McGinnis Lochridge Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America®, 2027 Editions

McGinnis Lochridge is pleased to announce that 28 of the firm's attorneys have been recognized in the 2027 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America®. Honorees span the firm's Austin, Dallas, and Houston offices and represent practice areas including commercial litigation, oil and gas and energy law, environmental and water law, banking and finance, corporate and transactional law, labor and employment, tax, trusts and estates, and appellate practice.

In all, 21 McGinnis Lochridge attorneys were named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2027, and 7 attorneys were named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America® 2027 — a distinction reserved for lawyers earlier in their careers who have already distinguished themselves among their peers.

The firm also celebrates four attorneys receiving their first Best Lawyers recognition this year: Travis Vickery in The Best Lawyers in America®, and Alejandra Salas, Ian Davis and William Grubb in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. At the same time, veteran honorees R. Clarke Heidrick, Jr. (recognized since 1993), William H. Daniel (since 1995), and Kevin M. Beiter (since 1997) each mark more than three decades of peer-reviewed recognition.

The Best Lawyers in America® 2027

Austin, TX

• Kevin M. Beiter — Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Environmental; Litigation – Real Estate; Natural Resources Law; Oil and Gas Law
• Marla D. Broaddus — Commercial Litigation
• 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; Oil and Gas Law
• Clarke Heidrick — Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Nonprofit / Charities Law; Real Estate Law
• Russell Johnson — Environmental Law; Government Relations Practice; Water Law
• April Lucas — Appellate Practice
• Don Magee — Commercial Litigation
• Edward McHorse — Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Douglas J. Paul — Trusts and Estates
• Derrick Price — Oil and Gas Law
• Robert E. Reetz, Jr. — Tax Law
• Derek Seal — Administrative / Regulatory Law; Environmental Law; Water Law
• Travis Vickery — Administrative / Regulatory Law

Dallas, TX

• Felicity A. Fowler — Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Oil and Gas Law
• David H. Herrold — Commercial Litigation

Houston, TX

• Jonathan Baughman — Oil and Gas Law
• Seth Isgur — Energy Law

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America® 2027

Austin, TX

• Ian Davis — Commercial Litigation
• Alison Lenner — Corporate Law; Tax Law
• Sophia Makris — Corporate Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Real Estate Law
• Alejandra Salas — Oil and Gas Law

Dallas, TX

• Daniel Atkinson — Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment

Houston, TX

• Melanie Cruthirds — Commercial Litigation; Energy Law; Litigation – Labor and Employment
• William Grubb — Oil and Gas Law

About the Recognition

Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Recognition is based entirely on peer evaluation, and lawyers do not pay a fee to be included. Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America® recognizes attorneys who are earlier in their careers and have already earned high regard among their peers for professional excellence.

McGinnis Lochridge is a Texas-based law firm serving business clients across commercial litigation, oil and gas and energy, environmental and water law, corporate and transactional matters, and labor and employment law, with offices in Austin, Houston, and Dallas.