66 Winstead Attorneys Selected by Peers for Best Lawyers in America 2012

Dallas, TX - Sept. 8, 2011 – 66 lawyers from Winstead PC were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.).

Because Best Lawyers is based on a peer-review survey in which more than 41,000 leading attorneys cast almost 3.9 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.

This year, 13 Winstead shareholders were recognized by Best Lawyers as leaders in banking and finance law and one of them, Jim Littlejohn, was selected as Dallas Lawyer of the Year in Banking and Finance Law. Additionally, Winstead attorneys received top listings in Texas in real estate law, land use and zoning law, and litigation - real estate.

The 66 Winstead attorneys who will be recognized as The Best Lawyers in America 2012 are:

Austin
Michael P. Adams – Litigation – Patent, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Patent Law, Trademark Law
Albert R. Axe, Jr. – Administrative/Regulatory Law, Environmental Law
Robert C. Bass, Jr. – Construction Law, Litigation - Construction
Wayne W. Bost – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Business Litigation
Linda J. Burgess – Insurance Law
Robert D. Burton – Real Estate Law
J. Rowland Cook – Corporate Law, M&A, Securities Regulation, Securities/Capital Markets Law
Alex Gonzales – Insurance Law
David R. Hewlett – Real Estate Law
Mary F. Keller – Insurance Law
Kathryn K. Lindauer – Corporate Law, M&A, Securities Regulation, Securities/Capital Markets Law 
Peter A. Nolan – Arbitration
Gary E. Zausmer – Business Litigation
Ron H. Moss – Energy Law

Dallas
Mike F. Alessio – Real Estate Law
Arthur J. Anderson –Land Use & Zoning Law, Litigation - Real Estate, Real Estate Law
W. Mike Baggett – Business Litigation, Litigation - Banking & Finance, Litigation - Real Estate
John F. Bergner – Trusts and Estates
Cathryn Berryman – Trademark Law
James David Brown – Business Litigation
Eli O. Columbus – Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law
T. Andrew Dow – Real Estate Law
Ira D. Einsohn – Banking & Finance Law
R. Michael Farquhar – Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law
Stanley G. Harvey – Energy Law
Thomas R. Helfand – Tax Law
Michael W. Hilliard – Banking & Finance Law
Joe T. Hyde – Banking & Finance Law
Barry R. Knight – Land Use & Zoning Law
J. Kenneth Kopf – Real Estate Law
Phillip L. Lamberson – Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law
James R. Littlejohn – Lawyer of the Year in Banking & Finance Law
Jay J. Madrid – Business Litigation, International Arbitration – Commercial, Mediation
T. Randall Matthews – Banking & Finance Law
John T. Mitchell – Banking & Finance Law
Keith H. Mullen – Project Finance Law
John M. Nolan – Real Estate Law
Michael K. O'Neal – Financial Services Regulation Law
Edward A. Peterson – Real Estate Law
Michelle I. Rieger – Construction Law
Melissa Ruman Stewart – Banking & Finance Law
Kevin A. Sullivan – Litigation-Real Estate, Real Estate Law, Securitization & Structured Finance Law
Daniel F. Susie – Banking & Finance Law
J. Richard White – Real Estate Law
Kirk R. Williams – Land Use & Zoning Law, Litigation – Land Use & Zoning, Real Estate Law

Fort Worth
William W. Bell – Tax Law
Dale E. Butler – Construction Law, Litigation - Construction
Jeffrey C. King – Oil & Gas Law

Houston
Nelson R. Block – Banking & Finance Law, Equipment Finance Law, Real Estate Law
Jeff J. Brashier – Banking & Finance Law
Joseph G. Epstein – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law
Greg Erwin – Real Estate Law
Mark C. Guthrie – Construction Law, Litigation - Construction
Thomas T. Hutcheson – Oil & Gas Law
Stephanie Loomis-Price – Wealth Preservation
Vincent L. Marino – Real Estate Law
Barry E. Putterman – Real Estate Law
Douglas E. Stewart – Banking & Finance Law, Real Estate Law
Frederick J. Tuthill – Litigation & Controversy - Tax, Tax Law

San Antonio
Merritt M. Clements – Business Litigation
M. Paul Martin – Public Finance Law
Frank Z. Ruttenberg – Real Estate Law

The Woodlands
Cheryl Cain Crabbe – Trusts and Estates
Jeffrey R. Harder – Corporate Governance Law, Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law, Venture Capital Law
R. Clyde Parker, Jr. – Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law

Winstead is among the largest business law firms in Texas. Winstead attorneys and consultants serve as trusted advisors to mid-market and large businesses, providing a core range of legal services that are critical to their operation and success. From its well-known reputation in real estate and financial services to its corporate and high-stakes litigation practice, Winstead delivers practical knowledge and responsive service. And it's all backed by a "get-it-done" attitude. Winstead has offices in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, and The Woodlands, Texas; Charlotte, North Carolina and Washington, D.C. For detailed information about Winstead, visit www.winstead.com.

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