Download the Texas Legal Awards 2022 Program Guide


Attorney of the Year Finalists

Thomas Melsheimer, Winston & Strawn
Randall Sorrels, Sorrels Law — WINNER
Amy M. Stewart, Stewart Law Group


Lifetime Achievement

Robin Fredrickson, Latham & Watkins
Randy Gordon, Duane Morris
Andrew Kerr, Clark Hill
Mark Lanier, The Lanier Law Firm
Jay Martin, Willkie Farr & Gallagher


Legal Innovators

Andrew Cates, Cates Legal Group
Karalynn Cromeens, The Cromeens Law Firm
Dwayne Hermes, Hermes Law and ClaimDeck
Chanille Juneau, Berry Appleman & Leiden
Ben Koplin, Reed Smith


Diversity and Inclusion Champions

Omar Alaniz, Reed Smith
Katie Anderson, Clark Hill
Steve Bolden, Bracewell
María Amelia Calaf, Wittliff Cutter
Wilson Chu, McDermott Will & Emery
Kelly Culhane, Culhane Meadows
Demetra Liggins, McGuireWoods
Michael Murphy, Winston & Strawn
Krystal Studavent Ramsey, Blank Rome
Annapoorni “Anna” Sankaran, Holland & Knight


Best Mentors

Will Bos, Kirkland & Ellis
Kenneth Broughton, Reed Smith
Stephanie Culpepper, Lument
Alicia Curran, Cozen O’Connor
Haseena Enu, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
Alan Marcuis, Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jadd Masso, Clark Hill
Michelle Pector, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
Hannah Roblyer, Beck Redden
Denise Scofield, Winston & Strawn
Nicole Williams, Thompson Coburn
Kenya Woodruff, Katten Muchin Rosenman


Litigation Departments of the Year

Susman Godfrey (General Litigation, Midsize)
Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing (General Litigation, Small)
Reid Collins & Tsai (Business Litigation)
McKool Smith (Intellectual Property Litigation)


In-House Impact

Michael Foley, Martin Resource Management Corp.
Kelli Roach, Black Mountain Sand
David Stryker, Huntsman International


Most Effective Dealmakers

Janice Davis, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
Alain Dermarkar, Shearman & Sterling
Cleve Glenn, Frost Brown Todd
Joanna Lin, McDermott Will & Emery
Christopher May, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Sarah Morgan, Vinson & Elkins
Gary Sorden, Cole Schotz
Rhett Van Syoc, Kirkland & Ellis
Thomas Yang, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Stuart Zisman, King & Spalding


Top Women in IP

Holly Engelmann, Duane Morris
Andrea Fair, Ward, Smith & Hill
Katherine Franco, Blank Rome
Jeannie Heffernan, Kirkland & Ellis
Janice Ta, Perkins Coie
Jennifer Truelove, McKool Smith


Women in Energy

Hillary Holmes, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Victoria Filippov-Nemeth, PPI Quality & Engineering
Lexie Worley, Jupiter Power


On the Rise

Fawaz Bham, Hunton Andrews Kurth
Florence Chen, Susman Godfrey
Matthew Dobbins, Vinson & Elkins
Amber Dodds, Bracewell
Jacqueline Furlow, Beck Redden
Caitlin Halpern, Gibbs & Bruns
Aaron Holt, Cozen O’Connor
Imad Khan, Winston & Strawn
Alexander Kuiper, Kuiper Law Firm
Tiffany Lam-Bentley, Berry Appleman & Leiden
Fabio Leonardi, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Texas
Brennan Meier, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Tony Nguyen, Fish & Richardson
David Passarelli, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Danielle Patterson, Vinson & Elkins
Julie Pettit, The Pettit Law Firm
Fernando Rodriguez-Cortina, King & Spalding
Liz Ryan, Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Michelle Simpson, Simpson Tuegel Law Firm
Quentin Smith, Vinson & Elkins
Nicole Soussan, Reed Smith
Gechi Tesic, Polsinelli
Thomas “Cullen” Wallace, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
DeAndrea Washington, Spencer Fane
Jasmine Wynton, Thompson Coburn
Betty Yang, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Krisina Zuniga, Susman Godfrey