SDM is consistently recognized among the top law firms and our lawyers are named among the top lawyers in Texas and the United States.
BAND 1: Litigation: General Commercial in Texas: Austin & Surrounds
BAND 2: Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Oil & Gas) in Texas
In addition to the firm rankings, Steve McConnico and Kennon Wooten are ranked Band 1, Paige Amstutz, Casey Dobson and David Shank are ranked Band 2 in Litigation: General Commercial in Texas: Austin & Surrounds.
Mark Hanna and Davin McGinnis are ranked Band 2 in Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation (Oil & Gas) in Texas.
Jane Webre is ranked Band 2 in Litigation: Appellate in Texas.
In addition, Steve McConnico is ranked among the Senior Statespeople in Litigation: Trial Lawyers category.
Best Law Firms 2025 SDM is regionally ranked Tier 1 in 8 practice areas.
TIER 1 RANKINGS IN AUSTIN
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Appellate Practice
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Bet-the-Company Litigation
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Commercial Litigation
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Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
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Litigation – Construction
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Litigation – Trusts and Estates
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Oil and Gas Law
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Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®
- Paige A. Amstutz – Commercial Litigation, Government Relations Practice, and Litigation – Construction
- Santosh Aravind – Commercial Litigation
- Douglas J. Dashiell – Oil and Gas Law
- Casey L. Dobson – Bet-the-Company Litigation and Commercial Litigation
- Mark W. Hanna – Commercial Litigation and Oil and Gas Law
- Carroll G. Martin – Oil and Gas Law
- Stephen E. McConnico – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Cindy Saiter – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Christopher Sileo – Commercial Litigation and Oil and Gas Law
- Ryan Squires – Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Jane M.N. Webre – Appellate Practice
- Steve Wingard – Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Kennon Wooten – Appellate Practice and Commercial Litigation
Mark Hanna has been named 2026 “Lawyer of the Year” for Oil and Gas Law, Austin
2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America:
- Anthony Arguijo – Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, Oil & Gas Law
- Willie Cochran – Appellate Practice
- Lauren Ditty – Commercial Litigation
- Ross Sutherland – Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, Oil and Gas Law
Texas Super Lawyers 2024 Paige Amstutz, Casey Dobson, Mark Hanna, Olga Kobzar, Carroll Martin, Stephen McConnico, Davin McGinnis, Cindy Saiter, Chris Sileo, Ryan Squires, Jane Webre, Kennon Wooten
Texas Rising Stars 2024 Rising Stars are considered the top up-and-coming attorneys in Texas. Less than 2.5% of Texas attorneys are chosen for this honor. The following firm attorneys were selected for this honor: Mary Byars, Civil Litigation; Willie Cochran, Appellate; Philip Nickerson, Civil Litigation