Benchmark Litigation, the definitive guide to America's leading litigation firms and attorneys, has ranked McKool Smith in its 2025 edition. The firm is ranked as a highly recommended litigation firm for Intellectual Property, Commercial, and Insurance.
The following attorneys are ranked as regional "litigation stars" in their respective states:
Texas:
- Sam Baxter (Intellectual Property)
- Gary Cruciani (Commercial, Intellectual Property - NEW Ranking)
- Michael Fritz (Commercial, Intellectual Property - NEW Ranking)
- Lew LeClair (Commercial, Intellectual Property)
- Robert Manley (Commercial, Intellectual Property - NEW Ranking)
- Hugh Ray (Bankruptcy)
- David Sochia (Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property)
- John Sparacino (Bankruptcy)
- Jennifer Truelove (Commercial, Intellectual Property - NEW Ranking)
New York:
- Chris Johnson (General Commercial, Securities)
- Daniel Levy (White Collar)
- Robert Scheef (Securities - NEW Ranking)
California
- Michael Miguel (Insurance)
Washington, D.C.
- Alan Whitehurst (Antitrust, Intellectual Property)
This year, Joshua Budwin, Warren Lipschitz, Zach Mazin, Nick Mathews, Josh Newcomer, and Courtney Statfeld are recognized as "Future Stars."
Benchmark Litigation is the only directory to focus exclusively on the U.S. litigation market. The publication's identification of the leading U.S. trial attorneys and firms is the result of extensive interviews with private practice lawyers and in-house counsel. Benchmark Litigation is published by Euromoney Institutional Investor, a leading international business-to-business media group. The firm's complete rankings can be found here.