Texas Super Lawyers Articles
Why so many lawyers do pro bono work—and why so many people still slip through the holes
Doug Alexander and the Art of Persuasion
The appellate attorney helps shape the law—and sometimes ‘translates’ it for judges
When a charity needs a little help, four Beaumont attorneys are ready to jump in and get it 'from here to there'
Elizabeth Copeland spearheaded a program to help low-income taxpayers stand up to the IRS
How John Warren went from sweeping construction sites to representing builders in court
Discovery with Emily G. Stroope
Emily Stroope: courtroom dynamo, skydiver and lover of all things sweet
Rhonda Hunter started out her career as Della Street—but soon realized she could aim much higher
Austin litigator Stephen McConnico puts his straightforward style to work for clients ranging from big pharma to a former governor of Texas
Natural resources attorney Tom Paterson wrangles cattle—and government agencies—to manage his ranch and environs
‘Never forget where you came from’
His mother’s words inspire Frank Herrera Jr. to help empower the Latino community
Wesley E. Wright tells how he ended up riding a horse and bringing our 1st president to life
Discovery with Marshall M. Searcy
Marshall Searcy’s clients range from oil companies to big law firms. Just don’t ask him to give up the coffee and cigarettes.
Local Counsel with Ashley McDowell
Dallas attorney Ashley McDowell tells us what’s good in the neighborhood
An oral history with a half-dozen attorneys who got their start back when a lawyer could cut his or (occasionally) her teeth on trials
Discovery with Joan Foote Jenkins
The Houston family lawyer knows secrets, imitations and the accordion
Former reporter, campaign manager and disc jockey Adam Milasincic holds one other title: No. 1 on his Bar exam
The Southlake family attorney has already tackled 2 national headline-grabbing cases
Things haven’t always gone the way Michael Gavito wanted—usually, they’ve turned out better
How a major in Spanish led Erin Jones to a career handling multimillion-dollar bankruptcy suits
Jessica Palvino has come a long way from walking her cows every morning to walking the halls of the courthouse.
Former judge Deborah Hankinson on access to justice, bringing appeals, and the battle over Prop 12
Gordon J. Quan helps shopkeepers, laborers and cooks step out of the shadows
Jane Snoddy Smith handles complex, high-stakes real estate transactions—without the high anxiety
Shannon Schmoyer Finds Her Groove
Once an aspiring drummer, the San Antonio attorney discovered a new love in labor law
… It’s probably Lynn Tillotson Pinker & Cox, working its magic on a jury
Dick DeGuerin doesn’t sidestep reality when he represents clients like accused murderer/millionaire Robert Durst
The Lawyer Who Unfriended Facebook
Conor Civins negotiated a settlement for Lamebook, which parodies the social-media giant
Carl Roth has racked up $2.4 billion worth of patent cases—and championed a heroic burn victim along the way
Natalie Gregg is a lover of fairytale endings ‘trapped in a divorce lawyer’s body’
As a kid, Tai C. Tran mapped buildings; now he puts buildings on maps
The hard hats in personal injury lawyer Matt Matheny’s office are not for decoration
This Land Was Claimed for You and Me
Mary Hazlewood Barkley takes on eminent domain cases for landowners and public authorities
Brent de la Paz on the new wave of DWI forensic law
McCathern business lawyer Jesse Hoffman likes to tackle questions that haven’t already been answered
Ricardo G. Cedillo’s Shining Armor
The business litigator has suited up for clients ranging from Blockbuster to Playboy
A harp performance at Sandra Day O’Connor’s request came early in a legal career that is hitting all the right notes
‘The Biggest, Baddest, Meanest Dog in the Yard’
If you ask Tony Buzbee, only losers are OK with losing
Aviation attorney Michael L. Slack, a former NASA engineer, shoots for industry reform as well as client compensation
Amy Elizabeth Stewart’s favorite things include digging into complex insurance policies, serving as head rainmaker and helping women move out of ‘second chair’
Former prosecutors Eric Nichols and Fields Alexander and defense attorney Deric King Walpole revisit the mayhem surrounding the polygamist’s trial
Husband-and-wife duo Caddell & Chapman commit to their clients and their family
Mesquite personal injury lawyer Ted Lyon has set his sights on the Koch brothers, the Texas prison system and, lately, on marauding packs of wolves
Lessons learned as an Air Force captain have inspired Jeff Whitfield’s litigation practice—and his commitment to helping veterans
How Suzette E. Selden quietly eviscerates witnesses
The Judge, the Prosecutor and the Criminal Defense Attorney
They’re all Kerrisa Chelkowski, whose anxious parents bought her a black cowboy hat when she switched from prosecuting accused criminals to defending them
How the courtroom duo of Dustin and Dennis Burrows overcome the latter’s failing eyesight
Sarah E.W. McGahee’s Pet Project
The employment attorney defends the ‘puppy mill’ law
How Taj Clayton Got Book-Smart and Street-Smart
The Fish & Richardson partner reflects on humble pie, hard work and comparisons to President Obama
How Hilda Galvan Beat the Odds
The intellectual property litigator didn’t let neighborhood gangs or a naysaying teacher derail her dreams
Shannon Ratliff chose politics over ranching, then law over politics
‘Coach Benny’ Fights Injustice
Microbiologist-turned-lawyer Benny Agosto Jr. is devoted to kids, soccer and underdogs
The Houston employment lawyer would rather keep the peace than go to trial
Former Marine Patrick J. McLain has 10 kids and a strong sense of right and wrong
Thad Dameris’ phone started to ring after the Costa Concordia ran aground in Italy
The Case Against Do-It-Yourself Divorce
Diana Friedman and Sherri Evans are recruiting their colleagues to guide low-income couples through breakups
Charles C. Foster marshaled the force of the entire U.S. government to help a Chinese ballet artist who wanted to stay in Houston
Leslie Ritchie Robnett carries on a proud legal legacy in her oil-and-gas regulation practice
Trial lawyer Ryan Zehl has a rare combination of tenacity and people skills
How Christian Dennie Stayed in the Game
When life threw him a curve, the sports attorney found a new way to play ball
Appellate lawyer Ryan Clinton helped make Austin one of the country’s most animal-friendly cities
At Arnold & Itkin in Houston, friendship is the main ingredient for success
The Organizational Genius of Dara Hegar
The young Houston lawyer’s trial-prep proficiency landed her the role of managing attorney for the firm’s national asbestos practice
Lynn Kamin entered family law and made it her own
Veteran trial lawyer A. Martin Wickliff Jr. follows in his father’s pioneering footsteps by starting the largest minority-owned law firm in Texas
Windle Turley fights for gun control
Philip H. Hilder helps whistleblowers like Sherron Watkins do what’s right
How tax attorney Emily Parker became the first female managing partner in 125 years at Thompson & Knight
Jon Kettles is the guy to call when something happens in the sky
Tom Melsheimer’s Absolutely Irrational Level of Dedication
There’s a reason he’s the lawyer other attorneys don’t want to face in court
Michael Jung’s love of law seems to be genetic
Joel W. Heydenburk brings commercial deals across the finish line
Persuading in a Raw, Simple Way
Toby Cole advocates for personal injury clients by being himself in the courtroom
Shelly T. Greco Keeps Her Cool in Court
The Dallas trial lawyer excels at handling heated situations
Nobody fights harder to recapture lost savings for his clients than Jason Braun
When a Click Is More Than Just a Click
In the world of click-fraud investigations, Dean Gresham’s name is at the top of any search engine
Emmanuel E. Ubiñas Is Headed to the Airport
The Jones Day attorney has carved out a niche in representing international corporations that are dealing with fraud matters, which has him doing a lot of traveling to Mexico and Central America. We caught up with him in his Dallas office and found out why he’s discovered it’s sometimes best to stay near the hotel
Family Law in the Age of Facebook
Be careful what you post—Plano family law attorney Rick Robertson has seen e-communications come back to haunt
Ophelia Camiña entered law school on a lark, but her success has been far from a fluke
Bob Hilliard takes on the cases other lawyers won’t touch—and wins
Kathleen Wu advocates for diversity in the boardroom and on the tennis court
Allan Polunsky has a Texas death row facility named after him and doesn’t mind
Fred Streck and Dwain Dent’s Mission
The Fort Worth attorneys win a 25-year case to prove that vitamin E supplement E-Ferol can be harmful to babies
Is This a Deposition Which I See Before Me?
How Michael P. Maslanka applies Shakespeare to his practice
Robin Gibbs on the opportunity that he saw 40 years ago for small firms in commercial litigation
Daniel N. Ramirez helps employers comply with immigration and employment laws regarding employee documentation
Diana M. Liebmann has quietly become one of the top wind energy lawyers in Texas
Travis Crabtree’s Second Dream Job
He’s already had his first one, as a sports reporter. Now he has his second, as a media lawyer
James Bailey enjoys maritime law
Joshua Skinner and the Candy Cane Case
When can a Texas school ban religious proselytizing on its grounds?
When Anthony Lowenberg isn’t handling products liability claims, he’s reviewing restaurants
What was the best advice you ever received?
No one knows how to get to the essence of an appeal like Greg Coleman
Can Paxil Cause Birth Defects?
Sean Tracey looks for the answer
Gayla Crain wanted to work at a new kind of law firm, so she went and helped build it
Environmental litigator Rick Faulk sticks to the facts
That’s Linda L. Addison, the daughter of Holocaust survivors and current leader at Fulbright & Jaworski
When a Case Cries Out for Justice
Kevin Glasheen takes on Cargill, railroads and the Lone Star State
Getting Around the Normal Armor Involved in Litigation
Mark Mueller adds Eastern thinking to the Western practice of law
The Social Worker in Angeline Lindley Bain
Bringing collaboration and reasonableness to divorce law
What Mike Gruber learned about life and law from volunteering with Habitat for Humanity
Richard Orsinger of McCurley Orsinger McCurley Nelson & Downing talks about designing CLE presentations, the genius of Bruce Bowen and just how long it takes for a divorce to stop hurting
The Lawyer Who transformed Texas Schools
How Mark Trachtenberg parlayed a great law school paper into billions for education
Demographics and the Fight for Equality
How Wendy Wang discovered civil rights law is more complex than it used to be
They must be guilty—they can barely speak English!
After seven years and about $2.5 million, Sarah Teachout helps to free two innocent men
How one little girl taught a good lawyer to be a great man
From the Produce Aisle to the Courthouse
Juan Garcia started out in supermarkets and ended up in Super Lawyers
The Man Who Made Driving Safer
Jeff Embry spotted a flaw in airbags and pushed for their redesign
How The Soviet Union Helped Make a Great Family Law Attorney
After Marjan Shansab’s harrowing escape from Afghanistan, nothing seemed impossible
Stallone inspires children to turn to music
Watch Great Ones, Become a Great One
How Tony Taft unlocked the secrets of the courtroom
Nicole DeBorde knows the other side—she was on it for almost a decade
The Busiest Septuagenarian in Texas
By day, a few million-dollar cases; by night, Wayne Fisher smokes six briskets at once
A Poet, A Museum Director and A Lawyer Who Refuses To Lose
Frank Branson does just what he wants, and that includes winning cases
Like Abraham, Craig Watkins asks if we want to destroy the righteous with the wicked
Houston neighbors Scott Atlas and Stanley Schneider run their own personal innocence project
After more than $250 million in wins, Ray Thomas found he was missing something—and it wasn’t success
J. Gary Trichter channels a Western hero
Jeff Kobs is digging in Jordan for a biblical hotspot
A Lawyer in Love With Two Blind Disciplines: Justice and Wine-Tasting
Both Randy Roach and his wines have depth and good character
How Richard Haynes kicked a spittoon and launched a legendary career
Aubrey Connatser and Ramsey Patton took on one of the largest custody cases—over 400 children—in Texas history
What's it like to work every day with the person you wake up next to each morning? Or to settle payroll disputes with the man who paid your first allowance?
Rick Daly found a novel way to finalize the deal—poker
Don't try to pigeonhole Chris Ward; you're sure to get him wrong
Chris Smith takes on Ike and Rita
A Young Man in an Old Boys’ Club
Raul Leal gets to play J. Beresford Tipton to Texas landowners
John Boundas wins the most important fight of his life
How a Mysterious Stranger Changed Yolanda Garcia’s Life
A classroom visitor supplied the key to a college education
Brad Caldwell meets the most convincing law school recruiter ever
The King of Dallas’ Homeless People
Jennifer King enlists the homeless in community service
Brett Busby clerked—and played violin—for the Supreme Court
Jennifer Morris tells tales of unsung heroes
Amy Jetel puts the skills she learned while in uniform to good use
Riding Passenger, For Fun and Profit
Chris Collins liked being a rock star, but he loves being a lawyer
The Energy of Charles Matthews
ExxonMobil's GC discusses Valdez, the merging of two oil giants and more
Clients in trouble—and the Supreme Court—beckon Dave Beck
The Singer and His Fallen Friends
Greg Westfall sings the stories—and saves the lives—of society's rabble
56 Years of Civility in Texas Law
You can overuse the Atticus Finch comparison—few people really deserve it. Jim Coleman does
The Rise and Fall of Enrique Moreno
The El Paso lawyer refuses to let a political derailment make him bitter
David Keltner expands the law to new frontiers
Paula Sweeney works (and works and works) for her clients
Come, Let Us Reasoner Together
Harry Reasoner has been injecting the law with his good sense for almost half a century
The Barrier Breaker of Baker Botts
Jim Cannon fires a shot heard 'round Texas
K. Marshall Dye found her place at Match.com
Shawn Raymond is poised to revolutionize public service in America
What Nikkee Wants, Nikkee Gets
Nikkee Espree — Mehaffy Weber
Jeremy Brandon brought a little bit of West Texas to Harvard
Jim Ho plays well on both sides of the aisle
The Prosecutor Gonna Knock You Out
Amy Dinn fights hard, on skates and in the courtroom
A new class of younger female attorneys is upending the Texas legal world
Sergio Garza and the American Dream
Sometimes marching to your own beat is just what’s called for
International Woman, International Law
Karla Pascarella interfaces cultures
Trey Branham gets a senator’s job done
Toto, we’re not in Wright City anymore
The Day I Swam to the White House
Visiting Harriet Miers, on (and under) cloud nine
Craig Brown plays in the big leagues but lives in the small ones
How Mike McKool Keeps His Cool
He’s an uber-boy scout, ultra-prepared
Sarah Weddington and the Supreme Court Case of the Century
The woman behind Roe is still fighting for women's rights, almost 40 years after revolutionizing the United States
A billion-dollar win? He's got lots of those
Michael Marin fights for fairness, whether his client is a huge corporation or the average Texas juror
Dick DeGuerin magically transforms losers to winners
The Minister, the Lawyer, and a Quarter Billion Dollars in Wins
Reflections of a Radio Minister Turned Employment Lawyer
John Allen Chalk likes to tell his clients that he was happy with his first career
How to See the Softer Side of 300-Pound College Linemen
E. Michelle Bohreer spends much of her off-time each year watching and learning about the top college football linemen
The Cheerleader’s Mom Murder Case and other Tales
Terri Zimmermann learned her chops in the Military
Baptism By Fire in the Governor's Mansion
How could Bill Jones prepare for space shuttle debris and executions?
Doing Well--Very Well--By Doing Very Good
Fred Baron became a big guy by never forsaking the little guy
An Attorney Who Admits That His Head is (Often) in the Clouds
Steven K. DeWolf and his 1943 PT-17 open-cockpit biplane
Fear and Loathing on Aspen's Alps
Off the slopes, Gerry Goldstein palled around with Aspen neighbor Hunter S. Thompson
Schooled in London,Mexico City and Austin, Adolfo Campero is multiculturalism incarnate
In her spare time, Nikelle Meade is helping preserve 50,000 acres of land in Austin
The Ballad of the Stolen Lyrics
Janice Leverett learned early on the value of intellectual property,when a song she wrote as a teenager was stolen from her
Dealing With the Home-Wrecker from Hell
Jason Ryan spent 17-hour days helping hurricane victims — then he became one of them
Geronimo Rodriguez left the picking fields to go to high school; by age 22 he was working for the Clinton White House
The Lawyer with Solid Gold Intuition
Charla Aldous finds her way to big-money cases by listening to her heart
How to Lose Friends and Influence First Amendment Freedoms
The Techno-Criminal’s Public Enemy Number One
The Beautiful Bounty of Bubba Burns
Steve Stodghill, Master Thespian
D Magazine named Peggy Facklis one of the 12 Most Eligible Bachelorettes in Dallas
Breaking the Code of Bureaucracy
Erin Nealy Cox is leading the fight against Internet drug dealers
Pro bono work gives Blum the chance to get out of the office and into the courtroom
He may be the richest lawyer in America, but even at 78 Joe Jamail shows no signs of slowing down
When that (other) rich and famous Texan decided to run for president, he chose Kim J. Askew to lead the charge
The Poster Child for ... Posters
Rogge Dunn sees art where others see only advertising
You'll Not See Nothing Like the Mighty O'Quinn
The man The Wall Street Journal calls the “second richest lawyer” in America says when it comes to winning cases, he’s number one
Patrick Oxford and Boe Martin
Rumors of his client's death have been greatly exaggerated
Is the GOP’s Big Tent Too Small?
Mark Lanier, founder of the Christian Trial Lawyers Association, is no one's liberal
Mary Alice McLarty took the long way to becoming a lawyer. But she’s made up for lost time.
The Mystery of the Week is “How does Les Weisbrod find time for everything he does?”
The Lawyer and the Ultra-Terrible Headache
Maybe a brain tumor slows other people down, but not Scott Schwind
Practicing Law From a Hospital Bed
Beth Sufian doesn’t let her battle with cystic fibrosis stop her from crusading for the rights of the disabled
Through two wars men and women from across Texas have helped reshape Iraq. From the front lines to the courtrooms, with bullets and ballpoint pens, Texas attorneys have taken great risks to restore some measure of freedom to that country. Below we profile three such heroes, Bill Gameros, Brad Clark and Brian Farlow
Horatio Alger, Meet Bryan Brown
In a cynical era, the American Dream is reaffirmed in Bryan Brown. From the ROTC to the SEC, he has made a habit out of exceeding expectations
Kent Rutter's Very Lonely Book Club
No time for The Da Vinci Code — Kent Rutter spent thousands of hours examining the records of the Texas Court of Appeals
Take the most daunting of legal challenges, such as the asbestos litigation that Halliburton was facing, and Don Godwin will find a solution. He always does.
Holy transactions and litigation! Steve Stodghill comes to the rescue for all his famous clients
For former POW Ronald Bliss, every moment matters
The Hall of Fame at Diamond McCarthy
At this Houston firm, expert legal work goes hand in glove with epochal sports moments
Lock ‘Um Up, Lock ‘Um Up, Throw Away the Key
The men of Death by Injection can argue your case during the day, and rock your socks off at night.
At the University of Texas, watching is learning