31ˢᵗ edition of The Best Lawyers in America®

The 31ˢᵗ edition of The Best Lawyers in America® has been released and we are proud to announce that Langley & Banack has 6 attorneys named “Lawyer of the Year,” 36 as “Best Lawyers in America ” and 3 as “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.”  We are thrilled to have so many of our attorneys recognized and want to thank everyone on our team for making this possible.

“Lawyer of the Year”:

• • Christopher T. Hodge
    • Litigation – Trusts and Estates
• • Roger D. Kirstein
    • Litigation – Construction
• • Lucretia R. Marmor
    • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• • William W. Sommers
    • Construction Law
• • Catherine M. Stone
    • Appellate Practice
• • Stephen E. Walraven
    • Insurance Law

2025 Edition Best Lawyer Awards:

• Karnes City, TX
  • Elizabeth Kopecki Marker (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2025)
    • Oil and Gas Law
• San Antonio, TX
  • Stephen J. Ahl (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2025)
    • Oil and Gas Law
  • James J. Aycock (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 1999)
    • Trusts and Estates
  • Arthur H. Bayern (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 1983)
    • Litigation – Trusts and Estates
    • Trusts and Estates
  • William T. Bayern (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2016)
    • Trusts and Estates
  • Michael C. Boyle (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2016)
    • Litigation – Real Estate
  • Steven R. Brook (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2010)
    • Banking and Finance Law
    • Real Estate Law
  • Steven D. Browne (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2010)
    • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Clinton M. Butler (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021)
    • Oil and Gas Law
  • Charla D. Davies (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021)
    • Collaborative Law: Family Law
    • Family Law
  • William R. Davis, Jr. (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2025)
    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Allen DeBard (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2025)
    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    • Litigation – Bankruptcy
  • Moulton S. Dowler, Jr. (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2020)
    • Family Law
  • Dylan O. Drummond (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2020)
    • Appellate Practice
  • David S. Gragg (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2006)
    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    • Litigation – Bankruptcy
  • Christopher T. Hodge (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021)
    • Litigation – Trusts and Estates
    • Trusts and Estates
  • James A. Hoffman (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007)
    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    • Litigation – Bankruptcy
  • Fred Riley Jones (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2008)
    • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Peter Lee Kilpatrick (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2011)
    • Commercial Litigation
  • Roger D. Kirstein (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2011)
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation – Construction
  • Jo Chris Lopez (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007)
    • Appellate Practice
    • Family Law
  • Lucretia R. Marmor (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2020)
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
  • Ian M. McLin (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2022)
    • Construction Law
    • Litigation – Construction
  • Joyce W. Moore (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2001)
    • Litigation – Trusts and Estates
  • Sara Murray (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2019)
    • Appellate Practice
    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    • Commercial Litigation
  • Robinson C. Ramsey (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2010)
    • Appellate Practice
  • J. Patrick Rouse (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021)
    • Real Estate Law
  • Marc J. Schnall (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2010)
    • Real Estate Law
  • William W. Sommers (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2008)
    • Construction Law
  • George H. Spencer, Jr. (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 1997)
    • Bet-the-Company Litigation
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
  • Catherine M. Stone (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2018)
    • Appellate Practice
  • Kristal Cordova Thomson (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2020)
    • Family Law
  • Steven B. Treu (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021)
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation – Construction
  • Thomas H. Veitch (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2008)
    • Insurance Law
  • Stephen E. Walraven (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021)
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Insurance Law
    • Litigation – Insurance
  • Natalie Friend Wilson (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2025)
    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

“Ones to Watch”:

• • F. Matthew Flores (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2021)
    • Trusts and Estates
  • Jobe S. Jackson (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2021)
    • Litigation – Trusts and Estates
  • Lauren M. Miller (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2022)
    • Trusts and Estates