Fifty-Three Cox Smith Attorneys Named 2014 Best Lawyers in America

Cox Smith, the largest Texas law firm headquartered in San Antonio, today announced that 53 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2014, including lawyers from each of the firm’s five Texas offices. (Copyright 2013 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC). In addition, four of the firm’s attorneys were named Best Lawyers^® 2014 "Lawyer of the Year” in San Antonio for their respective practice areas.

Cox Smith’s 2014 Lawyers of the Year include: Ray Bissmeyer, Litigation - Labor & Employment; David Roth, Natural Resources Law; Jamie Smith, Corporate Law; and David West, Litigation - Banking & Finance. Since it was first published 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 almost 50,000 leading attorneys cast nearly five million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.  

“Being recognized by their peers for the work they do on behalf of our clients is significant and certainly well-deserved,” said Jamie Smith, managing director of Cox Smith. “I am proud of all of our Best Lawyers for the outstanding client service they continually provide to their clients.”  

Cox Smith’s seven Austin-based attorneys included in The Best Lawyers in America 2014 are: Mary Dietz -- Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation – Construction, Litigation -- Real Estate Thomas Forbes -- Administrative / Regulatory Law, Government Relations Practice Catherine Greaves -- Health Care Law Karen Neeley -- Financial Services Regulation Law Kathy Poppitt -- Health Care Law, Elder Law Keith Shuley -- Environmental Law, Water Law Phil Slinkard -- Corporate Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law   Cox Smith’s six Dallas-based Best Lawyers in America 2014 are: Tom Alleman -- Insurance Law, Litigation - Environmental Mark Andrews -- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law David Bryant -- Commercial Litigation Frank Carroll -- Arbitration, Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Litigation, Mediation Arlene Switzer Steinfield -- Employment Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment George Tarpley -- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law   The three El Paso-based attorneys recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2014 include: Edward Rios -- Immigration Law, International Trade and Finance Law Kathleen Campbell Walker -- Immigration Law Mark Walker -- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants   McAllen-based Diann Bartek was recognized for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and Litigation – Bankruptcy.   The 33 San Antonio-based attorneys included in The Best Lawyers in America 2014 include: Kerry Benedict -- Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law Ray Bissmeyer -- Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment Pete Broderick -- Real Estate Law Mike Ferrill -- Antitrust Law, Litigation - Antitrust Bill Fisher -- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Ben Foster -- Employment Law – Management, Labor Law - Management Dan Harkins -- Copyright Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Trademark Law Cary Kavy -- Banking and Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law David Kinder -- Commercial Litigation Bill Lester -- Tax Law Will Liebmann -- Securities / Capital Markets Law Jimmy McDonough -- Real Estate Law Donna McElroy -- Employment Law -- Management, Labor Law - Management Ellen Mitchell -- Appellate Practice Robert Nelson -- Tax Law Howard Newton -- Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - First Amendment, Litigation – Municipal, Litigation - Real Estate, Litigation - Trusts and Estates Gale “Pete” Peterson -- Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent Mary Potter -- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law David Roth -- Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law Patrick Ryan -- Corporate Law Thomas Sanders -- Commercial Litigation, Litigation - ERISA Cecil Schenker -- Corporate Law Brett Schouest -- Commercial Litigation Jamie Smith -- Corporate Law Dan Stern -- Employment Law – Individuals, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Labor Law – Union, Litigation - Labor and Employment John Stewart -- Real Estate Law Joshua Sutin -- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law James M. “Marty” Truss -- Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Real Estate Dan Webster -- Corporate Law David West -- Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation - Trusts and Estates Deborah Williamson -- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Roger Wilson -- Energy Law Harry Wolff -- Trusts and Estates