LPHS is pleased to share that 18 firm attorneys are honored in this year’s edition of Best Lawyers in America, consisting of the top 5.3% of elite lawyers in the nation across 150 practice areas.

In addition, the firm is honored to have Eric W. Pinker named as “Lawyer of the Year” in North Texas for Trusts & Estates Litigation.

The list of nine partners honored in their respective areas of practice as Best Lawyers includes:

• Appellate Practice - David S. Coale
• Bet-the-Company Litigation - Eric W. Pinker
• Commercial Litigation - Sara H. Chelette, David S. Coale, Alan Dabdoub, Michael K. Hurst, Mike Lynn, Eric Pinker, Chris Patton
• Intellectual Property Litigation - Eric Pinker, Christopher Schwegmann
• Labor & Employment Litigation - Michael K. Hurst, Mary Goodrich Nix
• Employment Law – Management - Mary Goodrich Nix
• Real Estate Litigation - Michael K. Hurst
• Trusts & Estates Litigation - Eric W. Pinker

In addition, nine firm attorneys are recognized as 2024 Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch”, an honor reserved for younger lawyers exhibiting professional excellence early in their legal careers.

Those honorees and their respective practice areas include:

• Antitrust - Greg Brassfield
• Commercial Litigation - Rebecca L. Adams, Andrés Correa, Patrick Disbennett, Jared Eisenberg, Yaman Desai, Barira Munshi, Leo Park, Dan Polese, Greg Brassfield

• Intellectual Property Law - Rebecca L. Adams
• Oil and Gas Law - Andrés Correa

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has set the standard for legal recognition nationwide and continues to provide valuable insight into the legal industry. Best Lawyers awards are compiled by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers.