McKool Smith, P.C., Earns Listing in Prestigious Legal Directory

DALLAS – Four attorneys from the Dallas law firm of McKool Smith, P.C., have earned selections among the top lawyers in the nation in the 2006 Chambers and Partners USA legal directory.

“We strive to do our best in every case, and I would like to think that our selection to this list reflects what our clients and other attorneys think about our firm,” says firm founder Mike McKool Jr. “We are honored to have been selected to this coveted position.”

Mr. McKool, firm Principal Douglas Cawley of Dallas, and T. Gordon White, Managing Principal of the firm’s Austin office, are recognized for their work in intellectual property law. In addition, Mr. McKool and Dallas Principal Lewis T. LeClair earned recognition for their representation of clients in commercial litigation.

Chambers and Partners USA is a London-based publisher of guides to law firms and lawyers. For the current U.S. directory, Chambers and Partners employed a team of 40 full-time researchers who conducted more than 10,000 interviews with attorneys and legal clients across the country over a six-month period. The online version of the directory is available at www.chambersandpartners.com/usa.

In the profile, McKool Smith is listed as having “an enviable reputation in IP law” and as “a fine and very competent litigation firm.”

McKool Smith has approximately 85 attorneys in Dallas, Austin and Marshall, Texas, handling commercial and intellectual property litigation for national and international clients. The firm has earned significant courtroom victories for clients such as Electronic Data Systems, BearingPoint, Ericsson, Cisco Systems, Medtronic and National Instruments.