The 2016 edition of the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® Report ranks ten SDM attorneys as “Best Lawyers” in the areas of appellate practice, commercial and bet-the-company litigation, legal malpractice defense, natural resources law, oil and gas law, personal injury litigation defense, and professional malpractice litigation defense. Inclusion in Best Lawyers is based on a peer-review methodology designed to capture the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.

Appellate Practice

• Jane M. N. Webre

Commercial and Bet-the-Company Litigation

• Casey L. Dobson
• Stephen E. McConnico

Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants

• Stephen E. McConnico

Natural Resources Law

• Elizabeth N. Miller
• H. Philip Whitworth, Jr.

Oil and Gas Law

• James N. Cowden
• Douglas Jackson Dashiell
• Carroll G. Martin
• Elizabeth N. Miller
• John G. Soule
• H. Philip Whitworth, Jr.

Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

• Stephen E. McConnico

Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

• Sam Johnson
• Stephen E. McConnico