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AUSTIN’STOP ATTORNEYS
We asked Austin lawyers who they would trust to represent them; these are the most recommendedlegaleagles.*
DAVIDMINTON
FAMILY LAW
In August 1987, DavidMintonjoined MBFC as alitigator.Licensed in state and federalcourts, he hasrepresented clientsbeforevirtually everystate agencyand tried numerouscomplex civil, family, andcriminalcases alloverTexas.Litigatingfor 37 yearsnow,David has maintained an AV rating with Martindale-Hubbell for26consecutive years, 18 consecutiveyearslistedinthe Best Lawyersin America, includingLawyerofthe Year in Austin in 2021, andhas been named aSuper Lawyer in Texas each of thepast12years as well as Best of theBestTop TenTexas forbothfamily and criminal cases. Davidcan be reached at anytimeat dminton@mbfc.com
SAMBASSETT
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
Samgraduated from theUniversityofTexas Law School in 1988. He has been boardcertified in criminal lawsince 1994. He is licensed in stateand federalcourts
SamisapastPresident of theTexas Criminal DefenseLawyers Association. He has been recognized five timesbyBestLawyers in Americaas‘Lawyerofthe Year’for criminal defenseinAustin. He is a 15-year Texas Super Lawyerand is aFormerChair of theTexas Forensic Science Commission.Sam tries cases throughout Texas andhas practiced in Federal Courtinmultiplestates. Sam can be reached anytimeat sbassett@mbfc.com
PERRYQ.MINTON
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
Perry Q. Minton,2024 Austin MonthlyTop Attorney,tries criminal defenseand family lawcases to judgesand juries alloverCentralTexas.Managinghigh-profile,complex litigationover theyearshas givenPerry awell-deserved reputation as apassionateand aggressive advocatefor hisclients. Perry graduatedfromthe University of Texas andthe University of Texas School of Law and is licensed in both stateand federalcourt. Perry is recognized in Best Lawyers in Americafor bothcriminal defenseand family law. Youcan reach Perry anytimeat pminton@mbfc.com
RICK R. FLORES
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
Rick Flores has been with Minton,Bassett, Flores &Carsey for 14 years now and focuses on felony, misdemeanor,and juvenile cases. Rick is adouble Longhorn with two degrees from The University ofTexas -a B.B.A.fromthe McCombs School of Business and aJ.D. from the Law School. He is a former Travis County prosecutor,the past Chair of the Austin Bar Association Criminal Law Section, a BoardMember of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, aBoardMember of the Austin Criminal DefenseLawyers Association, aTexas Monthly RisingStar,and aTexas Monthly Super Lawyer. This is his fifth yeartomake Austin Monthly’sTop Attorney list. He can be reached anytime at rflores@mbfc.com.
ANDREW ROBERTSON FAMILY LAW
Three-time Austin Monthly TopAttorney, Andrew Robertson recently joined Minton, Bassett, Flores & Carsey in 2020 after running his own law office for six years. His practice is focused on helping people in family law matters and criminal defense. Andrew was born and raised in Austin (Westlake High School) and graduatedfromLouisianaState University and South Texas College of Law.Hecan be reached anytime at arobertson@mbfc.com
DeeDee McKee
LawOffice of Dee Dee C. McKee
9901 Brodie Lane, Ste. 160 512-668-9733
David Reiter
Reiter Brunel &Dunn 6805 N. Capital of Texas Hwy., Ste. 318 512-779-3341
Lauren Schoenbaum Ruffner Schoenbaum
Murphy
901S.Mopac Expy., Ste. 290 512-275-6277
Meera de Mel Ruffner Schoenbaum
Murphy
901S.Mopac Expy., Ste. 290 512-275-6277
Daniel Richards
Richards Rodriguez & Skeith 611W.15th St 512-476-0005
Lori Pickle Allen Dwyer Murphy Calvert 1301 W. 25thSt., Ste. 560 512-610-9639
Mitchell Zoll Zoll Firm 5114 Balcones Woods Drive 512-991-1096
Civil litigation
Robert Ranco
DJCLaw
1012 W. Anderson Lane
512-900-4872
Pete Rutter
DJCLaw 1012 W. Anderson Lane 512-900-4872
Guilherme Vasconcelos DJCLaw 1012 W. Anderson Lane 512-900-4872
Randy Howry
Howry Breen &Herman 1900 Pearl St. 512-751-8237
Kennon Wooten
Scott Douglass & McConnico 303Colorado St., Ste. 2400 512-495-6341
Jason Snell Snell Law
404W.13th St. 512-477-5291
David Gottfried
TheGottfried Alexander LawFirm 1505 W. Sixth St. 512-494-1481
Jack Simms
Wittliff Cutter 510BaylorSt. 512-960-4777
John Davis
Slack DavisSanger
6001 Bold RulerWay, Ste. 100 512-795-8686
Leslie Dippel Travis County Attorney’s Office
314W.11thSt., Ste.500 512-854-9513
Rachel McKenna
Almanza BlackburnDickie &Mitchell 2301 S. Capital ofTexas Hwy., Bldg. H 512-474-9486
Asra Syed Botkin Chiarello Calaf 1209 Nueces St. 512-956-5630
Katherine Chiarello Botkin Chiarello Calaf 1209 Nueces St. 512-960-4524
Maria Calaf Botkin Chiarello Calaf 1209 Nueces St. 512-213-6094
Karen Burgess Burgess Law 404W.13th St. 512-482-8808
Eric Nichols
Butler Snow 515Congress Ave., Ste. 1900 737-802-1807
Rudy Metayer
Graves Dougherty Hearon &Moody 401Congress Ave., Ste. 2700 512-480-5657
Eric Johnston
Michael Best& Friedrich 620Congress Ave., Ste. 200 512-320-0601
Kevin Terrazas
Terrazas
1001 S. Capital of Texas Hwy., Bldg.L,Ste. 250 512-680-3257
Catherine Marsolan
Wright &Greenhill 4700 MuellerBlvd., Ste. 200 512-379-2981
Commercial litigation
Danielle Gilbert
Husch Blackwell 111Congress Ave., Ste. 1400 512-479-9708
Timothy Ribelin
Husch Blackwell 111Congress Ave., Ste. 1400 512-479-1153
Breck Harrison
Jackson Walker
100Congress Ave., Ste. 1100 512-236-2315
Joshua Romero
Jackson Walker
100Congress Ave., Ste. 1100 512-236-2035
Eleanor Ruffner
Ruffner Schoenbaum
Murphy 901S.Mopac Expy., Ste. 290 512-275-6277
Jennifer Jackson
Ruffner Schoenbaum
Murphy 901S.Mopac Expy., Ste. 290 512-275-6277
Cindy Saiter
Scott Douglass & McConnico 901S.Mopac Expy., Ste. 290 512-495-6306
Ryan Botkin
Botkin Chiarello Calaf 1209 Nueces St. 512-960-4730
Heidi Coughlin
Wright &Greenhill
4700 Mueller Blvd., Ste. 200 512-961-4389
Lessie Gilstrap Gilstrap LawGroup 1100 West Ave. 512-813-2061
Construction
Anthony Ciccone
Bollier Ciccone 1101 S. CapitalofTexas Hwy., Bldg. G, Ste.200 512-477-5796
Michael Roberts
Jackson Walker
100Congress Ave., Ste. 1100 512-236-2251
Rekha Roarty
TheRoarty Law Firm 3701 BeeCaves Road, Ste. 102 512-692-6870
HeatherBeam
Thompson, Coe,Cousins &Irons 2801 Via Fortuna,Ste.300 512-703-5039
AmyEmerson Allensworth
303Colorado St., Ste. 2800 512-708-1250
Megan Kateff Allensworth
303Colorado St., Ste. 2800 512-439-4186
Will Allensworth Allensworth 303Colorado St., Ste. 2800 512-708-1250
R. Fisk
Andrews Myers 919Congress Ave., Ste. 1050 512-900-3032
Kendall Bryant Padfield &Stout 604W.12th St. 512-537-9677
Jerry Negrete
TheChapman Firm 3410 FarW.Blvd., Ste.210 512-872-3840
Consumer debt
Nick Wooten DJCLaw 1012 W. AndersonLane 512-900-4872
FrancescaDiTroia Barron &Newburger 7320 N. Mopac Expy., Ste. 400 512-649-4079
Corporate counsel
Jessica Blacklock Potts Blacklock Senterfitt 4800 Bee CavesRoad, Ste. 100 512-614-4108
Corporate finance, mergers, andacquisitions
Lauren Collins Husch Blackwell 111CongressAve., Ste. 1400 512-479-1137
Remy Fesquet Husch Blackwell 111CongressAve., Ste. 1400 512-479-9745
Brad Knippa Jackson Walker 100CongressAve., Ste. 1100 512-236-2284
Bill Wilson ReiterBrunel &Dunn 6805 N. Capital of Texas Hwy., Ste. 318 512-646-1104
Kellie Bobo Haynes and Boone 98 San Jacinto Blvd., Ste. 1500 512-867-8411
Rachel Ratcliffe Payne Latham &Watkins 300Colorado St., Ste. 2400 737-910-7323
LeePotts Potts Blacklock Senterfitt 4800 Bee Caves Road, Ste. 100 512-614-4105
Criminal defense
Mark Pryor Cofer &Connelly 602W.11thSt. 512-991-0576
Trailblazing Legal Leadership
ClientscometoHusch Blackwellseeking legaladviceand quicklyrealize they arealsogetting ateamofselfless,uncommonadvocates whoare invested in theirsuccess.Weare proudto congratulatethe attorneysinour Austin office whosededicationtouniquelypersonalclient relationshipsand thoughtful approaches have earned them recognitionas2024Austin MonthlyTop Attorneys.
Gettoknowour expectation-exceedingAustinteamat www.huschblackwell.com/austin.
Jody Rudman Office ManagingPartner |Austin, TX |512.703.5716
huschblackwell.com
Lynn Butler Partner
Ellee Cochran Partner
JosephV. Geraci Partner
Doug Jones Partner
Danielle Gilbert Partner Hal Katz Partner Nikelle Meade Partner
Mark Tobey SeniorCounsel
Lauren Collins Senior Associate
Jewart Partner
Kevin Koronka Partner
Ribelin Partner Lorinda Holloway Partner Bob Werner Partner Remy Fesquet Partner
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Gracia Emily Ogden
Kacy Dudley
Dudley Law 2300 CoronadoSt., Ste. 260 512-617-3975
Bryan Eggleston
Eggleston Law Firm 12400 W. Hwy. 71, Ste. 350-322 512-980-9975
AlysonFalk
Falk Family Law 608W.12th St 512-409-2703
Gregory Hitt
Gregory Hitt Attorney & Mediator
7000 N. Mopac Expy., 2ndFloor 512-322-0118
Hannah Bell
Hembree Bell Law Firm 5806 MesaDrive, Ste. 360 512-607-9291
Holly Davis
Kirker Davis
8310-1 N. Capital of Texas Hwy., Ste. 350 512-572-1911
Aishah McCoy
LawOffice of Aishah
McCoy 7500 Rialto Blvd.,Bldg. 1, Ste. 250 214-507-0892
AmyGehm
LawOffice of Amy K Gehm 1114 Lost Creek Blvd. Ste. 310 512-327-7272
Jodi Lazar
Lazar Law
500W.Second St., Ste. 1900 512-477-1600
SamColletti
Noelke Maples St. Leger Bryant 2600 Via Fortuna, Ste. 440 512-480-9777
Matthew Hill
TheEgglestonLaw Firm 12400 State Hwy. 71 W., Ste. 350-322 512-980-9975
TimWhitten
TheLaw Office of Tim Whitten 7500 RialtoBlvd.,Bldg. 1, Ste. 250 512-478-1011
Charles Bowes
Coldwell Bowes 2801 ViaFortuna,Ste. 530 512-472-2040
Lydia Fearing
LawOffice of Becky Beaver 3500 JeffersonSt., Ste. 210 512-474-5791
Greg Morrison
Morrison LawFirm 9433 BeeCave Road, Bldg. 2, Ste. 200 512-328-3030
Government and administrative
Elizabeth Hadley
GreenbergTraurig 300W.Sixth St., Ste. 2050 512-320-7227
Deborah Trejo
Kemp Smith 2905 San Gabriel St., Ste. 205 512-320-5466
Wesley Cole Hutchison
Locke Lord
300Colorado St., Ste. 2100 512-305-4720
Health care
Baxter Morgan Husch Blackwell 111CongressAve., Ste. 1400 512-479-1177
Ellee Cochran Husch Blackwell 111CongressAve., Ste. 1400 512-479-1136
HalKatz Husch Blackwell 111CongressAve., Ste. 1400 512-703-5715
JoeGeraci Husch Blackwell 111CongressAve., Ste. 1400 512-703-5774
Lorinda Holloway Husch Blackwell 111CongressAve., Ste. 1400 512-479-1149
Jack Skaggs
Jackson Walker 100Congress Ave., Ste. 1100 512-236-2343
Shannon Meroney
Meroney Public Affairs 1402 Nueces St. 512-499-8880
Amanda Hill
Hill Law 12600 Hill CountryBlvd., Ste. R-275 512-826-1007
Fletcher Brown
Holland &Knight 98 San Jacinto Blvd., Ste. 1900 512-685-6423
Amanda Jester
McDermott Will &Emery 303Colorado St., Ste. 2200 512-726 2565
Immigration
Carolyn Bartelli
Boulette Golden&Marin 2700 Via Fortuna, Ste 250 512-732-8907
Leonardo De La Garza De La Garza Law 8133 Mesa Drive,Ste. 100 512-956-4036
Bernadette Dela Cruz De La Garza Law 8133 Mesa Drive,Ste. 100 512-956-4036
Iris Albizu
Albizu LawFirm 111W.Anderson Lane, Ste. D-207 512-861-5638
Mehron Azarmehr
Azarmehr LawGroup 2720 BeeCaveRoad 512-732-0555
Kalani Hawks
Villafranca
Hawks Villafranca Law 2500 W. William Cannon, Ste. 205-B 512-675-2945
Jason Finkelman
Jason FinkelmanAttorney at Law
100Congress Ave., Ste 2000 512-348-8855
Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch
Lincoln-Goldfinch Law 1005 E. 40th St. 855-502-0555
Eliana Maruri
Maruri Law Group
4009 BanisterLane Ste. 235 512-595-0242
Paul Parsons
Paul Parsons
704Rio Grande St. 512-477-7887
Sarah Valdés
TheLaw Office of Sarah
Valdés P.O. Box 91916 737-864-5458
Insurance
Stephen Nagle
Stephen G. Nagle & Associates 1501 W. Sixth St., E-1 512-480-0505
JonSmith
JonMichael Smith Attorney 3305 NorthlandDrive, Ste. 500 512-518-4584
Henry Moore Moore &Bomben 2901 BeeCave Road 512-477-1663
Jayme Bomben Moore &Bomben 2901 BeeCave Road 512-477-1663
Mary-Ellen King
Thompson, Coe, Cousins &Irons 2801 ViaFortuna, Ste. 300 512-827-2305
Nancy Scates
Thompson, Coe, Cousins &Irons 2801 ViaFortuna, Ste. 300 512-827-2343
Andrew VanOsselaer
Haynes andBoone 98 San Jacinto Blvd., Ste. 1500 512-867-8414
Intellectual property rights
Emilio Nicolas Jackson Walker 100Congress Ave., Ste. 1100 512-236-2304
Scott Weatherford
Jackson Walker 100Congress Ave., Ste. 1100 512-236-2073
Andre Brunel Reiter Brunel &Dunn 6805 N. CapitalofTexas Hwy., Ste.318 512-646-1107
John Saba Wittliff Cutter 510Baylor St. 512-960-4438
Nicole Glauser
Dinovo Price 7000 N. MopacExpy., Ste. 350 512-539-2638
LeaBrigtsen
Williams Simons &Landis 601Congress Ave Ste. 600 512-793-9216
Emily Pyclik
Baker Botts 401S.First St., Ste.1300 512-322-2615
Leah Buratti
Botkin Chiarello Calaf 1209 Nueces St. 512-566-3909
David O’Brien Haynes andBoone 98 San Jacinto Blvd., Ste. 1500 512-867-8457
Labor and employment
Jason Boulette Boulette Golden &Marin 2700 Via Fortuna, Ste. 250 512-732-8901
Laura Merritt
Boulette Golden &Marin 2700 Via Fortuna, Ste. 250 512-732-8903
Robert Schmidt
Crews Law Firm 8140 N. Mopac Expy., Bldg. 4, Ste. 145 512-520-5556
Kevin Koronka Husch Blackwell 111CongressAve., Ste. 1400 512-479-1162
Alicia Duleba
Jackson Walker 100Congress Ave., Ste. 1100 512-236-2224
AmyBeckstead
Beckstead Terry Ditto 9442 Capital of Texas Hwy., Ste. 500 512-827-3575
Blair Leake
Wright &Greenhill 4700 Mueller Blvd., Ste. 200 512-379-2981
Stephanie Rojo
Thompson, Coe, Cousins &Irons 2801 Via Fortuna, Ste.300 512-703-5047
Colin Walsh
Wiley Walsh 1011 San Jacinto Blvd., Ste. 401 512-271-5527
Vanessa Gonzalez
Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta 3711 S. Mopac Expy., Bldg. 1, Ste. 300 512-404-7742
Jennifer Colimon
Botkin Chiarello Calaf 1209 Nueces St. 512-960-4162
Kayna Levy
Botkin Chiarello Calaf 1209 Nueces St. 512-615-2478
Andrew Broadaway
Cornell Smith Mierl
Brutocao Burton 1607 West Ave. 512-328-1540
Scott Brutocao
Cornell Smith Mierl
Brutocao Burton 1607 WestAve. 512-328-1540
TedSmith
Cornell Smith Mierl
Brutocao Burton 1607 West Ave. 512-328-1540
TomNesbitt
DeShazo &Nesbitt 1607 WestAve. 512-617-5562
Emily Frost Frost Domel 2499 S. Capital of Texas Hwy., Ste. B-203 512-640-5500
Adam Sencenbaugh Haynes andBoone 600Congress Ave., Ste. 1300 512-867-8489
Meredith Gregston Hunton Andrews Kurth 500W.Fifth St., Ste. 1350 512-542-5014
Austin Kaplan
KaplanLaw Firm 2901 BeeCaveRoad, Ste. G 512-553-9390
Jennifer Ward
LawOffice of JenniferD Ward 2499 S.Capital of Texas Hwy.,Ste. B203 512-344-9367
NicoleLeFave Littler Mendelson 100Congress Ave., Ste. 1400 512-982-7261
Sarah Glaser
Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend 816Congress Ave., Ste. 1900 512-322-5800
Natalie Lynch Lynch LawFirm 4408 Spicewood Springs Road, Ste. 412 512-900-2630
Land use environment
Nikelle Meade Husch Blackwell 111Congress Ave., Ste. 1400 512-992-6001
Paulina Williams Baker Botts
401S.First St., Ste. 1300 512-322-2543
Samia Broadaway Baker Botts
401S.First St., Ste. 1300 512-322-2676
Natasha Martin Graves Dougherty Hearon &Moody
401Congress Ave., Ste. 2700 512-480-5639
Medical malpractice defense
Tasha Barnes Thompson, Coe, Cousins &Irons
2801 Via Fortuna, Ste. 300 512-703-5038
Medical
malpractice plaintiff
Charles Dunn
DJCLaw 5717 S. I-35 512-900-4872
Michelle Cheng National Trial Law
1114 Lost Creek Blvd., Ste. 410 833-913-1885
Laurie Higginbotham National Trial Law 1114 Lost Creek Blvd., Ste. 410 833-913-1885
TomJacob
National Trial Law 1114 Lost Creek Blvd., Ste. 410 833-913-1885
JayHarvey Winckler& Harvey 6836 Bee Cave Road, Bldg. 3, Ste.333 512-593-7399
Jamal Alsaffar
National Trial Law 1114 Lost Creek Blvd., Ste. 410 833-913-1885
Nonprofits
Albert Lin Husch Blackwell 111Congress Ave., Ste. 1400 512-703-5726
Tara Potts
Jackson Walker 100Congress Ave., Ste. 1100 512-236-2396
Mollie Cullinane
Cullinane Law Group 1122 Colorado St., Ste. 301 512-298-2898
Personal injury
Michael Guajardo
DJCLaw
5717 S. I-35
512-900-4872
Christine Londergan
DJCLaw 1012 W. Anderson Lane 512-900-4872
Jessica Yaeger
DJCLaw 5717 S. I-35 512-900-4872
DanChristensen
DJCLaw 1012 W. Anderson Lane 512-900-4872
Scott Crivelli
Gibbs &Crivelli 1802 Lavaca St 866-689-7488
Amber Russell LawOffice of Amber Russell
6101 W. Courtyard Drive, Bldg. 1, Ste. 150 512-777-3135
Adam Loewy Loewy Law Firm
7000 N. Mopac Expy., Ste. 200 512-280-0800
Roberto Flores
TheCarlson LawFirm 1717 N. I-35, Ste. 305 Round Rock 254-526-5688
Laura James Ramos James Law 2800 S. I-35 Frontage Road, Ste. 265 512-537-3369
Nathan Kennedy
TheCarlson LawFirm 1717 N. I-35, Ste. 305 512-346-5688
Jaime Lynn
TheCarlson LawFirm 1717 N. I-35, Ste. 305 Round Rock 512-671-7277
Jaime Lynn
TheCarlson LawFirm 1717 N. I-35, Ste. 305 Round Rock 512-671-7277
Christina Garcia-Chappell
Pastrana &Garcia Injury LawFirm
305N.Heatherwilde Blvd., Ste. 240 Pflugerville 512-474-4487
Hayden Briggle
Briggle &Polan 1609 ShoalCreek Blvd., Ste. 304 512-400-3278
L. Kelly
Muery, Farrell &Kelly 6200 La Calma Drive, Ste. 100 737-808-0529
Eric Cuellar
Ramos JamesLaw 2800 S. I-35 Frontage Road, Ste.265 512-537-3369
Rick Freeman Rick Freeman 3660 Stoneridge Road, Ste. B102 512-477-6111
Parker Polan Briggle &Polan 1609 ShoalCreek Blvd., Ste. 304 512-400-3278
John Rubin Rubin Law Firm
901S.Mopac Expy., Bldg. 1, Ste. 300 512-439-2299
Bethbiriah Sanchez Sanchez Law 4360 S. Congress Ave., Ste. 111 512-400-2420
Jeff Edwards Edwards Law 603W.17th St. 512-623-7727
Stan Putman
Kostura &Putman 2901 Bee Cave Road, Ste. L 512-328-9099
Kenneth Gober
Lee, Gober &Reyna 11940 Jollyville Road, Ste. 220-S 512-800-8000
Robert Melendez
Melendez Law Firm
4100 Duval Road, Bldg. 4, Ste. 104 512-467-0600
JasonWright andKatie Valle
LawOffice of JasonWright
Family Law
Forthe fourth year in arow,the LawOffice of JasonWrightisproud and excitedtoberecognizedbyour peersasa Top Attorney in Austin Monthly. TheLaw Office of JasonWrightPLLC is afamily and school law firm locatedinNorth Austin that takesasolution-based approachtohelpour clientsindifficult times. Ourattorneysare dedicatedtoproviding reliable, responsive, and passionateprofessional legalservicesInTravis, Williamson, and Hays counties. We arecommittedto zealously workingto find thesolutionthat is bestfor youand your family.Wewill be honestand upfront with youabout your case (evenwhen it mightnot be somethingyou want to hear)aswellasupfront with youabout theexpense of handling your case.Fromhigh-conflictcontestedchild custody issues and complex, high-assetproperty division to modifications, enforcements, and conflicts over child support, our firm is committedto finding constructive solutions forour clients.
The firm focusesonthe following areas of practice:
•Uncontested& ContestedDivorce
•Divorce with Children
•Complex &High-AssetDivorce
•Custody Disputes
•RelocationCases
•Child SupportIssues
•TemporaryOrders
•Modification of Orders(Child Supportand/or Child Custody)
•Enforcement of Orders(Child Supportand/or Child Custody)
•Mediation& Litigation Issues
•LGBTQ+Legal Issues relatedtofamily and school law
•Adoption
•Prenuptial& PostnuptialAgreements
•School disciplinaryIssues
•School Safety Issues
•ARD Advocacy &IEP Enforcement
Elecia Byrd
Zinda Law Group 8834 N. Capital of Texas Hwy., Ste. 304 512-877-5658
Professional malpractice andnonmedical defense
April Lucas
McGinnis Lochridge 1111 W. Sixth St., Bldg. B, Ste. 400 512-495-6156
Lauren Ross Herring &Panzer 1411 West Ave.,Ste. 100 512-320-0665
Sarah Nicolas
Ramón Worthington Nicolas &Cantu 13413 Galleria Cir., Ste. 120 512-643-6005
Real estate
Robert Werner
Husch Blackwell 111Congress Ave., Ste. 1400 512-479-9766
Taylor Wood Husch Blackwell 111Congress Ave., Ste. 1400 512-479-1159
Jill Murphy
Ruffner Schoenbaum
Murphy 901S.Mopac Expy., Ste. 290 512-275-6277
Kathryn Porter
Sneed Vine &Perry 2705 Bee Caves Road, Ste. 160 512-930-9775
Julia Null
Clayton, Ramirez &Null Law
4807 SpicewoodSprings Road, Bldg. 3, Ste. 250 512-687-0744
Sara Foskitt
Floyd RealEstate 911Josephine St 512-917-2939
Andrea Dicks
Hancock McGill &Bleau 2222 W. NorthLoop Blvd. 512-459-6010
Adam Kruger
Kruger Carson 1717 W. SixthSt., Ste. 112 512-410-7400
Securities
Jennifer Wu Kirkland &Ellis 401Congress Ave 512-678-9150
Sports and entertainment
AmyMitchell
AmyE.Mitchell 4408 Spicewood Springs Road 512-505-0845
Tax
Doug Jones Husch Blackwell 111Congress Ave., Ste. 1400 512-479-1178
Jameson Sauseda Husch Blackwell 111Congress Ave., Ste. 1400 512-479-9724
Jessica Palvino Jackson Walker 100CongressAve., Ste. 1100 512-236-2335
Steve Moore Jackson Walker 100CongressAve., Ste. 1100 512-236-2074
Danielle Ahlrich Ryan Law 1301 S. Mopac Expy., Ste. 430 512-459-6606
Jason Flaherty Flaherty JonesThompson 7800 N. Mopac Ste.,101 512-407-9871
Winston Krause
Krause &Associates 504W.13th St. 512-477-6707
Technology, virtual
Slade Cutter
Wittliff Cutter 510Baylor St. 512-825-0544
Jennifer McGrew
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
900S.Capital of Texas Hwy., Fifth Floor 512-338-5438
AmyDuvanich Scale 415-735-5933
Wills, estates, andprobate
Wendi Efflandt Heritage Law 1625 Williams Drive, Bldg. 1 Georgetown 512-930-0529
Broc White Heritage Law 1625 Williams Drive, Bldg. 1 Georgetown 512-930-0529
Erin Tuggle
Jackson Walker 100CongressAve., Ste. 1100 512-236-2065
Alison Lenner
McGinnis Lochridge 1111 W. Sixth St., Bldg. B, Ste. 400 512-495-6079
Douglas Paul
McGinnis Lochridge 1111 W. Sixth St., Bldg. B, Ste. 400 512-495-6170
Emily Franco
McGinnis Lochridge 1111 W. Sixth St., Bldg. B, Ste. 400 512-495-6072
Caitlin Haney Johnston
TheHaney Law Firm 808W.10th St.,Ste. 100 512-476-2212
Claire East ThompsonEast 1301 S. Capital of Texas Hwy., Ste. C-120 737-301-6375
Mercedes Campirano
Clayton, Ramirez &Null Law
4807 Spicewood Springs Road, Bldg. 3, Ste. 250 512-687-0744
Katherine Akinc Akinc Law
3800 N. Lamar, Ste. 200 512-225-6586
Clinton Alexander Barnes Lipscomb& Stewart
2500 Bee Caves Road., Bldg. 2, Ste. 150 512-328-8355
Elizabeth Daniel
Elizabeth Daniel Law 411Kemp St.,Unit B 512-815-3549
Gabriel Gallas Gallas Law 1403 W. Sixth St. 512-981-7606
Julie Frey
Griffin Frey 2905 San Gabriel St., Ste. 212 512-271-3802
Brooke Hardie Hardie Alcozer 1607 Nueces St. 512-374-4922
Tracy Kasparek Kasparek Law P.O. Box161371 512-215-3407
Elizabeth Nielsen Nielsen Law 8705 Shoal Creek Blvd., Ste. 105 512-522-2890
Julia Jonas TheKarisch Law Firm 9111 Jollyville Road, Ste. 225 512-328-6346
Worker’s compensation
Richard Pena LawOffices of Richard Pena 2211 S. I-35, Ste. 300 512-327-6884
Chadwick Lee
TheChadwick Lee Law Firm
1000 Heritage Center Cir. Round Rock 512-419-1234
*HOW THIS LIST WAS MADE
Using an online survey, Austin Monthly solicited peer nominations from attorneys in the Austin area,asking them to nominate up to three attorneys per practice area who they would trust with the legal care of themselves or their family. To ensure the nomination process is peer-based, full contact information was requested before nominating, and attorneys were asked to limit their nominations to lawyers whose work they’ve personally witnessed. Austin Monthly then tallied the results, selecting the top percentage of vote recipients in each practice area before submitting the final list to our fact-checking process, which includes areview of good standingwith the state bar association.
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DJC Law has been honored with Austin Monthly’s prestigious “TopAttorneys” awardfor fiveconsecutive years. Thisyear,eightofourexceptionalattorneyshave received this recognition. But it is not just awards that define us. What matters most to us is delivering exceptional results and securing full justicefor our injured clients.
Dan Christensen,Board Certified in Texas Personal Injury Trial Law and Board Certified nationally in Civil TrialLaw,hascompliedanexpertteamoftrialattorneys who are at the top of their profession with over 200 years of trial experience collectively. It is no wonder that U.S. News and World Report recognized DJCLaw as one of the nation’s BestLawFirms.
Choose DJC Law for your personal injury case and experience the winning combination of experience, hard work,and results.
It’sanhonor to be recognized as one of Austin Monthly’s TopAttorneys.I’veenjoyed serving the Austin Community as aprosecutorand as acriminal defense attorney for thelast19years. At GBAFirm, we pride ourselves on our levelofservice and communication provided to our clients and their families. Fighting for our clients’ rights andworking towards justiceisapassion for everyoneatmy firm.Our results show it. Sometimes bad things happen to good people. It’sour job to make it right. Doing so isn’tanine-to-five job nor is it aone-man show. Iwouldn’t be hereifitwasn’t for theteam of professionals that work alongside me.Ifyou need us we’rehere; use the QR code to save our contactinformation
Thank you!
Christopher M. Gunter (Criminal Defense Litigator)
Alan Bennett (Criminal Defense Litigator)
Gary Cohen (Parole Representation)
ThomasM.Just (Criminal Defense Litigator)
Camilla Banda (Paralegal)
Sheliah Cromeans (Paralegal)
WinstonKrauseisone of only twoattorneys in Central Texascertified by theTexas BoardofLegal Specialization as “SpecialistinTax Law” as well as a“Specialist in Estate Planning andProbate Law.”
Krause andAssociatesisa client-driven firm guided by the philosophy that business trumps taxmatters.Wealways advise ourclients that when presentedwitha choice of securing agreatly desirabletax result at theriskoflosinga business opportunityorsecuringa business opportunity, regardless of thetax consequence, ourclients should first secure theirprofits before agonizingoverincometaxes.
largestlaw firm by number of Austin area attorneys, ranked by Austin Business Journal,March 2024
AMBERVAZQUEZ
BoardCertified Criminal DefenseAttorney
AmberVazquez hasbeenFightingthe HardestCases in theToughestPlaces forOver20Years.A fifth-generation Texanreferredtoasthe “Queen of Acquittals”in TexasMonthly Magazine.
AmberVazquez is a BoardCertified criminal defense attorney whohas wontrialsfor Murder,Attempted CapitalMurder, Aggravated Assault, Sexual Assaultofa Child, Burglary of aHabitation, Thefts, AssaultFamily Violence,DrugPossession, andmanyDUI cases.
Amber’ssuccessrateacrossthe boardmakes herone of themostsought-after defenseattorneys in thestate.In addition to winning aCriminalJustice Awardfrom Travis County Women’sBar,Amber hasbeennamed aSuper Lawyer in TexasLawyer, highlightedasTop Criminal DefenseAttorney2019 by the Austin BarAssociation, andnamed oneofTexas’Top 20 “Winning Women” Amberteaches criminal defenseattorneys as well as servingon
thePoliceOversight andJudicialCommittee forthe City of Austin
Amber Vazquez LawFirm, PLLC
608 W. 12th St. Austin Texas 78701
512-220-8507
amber@criminallawaustin.com www.criminallawaustin.com
Afather-daughter team of trial lawyers, making our community safer and morefair,byholding negligent people and their insurance companies accountable.
HenryMoore& JaymeBombencan guideyou through thecomplicated civillegal process. “Our goal is to get resultsthatmakea differenceinyourlife.”
Henry Mooreisa member of ABOTA, aSuper Lawyer since 2011, and DOUBLE BOARD CERTIFIED by the Texas BoardofLegal Specialization in Insurance Law and Personal Injury Trial Law.
