USA Guide 2026 : Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds
Ranked Individuals
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Our Texas offices are staffed with lawyers who are well known for their litigation prowess and trial skills, as well as their remarkable wins in bet-the-company and life-changing matters. Our attorneys offer top-notch litigation capabilities for a wide variety of litigation, including breach of contract, unfair competition, class action, complex business tort, mass/toxic tort, product liability, environmental tort, securities fraud/insider trading, breach of fiduciary duty, non-compete/employee raiding, trade secret, intellectual property, RICO, antitrust, False Claims Act/qui tam, insurance coverage, and derivative actions.
Winston has a well-deserved reputation as a trial lawyers’ firm. Our litigators are some of the most seasoned in the industry.
Our Texas litigation team represents clients from a wide array of industries, including financial services, oil and gas, manufacturing and industrial suppliers, consumer product and retailers, construction and real estate developers, public entities, technology, health care and medical devices, professional services, telecom, as well as high-net-worth individuals.
Our Houston-based oil and gas litigation practice continues to thrive. The team is routinely involved in high-stakes litigation involving hundreds of millions of dollars or more for some of the most important companies in the sector.
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Winston Taylor has a solid bench of seasoned trial lawyers, offering wide-ranging expertise in commercial and white-collar litigation. The firm is well equipped to handle disputes in the energy sector, with additional experience litigating on behalf of financial services, technology, real estate and manufacturing companies.
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Winston Taylor successfully represented Pioneer Natural Resources, securing a major win on summary judgment in a breach of contract case brought by MIECO alleging failure to supply natural gas during Winter Storm Uri.
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Winston has a remarkable understanding of commercial litigation and trial experience. The team is extremely well situated to handle complex and sophisticated litigation.
Winston consistently frames legal advice with real-world, practical and business-aligned implications in mind. It provides insightful, strategic recommendations that help avoid unnecessary risk or escalation and actionable, solution-driven paths. The team is also excellent trial counsel.
Winston is extremely strategic, client-focused and it comes up with a good plan from beginning to end to get to a resolution. It is not afraid to try the case if needed and does an excellent job.
The firm has outstanding litigators who regularly take cases through jury trials, not just settlements or bench trials. This is the law firm to use for critical litigation and which can speak to the board of directors and shareholders regarding legal exposure and litigation. The team understands how to engage with a business to obtain the right result.
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Christopher Pace is a strong brief writer and appellate attorney.
John Sanders is trusted to handle complex commercial disputes including partnership, trade secret misappropriation and securities claims.
Litigation: General Commercial
Litigation: General Commercial
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Walter "Casey" Berger
Tom Walsh
Head of Department
Chase Cooper
Jervonne Newsome
Brett Johnson
Head of Department
LeElle Slifer
Samantha Lerner
Head of Department
John Sullivan
M. Imad Khan
John Sanders
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