Bradford K. Burdette

Shane Egan’s practice focuses on a broad range of corporate and transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and asset sales, private equity and venture capital investments, fund formation and investment partnerships, corporate reorganizations and recapitalizations (including bankruptcy and workout transactions), joint ventures, business organizations, public securities offerings and private placements, securities compliance matters, and commercial real estate...

Bill Chamblee is a founding partner of Chamblee Ryan and has served as the firm’s President and Managing Partner since its inception. For more than 25 years, Bill has focused his practice on civil litigation in a wide variety of areas, including personal injury defense and medical malpractice. Bill’s litigation practice includes nationwide representation of major transportation and retail corporations, as well as Texas-wide representation of insured businesses and individuals prac...

Reagan Boyce is an associate at Chamblee Ryan. Reagan's practice includes a diverse area including medical malpractice, product liability, premises liability, construction defect, intellectual property and real property torts. Reagan also has a diverse background handling litigation matters for bankruptcy trustees, receivers, ABC's and other fiduciaries. Reagan is licensed in both Texas and California. She has been part of over a dozen trial teams who have obtained defense verdicts, or have r...

Rob Sayles represents both plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of litigation matters, including business and commercial disputes, product and premises liability matters, employment and construction disputes, and personal injury and wrongful death claims. Rob is licensed to practice in all Texas state courts and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. A native Texan, Rob earned his undergraduate degree in finance at the University of Texas at...

Mark A. Melton is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Corporate Law and Tax Law. Mark A. practices law in Dallas, Texas Best Lawyers has recognized Mark A. Melton since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Mark A. Melton is held by other lawyers.

Jana S. Baker is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Jana S. practices law in Dallas, Texas Best Lawyers has recognized Jana S. Baker since 2020. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Jana S. Baker is held by other lawyers.

Chad A. Key’s legal experience includes all aspects of real estate, with an emphasis on acquisitions and dispositions of real property, development of real property, financing, and commercial leasing transactions. He represents a variety of publicly traded and privately held corporate clients, real estate funds, and individuals in all types of complex real estate matters, including industrial, office, hotel, retail, ranch land, and multi-family projects. Mr. Key also has experience in t...

Forest Nelson is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants. Forest practices law in Dallas, Texas Best Lawyers has recognized Forest Nelson since 2021. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Forest Nelson is held by other lawyers.

Steve Baron, a Baron & Budd shareholder, is an accomplished litigator known for his tenacity in pursuing justice for victims of corporate misconduct. He currently heads Baron & Budd’s mesothelioma and asbestos practice. As lead of one of the nation’s most aggressive litigation teams, Mr. Baron represents clients in cases that have resulted in some of the largest verdicts and settlements for people with mesothelioma and asbestos diseases, as well as clients who have been ha...

Laura Benitez Geisler is an experienced trial lawyer with a focus on catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and civil rights litigation. Her courtroom experience has led to multi-million-dollar jury verdicts and substantial settlements on behalf of her clients, including a $21.375 million-dollar federal jury verdict in 2024 obtained on behalf of a terminated law enforcement officer who was the subject of a retaliatory conspiracy by elected public officials in violation of the officer's First Am...