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Kelly Hart Attorneys Recognized as 2027 Best Lawyers in America®

Fifty-six Kelly Hart attorneys are recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® list. The 33rd edition recognizes 81,620 lawyers across 151 practice areas and 203 metropolitan and geographic areas, spanning 17,004 participating firms. Only about 5% of practicing attorneys in the market earn this distinction. Kelly Hart attorneys receiving the honor include:   

Austin, TX

Brenda L. Clayton

  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation – Environmental
  • Oil and Gas Law 

Ruth R. Hughs

  • Administrative | Regulatory Law
  • Government Relations Practice

William M. Kerr, Jr. 

  • Energy Law
  • Natural Resources Law  

David R. Keyes 

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Corporate Law  

Robert T. Stewart 

  • Environmental Law  
  • Litigation – Environmental   

Baton Rouge, LA

Louis M. Phillips 

  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law    
  • Litigation – Bankruptcy

Fort Worth, TX

Derek Anderson

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Insurance
  • Litigation – Securities

Michael D. Anderson

  • Litigation – Intellectual Property
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

J. Chad Arnette

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Antitrust
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Litigation – Municipal  

Marianne M. Auld 

  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation  

Lars L. Berg

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – First Amendment
  • Litigation – Intellectual Property
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs  

Mark E. Bishop

  • Real Estate Law

Sean A. Bryan

  • Tax Law

Russell D. Cawyer 

  • Employment Law – Management
  • Labor Law – Management
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment  

Hugh G. Connor II 

  • Commercial Litigation  

Nick Davis

  • Energy Law
  • Oil and Gas Law

Joseph Greenhil

  • Appellate Practice

Alan Hegi

  • Real Estate Law

Donald E. Herrmann 

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Litigation – Intellectual Property

Brandon M. Hill

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law

E. Glen Johnson 

  • Administrative | Regulatory Law
  • Commercial Litigation  

Dee J. Kelly, Jr. 

  • Administrative | Regulatory Law
  • Commercial Litigation  

David E. Keltner 

  • Appellate Practice
  • Arbitration  
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation

Chad A. Key 

  • Real Estate Law  

Daniel L. Lowry 

  • Banking and Finance Law  
  • Real Estate Law

Matthew W. Luensmann

  • Banking and Finance Law

Phil McCrury

  • Elder Law
  • Trusts and Estates

Patricia F. Meadows 

  • Real Estate Law  

Sharon S. Millians

  • Real Estate Law  

Preston R. Mundt

  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Ray Oujesky

  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Real Estate Law

Henry H. Robinson

  • Employment Law – Management
  • Labor Law – Management
  • Labor Law – Union  

J. Andrew Rogers

  • Real Estate Law  

Clark H. Rucker

  • Energy Law
  • Oil and Gas Law

Bart Rue

  • Oil and Gas Law

Jody S. Sanders

  • Appellate Practice

R. Daniel Settle, Jr. 

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Public Finance Law  

Todd W. Spake 

  • Oil and Gas Law  

Dulaney G. Steer

  • Nonprofit / Charities Law
  • Trusts and Estates  

Kenneth Stogdill

  • Real Estate Law

John Thompson III

  • Energy Law
  • Oil and Gas Law

J. Jody Walker

  • Real Estate Law

William N. Warren 

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants  

Jeff Whitfield

  • Commercial Litigation

Wayne B. Whitham 

  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law  

Midland, TX 

Anna Brandl

  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

William B. Burford

  • Natural Resources Law
  • Oil and Gas Law  

Harold L. Hensley, Jr.

  • Oil and Gas Law  

Derek Montgomery

  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

New Orleans, LA 

DeMarcus Gordon

  • Energy Law
  • Litigation – Environmental

Aimee W. Hebert

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

Amelia Hurt

  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Litigation – Bankruptcy

Jane Jackson

  • Energy Law
  • Oil and Gas Law

Loulan J. Pitre, Jr. 

  • Energy Regulatory Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation – Environmental
  • Natural Resources Law
  • Oil and Gas Law  

Kelly Ransom

  • Energy Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Oil and Gas Law

Patrick Shelby

  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Litigation – Bankruptcy