Phillips Murrah is proud to announce that seven of our attorneys have been named Best Lawyers in America© “Lawyer of the Year.” In addition, 43 attorneys are recognized in the Best Lawyers in America© 2026 lists for Oklahoma City and Dallas, and 14 attorneys are included in the Ones to Watch 2025 list.
2026 Best Lawyers – Lawyers of the Year
- Fred A. Leibrock – Litigation – Antitrust
- Jim A. Roth – Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Joshua L. Edwards – Real Estate Law
- Kayce L. Gisinger – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Lyndon W. Whitmire – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Sally A. Hasenfratz – Construction Law
- Thomas G. Wolfe – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
The Best Lawyers in America 2026
- Elizabeth K. Brown – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Energy Law; Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Oil and Gas Law; Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law; Real Estate Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Catherine L. Campbell – Commercial Litigation; Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Oil and Gas Law
- Robert K. Campbell – Collaborative Law: Family Law; Family Law
- Jennifer K. Christian – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Health Care Law; Real Estate Law; Trusts and Estates
- Cody J. Cooper – Commercial Litigation; Copyright Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Eric Davis – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Energy Regulatory Law; Environmental Law; Government Relations Practice
- Bobby Dolatabadi – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Real Estate Law
- Joshua L. Edwards – Corporate Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; Health Care Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Real Estate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Marc Edwards – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Commercial Litigation; Energy Regulatory Law; Environmental Law; Government Relations Practice; Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Utilities Law
- Nicholle Jones Edwards – Collaborative Law: Family Law; Family Law; Family Law Arbitration; Family Law Mediation
- Eric S. Eissenstat – Antitrust Law; Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Insurance Law; Litigation – Antitrust
- Kayce L. Gisinger – Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants; Litigation – Insurance; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Lauren Barghols Hanna – Agriculture Law; Employment Law – Management; Health Care Law; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Water Law
- Sally A. Hasenfratz – Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Construction Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Real Estate Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Terry L. Hawkins – Public Finance Law
- Heather L. Hintz – Commercial Litigation
- Patrick L. Hullum – Commercial Litigation
- Clayton D. Ketter – Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Financial Services Regulation Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Timothy D. Kline – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Fred A. Leibrock – Commercial Litigation; Financial Services Regulation Law; Insurance Law; Litigation – Antitrust; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – ERISA; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Real Estate; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Real Estate Law
- Candace Williams Lisle – Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Litigation; Financial Services Regulation Law; Litigation – Real Estate
- Mark Lovelace – Banking and Finance Law; Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Commercial Finance Law; Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Energy Law; Energy Regulatory Law; Oil and Gas Law; Real Estate Law
- Byrona J. Maule – Commercial Litigation; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Melvin R. McVay, Jr. – Antitrust Law; Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Financial Services Regulation Law; Insurance Law; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Bankruptcy; Litigation – Real Estate; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Andrew S. Mildren – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Banking and Finance Law; Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Financial Services Regulation Law; Government Relations Practice; Real Estate Law
- Jennifer L. Miller – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Insurance; Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Cindy H. Murray – Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Real Estate Law
- Martin G. Ozinga – Commercial Litigation; Copyright Law; Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television; Entertainment Law – Music; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Technology Law
- Donald A. Pape – Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
- Dawn M. Rahme – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Corporate Law; Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
- Jim A. Roth – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Energy Law; Energy Regulatory Law; Environmental Law; Government Relations Practice; Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Natural Resources Law
- Jason A. Sansone – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Calvin Sharpe – Insurance Law; Litigation – Insurance; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Stephen A. Sherman – Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
- Ellen Keough Spiropoulos – Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Corporate Law; Leisure and Hospitality Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Real Estate Law
- Kathryn D. Terry – Civil Rights Law; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Insurance; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Beverly I. Vilardofsky – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Amy D. White – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Insurance; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Lyndon W. Whitmire – Antitrust Law; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; Litigation – Antitrust; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Thomas G. Wolfe – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Civil Rights Law; Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Oil and Gas Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Dallas:
- Mark E. Golman – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Corporate Law
- Janet A. Hendrick – Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Michele Spillman – Litigation – Labor and Employment
Ones to Watch in America 2025
- Phoebe M. Barber – Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Erica Halley Blackstock – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Real Estate Law
- Camille Burge – Commercial Litigation; Family Law
- Kelsey Chilcoat – Construction Law; Insurance Law; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Hilary Hudson Clifton – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
- Mark E. Hornbeek – Commercial Litigation
- Colby D. Karcher – Commercial Litigation
- Kayla M. Kuri – Corporate Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Real Estate Law
- Hilda Loury – Commercial Litigation
- Natalie McMahan – Commercial Litigation
- Kelly L. Offutt – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Austin Ray – Commercial Litigation
- Peter Wright – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Environmental Law
- Kimberly Wurtz – Oil and Gas Law; Real Estate Law; Trusts and Estates