76 Thompson & Knight Attorneys Named as Super Lawyers

Texas – Thompson & Knight is pleased to congratulate its 76 attorneys awarded “Texas Super Lawyer” status in Texas Monthly’s October 2006 issue. The list reflects only the top five percent of attorneys in Texas.

The magazine went through a highly selective process in identifying attorneys for inclusion. Approximately 55,000 ballots were sent to attorneys across the state, who were asked to nominate the best attorneys whom they have personally observed in action. Attorneys could nominate others from their firm but only if they nominated an equal or greater number from other firms. Each vote carried a point total, with votes from outside a candidate’s firm weighing more than those from inside the firm.

Nominees were grouped into more than 60 practice areas, and attorneys receiving the highest point totals in each practice area were invited to serve on the blue ribbon panel, where they reviewed and scored nominees from their practice area. At the same time, the magazine conducted research to identify attorneys not named in the statewide survey. All nominees were verified for being active and in good standing with the State Bar of Texas.

Finally, candidates were divided according to firm size and geographic location, and top candidates from each group were named Super Lawyers.

The following are Thompson & Knight’s 76 Super Lawyers for 2006:

Austin
Debora B. Alsup - Appellate
Jeffrey S. Boyd – Government/ Cities/Municipalities
Catherine M. Greaves, Health Care
Kathy L. Poppitt, Health Care
Jan S. Thompson, Health Care

Dallas
G. Luke Ashley - Appellate
William L. Banowsky - Business Litigation
David M. Bennett – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Buford P. Berry - Tax
Michael R. Berry - Civil Litigation Defense
Dorothy H. Bjorck - Banking
Jane Politz Brandt - Intellectual Property
John S. Brannon, - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Sam P. Burford, Jr. – Business/Corporate
George C. Chapman - Business Litigation
John R. Cohn - Tax
Greg W. Curry - Business Litigation
Lori L. Dalton - Health Care
Joe Dannenmaier – Securities & Corporate Finance
Andrew B. Derman – Energy & Natural Resources
Cheryl E. Diaz - Business Litigation
James A. Donohoe - Bankruptcy
Barbara B. Ferguson - Estate Planning & Probate
Stephen F. Fink - Employment & Labor
Sharon M. Fountain - Employee Benefits/ERISA
Fred W. Fulton - Securities & Corporate Finance
Herbert J. Hammond - Intellectual Property Litigation
Thornton Hardie III - Tax
James B. Harris –Environmental
Martha Harris – Real Estate
Craig A. Haynes - Business Litigation
M. Lawrence (Larry) Hicks, Jr. - Real Estate
J. Mike Holt - Employee Benefits/ERISA
Gregory S.C. Huffman - Antitrust Litigation
James L. Irish - Energy & Natural Resources
John A. Mackintosh - Business Litigation
John H. Martin - Class Action/Mass Torts
Timothy R. McCormick - Business Litigation
P. Mike McCullough - Estate Planning & Probate
James W. McKellar - Banking
Mary A. McNulty - Tax
William R. Mureiko - Estate Planning & Probate
David R. Noteware - Business Litigation
Emily A. Parker - Tax
John W. Rain – Energy & Natural Resources
Stephen C. Rasch - Business Litigation
Rust E. Reid - Estate Planning & Probate
Harry M. Roberts. - Real Estate
Elizabeth A. Schartz – Employment & Labor
Terry L. Simmons - Non-Profit
Mark M. Sloan, Real Estate
Bruce S. Sostek - Intellectual Property Litigation
Molly Steele - Business Litigation
Scott P. Stolley - Appellate
Kevin Thomason - Tax
Michael C. Titens - Mergers and Acquisitions
R. David Wheat - Tax
Arthur J. Wright – Energy & Natural Resource
Dawn M. Wright - Class Action/Mass Torts
Shelly A. Youree - Employee Benefits/ERISA
Jeffrey A. Zlotky – Securities & Corporate Finance
Fort Worth
R. Gordon Appleman - Estate Planning & Probate
Susan E. Coleman - Real Estate

Houston
Stephen M. Block, Real Estate
Timothy R. Brown - Real Estate
Rhett G. Campbell - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Grant Cook - Business Litigation
Louis J. Davis – Energy & Natural Resources
David A. Furlow – Appellate
Robert L. Galloway - Appellate
Marc E. Grossberg – Tax
Robert S. MacIntyre, Jr. – Estate Planning & Probate
Alfred M. Meyerson - Real Estate
Dallas Parker – Securities and Corporate Finance
Michael K. Pierce - Securities and Corporate Finance
Jonathan B. Shoebotham - Civil Litigation Defense
Randy W. Williams - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights