Nine Husch Blackwell attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2014 Texas Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. Each year, no more than five percent of attorneys in the state are named to the Super Lawyers list; no more than 2.5 percent are named to the Rising Stars list.
In the firm’s Austin office, the following attorneys were named to the 2014 Texas Super Lawyers list:
- Elizabeth G. “Heidi” Bloch – Appellate
- David W. Hilgers – Health Care
- R. Keith Hopson – Environmental
- Hal Katz – Health Care
- Stephen W. Lemmon – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
- Daniel R. Smith – Business Litigation
- Thomas H. Watkins – Business Litigation
Watkins was also named to Top 50 Central/West Texas Super Lawyers list; he has been included in the top 50 list 11 times since 2003.
In the firm’s Dallas office, the following attorneys were named to the 2014 Texas Rising Stars list:
Super Lawyers is a rating service of lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selection process includes a statewide survey of lawyers, independent research of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. The Rising Star category is for attorneys who are under 40 years old or who have fewer than ten years of legal experience.