The Best Lawyers in America© has named McGinnis Lochridge Partners Edward McHorse, Robert R. Reetz, Jr. and Tim George each a 2020 ‘Lawyer of the Year’ in their respective practices – McHorse for Corporate Law, Reetz for Tax Law and George for Natural Resources Law. All three attorneys practice in the firm’s Austin office.
Only one lawyer in each practice area in a selected location is named as “Lawyer of the Year” – reinforcing the honor of being given this recognition for 2020. Individual attorneys who receive the highest overall peer review rating in each practice and location are given this honor.
In total, The Best Lawyers in America© recognized 12 McGinnis Lochridge attorneys in its 2020 edition, with a number being recognized in multiple categories, leading to 30 total recognitions. The list includes attorneys from a range of practice groups including Banking and Finance, Commercial Litigation, Corporate, Natural Resources, Oil and Gas, and Mergers and Acquisitions.
Attorneys from McGinnis Lochridge were recognized in the following practice areas:
Lawyer of the Year – 2020
- Tim George - Natural Resources Law
- Edward McHorse - Corporate Law
- Robert R. Reetz, Jr. - Tax Law
Best Lawyers – 2020
Austin, TX
- Kevin M. Beiter
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Environmental
- Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
- Litigation - Real Estate
- Natural Resources Law
- Oil and Gas Law
- Mitchell C. Chaney
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Ray Chester
- Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- William H. Daniel
- Banking and Finance Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Cliff Ernst
- Banking and Finance Law
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Tim George
- Energy Law
- Natural Resources Law
- Philip S. Haag
- Environmental Law
- R. Clarke Heidrick, Jr.
- Banking and Finance Law
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Edward S. McHorse
- Corporate Law
- Health Care Law
- Robert E. Reetz, Jr.
- Tax Law
Houston, TX
- Paul D. Clote
- Arbitration
- Commercial Litigation
- Donald D. Jackson
- Commercial Litigation
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
The Best Lawyers in America© is based on the extensive peer-review survey of more than 55,000 attorneys who cast their votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice area.