Texas Lawyer
The Texas 100

Note: All chart information is as of Jan. 1, 2007. The lawyer numbers are for attorneys in the firms' Texas offices. Some firms do not differentiate between equity and non-equity partners, while some firms do differentiate but decline to share that information. For firms that reported the number of equity and non-equity partners, the equity partners are indicated in parentheses. The Texas lawyer numbers read as follows: total lawyers; total partners or shareholders (number of equity partners or shareholders); associates; of counsel; and other lawyers. Firms based outside Texas listed the managing partner for their primary Texas location.
— compiled by Jeanne Graham
Rank Firm Main Texas Address Phone Texas Lawyers Managing Partner Offices Main Practice Areas Clients
1 Fulbright & Jaworski Fulbright Tower, 1301 McKinney, Suite 5100, Houston 77010 (713) 651-5151 581/243 (238 are equity)/251/0/87 Steven B. Pfeiffer Austin (82); Beijing (1); Dallas (132); Denver (3); Dubai, United Arab Emirates (5); Hong Kong (7); Houston (306); London (15); Los Angeles (71); Minneapolis (25); Munich (3); New York (137); Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (4); St. Louis (6); San Antonio (61); Washington, D.C. (85); firmwide (943) litigation, corporate, intellectual property Bayer A.G.; Baker Hughes Inc.; Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center; Shell Oil Co.; AT&T Inc.
2 Vinson & Elkins First City Tower, 1001 Fannin, Suite 2300, Houston 77002 (713) 758-2052 548/219/290/31/8 Joseph C. Dilg Austin (96); Beijing/Shanghai, China (10); Dallas (142); Dubai, United Arab Emirates (8); Hong Kong (2); Houston (310); London (22); Moscow (4); New York (46); Tokyo (3); Washington, D.C. (91); firmwide (734) litigation, business and international, corporate Dell Inc.; Huntsman; SCF Partners; Shell Oil Co.; Blockbuster Inc.
3 Baker Botts 910 Louisiana, One Shell Plaza, Houston 77002 (713) 229-1234 510/189 (144 are equity)/281/3/37 Walter J. Smith Austin (63); Dallas (170); Dubai, United Arab Emirates (4); Hong Kong (7); Houston (277); London (21); Moscow (10); New York (71); Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (2); Washington, D.C. (123); firmwide (748) litigation, corporate, intellectual property Abbott Laboratories; Halliburton Co.; Centerpoint Energy Inc.; Liberty Media Corp.; Hines Interests Limited Partnership
4 Haynes and Boone 901 Main St., Suite 3100, Dallas 75202 (214) 651-5000 402/173 (167 are equity)/187/42/0 Robert E. Wilson Austin (22); Dallas (199); Fort Worth (19); Houston (113); Mexico City (14); Moscow (3); New York (17); Richardson (33); San Antonio (17); Washington, D.C. (13); firmwide (450) litigation, corporate, intellectual property Bank of America; AMR Corp.; Shell Oil Co.; ExxonMobil Corp.
5 Locke Liddell & Sapp 600 Travis, Suite 3400, Houston 77002 (713) 226-1200 368/180 (167 are equity)/135/19/34 Jerry Clements Austin (38); Dallas (180); Houston (150); New Orleans (5); Washington, D.C. (4); firmwide (377) litigation, corporate and securities, real estate and finance JPMorgan Chase Bank; ConocoPhillips Co.; Atmos Energy Corp.; Service Corp. International; General Electric Co.
6 Thompson & Knight 1700 Pacific Ave., Suite 3300, Dallas 75201 (214) 969-1700 342/176 (98 are equity)/126/27/13 Peter J. Riley Algiers, Algeria (4); Austin (23); Dallas (202); Fort Worth (10); Houston (107); London (1); Mexico City (6); Monterrey, Mexico (22); New York (8); Rio de Janeiro (26) and Vitoria, Brazil (3); firmwide (412) energy, trial, corporate and securities The Neiman Marcus Group; The Dow Chemical Co.; BNSF Railway Co.
7 Andrews Kurth 600 Travis, Suite 4200, Houston 77002 (713) 220-4200 332/169 (113 are equity)/104/24/35 Howard T. Ayers Austin (29); Beijing (1); Dallas (84); Houston (209); London (4); Los Angeles (5); New York (27); The Woodlands (10); Washington, D.C. (26); firmwide (395) litigation, corporate securities, bankruptcy BP North America Inc.; El Paso Natural Gas.; General Electric Capital Corp.; Migrant Corp.; Cheniere Energy Inc.
8 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld 1700 Pacific Ave., Suite 4100, Dallas 75201 (214) 969-2800 312/109 (76 are equity)/165/20/18 R. Bruce McLean, chairman Austin (37); Beijing (1); Dallas (141); Dubai, United Arab Emirates (6); East Palo Alto, Calif. (10); Houston (91); London (25); Los Angeles (78); Moscow (19); New York (161); Philadelphia (33); San Antonio (43); San Francisco (15); Taipei, China (1); Washington D.C. (268); firmwide (929) corporate, litigation, labor and employment Clear Channel Communications Inc.; ExxonMobil Corp.; Nokia; Waddell and Reed; Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
9 Jackson Walker 901 Main St., Suite 6000, Dallas 75202 (214) 953-6000 303/185 (94 are equity)/105/8/5 T. Michael Wilson Austin (70); Dallas (120); Fort Worth (15); Houston (64); San Angelo (5); San Antonio (29); firmwide (303) litigation, corporate, real estate MEMC Electronic Materials Inc.; Waste Management Holdings Inc.; William M. Mercer Inc.
10 Bracewell & Giuliani 711 Louisiana St., Suite 2300, Houston 77002 (713) 223-2300 301/139 (94 are equity)/161/1/0 Patrick C. Oxford Almaty and Astana, Kazakhstan (15); Austin (17); Dallas (43); Houston (213); London (1); New York (32); San Antonio (28); Washington, D.C. (35); firmwide (384) trial, energy and finance, corporate and securities Kinder Morgan Inc.; Shell Oil Co.; Valero Energy Corp.; BC Hydro; Verizon
11 Winstead 5400 Renaissance Tower, 1201 Elm St., Dallas 75270 (214) 745-5400 280/159 (105 are equity)/104/14/3 Denis C. Braham, chairman and CEO Austin (34); Dallas (150); Fort Worth (8); Houston (71); San Antonio (3); The Woodlands (14); Washington, D.C. (2); firmwide (282) business and finance, litigation, real estate Wells Fargo Bank; The Dallas Cowboys; Bank of America; Crow Holdings; Credit Suisse Group; Weingarten Realty
12 Gardere Wynne Sewell 1601 Elm St., Suite 3000, Dallas 75201 (214) 999-3000 266/152 (94 are equity)/108/6/0 Stephen D. Good Austin (6); Dallas (168); Houston (92); Mexico City (15); firmwide (281) litigation, corporate, financial services GNC Corp.; Lennar Corp.; James Hardie Building Products; Linens ‘n Things
13 Jones Day* 2727 N. Harwood St., Dallas 75201 / 717 Texas, Suite 3300, Houston 77002 (214) 220-3939 / (832) 239-3939 234/73/135/12/14 Francis P. Hubach Jr. / Nancy MacKimm Atlanta (125); Beijing (29); Brussels, Belgium (33); Chicago (153); Cleveland (236); Columbus, Ohio (84); Dallas (189); Frankfurt, Germany (38); Hong Kong (50); Houston (45); Irvine, Calif. (26); London (170); Los Angeles (124); Madrid, Spain (23); Menlo Park ,Calif. (34); Milan, Italy (21); Moscow (8); Munich, Germany (25); New Delhi, India (12); New York (283); Paris (85); Pittsburgh (57); San Diego (9); San Francisco (46); Shanghai, China (21); Singapore (23); Sydney, Australia (9); Taipei, Taiwan (25); Tokyo (41); Washington, D.C. (207); firmwide (2,231) litigation, transactional, tax and benefits Bayer AG; BP p.l.c.; Chevron Corp.; Electronic Data Systems Corp.; Dell Inc.; Texas Instruments Inc.
14 Jenkens & Gilchrist** 1445 Ross Ave., Suite 3700, Dallas 75202 (214) 855-4500 186/93/76/15/2 Thomas H. Cantrill, chairman Austin (23); Chicago (20); Dallas (141); Houston (16); Los Angeles (21); Pasadena, Calif. (3); San Antonio (9); Washington, D.C. (3); firmwide (236) litigation, corporate and securities, real estate Electronic Data Systems Corp.; The Dallas Morning News; Wholesale Mail Solutions; Bluecurrent Inc.
15 Strasburger & Price 901 Main St., Suite 4400, Dallas 75202 (214) 651-4300 167/99 (59 are equity)/54/10/4 Carol Glendenning, chairwoman of Policy Committee Austin (22); Dallas (73); Frisco (18); Houston (37); Mexico City (1); San Antonio (17); Washington, D.C. (3); firmwide (171) litigation, corporate and securities, labor and employment Horizon Health Corp.; 7-Eleven Inc.; Tenet Healthcare Corp.; Hanson Building Materials America Inc.; TransUnion Corp.
16 Brown McCarroll 111 Congress Ave., Suite 1400, Austin 78701 (512) 472-5456 148/89 (53 are equity)/44/10/5 Robert Bob Werner Austin (90); Dallas (41); El Paso (2); Houston (11); Longview (4); firmwide (148) litigation, corporate, health care 12 Technologies Inc.; JPI Investment Co.; Kelly-Moore Paint Company Inc.
17 Hughes & Luce 1717 Main St., Suite 2800, Dallas 75201 (214) 939-5500 140/78 (55 are equity)/59/3/0 Edward O. Coultas Austin (20); Dallas (111); Fort Worth (9); firmwide (140) litigation, corporate, tax AT&T Inc.; Dell Inc.; Electronic Data Systems Corp.; Wells Fargo Foothill Inc.; Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
18 Weil, Gotshal & Manges* 200 Crescent Court, #300, Dallas 75201 (214) 746-7780 130/33/95/2/0 Glenn D. West Austin (13); Boston (37); Brussels, Belgium (2); Budapest, Hungary (12); Dallas (75); Frankfurt, Germany (30); Houston (47); London (92); Miami (24); Munich, Germany (23); New York (621); Paris (45); Prague, Czech Republic (30); Providence, R.I. (5); Shanghai, China (16); Redwood Shores, Calif. (65);Singapore (1); Warsaw, Poland (35); Washington, D.C. (76); Wilmington, Del. (2); firmwide (1,251) private equity/mergers and acquisitions, complex commercial/patent litigation, business finance and restructuring ExxonMobil Corp.; Samsung; HM Capital; Koch Industries Inc.; Texas Instruments Inc.
19 Cox Smith Matthews 112 East Pecan St., Suite 1800, San Antonio 78205 (210) 554-5500 127/76 (55 areequity)/45/6/0 James Jamie Smith Jr. Austin (2); Dallas (1); McAllen (1); San Antonio (116); firmwide (120) corporate and securities, commercial litigation, tax Clear Channel Communications Inc.; Valero Energy Corp.; Kinetic Concepts Inc.; AT&T Inc.; International Bancshares Corp.
20 Clark, Thomas & Winters 300 W. Sixth St., 15th Floor, Austin 78701 (512) 472-8800 112/70/39/3/0 Larry McNeill Austin (107); San Antonio (5); firmwide (112) administrative, litigation, business transactions CenterPoint Energy Inc.; Precision Solar Controls Inc.
21 Baker & McKenzie* 2001 Ross Ave., Suite 2300, Dallas 75201 / 711 Louisiana, Suite 3400, Houston 77002 (214) 978-3000 / (713) 427-5000 105/47 (23 are equity)/56/1/1 David W. Parham / N. Susan Stone 70 offices in 38 countries; firmwide (3,473) corporate and securities, intellectual property, litigation American Airlines; Geico; Minka Lighting; Schlumberger Ltd.
Patton Boggs* 2001 Ross Ave., Suite 3000, Dallas 75230 (214) 758-1500 105/42 (16 are equity)/53/9/1 Stanley O. Mayo Anchorage, Alaska (12); Dallas (105); Denver (38); Doha, Qatar (8); McLean, Va. (26); Newark, N.J. (31); New York (5); Washington, D.C. (265); firmwide (490) business transactions, litigation, intellectual property CapitalSource Finance; Texas Capital Bank; American Capital Strategies Ltd.; Fortis Capital Corp.; Aspen Exploration Corp.
23 Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr 3800 Lincoln Plaza, 500 N. Akard St., Dallas 75201 (214) 855-7500 103/68 (33 are equity)/33/2/0 Glenn B. Callison, chief executive officer Austin (12); Dallas (77); Houston (14); firmwide (103) real estate, litigation, reorganization and corporate finance BNP Paribas; JPI Investment Co.; Wells Fargo & Co. Inc.; Gatehouse Capital Corp.; Hewlett-Packard; Verizon
24 Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons 700 North Pearl St., 25th Floor, Dallas 75201 (214) 871-8200 101/66 (34 are equity)/33/2/0 Jack M. Cleaveland Jr. Austin (23); Dallas (58); Houston (20); St. Paul, Minn. (4); firmwide (105) litigation, insurance coverage, insurance regulatory Ford Motor Co.; Allstate Insurance Cos.; The St. Paul Travelers Cos. Inc.; Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.
25 Kelly, Hart & Hallman 201 Main St., Suite 2500, Fort Worth 76102 (817) 332-2500 100/45/50/5/0 Dee J. Kelly Jr. Austin (11); Houston (3); Fort Worth (86); firmwide 100 corporate/securities, litigation/appellate, real estate Bass family interests; Burnett Interests; American Airlines Inc.
King & Spalding* 1100 Louisiana, Suite 4000, Houston 77002 (713) 751-3200 100/28 (18 are equity)/59/13/0 Robert E. Meadows Atlanta (412); Dubai, United Arab Emirates (3); Houston (100); London (18); New York (141); Washington, C.D. (137); firmwide (811) tort and environmental litigation, business litigation and international arbitration, domestic and international energy transactions Chevron Corp.; The Coca-Cola Co.; Shell Oil Co.; General Electric Co.
27 Beirne, Maynard & Parsons 1300 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 2500, Houston 77056 (713) 623-0887 92/52 (19 are equity)/28/12/0 Martin D. Beirne Dallas (12); Houston (80); firmwide (92) commercial litigation, appellate, intellectual property ConocoPhillips Co.; Chevron Phillips Chemical Co.; AIG/National Union; Ford Motor Co.; Marathon Oil Corp.
28 Porter & Hedges 1000 Main St., 36th Floor, Houston 77002 (713) 226-6000 89/44 (33 are equity)/41/4/0 T. William Porter Houston (89) corporate and securities, specialty litigation, energy and finance Anadarko Petroleum Corp.; Bank of America; Cameron (formerly Cooper Cameron); Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.; Honeywell International Inc.; TODCO
29 Godwin Pappas Ronquillo*** 1201 Elm St., Suite 1700, Dallas 75270 (214) 939-4400 86/40 (17 are equity)/41/3/2 Marcos G. Ronquillo Dallas (68); Houston (18); firmwide (86) commercial litigation, products liability litigation, construction litigation Atlas Copco/Reynolds Service Corp.; Dallas Police & Fire Pension System; Dallas ISD; Halliburton Co.; Pavestone Co.
30 Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson 1949 So. I.H.35 - Skyline Building, Austin 78741 (512) 447-6675 84/55 (20 are equity)/29/0/0 management committee Austin (13); Beaumont (1); Brownsville (3); Chicago (5); Conroe (1); Corpus Christi (4); Corsicana (1); Dallas (12); Denver (6); Dublin, Ohio (2); Edinburg (5); El Paso (3); Fort Worth (5); Houston (18); Jacksonville, Fla. (1);Kansas City (1); Longview (1); Los Angeles (1); Lufkin (1); Memphis, Tenn. (4); Odessa (2); Philadelphia (9); Richmond, Va. (1); San Antonio (7); San Angelo (1); Texas City (2); Tyler (2); Victoria (1); Waco (1); firmwide (114) delinquent tax collections, delinquent court fees and fines collections, federal and state debt collections U.S. Treasury Financial Management Service
31 McKool Smith 300 Crescent Court, Suite 1500, Dallas 75201 (214) 978-4000 84/27/44/3/10 Mike McKool Jr. Austin (21); Dallas (62); Marshall (1); firmwide (84) intellectual property, commercial litigation Electronic Data Systems Corp.; Lockheed Martin Corp.; Medtronic Inc.; Ericsson Inc.
32 Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal 901 Main St., Suite 5500, Dallas 75202 (214) 855-3000 83/39/39/5/0 Fletcher L. Yarbrough Dallas (83) litigation, corporate, real estate Zurich American Insurance Co.; Taco Bell Corp.; USA Mobility Inc.; Martin K. Eby Construction Co. Inc.
33 Glast, Phillips & Murray 13355 Noel Road, Suite 2200, Dallas 75240 (972) 419-8300 81/79/2/0/0 Troy D. Phillips Dallas (63); Houston (9); San Antonio (9); firmwide (81) litigation, corporate securities, bankruptcy World Cup Dallas; American International Group Inc; Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.; Gulf Stream Marine
34 McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore 600 Congress Ave., Suite 2100, Austin 78701 (512) 495-6000 80/57/13/8/2 Patton G. Lochridge Austin (65); Houston (15); firmwide (80) litigation, business/transactional, administrative/legislative ExxonMobil Corp.; Spring Branch ISD; Time Warner Cable; Canon Inc.
35 Fish & Richardson* 1717 Main St., Suite 5000, Dallas 75201 (214) 747-5070 79/35 (14 are equity)/39/3/2 Thomas M. Melsheimer Atlanta (15); Austin (25); Boston (89); Dallas (54); Minneapolis (36); New York (36); Redwood City, Calif. (40); San Diego (50); Washington, D.C. (55); Wilmington, Del. (13); firmwide (413) patent prosecution, patent litigation, corporate and securities Microsoft Corp.; Intel Corp.; Fossil Inc.; Dallas Mavericks
36 Cantey & Hanger 801 Cherry St., Unit #2, Fort Worth 76102 (817) 877-2800 75/52/19/4/0 Pollard Rogers Austin (13); Dallas (8); Fort Worth (54); firmwide (75) commercial litigation, corporate and securities, health and insurance Anadarko Petroleum Corp.; Arlington Memorial Hospital; Border Media Partners; Devon Energy Corp.; Wells Fargo & Co. Inc.
Mayer, Brown, Rowe, & Maw* 700 Louisiana, Suite 3400, Houston 77002 (713) 238-3000 75/31/36/8/0 Michael E. Niebruegge Berlin (8); Brussels, Belgium (21); Charlotte, N.C. (36); Chicago (503); Cologne, Germany (12); Frankfurt, Germany (84);Hong Kong (1); Houston (75); London (256); Los Angeles (70); New York (204); Palo Alto, Calif. (22); Paris (51); Washington, D.C. (171); firmwide (1,514) litigation, corporate, real estate Bank of Montreal; Dow Chemical Co.; Koll Bren Schreiber Realty Advisors
38 Cowles & Thompson 901 Main St., Suite 4000, Dallas 75202 (214) 672-2000 72/37 (32 are equity)/33/2/0 David R. Woodward Addison (13); Dallas (55); Tyler (4); firmwide (72) litigation, banking, bankruptcy Texas Capital Bank; Drive Financial Services; Dole Food Co. Inc.; town of Addison; American International Group Inc.
39 Greenberg Traurig* 2200 Ross, Suite 5200, Dallas 75202 / 1001 Louisiana St., Suite 1800, Houston 78701 (214) 665-3600 / (713) 374-3500 71/30/36/5/0 Ralph Santos / Doug Atnipp Albany, N.Y. (21); Amsterdam, The Netherlands (52); Atlanta (77); Boca Raton, Fla. (22); Boston, (77); Chicago (97); Costa Mesa, Calif. (29); Dallas (41); Denver (42); E. Palo Alto, Calif. (42); Florham Park, N.J. (42); Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (55); Houston (29); Las Vegas (19); Los Angeles (100); McLean, Va. (60); Miami (170); New York (337); Orlando, Fla.(50); Philadelphia (32); Phoenix (78); Sacramento, Calif. (15); Tallahassee, Fla. (29); Tampa, Fla. (9); Washington, D.C. (95); W. Palm Beach, Fla. (42); Wilmington, Del. (9); Zurich, Switzerland (9); firmwide (1,680) corporate, litigation, real estate J.C. Penney Corp.; Markland Technologies Inc.; Wal-Mart Stores Inc.; Activator Methods International Inc.
40 Baron & Budd 3102 Oak Lawn Ave., Suite 1100, Dallas 75219 (214) 521-3605 69/18/42/8/1 Russell Budd Baton Rouge, La. (2); Cleveland (1); Dallas (69); Beverly Hills, Calif. (2); firmwide (74) plaintiffs toxic tort litigation individual plaintiffs
Looper Reed & McGraw 1300 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 2000, Houston 77056 (713) 986-7000 69/44 (14 are equity)/22/3/0 J. Cary Gray, president Dallas (32); Houston (36); Tyler (1); firmwide (69) business litigation, commercial transactions, family law Bray International Inc.; Choice! Energy; Fisk Electric Co.; Plains Exploration & Production Co.; Rexel Summers
42 Hunton & Williams* 1601 Bryan St., 30th Floor, Dallas 75201 (214) 979-3000 68/30/36/2/0 Wm. Stephen Boyd Atlanta (73); Bangkok, Thailand (28); Beijing (4); Brussels, Belgium (8); Charlotte, N.C. (42); Dallas (66); Houston (2); Knoxville, Tenn. (5); London (31); Los Angeles (11); McLean. Va. (51); Miami (51); New York (72); Norfolk, Va. (12); Raleigh, N.C. (35); Richmond, Va. (247); Singapore (3); Washington, D.C. (157); firmwide (898) litigation, intellectual property and antitrust, regulated industries, labor Energy Transfer Partners; Insight Equity; TXU Corp.
Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller 777 Main, Suite 3800, Fort Worth 76102 (817) 336-9333 68/55 (30 are equity)/10/3/0 Phillip W. McCrury Arlington (6); Austin (3); Dallas (10); Fort Worth (45); Houston (4); firmwide (68) civil trial and appellate, corporate, banking State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.; Dallas Central Appraisal District; Texas Lawyers' Insurance Exchange; EOG Resources Inc.; Texas Motor Speedway
44 Baker & Hostetler* 1000 Louisiana, Suite 2000, Houston 77002 (713) 751-1600 67/33 (16 are equity)/29/4/1 Lisa H. Pennington Cincinnati (12);Cleveland (183); Columbus, Ohio (65); Costa Mesa, Calif. (13); Denver (33);Houston (67); Los Angeles (29); New York (41); Orlando, Fla. (69);Washington, D.C. (82); firmwide (594) litigation, business, employment Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.; HCA Inc.; Bayer AG; Schlumberger Ltd., Patterson- UTI Energy Inc.; Volvo Group
45 Howrey* 1111 Louisiana, 25th Floor, Houston 77002 (713) 787-1400 66//31 (16 are equity)/30/5/0 Steven H. Cagle Amsterdam, The Netherlands (15); Brussels, Belgium (41); Chicago (26); E. Palo Alto, Calif. (32); Falls Church, Va. (5); Houston (66); Irvine, Calif. (29); London (28); Los Angeles (57); Munich (4); New York (9); Paris (6); San Francisco (31); Salt Lake City (18); Taipei, Taiwan (1); Washington, D.C. (267); firmwide (635) intellectual property, commercial litigation Shell Oil Co., Monsanto Co.; Weatherford International Ltd.; Koch Industries Inc.; M-I LLC; Waste Management Inc.; BJ Services Co.
46 Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody 401 Congress Ave., Suite 2200, Austin 78701 (512) 480-5600 64/49/10/5/0 John J. McKetta III Austin (64) trial and appellate litigation, commercial transactions, real estate CenterPoint Energy Inc.; Texas Mutual Insurance Co.; Tenaska Inc.
47 Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Martin 1400 Two Allen Center, 1200 Smith St., Houston 77002 (713) 658-1818 60/34 (23 are equity)/23/3/0 Wayne A. Risoli Atlanta (34); Houston (60); firmwide (94) corporate and securities, litigation, taxation Apache Corp.; Allied Waste Co.; Modec Inc.; MetroNational Inc.; Starwood Hotels & Resorts; Clear Channel Worldwide
Susman Godfrey 1000 Louisiana St., Suite 5100, Houston 77002 (713) 651-9366 60/31 (31 are equity)/18/3/8 Stephen D. Susman / H. Lee Godfrey Dallas (16); Houston (44); Los Angeles (10); New York (3); Seattle (12); firmwide (85) corporate litigation, antitrust litigation, intellectual property Texas Instruments Inc.; Wal-Mart Stores Inc.; city of El Paso
49 Cooper & Scully 900 Jackson St., Suite 100 , Dallas 75202 (214) 712-9500 59/18 (12 are equity)/41/0/0 John A. Scully Dallas (51); Houston (5); San Francisco (1); Sherman (3); firmwide (60) trial and appellate, commercial litigation, healthcare litigation Baylor Health Care System; Kaiser Permanente; Jack Black LLC; D2 Software Corp.; Kelly-Moore Paints
50 Coats, Rose, Yale, Ryman & Lee 3 E. Greenway Plaza, Suite 2000, Houston 77046 (713) 651-0111 58/29/20/9/0 Richard L. Rose, president Austin (2); Clear Lake (5); Dallas (1); Houston (48); San Antonio (2); New Orleans (4); firmwide (62) construction/surety, real estate, litigation Foster Wheeler Corp.; Houston Housing Authority; National Oilwell Varco
Germer Gertz P.O. Box 4915, Beaumont 77704 (409) 654-6700 55/25/28/2/0 Lawrence L. Germer Austin (15); Beaumont (34); Houston (6); firmwide (55) commercial litigation, personal injury litigation, general corporate practice American Standard Inc.; HCA/Health Care Indemnity Inc.; Port of Beaumont Navigation; State Farm Insurance Cos.; The Kansas City Southern Railway Co.
52 Royston Rayzor Vickery & Williams 1001 McKinney, Suite 1100, Houston 77002 (713) 224-8380 54/25 (20 are equity)/20/9/0 John M. Elsley Brownsville (9); Corpus Christi (13); Galveston (3); Houston (29); firmwide (54) admiralty and maritime, insurance defense, products liability Citgo Petroleum Corp.; American International Group Inc.; United Kingdom Mutual Steamship Assurance Assoc. (Bermuda) Ltd.; BJ Services Co.; West of England
53 MehaffyWeber 2615 Calder Ave., Suite 800, Beaumont 77702 (409) 835-5011 52/34/14/4/0 Robert Black Beaumont (30); Houston (22); firmwide (52) products liability, commercial litigation, professional liability Christus Health; The Dow Chemical Co.; Deere and Co.; Halliburton Inc.; Jefferson County Tax Appraisal District
54 Langley & Banack 745 E. Mulberry, Suite 900, San Antonio 78212 (210) 736-6600 51/39 (33 are equity)/9/3/0 Steven R. Brook Carrizo Springs (3); Eagle Pass (2); San Antonio (46); firmwide (51) litigation, transactional, bankruptcy Dell Computer Corp.; Centennial Insurance Co.; First Data Merchant Services Corp.; Crum & Forster Specialty Insurance Co.
55 Kane, Russell, Coleman & Logan 3700 Thanksgiving Tower, 1601 Elm St., Dallas 75201 (214) 777-4200 50/24 (6 are equity)/25/1/0 Raymond J. Kane Dallas (46); Houston (4); firmwide (50) real estate, litigation, bankruptcy Home Depot Inc.; Starbucks Coffee Co.; Citigroup Inc.
56 Hartline, Dacus, Barger, Dreyer & Kern 6688 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1000, Dallas 75206 (214) 369-2100 47/22/23/2/0 Larry D. Grayson Corpus Christi (10); Dallas (37); firmwide (47) products liability, complex litigation, general civil litigation General Motors Corp.; Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire; Toyota Motor Sales USA; American International Group Inc.; TM Claims Service Inc.
57 Henslee, Fowler, Hepworth, & Schwartz 816 Congress Ave., Suite 800, Austin 78701 (512) 708-1804 46/18/21/6/1 Donald G. Henslee Austin (17); Dallas (8); Houston (10); Fort Worth (6); San Antonio (3); Tyler (2); firmwide (46) litigation; public and school law; real estate Group Resources Inc.; Nexion Health Management Inc.; Crowley ISD; Zurich American Insurance Co.
58 Littler Mendelson* 2001 Ross Ave., Suite 2600, Dallas 75201 / 1301 McKinney St., Suite 1900, Houston 77010 (214) 880-8100 / (713) 951-9400 45/22 (16 are equity)/21/2/0 M. Scott McDonald / Linda O. Headley Atlanta (32); Boston (14); Charlotte, N.C. (9); Chicago (31); Cleveland (44); Columbus, Ohio (16); Dallas (22); Denver (9); Fayetteville, Ark. (2); Fresno, Calif. (10); Houston (22); Irvine, Calif. (4); Indianapolis (3); Las Vegas (13); (Los Angeles (46);Long Island (3); Miami (10); McLean, Va. (4); Minneapolis (20); Mobile, Ala. (2); Newark, N.J. (17); (New York (25); Philadephia (17); Phoenix (34); Pittsburgh (12); Providence, R.I. (1); Reno, Nev. (5); Sacramento, Calif. (10); San Diego (17); San Francisco (70); San Jose, Calif. (22); Seattle (8); Walnut Creek, Calif. (10); Washington, D.C. (18); firmwide (582) labor and employment law AMR Corp.; AON Corp.; Caremark RX Inc.; Cendant Corp.; Cisco Systems Inc.
59 Bell Nunnally & Martin 3232 McKinney Ave., Suite 1400, Dallas 75204 (214) 740-1400 44/20 (8 are equity)/16/6/2 James A. Skochdopole Dallas (44) litigation, corporate, real estate Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas; Securus Technologies Inc.; Lockheed Martin Corp.
Kemp Smith 221 N. Kansas, Suite 1700, El Paso 79901 (915) 533-4424 44/32 (24 are equity)/8/3/1 Jack T. Chapman Austin (6); El Paso (38); firmwide (44) litigation, corporate, labor and employment Edwards Aquifer Authority; Hunt Co. Inc.; Progessive County Mutual Insurance Co.; ReadyOne Industries Inc.
61 Hermes Sargent Bates 901 Main St., Suite 5200, Dallas 75202 (214) 749-6000 43/17/26/0/0 management committee Dallas (43) complex civil litigation, transportation, commercial litigation Allstate Insurance Co.; Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.; Hanover Insurance Co.; Sunbeam Products Inc.; Texas Instruments Inc.
Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom 808 Travis, Suite 1800, Houston 77002 (713) 632-1700 43/19 (5 are equity)/19/5/0 Dale Jefferson Austin (5); Dallas (6); Houston (32); firmwide (43) first party insurance litigation, commercial litigation, employment Pride International Inc.; Texas Association of School Boards; Emerson Electric Co.; United Services Automobile Association; Zurich Insurance Co.
Scott, Douglass & McConnico 600 Congress Ave., 15th Floor, Austin 78701 (512) 495-6300 43/35 (32 are equity)/7/1/0 Ray H. Langenberg Austin (43) litigation, oil and gas (trial, administrative and appellate), tax Chevron Corp.; Texas Lawyers' Insurance Exchange; General Electric Co.; AT&T Inc.
64 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher* 2100 McKinney Ave., Suite 1100, Dallas 75201 (214) 698-3100 42/14/26/2/0 Karl G. Nelson Brussels, Belgium (4); Dallas (42); Denver (33); London (51); Los Angeles (241); Munich, Germany (18); New York (177); Irvine, Calif. (69); Palo Alto, Calif. (36); Paris (20); San Francisco (50); Washington, D.C. (149); firmwide (890) litigation - securities, corporate, litigation - general commercial Brazos Private Equity Partners; Sabre Inc.; Tenet Healthcare Corp.; D.R. Horton Inc.; Atmos Energy Corp.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati* 8911 Capital of Texas Highway, Suite 3350, Austin 78759 (512) 338-5400 42/7/35/0/0 Paul Tobias Austin (42); New York (36); Palo Alto, Calif. (385); Salt Lake City (13); San Diego (39); San Francisco (42); Seattle (30); Washington D.C. (35); firmwide (622) corporate (mergers/acquisitions/securities), intellectual property litigation, licensing National Instruments Corp.; Vignette Corp., Introgen Therapeutics Inc.; HomeAway Inc.; Motion Computing Inc.
66 Cotton, Bledsoe, Tighe & Dawson 500 W. Illinois Ave., Suite 300, Midland 79701 (432) 684-5782 41/29/10/2/0 Rick D. Davis Jr. Midland (41) general business, defense in civil matters, title opinions Vulcan Materials: Packers Plus, Chevron USA
Scott, Hulse, Marshall, Feuille, Finger & Thurmond 201 E. Main Drive, 1100 Chase Tower, El Paso 79901 (915) 533-2493 41/25/14/2/0 W. David Bernard, chairman El Paso (38); San Antonio (3); firmwide (41) civil litigation, appellate, corporate American International Group Inc.; Daimler Chrysler Corp.; John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co.; Texas Medical Liability Trust
68 Naman Howell Smith & Lee 900 Washington Ave., Suite 700, Waco 76701 (254) 755-4100 40/29 (26 are equity)/11/0/0 Wesley J. Filer Austin (8); Temple (3); Waco (29); firmwide (40) insurance defense - toxic torts, professional liability defense, telecommunications Utica National Insurance Group; Consolidated Communications Inc.; Scott & White; University Federal Credit Union; Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center
69 Brown Sims 1177 W. Loop South, 10th Floor Houston 77027 (713) 629-1580 39/12 (10 are equity)/27/0/0 G. Byron Sims, president Houston (39) admiralty, insurance defense, employers' liability matters St. Paul -Travelers Cos. Inc.; CNA Insurance Co.; American International Group Inc.; ACE; ESIS Inc.
70 DeHay & Elliston 901 Main St., Suite 3500, Dallas 75202 (214) 210-2400 38/11/26/1/0 W. Scott Berry Baltimore (2); Dallas (34); Houston (4); firmwide (40) product liability, personal injury, toxic torts Armstrong World Industries Inc.; Southern Textile Corp.; Keene Building Products Corp.
Walsh, Anderson, Brown, Schulze & Aldridge 6300 La Calma, Suite 200, Austin 78752 (512) 454-6864 38/20/18/0/0 Oscar G. Trevino Albuquerque, N.M. (3); Austin (20); Irving (6); McAllen (2); San Antonio (10); firmwide (41) education, employment, insurance defense Austin ISD; Northside ISD; Brownsville ISD; Richardson ISD; Texas Association of School Boards
72 Adams and Reese* 1221 McKinney, Suite 4400, Houston 77010 (713) 652-5151 37/22 (11 are equity)/10/0/5 A. Christopher Derden, partner in charge, Houston Baton Rouge, La. (23); Birmingham, Ala. (26); Houston (37); Jackson. Miss. (23); Memphis, Tenn. (16); Mobile, Ala. (12); Nashville, Tenn. (39); New Orleans (93); Washington, D.C. (3); firmwide (272) litigation, corporate, business Dayco Products Inc.; Mark IV Industries Inc.; Oschner Clinic Foundation; Markel International Insurance Co. Ltd.
Sheehy, Serpe & Ware 909 Fannin, Suite 2500, Houston 77010 (713) 951-1000 37/15 (9 are equity)/14/8/0 R. Edward Perkins Galveston (1); Houston (36); firmwide (37) healthcare litigation and regulatory practice; product liability and toxic tort litigation, commercial and employment litigation HCA Inc.; Landry's Restaurants Inc.; Service Corp. International; Sammons Corp.; Cummins Engine Co.
74 Oppenheimer, Blend, Harrison & Tate 711 Navarro, Sixth Floor, San Antonio 78205 (210) 224-2000 36/23/11/2/0 Bruce M. Mitchell, chief executive officer San Antonio (36) tax, corporate and securities, estate planning and probate Autogross Marketing Inc.; Chromalloy Power Services Corp.
Stutzman, Bromberg, Esserman & Plifka 2323 Bryan St., Suite 2200, Dallas 75201 (214) 969-4900 36/20/16/0/0 John E. Bromberg, chairman of the board Dallas (36) real estate and mortgage lending, bankruptcy, litigation DM Records Inc.; trust advisers
76 Orgain, Bell & Tucker 470 Orleans St., Beaumont 77701 (409) 838-6412 35/22 (19 are equity)/9/3/1 David J. Fisher Austin (1); Beaumont (21); Silsbee (2); The Woodlands (7); firmwide (31) corporate defense, business/transactional, insurance defense Temple-Inland Inc.; Christus Health; Tenet Healthcare Corp.; Huntsman Petrochemical Corp.; ExxonMobil Corp.
Provost * Humphrey Law Firm 490 Park St., Beaumont 77704 (409) 835-6000 35/29 (6 are equity)/6/0/0 Thomas Walter Umphrey Beaumont (30); Dallas (3); Friendswood (1); Little Rock, Ark. (1); Memphis, Tenn. (2); Nashville, Tenn. (2); Philadelphia (1); Tyler (1); firmwide (41) general civil and trial, products liability, asbestos litigation Community Bank; Pleasure Island Commission; DuPont Beaumont Federal Credit Union; Texas AFL-CIO; United Transportation Union
Underwood, Wilson, Berry, Stein & Johnson 500 S. Taylor, Suite 1200, LB 233 Amarillo 79105 (806) 376-5613 35/25/9/1/0 Kelly Utsinger Amarillo (31); Hereford (1); Lubbock (3); firmwide (35) health care, litigation, education Baptist St. Anthony's Health System; Amarillo National Bank; Daybreak Venture; American Quarter Horse Association; Tyson Inc.
79 Hays, McConn, Rice & Pickering 1200 Smith St., Suite 400, Houston 77002 (713) 654-1111 34/22 (18 are equity)/11/1/0 management committee Houston (34) litigation, commercial, transactional and general corporate Atlas Riggs International; Texaco Inc.; Walgreen Co.; Texaco Chemical Co.
80 Brackett & Ellis 100 Main St., Fort Worth 76102 (817) 338-1700 33/21 (19 are equity)/8/0/4 Ronald L. Adams, president Fort Worth (33) commercial and insurance defense litigation, corporate and business transactions, estate planning and probate Fort Worth ISD; American International Group Inc.; Daimler Chrysler Corp.; General Electric Co., Jagee Properties
Crain Caton & James 1401 McKinney, Suite 1700, Houston 77010 (713) 658-2323 33/24 (20 are equity)/9/0/0 Robert Wisner Houston (33) corporate, probate/trusts, litigation Oiltanking Holding Americas Inc.; Halliburton Energy Services Inc.; Crown, Cork & Seal Inc.; CenterPoint Energy Inc.: Citigroup Global Markets Holding Inc.
82 Beck, Redden & Secrest 1221 McKinney St., Suite 4500, Houston 77010 (713) 951-3700 32/10/13/9/0 David J. Beck Houston (32) commercial litigation, multi-party and multi-district litigation, legal malpractice Allied Waste Industries Inc.; 3M Company; ExxonMobil Corp.; Americal Electric Power Co.
83 Conley Rose 600 Travis, 71st Floor, Houston 77002 (713) 238-8000 31/10/20/1/0 David A. Rose Austin (1); Dallas (12); Houston (18); firmwide (31) intellectual property litigation Halliburton Energy Services Inc.; Hewlett-Packard Co.; Leggett and Platt Inc.
Davis & Wilkerson 1801 S. Mopac, Suite 300, Austin 78746 (512) 482-0614 31/15/12/2/2 David M. Davis Alpine (1); Austin (30); firmwide (31) health, civil trial, business Catholic Health Initiatives; Methodist Retirement Communities; Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals; Texas Windstorm Insurance Association
Diamond McCarthy Taylor Finley & Lee 909 Fannin, Suite 1500, Houston 77010 (713) 333-5100 31/16/11/4/0 Allan B. Diamond Austin (6); Dallas (11); Houston (14); firmwide (31) commercial litigation, bankrupty, professional liability Siebel Systems Inc.; Rabobank Nederlands
Shook, Hardy & Bacon* JPMorgan Chase Tower, 600 Travis St., Suite 1600, Houston 77002 (713) 227-8008 31/12 (2 are equity)/15/3/1 Gene M. Williams, Houston managing partner Geneva, Switzerland (5); Houston (31); Irvine, Calif. (11); Kansas City, Mo. (318); London (2); Miami (50); Tampa, Fla. (16); San Francisco (29); Washington, D.C. (26); firmwide (488) pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, national products liability litigation, tort Eli Lilly and Co.; Philip Morris USA Inc.; Lorillard Tobacco Co.
87 Harris, Finley & Bogle 777 Main St., Suite 3600, Fort Worth 76102 (817) 870-8700 30/17/12/1/0 Roland K. Johnson Fort Worth (30) litigation, oil and gas, real estate/banking JPMorgan Chase and Co.; Bank of Texas N.A.; EOG Resources Inc.
Mullin Hoard & Brown 500 S. Taylor, Suite 800, Amarillo 79101 (806) 372-5050 30/21 (17 are equity)/6/3/0 Steve Hoard Amarillo (18); Dallas (2); Lubbock (10); firmwide (30) complex civil litigation, creditors' rights law, business transactions City Bank Texas; Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co.; Euro American; Amarillo National Bank
89 Ball & Weed 745 E. Mulberry, #500, San Antonio 78212 (210) 731-6300 29/11 (9 are equity)/10/8/0 Cynthia Day Grimes San Antonio (29) product liability/defense, construction, general civil trial Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.; United Services Automobile Association; Methodist Healthcare System; Medmarc
Bickel & Brewer 1717 Main St., Suite 4800, Dallas 75201 (214) 653-4000 29/7 (5 are equity)/20/2/0 John W. Bickel II / William A. Brewer III Dallas (29); New York (10); firmwide (39) business litigation Hydro-Quebec; Starwood Hotels & Resorts; Brunswick Corp.; FelCor Lodging Trust Inc.
91 Greer, Herz & Adams One Moody Plaza, 18th Floor, Galveston 77550 (409) 797-3200 28/16 (13 are equity)/10/0/2 Andrew J. Mytelka Galveston (22); League City (6); firmwide (28) commercial litigation, insurance, real estate and commercial lending American National Insurance Co.; The Moody Foundation; Moody Gardens Inc.
Meadows, Collier, Reed, Cousins & Blau 901 Main St., Suite 3700, Dallas 75202 (214) 744-3700 28/18 (14 are equity)/8/0/2 Robert Don Collier Dallas (28) tax litigation, estate planning, tax planning Silverleaf Resorts Inc.; National Health Administrators; International Bancshares Corp.
Thornton, Biechlin, Segrato, Reynolds & Guerra 100 NE Loop 410, Fifth Floor, San Antonio 78216 (210) 342-5555 28/21/7/0/0 Richard J. Reynolds III Austin (5); McAllen (6); San Antonio (17); firmwide (28) litigation, workers' compensation, labor and employment Allstate Insurance Co.; Frio County; GE Insurance Solutions; McKenna Memorial Hospital; Regency Nursing Centers
94 Atlas & Hall 818 W. Pecan, McAllen 78501 (956) 682-5501 27/21/6/0/0 Gary Gurwitz McAllen (27) litigation, corporate Texas State Bank; McAllen ISD; Sunbelt Multimedia Co.; Bert Ogden Motors
95 Hoover Slovacek 5847 San Felipe, Suite 2200 Houston 77057 (713) 977-8686 27/12 (7 are equity)/12/3/0 Joseph O. Slovacek, senior partner Houston (27) real estate, civil litigation, community associations Fairfield Trails Apartments; Winsted Apartments; Homecomings Financial Network Inc.
96 Bickerstaff, Heath, Pollan & Caroom 816 Congress Ave., Suite 1700, Austin 78701 (512) 472-8021 26/19/4/3/0 William D. Dugat III Austin (26) local government, water, environmental and telecommunications Lower Colorado River Authority; Stewart Title Guaranty Co.; Austin ISD; city of College Station; Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District
Hallett & Perrin 2001 Bryan St., Suite 3900, Dallas 75201 (214) 953-0053 26/17/9/0/0 Scot W. O'Brien Dallas (26) corporate, litigation, employment Advanced Neuromodulation Systems Inc.; Dave & Busters Inc.; Honeywell International; Whole Foods Market Inc.
98 Geary, Porter & Donovan 16475 Dallas Parkway, Suite 400, Addison 75001 (972) 931-9901 25/14/11/0/0 James T. Porter Addison (25) property tax litigation, real estate and business transactions, family law Rotech Healthcare Inc.; Wal-Mart Stores Inc.; Long Range Systems Inc.
99 Zimmerman, Axelrad, Meyer, Stern & Wise 3040 Post Oak Blvd., 13th Floor, Houston 77056 (713) 552-1234 23/10/13/0/0 Robert A. Axelrad, president Houston (23) commercial litigation, real estate, corporate McGriff, Seibels & Williams Inc.; Bank of Texas N.A.; Frost National Bank; Encore Bank; Sysco Corp.
100 Kacal, Adams & Law One Riverway, Suite 1200, Houston 77056 (713) 529-3992 22/14/8/0/0 Richard M. Law Dallas (1); Houston (21); firmwide (22) toxic tort, corporate litigation, medical malpractice Asarco Inc.; Lone Star Industries Inc.; Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.; Texas Medical Liability Trust
* Firm is not based in Texas.
** Closed its doors March 31, 2007.
*** Formerly Godwin Pappas Langley Ronquillo.
Sources: the firms, Martindale-Hubbell and staff research.
Texas Lawyer, April 2007