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
2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®
Paige Amstutz, Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Construction
Santosh Aravind, Commercial Litigation
Douglas J. Dashiell, Oil and Gas Law
Casey L. Dobson, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
Mark Hanna, Commercial Litigation, Oil and Gas Law
Sam Johnson, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
Carroll G. Martin, Oil and Gas Law, 2019 “Lawyer of the Year” award in Austin
Stephen E. McConnico, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
Cindy Saiter, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Jane M.N. Webre, Appellate Practice
Steve Wingard, Commercial Litigation
2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America
Anthony Arguijo – Commercial Litigation
Willie Cochran – Appellate Practice
Philip Nickerson – Commercial Litigation
David Shank – Commercial Litigation
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