McKool Smith Principals have been selected for inclusion in the 2022 edition of "Best Lawyers in America" and 9 attorneys chosen for "Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch."
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McKool Smith's 2022 honorees include:
Austin:
- John Campbell, Jr. (Litigation: IP)
- Steve Pollinger (Litigation: IP and Patent)
- James Quigley (Ones to Watch: Commercial, IP, and Patent)
Dallas:
- Douglas Cawley (Litigation: Commercial, IP, and Patent)
- Gary Cruciani (Litigation: Commercial, M&A, and Securities)
- Lew LeClair (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the Company Litigation, Litigation:Commercial, Bankruptcy, Insurance Law, Banking and Finance, IP, Patent, and Securities); 2022 Lawyer of the Year for Banking and Finance
- Robert Manley (Litigation: Commercial, IP, Patent and Insurance Law)
- Mike McKool (Litigation: Bet-the-Company, Commercial, Banking & Finance, IP, M&A, Patent, and Securities);
- David Sochia (Litigation: IP and Patent)
- Avery Williams (Litigation: Commercial Litigation)
- Travis DeArman (Ones to Watch: Commercial Litigation) *Debut Ranking
- Richard Kamprath (Ones to Watch: Commercial Litigation)
- Warren Lipschitz (Ones to Watch: Commercial Litigation, IP)
- Nick Mathews (Ones to Watch: Commercial Litigation, Antitrust, Patent) *Debut Ranking
Houston:
- Bill LaFuze (Litigation: IP, Patent, Trade Secret Law)
- Hugh M. Ray (Litigation: Bankruptcy; and Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law)
- John Sparacino (Litigation: Bankruptcy) *Debut Ranking
- Blake Bailey (Ones to Watch: IP)
- Kristin Leveille (Ones to Watch: Commercial) *Debut Ranking
- Veronica Manning (Ones to Watch: Commercial and Bankruptcy)
Los Angeles:
- Kirk Dillman (Litigation: Commercial)
- Michael Miguel (Litigation: Insurance; Insurance Law)
Marshall
- Sam Baxter (Litigation: Bet-the-Company, Commercial, IP, Patent, M&A, and Securities)
- Jennifer Truelove (Litigation: Commercial, Intellectual Property, Patent)
New York:
- Hugh Ray (Litigation: Bankruptcy; and Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law)
- Kevin Schubert (Ones to Watch: Commercial and Patent)
Lawyers
- Blake Bailey
- Samuel Baxter
- John Campbell
- Gary Cruciani
- Travis DeArman
- Kirk Dillman
- Richard Kamprath
- William LaFuze
- Lewis LeClair
- Warren Lipschitz
- Robert Manley
- Veronica Manning
- Nicholas Mathews
- Michael Miguel
- Steven Pollinger
- James Quigley
- Hugh Ray
- Kevin Schubert
- David Sochia
- John Sparacino
- Jennifer Truelove
- Avery Williams