Twenty Bell Nunnally Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2023

The Best Lawyers in America® announced that 20 Bell Nunnally attorneys are on its 2023 list.

“Our mission is to be a guiding force behind every great company in our region and beyond. The inclusion of more than 30 percent of our lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list is further testament to the caliber of our team and the breadth of our highly regarded practice areas,” said Christopher Trowbridge, Bell Nunnally managing partner. “We’re deeply honored by this peer-driven recognition.”

Lawyers named to The Best Lawyers in America and their respective areas of recognition include:

Alana K. Ackels – Litigation – Labor and Employment
Mikel J. Bowers – Litigation – Construction
Jean Pierre Boyea – Real Estate Law
R. Heath Cheek – Commercial Litigation
Nikki Hurst Gibson – Commercial Finance Law
Karen L. Hart – Commercial Litigation
Heather H. Jobe – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Randall K. Lindley – Commercial Litigation
Jeffrey S. Lowenstein – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property
Danica L. Mathes – Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television; Entertainment Law – Music
Kassandra G. McLaughlin – Real Estate Law
Russell W. Mills – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Larry L. Shosid – Commercial Finance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Real Estate Law
John D. Smart – Employment Law – Management
Christopher B. Trowbridge – Commercial Litigation
Jay M. Wallace – Litigation – Labor and Employment
David A. Walton – Commercial Litigation
David G. Webster – Commercial Litigation
Beverly A. Whitley – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
Tammy S. Wood – Commercial Litigation

Shosid was also selected as a “Lawyer of the Year” in Commercial Finance Law for the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan region.

Mathes has been listed for more than 15 consecutive years (since 2007). In addition, Bowers (since 2013) and Lowenstein (since 2013) have each been listed for 10 or more consecutive years.

The following have been listed for five or more years: Ackels (since 2019), Boyea (since 2018), Gibson (since 2017), Hart (since 2017), McLaughlin (since 2018), Shosid (since 2018), Smart (since 2018), Trowbridge (since 2017), Whitley (since 2016) and Wood (since 2016).

In addition to those recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, 16 other Bell Nunnally attorneys have been named to Best Lawyers’ 2023 “Ones to Watch” list.