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Kelly Hart Attorneys Listed Among the Best Lawyers in America© 2025

The Best Lawyers in America© named 53 Kelly Hart attorneys to its 2025 Best Lawyers® list.

Fifty-three Kelly Hart attorneys are recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2025 list.  More than 13.7 million votes were analyzed to identify the top legal talent, as identified by their peers. Kelly Hart attorneys receiving the honor include:   

Austin, TX

Brenda L. Clayton

  • Environmental Law
  • Oil and Gas Law 

Ruth R. Hughs

  • Administrative | Regulatory Law
  • Government Relations Practice

Monica M Jacobs

  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation – Environmental

William M. Kerr, Jr. 

  • Energy Law
  • Natural Resources Law  

David R. Keyes 

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Corporate Law  

Robert T. Stewart 

  • Environmental Law  
  • Litigation – Environmental

C. Andrew Weber 

  • Administrative | Regulatory Law
  • Appellate Practice
  • Corporate Governance Law
  • Government Relations Practice    

Baton Rouge, LA

Louis M. Phillips 

  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law    
  • Litigation – Bankruptcy

Fort Worth, TX

Derek Anderson

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Insurance

Michael D. Anderson

  • Litigation – Intellectual Property
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

J. Chad Arnette

  • Litigation – Antitrust
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment  

Marianne M. Auld 

  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation  

Lars L. Berg

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Intellectual Property
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs  

Mark E. Bishop

  • Real Estate Law

Sean A. Bryan

  • Tax Law

Russell D. Cawyer 

  • Employment Law – Management
  • Labor Law – Management
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment  

John H. Cayce, Jr. 

  • Appellate Practice  

Hugh G. Connor II 

  • Commercial Litigation  

Alan Hegi

  • Real Estate Law

Donald E. Herrmann 

  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Construction

Brandon M. Hill

  • Banking and Finance Law

E. Glen Johnson 

  • Commercial Litigation  

Dee J. Kelly, Jr. 

  • Administrative | Regulatory Law
  • Commercial Litigation  

David E. Keltner 

  • Appellate Practice
  • Arbitration  
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation

Chad A. Key 

  • Real Estate Law  

Daniel L. Lowry 

  • Banking and Finance Law  
  • Real Estate Law

Matthew W. Luensmann

  • Banking and Finance Law

Phil McCrury

  • Elder Law

Patricia F. Meadows 

  • Real Estate Law  

Sharon S. Millians

  • Real Estate Law  

Derek Montgomery

  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Preston R. Mundt

  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Ray Oujesky

  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Real Estate Law

Henry H. Robinson

  • Employment Law – Management
  • Labor Law – Management
  • Labor Law – Union  
  • Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers

J. Andrew Rogers

  • Real Estate Law  

Clark H. Rucker

  • Energy Law
  • Oil and Gas Law

Bart Rue

  • Oil and Gas Law

Jody S. Sanders

  • Appellate Practice

R. Daniel Settle, Jr. 

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Public Finance Law  

Todd W. Spake 

  • Oil and Gas Law  

Dulaney G. Steer

  • Nonprofit / Charities Law
  • Trusts and Estates  

Kenneth Stogdill

  • Real Estate Law

John Thompson III

  • Energy Law
  • Oil and Gas Law

William N. Warren 

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants  

Jeff Whitfield

  • Commercial Litigation

Wayne B. Whitham 

  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law  

Midland, TX 

Anna Brandl

  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

William B. Burford

  • Natural Resources Law
  • Oil and Gas Law  

Harold L. Hensley, Jr. 

  • Natural Resources Law
  • Oil and Gas Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants  

New Orleans, LA 

DeMarcus Gordon

  • Energy Law
  • Litigation – Environmental

Lesli Harris

  • Advertising Law
  • Litigation – Intellectual Property
  • Trademark Law
  • Trade Secrets

Aimee W. Hebert

  • Energy Law
  • Natural Resources Law
  • Oil and Gas Law  

Loulan J. Pitre, Jr. 

  • Energy Regulatory Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation – Environmental
  • Natural Resources Law
  • Oil and Gas Law