Forty-five Haynes Boone lawyers were included in D Magazine’s list of 2026 Best Lawyers in Dallas, marking a jump from last year’s 40 ranked attorneys.
They were peer-nominated for offering “unparalleled counsel” in their practice area and “representing the people and institutions of Dallas with mastery and drive,” according to D Magazine. A select panel of lawyers evaluates the nominations to finalize the list.
The following lawyers were recognized:
Kit Addleman: Securities Litigation & Enforcement
Purvi Patel Albers: Intellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright
Jeffrey Becker: Intellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright
Brent Beckert: Corporate Law: Mergers & Acquisitions
Michael Boone: Corporate Law: Mergers & Acquisitions
Stacy Brainin: Criminal Defense: White Collar
Ronald Breaux: Criminal Defense: White Collar
Emily Buchanan: Insurance Law
Deborah Coldwell: Franchise Law
John Collins: Tax: Trusts & Estates
Randall Colson: Corporate Law: Technology Transactions
Nina Cortell: Appellate
Michael DePompei: Tax: General
Jeff Dorrill: Real Estate
Natalie DuBose: Insurance Law
Russ Emerson: Intellectual Property: General
Cory Feldman: Banking & Finance
David Fields: Real Estate
Sakina Rasheed Foster: Banking & Finance
Matthew Fry: Corporate Securities/Capital Markets
Gavin George: Corporate Law: Technology Transactions
Tom Harris: Corporate Law: Mergers & Acquisitions
Jennifer Kreick: Healthcare (Transactional)
Robin Ladd: Banking & Finance
Sarah Marks: Tax: Trusts & Estates
Ernest Martin: Insurance Law
David McCombs: Intellectual Property: Patent Trials
Benjamin Mesches: Appellate
Clarissa Howley Mills: Environmental Law
Bill Mureiko: Probate: Trust & Estates
Rosebud Nau: Corporate Securities/Capital Markets
Tim Newman: Criminal Defense: White Collar
Ian Peck: Bankruptcy & Workout
Stephen Pezanosky: Bankruptcy & Workout
Greg Samuel: Corporate Securities/Capital Markets
Larry Shosid: Corporate Law: General
Micah Skidmore: Insurance Law
David Taubenfeld: Insurance Law
Scott Thompson: Tax: ERISA/Employee Benefits
John Turner: Alternative Dispute Resolution/Mediation
Victor Vital: Business/Commercial Litigation
Susan Wetzel: Tax: ERISA/Employee Benefits
Laura Whitley: Banking & Finance
Taylor H. Wilson: Corporate Law: Private Equity
Jennifer Wisinski: Corporate Securities/Capital Markets
