Best Lawyers in America Names 64 GableGotwals Attorneys to its 2027 List

August 20, 2026 | GableGotwals is pleased to announce that 64 lawyers have been recognized in the 2027 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, one of whom was newly included, and seven newly named on the “Ones to Watch” list. In addition, 7 GableGotwals attorneys were named 2026 “Lawyer of the Year.”

Best Lawyers has published their list for more than three decades. Its first international list was published in 2006, and since then has grown to provide lists in more than 75 countries. Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas and are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise.

GableGotwals would like to congratulate the following attorneys named to the 2027 The Best Lawyers in America list:

The Best Lawyers in America
Houston
	John D. Sullivan Commercial Litigation
Oklahoma City
	Ellen A. Adams Energy Law Employment Law – Management	Litigation – Labor and Employment
	Jeffrey A. Curran Insurance Law Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants (Lawyer of the Year)	Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
	E. Talitha Ebrite Banking and Finance Law Commercial Litigation	Energy Law Oil and Gas Law
	Jake M. Krattiger Commercial Litigation Oil and Gas Law
	Lance E. Leffel Commercial Litigation Construction Law	Insurance Law (Lawyer of the Year) Litigation – Insurance
	Robert G. McCampbell Administrative / Regulatory Law Bet-the-Company Litigation Commercial Litigation Criminal Defense: White-Collar	Government Contracts Government Relations Practice Health Care Law Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
	Nick V. Merkley Commercial Litigation Energy Law	Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions Oil and Gas Law
	J. Blake Patton Commercial Litigation
	Leo J. Portman Corporate Law Energy Law	Litigation – Trusts and Estates
	Brooks Richardson Commercial Litigation
	Rob F. Robertson Commercial Litigation Corporate Governance Law Energy Law Oil and Gas Law	Litigation – Banking and Finance Litigation – Bankruptcy Litigation – Environmental (Lawyer of the Year) Litigation – Real Estate
	Leasa M. Stewart Insurance Law Litigation – ERISA	Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
	Amy M. Stipe Commercial Litigation Oil and Gas Law
Tulsa
	Steven J. Adams Commercial Litigation Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
	Jennifer R. Annis Health Care Law Litigation – Health Care	Litigation – Insurance (Lawyer of the Year) Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
	John R. Barker Banking and Finance Law Corporate Law Securities / Capital Markets Law
	Brandon C. Bickle Banking and Finance Law Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Commercial Litigation
	Frank J. Catalano Copyright Law Patent Law	Trademark Law
	Jason B. Coutant Banking and Finance Law Corporate Law
	John D. Dale Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
	Renee DeMoss Commercial Litigation Insurance Law	Litigation – ERISA
	Adam Doverspike Commercial Litigation Municipal Law
	Alicia J. Edwards Patent Law
	Grant Fitz Litigation – Insurance Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants	Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
	Craig A. Fitzgerald Commercial Litigation Insurance Law	Litigation – Antitrust Litigation – Intellectual Property
	Amelia A. Fogleman Appellate Practice Commercial Litigation	Litigation – Antitrust
	John A. Gaberino, Jr. Energy Law
	Jeffrey D. Hassell Banking and Finance Law (Lawyer of the Year) Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Corporate Law (Lawyer of the Year)
	Jeffrey T. Haughey Securities / Capital Markets Law Securities Regulation
	Steven G. Heinen Banking and Finance Law Corporate Law
	Philip D. Hixon Appellate Practice Commercial Litigation
	Thomas J. Hutchison Banking and Finance Law Corporate Law	Real Estate Law
	Susan I. Jordan Health Care Law Litigation – Health Care
	Stephen W. Lake Banking and Finance Law Commercial Litigation Corporate Law Energy Law (Lawyer of the Year)	Mergers and Acquisitions Law Oil and Gas Law Securities / Capital Markets Law Securities Regulation
	Lloyd W. Landreth Litigation – Environmental Natural Resources Law
	David Limekiller Commercial Litigation Litigation – Labor and Employment
	Graydon D. Luthey, Jr. Commercial Litigation Corporate Compliance Law Corporate Governance Law	Corporate Law Gaming Law Native American Law
	Carrie McNeer Insurance Law
	Todd A. Nelson Copyright Law Litigation – Patent
	Richard B. Noulles Bet-the-Company Litigation Commercial Litigation	Natural Resources Law Oil and Gas Law
	Paul E. Rossler Patent Law Technology Law	Trademark Law (Lawyer of the Year)
	John Henry Rule Banking and Finance Law Commercial Litigation	Litigation – Banking and Finance Litigation – First Amendment
	Michael Scoggins Energy Law
	Deborah C. Shallcross Appellate Practice Arbitration	Family Law
	Trent Shores Commercial Litigation Native American Law
	Lisa T. Silvestri Energy Law Insurance Law
	Tina Soin Banking and Finance Law
	Timothy J. Sullivan, Jr. Commercial Litigation Energy Law
	Sidney K. Swinson Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Bet-the-Company Litigation Litigation – Bankruptcy
	Chris S. Thrutchley Employment Law – Management Labor Law – Management	Litigation – Labor and Employment
	Mia Vahlberg Commercial Litigation Corporate Law	Energy Law Insurance Law
	Scott R. Zingerman Copyright Law Patent Law	Trade Secrets Law
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America
Oklahoma City
	Gerard M. D’Emilio Appellate Practice Commercial Litigation
	David R. Herber Energy Law
	Scott Kiplinger Litigation – Construction Oil and Gas Law
	Tyler A. Self Natural Resources Law
	Ashlyn Smith Insurance Law Oil and Gas Law
Tulsa
	Bailey Barnes Johnson Corporate Law
	Richard M. Cella Commercial Litigation
	J. Chase Gordon Insurance Law
	Whitney N. Humphrey Banking and Finance Law
	Barrett L. Powers Commercial Litigation Insurance Law
	Jeni Stallings Native American Law
	Alex R. Telarik Commercial Litigation Oil and Gas Law

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