Dallas (March 6, 2014) — Winstead PC is proud to announce that 37 talented attorneys were recognized as 2014 Texas Rising Stars (Thomson Reuters).  The list will be featured in the April 2014 editions of both Texas Monthly and the Texas Super Lawyers Magazine.

Nominated by members of the prestigious Texas Super Lawyers list, the 2014 Texas Rising Stars (Thomson Reuters) 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 2014 Texas Rising Stars (Thomson Reuters):

Austin
Alexander R. Allemann – Securities & Corporate Finance
Marcus J. Brooks – Taxation
Elliot Clark – Business Litigation
Dawn E. Norman – Business Litigation
Kendra M. Roloson – Real Estate
Andrew J. Schumacher – Business Litigation
Karl W. Seelbach – Business Litigation
Alex S. Valdes – Business Litigation

Dallas
Alex G. Arellano – Securities and Corporate Finance
Bart J. Biggers – Business/Corporate
Christopher A. Brown – Energy & Resources
Marcus D. Brown – Employment & Labor
Scott F. Ellis – Business/Corporate
Matthew T. Ferris – Business Restructuring/Bankruptcy
Andrea Alford Hight – Construction Litigation
Weiting “Erik” Hsu – Business Restructuring/Bankruptcy
Robert W. Ivey III – Banking
Lloyd A. Lim – Business Restructuring/Bankruptcy
J. Frasher Murphy – Bankruptcy
Kristen L. Sherwin – Business Litigation
J. Brian Vanderwoude – Business Litigation
Dawn Whalen Theiss – Business Litigation
Elisabeth A. Wilson – Business Litigation

Fort Worth
Jamie Lavergne Bryan – Energy & Resources
Noelle L. Garsek – Real Estate

Houston
Jason R. Bernhardt – General Litigation
Paige Ingram Castañeda – Mergers & Acquisitions
Brannon C. Dillard – Business Litigation
Matthew Z. Hawthorne – Business Litigation
Kristin E. Kruse – Business Litigation
Joshua L. Lebar – Real Estate
Sean P. Milligan – Business Litigation
David F. Staas – Real Estate
Bruce R. Wilkin – Business Litigation

The Woodlands
William R. Rohrlich II – Securities & Corporate Finance
Kyle R. Watson – Business Litigation
Nicholas C. Wittich – Business/Corporate

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.