Annual Report on Firm Finance

* Fewer Lawyers at Big-Tex Firms in '06

* Big-Tex Firms Post Biggest Overall Revenue Increase in Five Years

* Profits at Texas Outposts of Out-of-State Firms Vary in 2006

* Charts

2006 Profits Per Partner

2006 RankFirmCityLawyers/Equity
Partners
Profits Per
Partner 2006
Profits Per
Partner 2005
Percent
Change
1Susman GodfreyHouston86/39$3,003,000$3,941,000-23.8%
2Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & FeldDallas863/207$1,293,000$964,00034.1%
3Vinson & ElkinsHouston659/213$1,126,000$1,071,0005.1%
4Baker BottsHouston676/210$1,095,000$905,00021.0%
5Beirne, Maynard & ParsonsHouston92/19$874,000$865,0001.0%
6Locke Liddell & SappHouston320/95$831,000$716,00016.1%
7Thompson & KnightDallas359/104$800,000$671,00019.2%
8Fulbright & JaworskiHouston903/348$771,000$714,0008.0%
9Gardere Wynne SewellDallas261/94$756,000$672,00012.5%
10Andrews KurthHouston358/127$731,000$706,0003.5%
11Haynes and BooneDallas401/152$692,000$675,0002.5%
12Bracewell & GiulianiHouston332/107$690,000$594,00016.2%
13Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & BlumenthalDallas86/39$669,000$643,0004.0%
14Kelly Hart & HallmanFort Worth100/45$629,000$555,00013.3%
15Porter & HedgesHouston83/35$617,000$580,0006.4%
16Hughes & LuceDallas132/47$574,000$556,0003.2%
17Munsch Hardt Kopf & HarrDallas100/30$573,000$453,00026.5%
18Jackson WalkerDallas284/93$570,000$528,0008.0%
19WinsteadDallas269/94$562,000$530,0006.0%
20Jenkens & Gilchrist*Dallas236/86$512,000$558,000-8.2%
21Godwin Pappas Ronquillo**Dallas85/18$500,000$625,000-20.0%
22Brown McCarrollAustin150/51$412,000$378,0009.0%
23Cox Smith MatthewsSan Antonio118/49$396,000$350,00013.1%
24Strasburger & PriceDallas180/60$352,000$322.0009.3%
25Clark, Thomas & WintersAustin117/71$296,000$329,000-10.0%
* Closed its doors March 31, 2007.
** Formerly Godwin Pappas Langley Ronquillo.
Texas Lawyer, April 2007