Recognition
‘Best Lawyers’ Recognizes 65 Attorneys Across 7 Offices, 18 Practice Areas for 2026 Lists
Aug 21, 2025
The Best Lawyers in America has recognized 49 Thompson Coe attorneys in the 2026 edition, plus 16 on the Ones to Watch list. Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review and highlights the professional expertise and excellence of the attorneys on each list.
2026 Best Lawyers List
Austin, TX
- Tasha Barnes
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- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
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- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
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- Litigation – Construction
- Wade Crosnoe
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- Appellate Practice
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- Insurance Law
- Jeffrey D. Otto
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- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
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- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
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- Employment Law – Management
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- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Ronald D. Wamsted
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- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
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- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Dallas, TX
- Tiffany A. Au
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- Insurance Law
- Jennifer Aufricht
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- Litigation – Construction
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- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
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- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Thomas P. Brandt
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- Education Law
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- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Rodney D. Bucker
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- Insurance Law
- Daniel Buechler
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- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
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- Commercial Litigation
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- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Jack M. Cleaveland, Jr.
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- Insurance Law
- Thomas A. Culpepper
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- Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
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- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
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- Appellate Practice
- Craig L. Dowis
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- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- J. Richard Harmon
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- Insurance Law
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- Litigation – Insurance
- Roger D. Higgins
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- Commercial Litigation
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- Insurance Law
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- Litigation – Insurance
- Jason R. Jobe
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- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Coyt R. Johnston, Jr.
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- Commercial Litigation
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- Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
- Jon Paul Melton
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- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Barry A. Moscowitz
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- Litigation – Labor and Employment
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- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Randy A. Nelson
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- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Shawn W. Phelan
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- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
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- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- John L. Ross
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- Employment Law – Management
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- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Charles W. Settle, Jr.
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- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
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- Commercial Litigation
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- Insurance Law
- David M. Taylor
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- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Rhonda Thompson
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- Insurance Law
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- Litigation – Insurance
- George N. Wilson III
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- Litigation – Construction
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- Litigation – Insurance
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- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Harrison H. Yoss
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- Insurance Law
Denver, CO
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- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- L. Michael Brooks, Jr.
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- Appellate Practice
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- Commercial Litigation
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- Insurance Law
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- Litigation – Insurance
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- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
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- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Paul Dinkelmeyer
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- Litigation – Insurance
- Adam P. O’Brien
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- Commercial Litigation
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- Insurance Law
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- Litigation – Insurance
- William T. O’Connell III
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- Civil Rights Law
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- Litigation – Labor and Employment
Honolulu, HI
- Thomas Benedict
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- Commercial Litigation
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- Insurance Law
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- Litigation – Insurance
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- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
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- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
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- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
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- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Houston, TX
- George Arnold
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- Litigation – Insurance
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- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Christina Anne Culver
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- Insurance Law
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- Commercial Litigation
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- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
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- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
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- Insurance Law
- Cy Haralson
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- Insurance Law
- James N. Isbell
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- Construction Law
- Ryan L. Marlatt
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- Insurance Law
- Brian S. Martin
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- Insurance Law
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- Litigation – Insurance
- Michele E. Taylor
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- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
St. Paul, MN
- Kevin M. Mosher
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- Employment Law – Management
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- Litigation – Labor and Employment
2026 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list
The Ones to Watch are recognitions given to attorneys who have been in practice for 5-9 years.
Austin, TX
- J. Brandon Barnes
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- Litigation – Construction
- Elizabeth Brabb
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- Appellate Practice
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- Commercial Litigation
- Sean Swords
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- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
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- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Dallas, TX
- A. Matthew Alagha
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- Insurance Law
- Shelby G. Hall
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- Appellate Practice
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- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Hope Miranda
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- Professional Malpractice Law
- Gordan Truong
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- Commercial Litigation
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- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
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- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Riley F. Tunnell
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- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
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- Commercial Litigation
Denver, CO
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- Commercial Litigation
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- Insurance Law
Houston, TX
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- Litigation – Construction
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- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
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- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
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- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
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- Professional Malpractice Law
- Regan G. Pearson
- Construction Law
- Insurance Law
- Transportation Law
- Benjamin S. Ritz
- Commercial Litigation
- Insurance Law
San Antonio, TX
- Jessica B. Gonzalez
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- Insurance Law
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