U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers have released the 2020 Best Law Firms rankings, which assess a firm’s combination of quality of law practiced and breadth of legal experience. Winstead PC was acknowledged in 34 areas of practice, including 20 in the national tier rankings.

Ranked firms, presented in tiers, are listed on a national and/or metropolitan scale. Receiving a tier designation reflects the high level of respect a firm has earned among other leading lawyers and clients in the same communities and the same practice areas for its abilities, integrity and professionalism.

National Rankings                         

Winstead received Tier 2 inclusion in banking and finance law, construction law, corporate law, construction litigation, private funds/hedge funds law, real estate law, and sports law.

The firm was included in Tier 3 national rankings for bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization law, commercial litigation, land use & zoning law, leveraged buyouts and private equity law, real estate litigation, tax litigation, oil and gas law, patent law, securities/capital markets law, trademark law, and trust & estates law.

Metropolitan Rankings

Winstead offices in Dallas/Fort Worth received Tier 1 inclusion in banking and finance law, bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization law, commercial litigation, construction law, eminent domain and condemnation law, employee benefits (ERISA) law, financial services regulation law, land use & zoning law, bankruptcy litigation, construction litigation, real estate litigation, mediation, real estate law, tax law, trademark law, and trusts & estates law.

Winstead also received Tier 1 Metropolitan recognition in Houston, with inclusion in banking and finance law, construction law, corporate compliance law, private funds/hedge funds law, real estate law, sports law, and trusts & estates law.

In Austin, the firm received Tier 1 Metropolitan recognition in administrative/regulatory law, construction law, environmental law, and construction litigation.

Winstead was also recognized in Metropolitan Tier 2 and Tier 3 rankings. A detailed listing of recognition by tier and location is below.

National Tier 2

• Banking and Finance Law
• Construction Law
• Corporate Law
• Litigation - Construction
• Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
• Real Estate Law
• Sports Law

National Tier 3

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Litigation - Real Estate
• Litigation - Tax
• Oil & Gas Law
• Patent Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Trademark Law
• Trusts & Estates Law

Metropolitan Tier 1

Austin

• Administrative / Regulatory Law
• Construction Law
• Environmental Law
• Litigation – Construction

Dallas/Fort Worth

• Banking and Finance Law
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Financial Services Regulation Law
• Land Use & Zoning Law
• Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Litigation - Construction
• Litigation - Real Estate
• Mediation
• Real Estate Law
• Tax Law
• Trademark Law
• Trusts & Estates Law

Houston

• Banking and Finance Law
• Construction Law
• Corporate Compliance Law
• Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
• Real Estate Law
• Sports Law
• Trusts & Estates Law

Metropolitan Tier 2

Austin                           

• Arbitration
• Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Energy Law
• Insurance Law
• Real Estate Law

Charlotte

• Real Estate Law

Dallas/Fort Worth

• Energy Law
• International Mergers & Acquisitions
• Litigation - Land Use & Zoning

Houston

• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Litigation - Construction
• Patent Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law

Metropolitan Tier 3

Dallas/Fort Worth

• Insurance Law
• Oil & Gas Law
• Patent Law
• Securitization and Structured Finance Law

Houston

• Corporate Governance Law
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Litigation - Tax
• Litigation - Trusts & Estates
• Tax Law