The Best Lawyers in America 2025 Recognizes 25 McGinnis Lochridge Attorneys

Twenty McGinnis Lochridge attorneys were recognized on the 2025 Best Lawyers in America list, and five attorneys were recognized on the 2025 Best Lawyers Ones to Watch list.

Best Lawyers awards are compiled by conducting peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers.

Jonathan Baughman - Houston, Texas

• Oil & Gas

Kevin Beiter - Austin, Texas

• Litigation - Construction
• Litigation - Environmental
• Litigation - Mergers & Acquisition
• Oil & Gas

Marla Broaddus - Austin, Texas

• Commercial Litigation

Mitchell Chaney - Austin, Texas

• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Product Liability

Ray Chester - Austin, Texas

• Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Paul Clote - Houston, Texas

• Arbitration
• Litigation - Commercial
• Oil & Gas

William Daniel - Austin, Texas

• Banking & Finance 
• Financial Service Regulation
• Litigation - Banking & Finance
• Commercial Finance

Cliff Ernst - Austin, Texas

• Banking and Finance 
• Corporate 
• Mergers & Acquisitions 

Felicity Fowler - Dallas, Texas

• Employment Law - Management
• Labor Law - Management
• Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Oil and Gas Law

Tim George - Austin, Texas

• Energy Law
• Natural Recourses Law
• Oil & Gas Law

Clarke Heidrick - Austin, Texas

• Banking & Finance
• Corporate Law
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Banking

Seth Isgur - Houston, Texas

• Energy Law

Russel Johnson - Austin, Texas

• Environmental Law
• Water Law

April Lucas - Austin, Texas

• Appellate Practice

Don Magee - Austin, Texas

• Litigation - Commercial

Ed McHorse - Austin, Texas

• Corporate Law
• Health Care Law

Douglas Paul - Austin, Texas

• Trusts & Estate

Derrick Price - Austin, Texas

• Oil & Gas

Robert Reetz - Austin, Texas

• Tax Law

Derek Seal - Austin, Texas

• Administrative / Regulatory Law
• Environmental Law
• Water Law

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch awards are recognitions given to attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in America.

Marcus Eason - Houston, Texas

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation - Labor and Employment

Alison Lenner - Austin, Texas

• Corporate Law
• Tax Law

Sophia Makris - Austin, Texas

• Corporate Law
• Land Use and Zoning Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Jordan Mullins - Austin, Texas

• Oil & Gas

Travis Vickery - Austin, Texas

• Administrative / Regulatory Law