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John Thompson is a partner in the firm's Oil and Gas/Energy practice. He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree from Vanderbilt University in 1997 and graduated in 2000 from the University of Texas School of Law, where he was a member of the law journal, The Review of Litigation. Mr. Thompson represents clients in litigation involving a wide variety of oil and gas matters before state and federal courts at both the trial and appellate levels.

Tony Magee is an Oxford-educated, former English barrister, who has practiced law in Dallas since 1993. Before that, he practiced for nine years at the Chancery Bar in London. Tony focuses on the practice of intellectual property litigation and complex commercial litigation on both the plaintiff and defense sides. His experience includes patent infringement litigation in many technological areas, including telecommunications, including the field of inmate telephone systems, medical devices, s...

Daniel L. Lowry has more than 30 years experience assisting domestic borrowers and lenders in structuring, negotiating, documenting, closing, and administering secured and unsecured credit transactions. His clients principally include domestic financial institutions, national and middle-market companies, sponsors, developers and investors. Mr. Lowry’s extensive experience includes construction loan facilities, oil and gas project financing, real estate development financing, commercial ...

“ The Best Lawyers in Dallas ” – Since 2005, Chad Ruback has consistently been named one of “The Best Lawyers in Dallas” by D Magazine. This is true of only four other appellate lawyers. “ The Best Lawyers in America ” – Chad is included in the “Appellate Practice” section of The Best Lawyers in America. “ Texas Super Lawyers ” – Chad is included in the Thomson Reuters “Texas Super Lawyers” list, which i...

David Guedry is a partner in the Dallas office. He is nationally recognized for more than 25 years of leadership in advising global service providers and Fortune 1000 companies on complex outsourcing relationships, including assisting with developing legal, operational, and business strategies, and translating strategy into the practical negotiation and documentation of deals. David has significant experience managing the complexities of IT and telecommunication outsourcing agreements; busine...

Grant Walsh is a co-founder of CM Law, LLP , formerly known as Culhane Meadows Haughian & Walsh PLLC, and serves as the firm’s General Counsel. Based in Dallas, Texas, he focuses his practice on Commercial Litigation and Franchise Law , including business disputes, contract matters, franchising relationships, real estate transactions, and entertainment-related transactions. Mr. Walsh is also a qualified mediator who helps clients evaluate and pursue practical resolutions to disputes...

Leah C. Kagan is a trial attorney and shareholder at Simon Greenstone Panatier, PC. Ms. Kagan joined the firm in 2015 focusing her practice on asbestos litigation, with an emphasis on cases involving exposures to talc and talcum powder products. Prior to joining SGP, in 2013, Leah jointly tried and successfully obtained a groundbreaking verdict in the first cosmetic talcum powder exposure case tried against the distributor of asbestos-containing talc to the Shulton Company, maker of Old Spice...

Bud Doxey, Jr. is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Real Estate Law. Bud practices law in Dallas, Texas Best Lawyers has recognized Bud Doxey, Jr. 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 Bud Doxey, Jr. is held by other lawyers.

Charles Siegel leads the appellate and qui tam whistleblower practices at Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel. A veteran litigator, he has argued appeals in nine of the federal circuits, seven state supreme courts, and in numerous intermediate appellate courts around the country. In addition, he has appeared in state or federal trial courts in more than 30 states and in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. An authority on asbestos exposure and qui tam whistleblower litigation and appellate issues...

Susannah Chester Schindler is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs. Susannah Chester practices law in Dallas, Texas Best Lawyers has recognized Susannah Chester Schindler since 2027. 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 Susannah Chester Schindler is held by other lawyers.