We are pleased to announce that 13 lawyers have been recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® .

In addition, Mark Hanna has been named "Lawyer of the Year" for Oil and Gas Law, Austin.

We would also like to congratulate the following lawyers recognized in the 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

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America recognizes associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. Lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.

Congratulations to the following lawyers named to 2026 The Best Lawyers in America list:

• 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

About Best Lawyers

For more than four decades, Best Lawyers has assisted those in need of legal services to identify the lawyers best qualified to represent them in distant jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, recognition by Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.