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Ware, Jackson, Lee, O’Neill, Smith & Barrow, LLP named in U.S. News and World Report – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” for 2018

Ware, Jackson, Lee, O’Neill, Smith & Barrow, LLP is proud to announce that it has been named in U.S. News and World Report and Best Lawyers list of “Best Law Firms”.  According to U.S. News and World Report “Firms included in the 2018 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.”

 

National Tier 2

  • Litigation – Construction
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs

 

Metropolitan Tier 1- Houston

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Litigation – Labor & Employment
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs

 

Metropolitan Tier 2- Houston

  • Litigation – Environmental
  • Litigation – Trusts & Estates

Super Lawyers Announced!

Ware, Jackson, Lee, O’Neill, Smith & Barrow LLP is proud to announce that nine of its lawyers have been recognized by Thomson Reuters Texas Super Lawyers in 2017. The lists are compiled by using a multi-phase selection process based on peer recognition and professional achievement. This year’s Super Lawyer honorees include Don Jackson and Paul Smith for business litigation, Tim Lee and Eileen O’Neill for appellate law, and Dennis Barrow for construction litigation. Partners Wes Jackson, and Tyler Henkel, as well as associate Michelle Meriam were recognized as Rising Stars.  Only 5% of attorneys in Texas are selected.

Rising Stars, 2016

Ware, Jackson, Lee, O’Neill, Smith & Barrow, LLP is proud to announce that two of its partners, Tyler Henkel and Wesley Jackson, as well as associate Michelle Meriam, have been named to 2016 Texas Rising Stars, a Thomson Reuters service.

Texas Rising Stars are selected using the Super Lawyers patented multiphase selection process, but applies to attorneys who are 40 and under or who have been practicing law for 10 years or less. No more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state of Texas are named to the list.

Click to view Tyler Henkel’s profile

Click to view Wesley Jackson’s profile

Click to view Michelle Meriam’s profile