intellectual Property Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property (Seattle)
- Laura D. Sheldon – Corporate Law (Washington, DC)
- Boris Shkuta – Energy Law (Washington, DC)
- Derek A. B. Speck – Corporate Law; Energy Law (Houston)
- John L. Stavinoha III – Energy Law (Houston)
- Taylor M. Stuart – Environmental Law (Washington, DC)
- Drew Taggart – Commercial Litigation; Patent Law (Houston)
- Sarah Tahir – Public Finance Law (Dallas)
- Kevin M. Voelkel – Energy Law (Washington, DC)
- Carlton D. Wilde III – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property (Houston)
- Kenni C. Wilkinson – Banking and Finance Law (Houston)
- Anna Wortham – Health Care Law (Dallas)
The following Bracewell lawyers were also recognized:
Austin
- Elizabeth Rippy Bowes
- Sara M. Burgin
- Michael Chibib
- Conor M. Civins
- Kevin D. Collins
- W. Glenn Opel
- Victoria N. Ozimek
- Matt Paulson
- Timothy A. Wilkins
Dallas
- K. Brock Bailey
- Patrick Bredehoft
- Ben A. Brooks III
- Robert R. Collins III
- Wilson G. Jones
- Jonathan C. Leatherberry
- Matthew G. Nielsen
- Julie Melton Partain
- George G. Rodriguez
Houston
- Jeffrey B. Andrews
- Gregory M. Bopp
- Heather L. Brown
- Molly E. Butkus
- Jason G. Cohen
- Steven Cook
- Stephen B. Crain
- W. Cleland Dade
- Kate H. Day
- Keith R. Derrington
- Bryan S. Dumesnil
- Cristy C. Edwards
- Jonathan K. Frels
- Kelly Frels
- Dewey J. Gonsoulin Jr.
- J. Clifford Gunter III
- Amy Karff Halevy
- Warren W. Harris
- Ryan S. Holcomb
- Austin T. Lee
- Nancy C. LeGros
- James “JJ” McAnelly III
- Tamara L. McKinzie
- Vincent E. Morgan
- Robert S. Nichols
- Jeff Oldham
- 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
- Richard F. Whiteley
- R. Daniel Witschey Jr.
- William A. Wood III
New York
- Daniel S. Connolly
- Martin Gusy
- Catherine Hood
- Barbara S. Jones
- Frank Lee
- J. Anthony Terrell
San Antonio
- Richard C. Danysh
- James H. Kizziar Jr.
- Jane H. Macon
- James P. Plummer
Seattle
- Lance W. Behnke
- Jeffrey E. Danley
- Douglas F. Stewart
Washington, DC
- Stephen L. Braga
- Michael W. Brooks
- Kevin A. Ewing
- George D. Fatula
- Jeffrey R. Holmstead
- Jason B. Hutt
- Mark K. Lewis
- Catherine D. Little
- Paul S. Maco
- Catherine P. McCarthy
- D. Kirk Morgan II
- Ann D. Navaro
- David M. Perlman
- Scott H. Segal
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