2025-2026 PARTNER PROMOTIONS
An updated list of firm partner promotions for the 2025-2026 cycle.
| Full | Firm | Office | Practice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly E. Almeter | Akerman | Dallas | Litigation |
| R. Adam Swick | Akerman | Austin | Bankruptcy and Reorganization |
| Tom Hillebrand | Akin | Houston | Corporate |
| Marc Lombardi | Akin | Dallas | Investment Management |
| Caleb Miller | Aldous Law | Dallas | Trial |
| Sam Bragg | Alston & Bird | Dallas | Litigation & Trial |
| Kyle Doherty | Baker Botts | Houston | Global Projects |
| Ben Geslison | Baker Botts | Houston | Tax |
| Alia Heintz | Baker Botts | Houston | Global Projects |
| Landon Lill | Baker Botts | Austin | Global Projects |
| Mark Little | Baker Botts | Houston | Litigation, Appellate |
| Tony Lucisano | Baker Botts | Houston | Litigation |
| Steve Maule | Baker Botts | Houston | IP |
| Daniella Martinez | BakerHostetler | Houston | Commercial Disputes |
| Katie Legband O’Brien | BakerHostetler | Dallas | Corporate Governance |
| Garrett S. Brawley | Beck Redden | Houston | Commercial Litigation, Trial |
| Nathan Cox | Bell Nunnally | Dallas | Litigation |
| Christian J. Cowart | Bell Nunnally | Dallas | Litigation, IP |
| Joshua D. Fuller | Bell Nunnally | Dallas | Litigation |
| Joshua T. Smith | Bell Nunnally | Dallas | Corporate |
| Shannon R. McKay | Bracewell | Houston | Projects |
| Levi Stoneking | Bracewell | San Antonio | Public Finance |
| Sarah Tahir | Bracewell | Dallas | Public Finance |
| Kenni C. Wilkinson | Bracewell | Houston | Finance |
| Alan Carrillo | Brown Fox | Dallas | Commercial Litigation |
| Morgan Buller | Brown Fox | Frisco | Labor & Employment, Business Litigation |
| Evan Atkinson | Dykema | Austin | Corporate Finance |
| Tara Kern | Dykema | Dallas | Commercial Litigation |
| Ryan Landry | Dykema | San Antonio | Commercial Litigation |
| Lindsay Reimer | Fisher Phillips | Houston | Litigation |
| Caitlin Halpern | Gibbs & Bruns | Houston | Litigation |
| Andy Chen | Gibson Dunn | Houston | Finance |
| Tyler R. Cox | Gibson Dunn | Houston | Private Equity |
| Brian Richman | Gibson Dunn | Dallas | Appellate and Consititutional Law |
| Rachel W. Robertson | Gibson Dunn | Dallas | Litigation |
| Prerak Shah | Gibson Dunn | Houston | Litigation |
| Trey Avant | Gray Reed | Dallas | Probate and Fiduciary Litigation |
| Ashley DeHart | Gray Reed | Dallas | Family Law |
| Rachel Poynter | Gray Reed | Dallas | Healthcare |
| Tiffany Taylor | Gray Reed | Dallas | Energy Transactions |
| Heather Barger | Haynes Boone | Dallas | Litigation |
| Calmann Clements | Haynes Boone | Dallas | Litigation |
| Cody Cravens | Haynes Boone | Dallas | Corporate |
| Danielle Marr | Haynes Boone | Dallas | Corporate |
| Rachel O’Donnell | Haynes Boone | Dallas | Corporate |
| Ryan Pitts | Haynes Boone | Austin | Litigation |
| Laura Shapiro | Haynes Boone | Dallas | Corporate |
| Mei Zhang | Haynes Boone | Dallas | Corporate |
| Lauren Becker | Holland & Knight | Dallas | Labor & Employment, Litigation |
| Brandon Chang | Holland & Knight | Dallas | Business and Lending Transactions |
| Kris Kearney | Holland & Knight | Dallas | Real Estate |
| Sam Murphy | Holland & Knight | Dallas | Real Estate |
| David Hornbeak | Holland & Knight | Houston | Commercial and Business Litigation |
| Adam L. Royal | Husch Blackwell | Austin | Healthcare, Corporate & Regulatory |
| Brooke Ginsburg Guerrero | Husch Blackwell | Dallas | Trust, Estate, & Fiduciary Litigation |
| Sean Farrell | Husch Blackwell | San Antonio | Energy |
| Fabiola Fox | Katten | Dallas | Capital Markets |
| Joseph Austin | Kelly Hart | Fort Worth | Litigation |
| Kylie Rahl | Kelly Hart | Fort Worth | Real Estate & Finance |
| Maeghan Whitehead | Kilpatrick | Dallas | Complex Commercial Litigation |
| Zach Burnett | King & Spalding | Austin | Trial and Global Disputes |
| Mandie Cash | King & Spalding | Houston | Trial and Global Disputes |
| Matt Vandenberg | King & Spalding | Austin | Trial and Global Disputes |
| Colleen Haile | Kirkland & Ellis | Dallas | Corporate |
| Patrick Lingwall | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Corporate |
| Keegan Bobholz | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Debt Finance |
| Luke Strother | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Corporate |
| Brad Johnson | Kirkland & Ellis | Dallas | Corporate |
| Matt Gibson | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Corporate |
| Alex Parker Lippert | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Corporate |
| Carli Childers | Kirkland & Ellis | Houston | Corporate |
| Alice Parker | Latham & Watkins | Houston | M&A and Private Equity Practice |
| Clayton Heery | Latham & Watkins | Houston | M&A and Private Equity Practice |
| Clint Cowan | Lynn Pinker | Dallas | Litigation |
| Yaman Desai | Lynn Pinker | Dallas | Litigation |
| Tanica Mann | Maron Marvel | Dallas | Business Law & Commercial Litigation |
| Carlos Ramirez | Maron Marvel | Dallas | Personal Injury |
| Jack Haake | McDermott | Dallas | Transactions |
| James Grossman | McDermott | Dallas | Litigation |
| Raja Chatterjee | McDermott | Dallas | Transactions |
| Rosalyn Broad | McDermott | Austin | Health & Life Sciences |
| Alexis Reynolds | McGuireWoods | Houston | Healthcare, Corporate & Regulatory |
| Paul Chappell | McGuireWoods | Dallas | Labor & Employment |
| Casey Weaver | Morgan Lewis | Houston | Litigation |
| Catherine North Hounfodji | Morgan Lewis | Houston | Litigation |
| Roina Rivera | Murchison O’Neill | Dallas | Regulatory |
| Alex Cummings | Norton Rose Fulbright | Houston | Antitrust and Competition |
| Caleb Segrest | Norton Rose Fulbright | Dallas | Corporate, M&A and Securities |
| Will Betts | Norton Rose Fulbright | Dallas | Corporate, M&A and Securities |
| Ellen Blanchard | Norton Rose Fulbright | Dallas | Cybersecurity and Data Privacy |
| Stephanie Schmidt | Norton Rose Fulbright | Austin | Intellectual Property |
| Chris Cooke | Norton Rose Fulbright | San Antonio | Litigation and Disputes |
| Ellie Norris | Norton Rose Fulbright | Dallas | Litigation and Disputes |
| Emily Wolf | Norton Rose Fulbright | Austin | Litigation and Disputes |
| Kristina Williams | Norton Rose Fulbright | Dallas | Litigation and Disputes |
| Jeremy Tripp | Norton Rose Fulbright | Houston | Projects |
| John M. Barcus | Ogletree | Dallas | Employment Law |
| Jeremy W. Hays | Ogletree | Dallas | Employment Litigation |
| Briana Loughlin Johnson | Perkins Coie | Austin | Private Client Services |
| Michael (Alex) Alexander Pratt | Perkins Coie | Dallas | Labor & Employment |
| Allison Cook | Reese Marketos | Dallas | Trial and Appellate |
| Jeri Leigh Miller | Sidley | Dallas | Resturcturing |
| Matt Hart | Simpson Thacher | Houston | Capital Markets |
| Brian Baker | Sorrels Law | Houston | Trial |
| Gregory D. Brown | Sorrels Law | Houston | Trial |
| John Busch | Sorrels Law | Houston | Trial |
| Eric Gerard | Sorrels Law | Houston | Trial |
| David James | Sorrels Law | Houston | Trial |
| Sean Jez | Sorrels Law | Houston | Personal Injury |
| Turner Johnston | Sorrels Law | Houston | Personal Injury |
| Jessica Rodriguez-Wahlquist | Sorrels Law | Houston | Trial |
| Tom Stillwell | Sorrels Law | Houston | Trial |
| Christopher R. Lollis | Steptoe & Johnson | Dallas | Litigation |
| Greg Krafka | Steptoe & Johnson | The Woodlands | Corporate and Securities |
| Ryan Weiss | Susman Godfrey | Houston | Litigation |
| Justin W. Allen | Thompson Coburn | Dallas | Business Litigation |
| Austin White | Vinson & Elkins | Austin | Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity |
| David Lassetter | Vinson & Elkins | Houston | Corporate |
| Jordan Fossee | Vinson & Elkins | Houston | Corporate |
| Sang Lee | Vinson & Elkins | Dallas | Corporate |
| Zach Banks | Vinson & Elkins | Houston | Finance |
| Lauren Gorsche | Weil | Dallas | Tax |
| Luisa Muskus | White & Case | Houston | Mergers & Acquisitions |
| Christian A. Truman | Willkie | Houston | Corporate & Financial Services |
| Erin Kaufman | Willkie | Houston | Corporate & Financial Services |
| Joe Laurel | Willkie | Houston | Corporate & Financial Services |
| Omar Shariff | Willkie | Houston | Corporate & Financial Services |
| Camille Kraft | Wilson Elser | Houston | Civil Litigation (Personal Injury) |
| Kelsi Wade Piatkowski | Wilson Elser | Houston | Civil Litigation |
| Blake Crawford | Wilson Elser | Dallas | Insurance & Reinsurance Coverage |
| Jeffrey Hill | Wilson Elser | Dallas | Liability, Commercial Litigation |