Austin, Dallas and San Antonio – October 20, 2008 – Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated (“Cox Smith”) today announced it was ranked a No. 1 firm in San Antonio in nine areas, including: Banking Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, Corporate Law, Employee Benefits Law, Energy Law, Intellectual Property Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil & Gas Law, and Real Estate Law by The Best Lawyers in America® 2009. In addition to this recognition, 37 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2009, a list which is widely regarded as the preeminent referral guide to the legal profession in the U.S.
Each year Best Lawyers compiles lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 25,000 leading attorneys cast almost two million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their specialties, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. The entire list can be viewed at www.bestlawyers.com.
“It’s an honor for so many of our attorneys and practice areas to be recognized by our peers once again this year in the Best Lawyers guide,” said Jamie Smith, managing director of Cox Smith. “I’m privileged to work alongside these fine attorneys every day and the entire firm joins me in congratulating them on receiving this well-deserved recognition.”
The following Cox Smith lawyers are included in The Best Lawyers in America 2009:
Austin
Karen Neeley -- Banking Law
Dallas
Frank Carroll -- Alternative Dispute Resolution
Mark Andrews -- Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
San Antonio
Diann Bartek -- Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Kerry Benedict -- Banking Law, Real Estate Law
Ray Bissmeyer -- Labor and Employment Law
Dick Brady -- Natural Resources Law, Oil & Gas Law
Pete Broderick -- Real Estate Law
John Fisch -- Corporate Law
William Fisher -- Employee Benefits Law
Ben Foster -- Labor and Employment Law
Richard Goldsmith -- Corporate Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
Dan Harkins -- Intellectual Property Law
Carol Jendrzey -- Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Cary Kavy -- Banking Law
Bill Lester -- Tax Law
Jimmy McDonough -- Real Estate Law
Donna McElroy -- Labor and Employment Law
Howard Newton -- Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation
Brad Oxford -- Employee Benefits Law
Allan Paterson -- Trusts and Estates
Gale R. “Pete” Peterson -- Intellectual Property Law
Mary Potter -- Employee Benefits Law
Jon Ray -- Natural Resources Law, Oil & Gas Law
David Roth -- Natural Resources Law, Oil & Gas Law
Cecil Schenker -- Corporate Law
Brett Schouest -- Commercial Litigation
James B. “Jamie” Smith -- Corporate Law
Paul Smith -- Natural Resources Law, Oil & Gas Law
John Stewart -- Real Estate Law
Joshua Sutin -- Employee Benefits Law
Lewis Tarver -- Real Estate Law
Dan Webster -- Corporate Law
Deborah D. Williamson -- Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Roger Wilson -- Energy Law
Harry Wolff -- Trusts and Estates
Jon Wood -- Energy Law
About Cox Smith
With a practice history dating to 1939, Cox Smith is one of the leading regional law firms in Texas. Cox Smith's more than 130 attorneys provide specialized legal services to regional, national and international clients from the firm's San Antonio, Austin, Dallas and McAllen offices. The firm’s expertise ranges from sophisticated corporate transactions to complex litigation to personal estate planning. Its major practice areas include Business Litigation, Corporate and Securities, Creditors' Rights, Corporate Restructuring and Bankruptcy, Energy and Natural Resources, Employment and Employer Rights, Estate Planning, Employee Benefits, Health Care, Intellectual Property, Public Law, Real Estate, and Tax. For more information, visit www.coxsmith.com.
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