We are pleased to announce that 11 lawyers have been recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® .

We would also like to congratulate the following lawyers recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America:

• Anthony Arguijo - Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, Oil & Gas Law
• Willie Cochran - Appellate Practice
• Philip Nickerson - Commercial Litigation
• David Shank - Commercial Litigation

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America recognizes associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. Lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.

Congratulations to the following lawyers named to 2024 The Best Lawyers in America list:

Paige Amstutz - Commercial Litigation, Government Relations Practice, Litigation - Construction
Santosh Aravind - Commercial Litigation
Douglas J. Dashiell - Oil and Gas Law
Casey L. Dobson - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
Mark Hanna - Commercial Litigation, Oil and Gas Law
Sam Johnson - Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
Carroll G. Martin - Oil and Gas Law
Stephen E. McConnico - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
Cindy Saiter - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Jane M.N. Webre - Appellate Practice
Steve Wingard - Commercial Litigation

About Best Lawyers

For more than four decades, Best Lawyers has assisted those in need of legal services to identify the lawyers best qualified to represent them in distant jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, recognition by Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.