Best Lawyers in America 2019 has featured 111 Haynes and Boone, LLP lawyers in its annual referral guide of outstanding lawyers throughout the U.S.
Honorees are selected based on detailed peer-review evaluations. The guide honored firm lawyers in Austin, Dallas, Denver, Fort Worth, Houston, New York, Orange County, Palo Alto, San Antonio, Richardson and Washington, D.C.
AUSTIN
James D. Braddock: Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental
Jeff Civins: Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental, Water Law
Mike Hatchell: Appellate Practice
Robert Lauer: Franchise Law
Mary Simmons Mendoza: Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental
Leslie Thorne: Insurance Law
DALLAS
Katherine S. Addleman: Criminal Defense - White Collar
Robert D. Albergotti: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Project Finance Law
Paul 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 Boone: Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law
Stacy L. Brainin: Healthcare 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
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
J. 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
Anne M. Johnson: Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
Jeremy D. Kernodle: Appellate Practice
William S. Kleinman: Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Ernest Martin Jr.: Insurance Law, Litigation - Insurance
David L. McCombs: Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent, 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
Phillip B. Philbin: Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent
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
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
Kenya S. Woodruff: Healthcare 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
Robert Thibault: Corporate Law
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
William D. Ratliff III: Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
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
Henry Flores: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation- Bankruptcy
Ricardo Garcia-Moreno: Sports Law
Jesse J. Gelsomini: Employee Benefits (ERISA) 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
Michael J. Mazzone: Commercial Litigation
Chad E. Mills: Derivatives and Futures Law
Bradley J. Richards: Project Finance 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
ORANGE COUNTY
Tamara I. Devitt: Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment
Mark Erickson: Commercial Litigation
Kenneth G. Parker: Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent, Trademark Law
Anthony W. Pierotti: Real Estate Law
Mary-Christine Sungaila: Appellate Practice
PALO ALTO
Gary J. Edwards: Litigation - Intellectual Property
Philip W. Woo: Patent Law
RICHARDSON
Thomas Kelton: Litigation - Intellectual Property, Trademark Law
David M. O’Dell: Litigation - Intellectual Property
SAN ANTONIO
Diana M. Liebmann: Energy Law, Energy Regulatory Law, Utilities Law
William B. Nash: Litigation - Patent
Laura E. O’Donnell: Litigation - Labor and Employment
Frank Z. Ruttenberg: Real Estate Law
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Barry Buchman: Insurance Law
Julie R. Domike: Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental