Best Lawyers in America Recognizes Professional Excellence of Bracewell Lawyers

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, 45 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)
• William A. Moss – Commercial Litigation (Houston)
• Brittany M. Pemberton – Energy Law; Environmental Law; Natural Resources Law; Oil and Gas Law (Washington, DC)
• Kathryn F. Penry – Energy 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
• Victoria M. Garcia
• 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
• Lisa M. Jaeger
• 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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