Seventeen Bell Nunnally Attorneys Recognized in 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America

Best Lawyers® announced that 17 Bell Nunnally attorneys have been named to its Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch^® in America 2025 edition. This figure, when combined with the firm’s attorneys recognized in the broader The Best Lawyers in America^® 2025 list, represents roughly two-thirds of Bell Nunnally’s total attorneys.

“Our legal industry peers are some of our toughest critics and strongest allies, and their recognition of so much up-and-coming talent within our ranks is validation of our efforts to empower the next generation of firm leadership and the next generation of legal and business strategists who are and will contribute to clients and the community in North Texas and well beyond,” said Christopher B. Trowbridge, Bell Nunnally managing partner.

For the 2025 edition of the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch^® in America 2025 edition, more than 4 million votes were analyzed. Listed Bell Nunnally lawyers and their respective areas of recognition are:

Jonathan A. Aldaco – Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment Law – Management
Catherine B. Baldo – Commercial Litigation
J. Reid Burley – Commercial Litigation
Christian J. Cowart – Commercial Litigation
Nathan Cox – Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Litigation – Patent
Kimberly A. Cruz – Real Estate Law
Spencer C. Diebel – Real Estate Law
Joshua D. Fuller – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Labor and Employment
T.J. Hales – Labor and Employment Law – Management
Catherine Helm – Commercial Litigation
Mason G. Jones – Commercial Litigation
Vikram O. Kadiri – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Laura K. Lavernia – Commercial Litigation
Meredith N. Palmer – Commercial Litigation
Caitlin Paulden – Commercial Litigation
Sydnie A. Shimkus – Labor and Employment Law – Management
Joshua T. Smith – Mergers and Acquisitions Law