More than 100 Haynes and Boone, LLP lawyers from across the firm are included in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America directory published by Woodward/White, Inc. Lawyers are selected based on detailed peer-review evaluations.
The guide honors 123 firm lawyers from the firm’s Austin, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Dallas-North, Denver, Fort Worth, Houston, New York, Palo Alto, San Antonio, and Washington, D.C., offices.
The following lawyers are featured in the directory:
AUSTIN
Jeff Civins: Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental, Water Law
Mike Hatchell: Appellate Practice
Robert A. Lauer: Franchise Law
Mary Simmons Mendoza: Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental
Laura Prather: Litigation - First Amendment
Catherine Robb: Litigation - First Amendment
Leslie C. Thorne: Insurance Law
CHARLOTTE
Justin M. Riess: Banking and Finance Law
CHICAGO
Ralph J. Gabric: Litigation - Patent
Eugene Goryunov: Patent Law
Laura Beth Miller: Litigation - Patent
DALLAS
Katherine S. Addleman: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Purvi Patel Albers: Trademark Law
Paul H. Amiel: Banking and Finance Law
Richard D. Anigian: Commercial Litigation
Jeffrey M. Becker: Litigation - Intellectual Property, Technology Law, Trademark Law
Thad Behrens: Litigation - Securities
Jason P. Bloom: Litigation - Intellectual Property
Michael M. Boone: Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law
Stacy L. Brainin: Health Care Law, Litigation - Antitrust
Ronald W. Breaux: Antitrust Law, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation - Antitrust
Randall C. Brown: Patent Law
D. Brack Bryant: Real Estate Law
S. Troy Christensen: Real Estate Law
Deborah S. Coldwell: Franchise Law
John M. Collins: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Trusts and Estates
Randall E. Colson: Privacy and Data Security Law, Technology Law
Eli O. Columbus: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Nina Cortell: Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
Scott C. Drablos: Real Estate Law, Tax Law
Natalie Dubose: Insurance Law
Russell Emerson: Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent
Matthew T. Ferris: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
David L. Fields: Real Estate Law
Richard M. Fijolek: Tax Law
Melissa M. Goodman: Litigation - Labor and Employment
David H. Harper: Litigation - Intellectual Property
Thomas D. Harris: Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
William R. Hays III: Corporate Law
Scott Helbing: Banking and Finance Law
Carrie L. Huff: Litigation - Securities
Anne M. Johnson: Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
Tim Johnston: Banking and Finance Law
William S. Kleinman: Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Keenan Kolendo: Real Estate Law
James A. Markus: Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Ernest Martin, Jr.: Insurance Law, Litigation - Insurance
Debbie J. McComas: Appellate Practice
David L. McCombs: Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent, Patent Law, Technology Law
Barry F. McNeil: Antitrust Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation - Securities
Ben L. Mesches: Appellate Practice
J. Mitchell Miller: Trusts and Estates
J. Frasher Murphy: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Scott G. Night: Banking and Finance Law
Vicki L. Odette: Tax Law
Larry B. Pascal: International Trade and Finance Law
Ian T. Peck: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy
Charles F. Plenge: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Timothy E. Powers: Banking and Finance Law, International Trade and Finance Law, Project Finance Law
Werner A. Powers: Insurance Law
Ann M. Saegert: Real Estate Law
Gregory R. Samuel: Corporate Law
Matthew R. Schindel: Real Estate Law
Janice V. Sharry: Corporate Law
Micah E. Skidmore: Insurance Law
David R.N. Taubenfeld: Insurance Law, Litigation - Construction
Michael Threet: Tax Law
John W. Turner: Litigation - Antitrust
W. Scott Wallace: Commercial Finance Law, Corporate Law
Susan A. Wetzel: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
William C. Wilshusen: Real Estate Law
Robert E. Wilson: Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law
Taylor H. Wilson: Corporate Law
Jarom Yates: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
DALLAS-NORTH
Dustin T. Johnson: Patent Law
Thomas W. Kelton: Litigation - Intellectual Property, Trademark Law
David M. O'Dell: Litigation - Intellectual Property
Gregory P. Webb: Patent Law
DENVER
John D. Fognani: Energy Law, Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law
Patrick L. Hughes: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Lee F. Johnston: Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent
Alan L. Talesnick: International Mergers and Acquisitions
FORT WORTH
Brian D. Barnard: Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
Karen C. Denney: Litigation - Labor and Employment
William D. Greenhill: Project Finance Law
Stephen M. Pezanosky: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Corporate Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy
Karen S. Precella: Appellate Practice
Thomas J. Williams: Commercial Litigation, Litigation - First Amendment, Litigation - Intellectual Property
HOUSTON
Charles A. Beckham, Jr.: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Steven A. Buxbaum: Corporate Law
Bernard F. Clark, Jr.: Energy Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law, Project Finance Law
Matthew Thomas Deffebach: Litigation - Labor and Employment
John R. Eldridge: Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental
Polly Fohn: Appellate Practice
Ricardo Garcia-Moreno: Sports Law
Jesse J. Gelsomini: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Neal M. Kaminsky: Banking and Finance Law
Kenric D. Kattner: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy
Robert S. Ladd: Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law
Lynne Liberato: Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Intellectual Property
Kourtney Lyda: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Michael J. Mazzone: Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Construction
Chad E. Mills: Derivatives and Futures Law
Kelli Stephenson Norfleet: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Bradley J. Richards: Project Finance Law, Technology Law
Kent G. Rutter: Appellate Practice
Mark R. Trachtenberg: Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
Joseph A. Vilardo: Banking and Finance Law
Odean L. Volker: Arbitration
Chris E. Wolfe: Tax Law
NEW YORK
Steven Koch: Real Estate Law
Lawrence Mittman: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Walter Schleimer: Real Estate Law
Carolyn E. Sullivan: Real Estate Law
PALO ALTO
Gary J. Edwards: Litigation - Intellectual Property
SAN ANTONIO
George E. Hinchey: Real Estate Law
Diana M. Liebmann: Energy Law, Energy Regulatory Law, Utilities Law
Suzanne Beaudette Murray: Environmental Law
William B. Nash: Litigation - Patent
Laura E. O'Donnell: Litigation - Labor and Employment
Frank Z. Ruttenberg: Real Estate Law
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Barry I. Buchman: Insurance Law
Haynes and Boone is an international corporate law firm with offices in Texas, New York, California, Charlotte, Chicago, Denver, Washington, D.C., London, Mexico City and Shanghai, providing a full spectrum of legal services in energy, technology, financial services and private equity. With more than 575 lawyers, Haynes and Boone is ranked among the largest U.S.-based firms by The National Law Journal, The American Lawyer and The Lawyer. It also was recognized across the board for excellence in the BTI Consulting Group’s 2020 “A-Team” report, which identifies the law firms that in-house counsel commend providing superior client service.