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Thompson Coe Attorneys Recognized for 18 Practice Areas in 2027 ‘Best Lawyers’, ‘Ones to Watch’
Aug 20, 2026
The Best Lawyers in America has recognized 48 Thompson Coe attorneys in the 2027 edition, plus 13 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.
2027 Best Lawyers
Austin, TX
- Tasha Barnes
- Litigation – Construction
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Heather M. Beam
- Construction Law
- Litigation – Construction
- Wade Crosnoe
- Appellate Practice
- Insurance Law
- Litigation – Insurance
- Jeffrey D. Otto
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Stephanie Rojo
- Commercial Litigation
- Employment Law – Management
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Ronald D. Wamsted
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Dallas, TX
- Thomas Annis
- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Tiffany A. Au
- Insurance Law
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Jennifer Aufricht
- Litigation – Construction
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Thomas P. Brandt
- Education Law
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Rodney D. Bucker
- Insurance Law
- Daniel Buechler
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Angela Caffey
- Litigation – Construction
- Michael S. Cedillo
- Commercial Litigation
- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Jack M. Cleaveland, Jr.
- Insurance Law
- Thomas A. Culpepper
- Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Cassie J. Dallas
- Appellate Practice
- Craig L. Dowis
- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Roger D. Higgins
- Commercial Litigation
- Insurance Law
- Litigation – Insurance
- Jason R. Jobe
- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Coyt R. Johnston, Jr.
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
- David McFarland
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Jon Paul Melton
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Barry A. Moscowitz
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Randy A. Nelson
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Shawn W. Phelan
- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Heather Phelps
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- John L. Ross
- Employment Law – Management
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- David M. Taylor
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Rhonda Thompson
- Insurance Law
- Litigation – Insurance
- George N. Wilson III
- Litigation – Construction
- Litigation – Insurance
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Denver, CO
- L. Michael Brooks, Jr.
- Appellate Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Insurance Law
- Litigation – Insurance
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Paul Dinkelmeyer
- Insurance Law
- Litigation – Insurance
- Cathleen Heintz
- Insurance Law
- Adam P. O’Brien
- Commercial Litigation
- Insurance Law
- Litigation – Insurance
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- William T. O’Connell III
- Civil Rights Law
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
Honolulu, HI
- Thomas Benedict
- Commercial Litigation
- Insurance Law
- Litigation – Insurance
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Dawn T. Sugihara
- Commercial Litigation
- Insurance Law
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Houston, TX
- George Arnold
- Litigation – Insurance
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Christina Anne Culver
- Insurance Law
- Zandra Foley
- Commercial Litigation
- Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Rodrigo Garcia, Jr.
- Insurance Law
- Cy Haralson
- Insurance Law
- Ryan L. Marlatt
- Insurance Law
- Brian S. Martin
- Insurance Law
- Litigation – Insurance
- Michele E. Taylor
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
San Antonio
- David Jewett
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
St. Paul, MN
- Kevin M. Mosher
- Employment Law – Management
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
2027 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
The Ones to Watch are recognitions given to attorneys who have been in practice for 5-9 years.
Austin, TX
- Elizabeth Brabb
- Appellate Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Jared Grisham
- Commercial Litigation
Dallas, TX
- Ravyn Goss
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Kolby Keller
- Insurance Law
- Riley F. Tunnell
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- John M. Wiggins
- Insurance Law
Houston, TX
- Luis Del Villar
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Essay Eden
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Jacqueline Kamaie
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Thomas Machisak
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
New Orleans
- Jordan P. Parker
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Jared Shurman
- Insurance Law
- Zackory Wood
- Insurance Law

































































