Announcing the 2024 Texas Legal Awards Finalists and Honorees

Texas Lawyer and Law.com are proud to announce the finalists and winners of the 2024 Texas Legal Awards. Congratulations, and good luck to the finalists.

We look forward to seeing you all at the awards dinner on October 15 at the Arts District Mansion in Dallas. Winners in categories with finalists will be revealed at the awards dinner.

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Attorney of the Year Finalists

Joe Grinstein, Susman Godfrey

Warren Harris, Bracewell

Jennifer Truelove, McKool Smith

Law Firm of the Year Finalists

Kirkland & Ellis

Sidley Austin

Susman Godfrey

Winston & Strawn

Lifetime Achievement Winners

Frank Branson, Law Offices of Frank L. Branson

David Elrod, Shackelford, McKinley & Norton

Kelly Frels, Bracewell

Managing Partner of the Year Finalists

Gene Besen, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings

Todd Reed, Akerman

Kelly Rittenberry, Culhane Meadows

Grant Walsh, Culhane Meadows

Best Mentors Finalists

Brett Berly, Chamberlain Hrdlicka

Lauren Brogdon, Haynes and Boone

David Kitner, Clark Hill

Rebecca McKnight, Reed Smith

Rahul Patel, Patel Gaines

Carlos R. Rainer, Norton Rose Fulbright

Sarah Schultz, Akin

Diversity and Inclusion Champion Finalists

Benny Agosto, Jr., Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Agosto, Aziz & Stogner

Ed Fernandes, King & Spalding

Jervonne Newsome, Winston & Strawn

Cameron Rivers, Holland & Knight

Tracey Williams, Peckar & Abramson

Jennifer Wu, Kirkland & Ellis

Krisina Zuñiga, Susman Godfrey

In-House Impact Award Winner

Amanda Arriaga, Texas CASA

Legal Innovators Finalists

Zina Bash, Keller Postman

James Carter and Sarah Maldonado, JW Carter Law

David Greetham, Level Legal

Litigation Departments of the Year, General Litigation Finalists

Baker Botts

Bracewell

McKool Smith

Reid Collins & Tsai

Susman Godfrey

Winston & Strawn

Litigation Departments of the Year, Class Action Winner

Sidley Austin

Litigation Departments of the Year, Finance Winner

Sidley Austin

Litigation Departments of the Year, Intellectual Property Finalists

Baker Botts

McKool Smith

Winston & Strawn

Dealmakers of the Year Finalists

Mike Blankenship, Winston & Strawn

Jeffrey Chapman, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Alain Dermarkar, A&O Shearman

Nick Dhesi, Latham & Watkins

Habeeb ”Hobbs” Gnaim, Chamberlain Hrdlicka

Melissa Kalka, Kirkland & Ellis

Gabriel Morgan, Weil, Gotshal & Manges

Jonathan Newton, King & Spalding

Lande Spottswood, Vinson & Elkins

Sean Wheeler and Debbie Yee, Kirkland & Ellis

Real Estate Attorney of the Year Finalists

John Bain, Akin

John Duncan, Polsinelli

Kimberly Schlanger, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Energy Attorney of the Year Finalists

David Castro Jr., Kirkland & Ellis

Tull Florey, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Steve Gill, Vinson & Elkins

Scott Greer, King & Spalding

Influential Woman of the Year Finalists

Jennifer Ecklund, Thompson Coburn

Anna Greenberg, Blizzard Greenberg

Eva Guzman, Wright Close & Barger

Caitlin Halpern, Gibbs & Bruns

Julie Hardin, Reed Smith

Mia Lorick, Locke Lord

Jenny Martinez, Munck Wilson Mandala

Marisa O’Sullivan, Carrington Coleman

Amy M. Stewart, Stewart Law Group

Lisa Tsai, Reid Collins & Tsai

Cathy Webking, Spencer Fane

Emily Westridge Black, A&O Shearman

Pro Bono Attorney of the Year Finalists

Keith Cohan, Reid Collins & Tsai

Logan Harris, Sidley Austin

Xakema Henderson, Akerman

Kasdin Mitchell, Kirkland & Ellis

Richard Salgado, McDermott Will & Emery

Jenae Ward, Weil, Gotshal & Manges

Intellectual Property Attorney of the Year Finalists

Peter Chassman, Reed Smith

Aimee Fagan, Sidley Austin

Andrea Fair, Ward, Smith & Hill

Kurt Pankratz, Baker Botts

On the Rise Winners

Lakshmi Achari, Shook, Hardy & Bacon

Angeles Garcia Cassin, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton

Heaven Chee, León Cosgrove Jiménez

Kimberly Cheeseman, Norton Rose Fulbright

Kenneth Darby, Fish & Richardson

Ace Factor, Susman Godfrey

Tanya Feinleib, Langley & Banack Inc.

Kevin Keen, Katten

Cy Jones, Kirkland & Ellis

Taylor Klavan, Squire Patton Boggs

Kristen McDanald, Akerman

Katy Lukaszewski, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Mary Kate Raffetto, Beck Redden

Eugenie Rogers, Baker McKenzie

Rebecca Seidl, Baker Botts

LeElle Slifer, Winston & Strawn

Lauren Smyth, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings

Anna Summersett, Varghese Summersett

Saba Syed, Bell Nunnally

Reginald Wilson, Norton Rose Fulbright