Best Lawyers in America Recognizes Professional Excellence of Bracewell Lawyers

HOUSTON – Best Lawyers^® has recognized more than 100 Bracewell LLP lawyers for professional excellence in its 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^©.

Four Bracewell lawyers were honored as “Lawyers of the Year:”

• W. Stephen Benesh – Litigation – Construction (Austin)
• Jonathan K. Frels – Public Finance Law (Houston)
• W. James McAnelly III – Energy Law (Houston)
• Charles H. Still Jr. – Securities Regulation (Houston)

In addition, 18 Bracewell lawyers were named to the “Ones to Watch” list:

• Emily A. Banse – Banking and Finance Law (Houston)
• W. Jared Berg – Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Houston)
• Andrea Broyles – Commercial Litigation (Dallas)
• Nancy McEvily Davis – Health Care Law (Houston)
• Amber K. Dodds – Labor and Employment Law – Management (San Antonio)
• Summer B. Greathouse – 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)
• Kathy Witty Medford – Oil and Gas Law (Houston)
• William A. Moss – Commercial Litigation (Houston)
• Brittany M. Pemberton – Energy Law; Environmental Law; Oil and Gas Law (Washington, DC)
• Brett W. Rector – Commercial Litigation (Dallas)
• Walter A. Simons – Appellate Practice (Houston)
• Derek A. B. Speck – Energy Law (Houston)
• Drew Taggart – Commercial Litigation (Houston)
• Carlton D. Wilde III – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property (Houston)

The following Bracewell lawyers were also ranked in their respective cities and practices:

Austin

• Elizabeth Rippy Bowes
• Sara M. Burgin
• Michael Chibib
• Conor M. Civins
• Kevin D. Collins
• Paul W. Fox
• R. Joe Hull
• W. Glenn Opel
• Victoria N. Ozimek
• Matt Paulson
• Whit Swift
• Timothy A. Wilkins

Dallas

• K. Brock Bailey
• C. Robert Baird
• Ben A. Brooks III
• Robert R. Collins III
• Andrew C. Cookingham
• Jonathan C. Leatherberry
• Nancy C. LeGros
• Julie Partain
• George G. Rodriguez

Houston

• Jeffrey B. Andrews
• Bradley J. Benoit
• Gregory M. Bopp
• Heather L. Brown
• Jason G. Cohen
• Stephen B. Crain
• W. Cleland Dade
• Kate H. Day
• Bryan S. Dumesnil
• Cristy C. Edwards
• Mark C. Evans
• Kelly Frels
• Dewey J. Gonsoulin Jr.
• R. Todd Greenwalt
• Amy Karff Halevy
• Warren W. Harris
• Yvonne Y. Ho
• Ryan S. Holcomb
• Austin T. Lee
• Vincent E. Morgan
• G. Alan Rafte
• Constance Gall Rhebergen
• Aaron P. Roffwarg
• Douglas W. Rommelmann
• Phillip L. Sampson Jr.
• Scott C. Sanders
• Stephanie Koo Song
• Jeffery B. Vaden
• Barron F. Wallace
• R. Daniel Witschey Jr.
• William A. Wood III

New York

• Daniel S. Connolly
• Catherine Hood
• Barbara S. Jones
• Frank Lee
• Robin J. Miles
• Paul Shechtman
• J. Anthony Terrell

San Antonio

• Leslie Selig Byrd
• Richard C. Danysh
• Victoria M. Garcia
• James H. Kizziar Jr.
• J. Tullos Wells

Seattle

• Lance W. Behnke
• Douglas F. Stewart

Washington, DC

• Stephen L. Braga
• Michael W. Brooks
• George D. Fatula
• Jeffrey R. Holmstead
• Lisa M. Jaeger
• Mark K. Lewis
• Paul S. Maco
• Catherine P. McCarthy
• D. Kirk Morgan II
• David M. Perlman
• Scott H. Segal

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