In total, 64 Gray Reed attorneys were selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America's 2021 ranking, including three attorneys who were also named "Lawyer of the Year" and 13 named "Ones to Watch", a new category recognizing attorneys who are earlier in their careers (typically five-nine years).
Gray Reed attorneys recognized as Best Lawyers in America include:
- Amy Allen – Family Law
- Darrell Armer – Health Care Law
- Mary Axelrad – Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law
- Daryl Bailey – Commercial Litigation
- Elise Barajas – Health Care Law
- Jill Bindler – Intellectual Property Litigation
- Mike Bishop – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Jason Brookner – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Darin Brooks – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
- Clint Brown – Collaborative Family Law and Family Law
- Bill Chaney – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action - Plaintiffs
- Stephen Cooney – Real Estate Law
- Brian Cororve – Trusts & Estates
- Gayla Crain – Employment Law Management Issues, Labor and Employment Litigation
- Ruth Ann Daniels – Labor and Employment Litigation, Labor Law (Management)
- Kevin Davidson – Family Law
- David DeZern – Patent Litigation
- Aaron Dobbs – Trusts & Estates Litigation
- Dylan Drummond – Appellate Practice
- David Earhart – Corporate Law
- Glen Eichelberger – Trusts & Estates
- Jack Emmott – Family Law
- David Gair – Tax Law
- Jenny Givens – Health Care Law
- Cary Gray – Commercial Litigation
- Jared Hoggan – Patent Litigation
- Vernon Howerton – Construction Law, Construction Litigation
- Jonathan Hyman – Commercial Litigation
- Evie Lalangas – Health Care Law
- Andy Landry – Personal Injury Litigation for Defendants
- Norm Lofgren – Trusts & Estates
- Mary Mason – Trusts & Estates
- Andy Meyercord – Corporate Law, Health Care Law
- Paul Moak – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bankruptcy Litigation
- Jim Moseley – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
- Jim Ormiston – Commercial Litigation
- Lindsey Postula – Real Estate Law
- Jim Reed – Commercial Litigation
- Ken Rhodes – Personal Injury Litigation for Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation for Plaintiffs, Product Liability Litigation for Defendants
- Tom Rhodus – Tax Litigation and Controversy, Tax Law
- Joe Royce – Trusts & Estates Litigation, Trust & Estates
- Kyle Sanders – Family Law, Family Law Arbitration, Family Law Mediation
- Charlie Sartain – Commercial Litigation, Energy Law
- Pat Souter – Health Care Law
- Skyler Stuckey – White Collar Defense
- Eric Tautfest – Intellectual Property Litigation
- Joe Virene – Construction Law
- J.P. Vogel – Construction Law
- Jeff Watters – Trusts & Estates Litigation
- Lydia Webb – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Drew York – Commercial Litigation
Meyercord (Health Care Law - Dallas), Rhodes (Personal Injury Litigation Defense - Houston) and Sanders (Family Law Mediation - Houston) were each named the 2021 "Lawyer of the Year", a distinction awarded to individual attorneys with the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. Only one attorney is recognized as the "Lawyer of the Year" for each specialty and location. For more information, click here.
Gray Reed attorneys named "Ones to Watch" include:
About Best Lawyers
Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers (a Woodward White company) has become universally regarded as a definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 36,000 leading attorneys cast almost 4.4 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their specialties, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”
About Gray Reed
A full-service Texas law firm of more than 140 attorneys with offices in Dallas, Houston and Waco, Gray Reed provides legal services to companies ranging from start-up to Fortune 100 as well as high net worth individuals. Gray Reed attorneys assist clients with a myriad of legal issues including commercial litigation, corporate transactions, oil and gas, tax planning and litigation, real estate, construction, healthcare, trusts and estates, employment law, family law, intellectual property and bankruptcy. For more information, visit www.grayreed.com.