Dallas, May 24, 2013 — Winstead's reputation for providing quality legal services to clients has once again been recognized in Chambers USA Guide to America 2013 (Chambers & Partners Publishing). This year's annual Chambers USA Guide to America 2013 publication ranked Winstead's real estate and construction practice groups in band 1 among Texas law firms, and Winstead's banking and finance, environment, insurance, energy, and tax practice groups were ranked in bands 2-5 among Texas law firms.
Chambers USA Guide to America is published by Chambers and Partners, a premier guide to the legal profession. Each year, Chambers conducts in-depth research and interviews with clients and attorneys throughout the United States to identify the top lawyers in various practice areas. Law firms and individual lawyers are ranked in bands from 1-6, with 1 being the best. A 'Star' ranking is given to lawyers with exceptional recommendations in their field. Inclusion in Chambers USA is based completely on the research and peer interviews conducted and cannot be initiated by a firm or attorney.
The Winstead attorneys and their practice areas listed in the Chambers USA Guide to America (Chambers & Partners Publishing) 2013 publication are:
Mike Alessio real estate
John Arnold energy: state regulatory & litigation (electricity)
Albert Axe environmental
Robert Bass construction (star individual)
Cathryn Berryman intellectual property; trademark & copyright
Jay Brown insurance
Linda Burgess insurance
Brent Clifton tax
Keith Courtney environmental
Andy Dow real estate
Joe Epstein bankruptcy/restructuring
Greg Erwin real estate
Alex Gonzales insurance; regulation
Mark Guthrie construction
Tom Helfand tax
Mike Hilliard banking & finance
Mary Keller insurance/insurance; regulation
Jim Littlejohn banking and finance
Ron Moss energy: state regulatory & litigation (electricity)
John Nolan real estate
Peter Nolan insurance
Ed Peterson real estate
Rebecca Rentz environmental
Michelle Rieger construction
Derek Seal environmental
Kevin Sullivan real estate
Stewart Whitehead construction
Emeline Yang banking and finance
Chambers USA Guide to America (Chambers & Partners Publishing) conducts over 14,000 interviews across the country in which clients and participating attorneys are asked to rank law firms and individual attorneys in specific specialty areas. The qualities on which rankings are assessed include technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness/astuteness, diligence, commitment and other qualities most valued by clients. Chambers selects their sources based on submissions put forward by legal practices, interviews during the course of research, as well as from their own database resources.
Winstead PC 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. Winstead currently has offices in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, and The Woodlands, Texas; Charlotte, North Carolina; New Orleans, Louisiana and Washington, D.C. For detailed information about Winstead, visit
www.winstead.com.