Dallas (March 4, 2013) — Winstead PC is proud to announce that 32 talented attorneys were recognized as 2013 Texas Rising Stars (Thomson Reuters) and will be featured in the April 2013 Texas Monthly magazine.

Nominated by members of the prestigious Texas Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters) list, the Texas Rising Star honor is reserved for the top Texas attorneys who are 40 years old or younger, or have been in practice fewer than 10 years. Only 2.5 percent of eligible Texas attorneys receive this honor each year.

The following are the Winstead attorneys, by office location and area of practice, who were named 2013 Texas Rising Stars (Thomson Reuters):

Austin
Elliot Clark – Business Litigation; Construction; Appellate
Greta E. Goldsby – Finance & Banking; Real Estate Development & Investments
Christopher Pepper - Environmental, Administrative Law, Environmental Litigation
Andrew J. Schumacher – Business Litigation
Karl W. Seelbach – Business Litigation; Appellate; Construction
Alexander S. Valdes – Business Litigation; Appellate; Business/Corporate

Dallas
Bart J. Biggers – Corporate; Securities/Mergers and Acquisitions
Christopher A. Brown – Energy & Natural Resources; Business Litigation; Appellate
Marcus D. Brown – Employment & Labor; Immigration; Business Litigation
Benjamin G. Carter – Wealth Preservation; Fiduciary Litigation
Eli O. Columbus – Bankruptcy
Lorin Williams Combs – Real Estate
Matthew T. Ferris – Bankruptcy
Andrea A. Hight - Construction
Lloyd A. Lim – Bankruptcy
J. Frasher Murphy – Bankruptcy
Kristen L. Sherwin – Business Litigation; Construction Litigation
Dawn Whalen Theiss – Business Litigation; General Litigation; Securities Litigation
J. Brian Vanderwoude – Business Litigation

Fort Worth
Reed A. Artim – Banking; Energy & Natural Resources
Jamie Lavergne Bryan – Energy & Natural Resources; Business Litigation; Environmental Litigation
Noelle L. Garsek – Real Estate
Mitchell Murphy – Business Litigation; Energy & Natural Resources


Houston
Holly D. Arnold – Business Litigation
Jason R. Bernhardt – General Litigation
Brannon C. Dillard – Business Litigation
Matthew Z. Hawthorne – Business Litigation; Energy & Environmental Law
Kristin E. Kruse – Business Litigation; Energy & Environmental Law
Joshua L. Lebar – Real Estate; Entertainment & Sports
David F. Staas – Real Estate; Entertainment & Sports; Land Use/Zoning
Justin B. Whitley – Business Litigation; Energy & Natural Resources

The Woodlands
Kyle R. Watson – Business Litigation; Energy & Natural Resources

Winstead is among the largest business law firms in Texas. Winstead attorneys and consultants serve as trusted advisors to mid-market and large businesses, providing a core range of legal services that are critical to their operation and success. Winstead currently has offices in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, and The Woodlands, Texas; Charlotte, North Carolina; New Orleans, Louisiana and Washington, D.C. For detailed information about Winstead, visit www.winstead.com.

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