HOUSTON – Approximately 70 Bracewell LLP lawyers were recognized in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, an annual listing of the top up-and-coming lawyers across the United States.
Established in 1981, Best Lawyers, a BL Rankings, LLC publication, is one of the oldest peer-review publications in the legal profession. “Ones to Watch” recipients are lawyers earlier in their careers who have demonstrated excellence in private practice based on peer review.
2026 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America Rankings
Austin
- Gabbie Hindera – Corporate Law and Securities Regulation
- Jonathan Lozano – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Daniel J. Pope – Energy Law and Environmental Law
Dallas
- Jacqueline A. Garza-Rothrock – Commercial Litigation and Securities Litigation
- Shelby Harden – Public Finance Law
- Kaylee R. Henson – Commercial Litigation and White-Collar Criminal Defense
- Christie L. Latimer – Real Estate Law
- Kim McCrea – Healthcare Law
- Brett W. Rector – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation and Healthcare Law
- Peter W. Rogers – M&A Law and Tax Law
- Sarah Tahir – Public Finance Law
- Anna Wortham – Healthcare Law
Houston
- Shannon Baldwin – Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law and M&A Law
- Dylan W. Benac – Banking and Finance Law
- W. Jared Berg – Corporate Law and M&A Law
- Kate Brittingham – Healthcare Law
- Andrew C.J. Bueso – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Janie O. Callaway – Energy Law and Oil and Gas Law
- Natalie R. Cohen – Energy Law and M&A Law
- Jennifer N. Dill – Banking and Finance Law
- Chase V. Edmunds – Corporate Law, M&A Law and Securities/Capital Markets Law
- Caroline E. Ellis – Corporate Law and Energy Law
- Madeline Fogel – Commercial Litigation, White-Collar Criminal Defense and Intellectual Property Litigation
- Nathan Guerra – Corporate Law and M&A Law
- Robert C. Kaltenbach – Commercial Litigation
- Samuel Lombardo – Energy Law
- Sarah Orengo Lytal – Banking and Finance Law
- Benjamin J. Martin – Corporate Law, Oil and Gas Law and Securities/Capital Markets Law
- Kate Barrington McGregor – Corporate Law
- Shannon R. McKay – Energy Law, M&A Law and Oil and Gas Law
- Ben Meredith – Business Organizations, Corporate Law and M&A Law
- Andrew P. Mintz – Energy Law, M&A Law and Oil and Gas Law
- Andrew W. Monk – Corporate Law and M&A Law
- Lucy Porter – Intellectual Property Law
- Davis Ray – Banking and Finance Law
- Matthew J. Reasoner – Commercial Litigation
- Eryn E. Roberts – Banking and Finance Law, Public Finance Law and Securities/Capital Markets Law
- Seth R. Rosenberg – M&A Law
- Walter A. Simons – Appellate Practice
- John L. Stavinoha III – Energy Law
- Drew Taggart – Commercial Litigation and Patent Law
- Carlton D. Wilde III – Commercial Litigation and Intellectual Property Litigation
- Kenni C. Wilkinson – Banking and Finance Law
New York
- Anissa L. Adas – White-Collar Criminal Defense
- Margaret B. Beasley – Commercial Litigation and Securities Litigation
- Rebecca J. Foxwell – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law and White-Collar Criminal Defense
- Russell W. Gallaro – Commercial Litigation and Securities Litigation
- Young June Jhe – Banking and Finance Law and Corporate Law
- Stephen C. McNamara – Corporate Law and Securities Regulation
- Alexandria Moriarty – Intellectual Property Litigation
- Camille M. Ng – Commercial Litigation
- Mark Wulfe – Commercial Litigation and Oil and Gas Law
- Derek Young – Tax Law
San Antonio
- Amber K. Dodds – Labor and Employment Law – Management and Labor and Employment Litigation
- Summer B. Greathouse – Corporate Law, Public Finance Law, Real Estate Law and Tax Law
- Levi Stoneking – Public Finance Law and Tax Law
Seattle
- Patrick J. Connolly – Intellectual Property Law and Patent Litigation
- Janelle L. Elysee – Intellectual Property Law, Intellectual Property Litigation and Patent Law
- Tyler S. Johnson – Energy Law
- Tom Shewmake – Intellectual Property Litigation and Patent Litigation
Washington, DC
- Mandi Moroz – Energy Law
- Anouk Nouet – Environmental Law
- Brittany M. Pemberton – Energy Law, Environmental Law, Environmental Litigation, Natural Resources Law and Oil and Gas Law
- Joshua Robichaud – Energy Law
- Timothy J. Scully – Energy Law
- Laura D. Sheldon – Corporate Law and Energy Law
- Boris Shkuta – Energy Law
- Britt Cass Steckman – White-Collar Criminal Defense and Public Finance Law
- Taylor M. Stuart – Environmental Law
- Kevin M. Voelkel – Energy Law and Environmental Law
