SDM is pleased to announce that Super Lawyers® has selected three attorneys as 2024 Texas Rising Stars®. The following firm attorneys were selected for this honor:

Mary Byars, Civil Litigation

Willie Cochran, Appellate

Philip Nickerson, Civil Litigation

Rising Stars are considered the top up-and-coming attorneys in Texas. To be eligible, lawyers must be 40 years old or younger or have been practicing for fewer than 10 years. Those selected received the highest point totals during a peer nomination, research and peer review process. Honorees represent the top 2.5 percent of up-and-coming lawyers in Texas.

Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, publishes lists nationwide in Super Lawyers magazines and in leading city and regional magazines and newspapers across the country.