McGinnis Lochridge is Proud to Have 27 Lawyers Recognized by 2024 Best Lawyers® in America 

Twenty-seven McGinnis Lochridge attorneys were recognized in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^®.  Two attorneys were recognized for their outstanding work and named the Best Lawyers^® "Lawyer of the Year" in their areas of practice, and seven attorneys were recognized in the 2024 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch^® in America.

The 30th edition of The Best Lawyers in America^® recognizes elite lawyers in the nation across 150 practice areas. Best Lawyers^® awards are compiled by conducting peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers.

"Lawyer of the Year" status is awarded to the lawyer who receives the highest peer-reviewed feedback in a particular practice area and region. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and community is honored with the "Lawyer of the Year" distinction.

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch^® in America recognizes attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in America.

McGinnis Lawyers Recognized by Best Lawyers^® in 2024 in America

The following McGinnis Lochridge attorneys were recognized in the 30th edition of The Best Lawyers in America^® in the following practice areas:

Kevin M. Beiter

• Litigation - Construction
• Litigation - Environmental
• Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
• Litigation - Real Estate
• Natural Resources Law
• Special Focus: Oil and Gas Law

Mitchell C. Chaney

• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Special Focus: Product Liability

Ray Chester

• Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs

Paul D. Clote

• Arbitration
• Commercial Litigation
• Oil and Gas Law

Keith Courtney

• Environmental Law

William H. Daniel

• Banking and Finance Law
• Financial Services Regulation Law
• Litigation - Banking and Finance
• Special Focus: Commercial Finance

Cliff Ernst - Best Lawyers^® 2024 Banking and Finance Law "Lawyer of the Year" in Austin

• Banking and Finance Law
• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law

Felicity A. Fowler

• Employment Law - Management
• Labor Law - Management
• Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Oil and Gas Law

Tim George - Best Lawyers^® 2024 Oil and Gas Law "Lawyer of the Year" in Austin

• Energy Law
• Natural Resources Law
• Oil and Gas Law

Clarke Heidrick, Jr.

• Banking and Finance Law
• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Nonprofit / Charities Law
• Real Estate Law
• Special Focus: Banking

Seth Isgur

• Energy Law

Donald D. Jackson

• Commercial Litigation
• Oil and Gas Law
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Russell Johnson

• Environmental Law
• Water Law

April Lucas

• Appellate Practice

Don Magee

• Commercial Litigation

Edward S. McHorse

• Corporate Law
• Health Care Law

Douglas J. Paul

• Trusts and Estates

Derrick Price

• Oil and Gas Law

Robert E. Reetz, Jr.

• Tax Law

Derek L. Seal

• Administrative / Regulatory Law
• Environmental Law
• Water Law

2024 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch^® in America

Kevin E. Barnett

• Commercial Litigation

Traci Clements

• Energy Law

Marcus Eason

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation - Labor and Employment

Alison Lenner

• Corporate Law
• Tax Law

Sophia Makris

• Corporate Law
• Land Use and Zoning Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Real Estate Law

Jordan Mullins

• Oil and Gas Law

Travis Vickery

• Administrative / Regulatory Law