Dallas, May 24, 2013 — Winstead's reputation for providing quality legal services to clients has once again been recognized in Chambers USA Guide to America 2013 (Chambers & Partners Publishing).   This year's annual Chambers USA Guide to America 2013 publication ranked Winstead's real estate and construction practice groups in band 1 among Texas law firms, and Winstead's banking and finance, environment, insurance, energy, and tax practice groups were ranked in bands 2-5 among Texas law firms.

 

Chambers USA Guide to America is published by Chambers and Partners, a premier guide to the legal profession. Each year, Chambers conducts in-depth research and interviews with clients and attorneys throughout the United States to identify the top lawyers in various practice areas. Law firms and individual lawyers are ranked in bands from 1-6, with 1 being the best. A 'Star' ranking is given to lawyers with exceptional recommendations in their field. Inclusion in Chambers USA is based completely on the research and peer interviews conducted and cannot be initiated by a firm or attorney.

 

The Winstead attorneys and their practice areas listed in the Chambers USA Guide to America (Chambers & Partners Publishing) 2013 publication are:

 

Mike Alessio                real estate

John Arnold                 energy: state regulatory & litigation (electricity)

Albert Axe                   environmental

Robert Bass                construction (star individual)

Cathryn Berryman      intellectual property; trademark & copyright

Jay Brown                   insurance

Linda Burgess             insurance

Brent Clifton                tax

Keith Courtney            environmental

Andy Dow                   real estate

Joe Epstein                 bankruptcy/restructuring

Greg Erwin                  real estate

Alex Gonzales             insurance; regulation

Mark Guthrie               construction

Tom Helfand               tax

Mike Hilliard                banking & finance

Mary Keller                 insurance/insurance; regulation

Jim Littlejohn               banking and finance

Ron Moss                    energy: state regulatory & litigation (electricity)

John Nolan                  real estate

Peter Nolan                 insurance

Ed Peterson                real estate

Rebecca Rentz           environmental

Michelle Rieger           construction

Derek Seal                  environmental

Kevin Sullivan             real estate

Stewart Whitehead     construction

Emeline Yang             banking and finance

 

Chambers USA Guide to America (Chambers & Partners Publishing) conducts over 14,000 interviews across the country in which clients and participating attorneys are asked to rank law firms and individual attorneys in specific specialty areas. The qualities on which rankings are assessed include technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness/astuteness, diligence, commitment and other qualities most valued by clients. Chambers selects their sources based on submissions put forward by legal practices, interviews during the course of research, as well as from their own database resources.

 

Winstead PC 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.