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 Houston, Texas
 Houston, Texas
United States 2026
 1  National Award
 5  Regional Awards

About Brown Sims

For over 50 years, Brown Sims has dedicated itself to providing its clients with experienced based solutions tailored to their specific legal problems. In the courtroom, the boardroom, and the community, Brown Sims represents and counsels clients in virtually every major industry.

Representing and Counseling Industry Leaders

Brown Sims’ clients include industry leaders and businesses in the construction, energy, environmental, healthcare, hospitality, insurance, maritime, products manufacturing and design, professional services, retail, and transportation industries.Through its experienced and talented practice groups, Brown Sims offers legal counseling and focus in appellate, arbitration, business, insurance, transactional, trial, and workers’ compensation issues.

Seeing the Forest and the Trees

Many legal problems are susceptible to recurrence or may have more than one solution. Without an adequate understanding of what gives rise to a specific legal issue or an appreciation of the ramifications of a particular solution, what seems like a quick fix solution can become a long term problem.At its inception, Brown Sims recognized that its clients desired more than excellent results—they also desired excellent counseling. Brown Sims helps its clients put their legal issues into context while escaping cycles of repetitive problems. Brown Sims also offers its clients insightful analysis of the larger impact that alternative resolutions can have and assists them in picking the best course.

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Houston Tier 1 in Admiralty and Maritime Law
Houston Tier 3 in Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Houston Tier 3 in Commercial Litigation
United States 2026
 7  Regional Awards

Our clients come first. We are dedicated to client satisfaction. Since our founding in 1993, Cooper & Scully has grown into a formidable trial and appellate team of over thirty lawyers with skills that are second to none. Through effective and cost-efficient services, our dedicated team enjoys a stellar reputation for success and excellence.

We deliver top-notch litigation services in matters throughout the country from our offices in Dallas, Houston, Austin and San Francisco.

Our firm has the flexibility to address the needs of small and large business concerns alike. We represent business entities, business owners and health care providers in a broad range of litigation and other legal matters, including complex multiparty and class-action lawsuits before federal and state courts. We have extensive experience litigating a wide spectrum of legal areas including appellate, business transactions, construction, employment, energy, health care, insurance, intellectual property, medical malpractice, products liability, professional liability and transportation.

In addition to litigating complex cases from inception, our firm is frequently retained to try cases prepared by other lawyers and to handle the post-verdict or appellate phases of cases tried by other counsel. We also handle federal and state regulatory and agency proceedings and alternative dispute resolution matters, such as arbitration and mediation.

Our mission is to resolve your litigation effectively, quickly and cost-efficiently. We provide exceptionally responsive and proactive service to our clients. Where appropriate and in the interests of our clients, we can consider alternative billing structures including contingent fee and project based arrangements.

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Houston Tier 1 in Insurance Law
Houston Tier 1 in Litigation - Insurance
United States 2026
 1  Regional Award

Haselden Farrow PLLC is a leading law firm with Melissa Haselden recognized by Best Lawyers in 1 practice area. The firm's tenure with Best Lawyers began in 2025. Having a lawyer recognized in Best Lawyers' purely peer review process emphasizes the lawyers' credibility and reputation for their practice amongst their peers in their practice area and region. It displays professional validation of the legal talent that Haselden Farrow PLLC has on their team. Melissa Haselden has been recognized in the following practice area: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law.

Haselden Farrow PLLC is also ranked by Best Law Firms in 1 practice area. The Best Law Firms rankings are founded on a time-tested and transparent research process that has remained consistent since Best Lawyers launched it in 2010. Haselden Farrow PLLC has 1 ranking in 1 practice. Echoing their Best Lawyers awards and team of top legal talent.

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Houston Tier 3 in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
 New Orleans, Louisiana
Client Endorsed
 New Orleans, Louisiana
United States 2026
 21  National Awards
 154  Regional Awards

Jones Walker LLP is among the largest 145 law firms in the United States. With offices in Alabama, Arizona, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, and Texas, we serve local, regional, national, and international business interests. The firm is committed to providing a comprehensive range of legal services to major multinational public and private corporations, Fortune® 500 companies, money center banks, worldwide insurers, and emerging companies doing business in the United States and abroad.

Since 2012, The BTI Consulting Group has named Jones Walker to its Client Service A-Team, which identifies the top client service firms in the nation. The firm has previously been named to both the A-Team and BTI's Client Service 30, a list of top 30 firms in the country for dedication to client service. Clients have recognized Jones Walker for consistent excellence in areas such as client focus, anticipating the client's needs, and understanding the client's business.

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Houston Tier 1 in Admiralty and Maritime Law
Houston Tier 2 in Environmental Law
Houston Tier 2 in Construction Law
 Baton Rouge, Louisiana
 Baton Rouge, Louisiana
United States 2026
 4  National Awards
 60  Regional Awards

Rethink. Refine. Rediscover.

With more than 235 attorneys in Louisiana and Texas, Kean Miller serves as legal counsel to the people and industries that drive the energy-belt economy. Fortune 500 companies, national businesses, and local companies rely on Kean Miller for efficient legal services and practical advice, always provided in a cost-efficient manner. In the courtroom and the boardroom, Kean Miller attorneys create unique solutions, pragmatic strategies, and unparalleled value that allow our clients to perform at the highest level.

Leaders in Energy and Petrochemical Refining

Kean Miller has long been known as a go-to law firm for the energy and petrochemical industries throughout the energy belt region. Our legal acumen spans every aspect of upstream, midstream, and downstream activity and the myriad businesses and service providers that support them.

Uncommon Breadth

Kean Miller’s expertise has evolved to encompass virtually every legal discipline inherent to sectors as diverse as maritime, construction, manufacturing, tax, hospitality, financial services, healthcare and beyond. Regardless of industry, we provide businesses and individuals with the legal tools they need to build lasting success.

People First

Kean Miller attorneys are more than just quality practitioners; they are down-to-earth people who genuinely enjoy working with others, both in the firm and in the community. Their personal investment in each client’s goals, framed by the firm’s long-standing culture of integrity and value, is a core component of the Kean Miller experience.

Rediscover Service

Being there for our clients, wherever and whenever we are needed, is our passion and purpose. We prepare ourselves to be at our best when our clients need us the most, ready to answer every call with sound strategy and pragmatic solutions – no matter the urgency.

Rethink Your ROI

Our clients cite the superior return on investment that Kean Miller provides as an important contributor to their long-term success. Our attorneys possess exceptional business skills and strive to produce legal work of the highest quality while never losing sight of the business objective and bottom line.

Diversity in Action

Practical experience has proven that diverse teams consistently make better decisions. Our inclusive culture is key to attracting individuals with diverse experiences to join our team. We have one of the highest percentages of women attorneys and partners of any major law firm, and rank among firms having the highest percentages of minority attorneys.

Future Proof Relationships

Kean Miller’s intentional focus on building long-term collaborative relationships internally and externally ensures that our clients’ interests are not dependent on any single attorney. A discerning recruitment process, integrated team approach, and commitment to outstanding culture position us to support our clients – and each other – across generations.

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Houston Tier 1 in Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Houston Tier 1 in Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Houston Tier 1 in Litigation - First Amendment
United States 2026
 1  Law Firm of the Year Award
 39  National Awards
 150  Regional Awards

McDermott Will & Schulte is a leading law firm with 413 lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers across 73 practice areas. The firm's tenure with Best Lawyers began in 1983. Having lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers' purely peer review process emphasizes the lawyers credibility and reputation for their practice amongst their peers in their practice area and region. It displays professional validation of the legal talent that McDermott Will & Schulte has on their team. The firm has lawyers recognized in practice areas including: Commercial Finance Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy, Financial Services Regulation Law, Oil and Gas Law and Insurance Law.

McDermott Will & Schulte is also ranked by Best Law Firms in 56 practice areas. The Best Law Firms rankings are founded on a time-tested and transparent research process that has remained consistent since Best Lawyers launched it in 2010. McDermott Will & Schulte has 189 rankings in 56 practices. Echoing their Best Lawyers awards and team of top legal talent.

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Houston Tier 1 in Natural Resources Law
Houston Tier 1 in Oil and Gas Law
Houston Tier 1 in Tax Law
 Houston, Texas
 Houston, Texas
United States 2026
 1  Regional Award

Patterson PC is a leading law firm with Pete T. Patterson recognized by Best Lawyers in 1 practice area. The firm's tenure with Best Lawyers began in 2024. Having a lawyer recognized in Best Lawyers' purely peer review process emphasizes the lawyers' credibility and reputation for their practice amongst their peers in their practice area and region. It displays professional validation of the legal talent that Patterson PC has on their team. Pete T. Patterson has been recognized in the following practice area: Litigation - Banking and Finance.

Patterson PC is also ranked by Best Law Firms in 1 practice area. The Best Law Firms rankings are founded on a time-tested and transparent research process that has remained consistent since Best Lawyers launched it in 2010. Patterson PC has 1 ranking in 1 practice. Echoing their Best Lawyers awards and team of top legal talent.

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Houston Tier 2 in Litigation - Banking and Finance
 Houston, Texas
 Houston, Texas
United States 2026
 2  Regional Awards

Porter Law Firm is a leading law firm with 3 lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers across 2 practice areas. The firm's tenure with Best Lawyers began in 2024. Having lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers' purely peer review process emphasizes the lawyers credibility and reputation for their practice amongst their peers in their practice area and region. It displays professional validation of the legal talent that Porter Law Firm has on their team. The firm has lawyers recognized in practice areas including: Real Estate Law and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs.

Porter Law Firm is also ranked by Best Law Firms in 2 practice areas. The Best Law Firms rankings are founded on a time-tested and transparent research process that has remained consistent since Best Lawyers launched it in 2010. Porter Law Firm has 2 rankings in 2 practices. Echoing their Best Lawyers awards and team of top legal talent.

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Houston Tier 2 in Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Houston Tier 2 in Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
United States 2026
 1  Regional Award

Stephens Reed & Armstrong, PLLC was founded by the three named partners, who operated their own law firms since 2013, then decided to merge their practices into one in 2019. It is a Texas-based law firm serving clients proceeding as defendants and plaintiffs. The firm’s clients have been individuals, small family-owned businesses, large publicly traded companies, multi-national corporations and governmental agencies. The firm’s lawyers have extensive experience in claims, litigation, arbitrations, mediations, and trying cases to jury verdict in federal and state courts in Texas, Louisiana and California. For more information, please visit www.srapllc.com.

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Houston Tier 3 in Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
 2  National Awards
 9  Regional Awards
Houston Tier 1 in Litigation - Construction
Houston Tier 1 in Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Houston Tier 1 in Litigation - Intellectual Property
 1  National Award
 3  Regional Awards
Houston Tier 1 in Litigation - Banking and Finance
Houston Tier 2 in Commercial Litigation
Houston Tier 2 in Litigation - Securities
 1  Law Firm of the Year Award
 35  National Awards
 220  Regional Awards
Houston Tier 1 in Commercial Litigation
Houston Tier 1 in Insurance Law
Houston Tier 2 in Litigation - Insurance
 4  Regional Awards
Houston Tier 1 in Litigation - Intellectual Property
Houston Tier 1 in Patent Law
Houston Tier 1 in Litigation - Patent
 1  National Award
 7  Regional Awards
Houston Tier 1 in Appellate Practice
Houston Tier 2 in Bet-the-Company Litigation
 2  National Awards
 11  Regional Awards
Houston Tier 1 in Litigation - Construction
Houston Tier 1 in Real Estate Law
Houston Tier 1 in Construction Law
 2  National Awards
 5  Regional Awards
Houston Tier 1 in Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Houston Tier 1 in Admiralty and Maritime Law
Houston Tier 1 in Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
 8  National Awards
 16  Regional Awards
Houston Tier 1 in Energy Law
Houston Tier 1 in Insurance Law
Houston Tier 1 in Litigation - Labor and Employment
 3  Regional Awards
Houston Tier 1 in Commercial Litigation
Houston Tier 3 in Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Houston Tier 3 in Litigation - Bankruptcy
 1  National Award
 2  Regional Awards
Houston Tier 1 in Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Houston Tier 1 in Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
 1  Regional Award
Houston Tier 2 in Family Law
 4  National Awards
 10  Regional Awards
Houston Tier 1 in Corporate Law
Houston Tier 1 in Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Houston Tier 1 in Real Estate Law
 1  Law Firm of the Year Award
 32  National Awards
 91  Regional Awards
Houston Tier 1 in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Houston Tier 1 in Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Houston Tier 1 in Corporate Law
 1  Law Firm of the Year Award
 35  National Awards
 273  Regional Awards
Houston Tier 1 in Construction Law
Houston Tier 1 in Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Houston Tier 1 in Corporate Law
 1  Regional Award
Houston Tier 1 in Commercial Litigation
 3  National Awards
 11  Regional Awards
Houston Tier 1 in Litigation - Construction
Houston Tier 1 in Construction Law
Houston Tier 1 in Real Estate Law
 3  National Awards
 25  Regional Awards
Houston Tier 1 in Appellate Practice
Houston Tier 1 in Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Houston Tier 1 in Litigation - Construction
 2  Regional Awards
Houston Tier 1 in Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Houston Tier 2 in Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
 1  Regional Award
Houston Tier 2 in Family Law
 1  National Award
 3  Regional Awards
Houston Tier 1 in Litigation - Real Estate
Houston Tier 1 in Real Estate Law
Houston Tier 2 in Commercial Litigation
 20  Regional Awards
Houston Tier 2 in Real Estate Law
Houston Tier 3 in Appellate Practice
 6  National Awards
 104  Regional Awards
Houston Tier 1 in Litigation - Labor and Employment
Houston Tier 1 in Employment Law - Management
Houston Tier 1 in Labor Law - Management
 3  National Awards
 47  Regional Awards
Houston Tier 1 in Employment Law - Management
Houston Tier 3 in Litigation - Labor and Employment
 1  National Award
 17  Regional Awards
Houston Tier 1 in Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Houston Tier 1 in Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Houston Tier 1 in Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
 1  National Award
 3  Regional Awards
Houston Tier 1 in Immigration Law
 2  Regional Awards
Houston Tier 1 in Family Law
Houston Tier 2 in Family Law Mediation
 3  National Awards
 24  Regional Awards
Houston Tier 1 in Transportation Law
Houston Tier 1 in Litigation - Insurance
Houston Tier 1 in Admiralty and Maritime Law
 2  Regional Awards
Houston Tier 1 in Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Houston Tier 2 in Bet-the-Company Litigation
 2  Law Firm of the Year Awards
 43  National Awards
 167  Regional Awards
Houston Tier 1 in Appellate Practice
Houston Tier 1 in Corporate Law
Houston Tier 1 in Tax Law
 5  Regional Awards
Houston Tier 1 in Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Houston Tier 2 in Immigration Law
Houston Tier 3 in Commercial Litigation
 1  Regional Award
Houston Tier 1 in Immigration Law
 1  Law Firm of the Year Award
 57  National Awards
 471  Regional Awards
Houston Tier 1 in Health Care Law
Houston Tier 1 in Construction Law
Houston Tier 1 in Labor Law - Management
 4  Regional Awards
Houston Tier 1 in Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Houston Tier 2 in Real Estate Law
Houston Tier 2 in Criminal Defense: General Practice
 10  Regional Awards
Houston Tier 1 in Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Houston Tier 1 in Commercial Litigation
 2  National Awards
 2  Regional Awards
Houston Tier 1 in Litigation - Intellectual Property
Houston Tier 1 in Litigation - Patent
 4  National Awards
 14  Regional Awards
Houston Tier 1 in Commercial Litigation
Houston Tier 1 in Energy Law
Houston Tier 1 in Insurance Law
 2  Regional Awards
Houston Tier 2 in Commercial Litigation
Houston Tier 2 in Criminal Defense: White-Collar
 3  Regional Awards
Houston Tier 1 in Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Houston Tier 1 in Criminal Defense: General Practice
Houston Tier 2 in Appellate Practice
 1  Law Firm of the Year Award
 56  National Awards
 441  Regional Awards
Houston Tier 1 in Commercial Litigation
Houston Tier 1 in Natural Resources Law
Houston Tier 1 in Energy Law
 7  National Awards
 156  Regional Awards
Houston Tier 1 in Litigation - Labor and Employment
Houston Tier 1 in Employment Law - Management
 1  Regional Award
Houston Tier 3 in Criminal Defense: General Practice
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