Forty-eight Haynes and Boone, LLP lawyers were featured in the 2020 edition of the Texas Super Lawyers directory published by Thomson Reuters.
Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. Of those nominated, only 5 percent of the total lawyers in the state are selected for inclusion.
Partners Nina Cortell, Ben Mesches and Mark Trachtenberg were listed among the Top 100 lawyers in Texas. Cortell and Partners Anne Johnson and Lynne Liberato are also recognized as Texas Super Lawyers Top 50 Women.
The directory also featured Cortell, Johnson, Mesches and Stephen Pezanosky in the list of the Top 100 lawyers in Dallas/Fort Worth. Liberato, Kent Rutter and Mark Trachtenberg were also listed among the Top 100 Houston lawyers.
The following are listed as Texas Super Lawyers:
AUSTIN
Jeff Civins – Environmental
Mike Hatchell – Appellate
Laura Prather – Media and Advertising
DALLAS
Kit Addleman – Criminal Defense: White Collar
Jeffrey M. Becker – Intellectual Property
Thad Behrens – Secrities Litigation
Michael M. Boone – Mergers & Acquisitions
Stacy L. Brainin – Criminal Defense: White Collar
Ronald W. Breaux – Antitrust Litigation
Deborah S. Coldwell – Franchise/Dealership
John M. Collins – Estate Planning & Probate
Eli Columbus – Bankruptcy
Nina Cortell – Appellate
Jeff W. Dorrill – Tax
John R. Emerson – Intellectual Property Litigation
Sakina R. Foster – Banking
Daniel Gold – Securities Litigation
Melissa M. Goodman – Employment Litigation: Defense
David H. Harper – Intellectual Property Litigation
Anne M. Johnson – Appellate
Ernest Martin Jr. – Insurance Coverage
David L. McCombs – Intellectual Property
Ben L. Mesches – Appellate
Ian Peck – Bankruptcy: Business
Timothy E. Powers – International
Ann M. Saegert – Real Estate
Janice V. Sharry – Securities & Corporate Finance
Micah E. Skidmore – Insurance Coverage
Susan A. Wetzel – Employee Benefits/ERISA
FORT WORTH
Karen C. Denney – Employment & Labor
Stephen M. Pezanosky – Bankruptcy: Business
Karen S. Precella – Appellate
Thomas J. Williams – Business Litigation
HOUSTON
David Ammons – Energy & Natural Resources
Charles Beckham Jr. – Bankruptcy: Business
Bernard "Buddy" Clark Jr. – Energy & Natural Resources
Christina Crozier – Appellate
Matthew T. Deffebach – Employment & Labor
Jesse J. Gelsomini – Employee Benefits
Patrick L. Hughes – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Lynne Liberato – Appellate
Michael J. Mazzone – Civil Litigation Defense
Kent Rutter – Appellate
Michelle Scheffler – Business Litigation
Mark Trachtenberg – Appellate
SAN ANTONIO
Diana M. Liebmann – Utilities
Laura E. O'Donnell – Employment Litigation: Defense
THE WOODLANDS
Craig Stahl – Energy & Natural Resources
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 as providing superior client service.