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Russell W. Budd, a mainstay of the plaintiff’s bar with more than forty-five years’ experience representing victims of corporate wrongdoing, has been a trailblazer for the entirety of his career. Serving as a Baron & Budd shareholder since 1985 and president and managing shareholder since 2002, Mr. Budd presides over one of the nation’s largest plaintiffs’ firms. Founded in 1977, Baron & Budd has nearly 200 full-time employees and is headquartered in Dallas, Te...

Russell D. Cawyer is a partner and chairs the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice. He received his juris doctor, cum laude , from Texas Tech University School of Law, where he also served as a note editor on its law review. Mr. Cawyer received his Bachelor of Science, cum laude , from the University of North Texas. Mr. Cawyer’s practice focuses exclusively on labor and employment-related legal matters including litigation in federal and state courts and administrative proceedings...

Christopher M. Farish is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Collaborative Law: Family Law and Family Law. Christopher M., who practices law in Dallas, Texas, has been recognized since 2014. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Christopher M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Todd W. Spake is the chair of Kelly Hart's Oil & Gas/Energy Practice Group and represents oil and gas operators and interest owners across the state in his broad-based energy practice. Mr. Spake's primary focus is on transactional matters, including the purchase and sale of oil and gas producing properties, farm-outs, joint development agreements, natural gas processing and sale agreements, seismic agreements, complex rural and urban oil and gas leases and surface use agreements, pipeline...

Donald Waltz is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law. Donald, who practices law in Dallas, Texas, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Donald is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Mary McNulty represents corporations and partnerships in IRS audits, appeals, and tax litigation and provides tax planning for partnerships, limited liability companies, and S corporations. She specializes in Federal tax procedural issues, including statutes of limitations, interest, penalties, privilege, and TEFRA partnerships, and in partnership tax issues relating to private equity, oil and gas, wind energy, real estate, and exempt organizations.

Sawyer Neely is a Dallas trial lawyer. His practice is primarily focused on business and commercial litigation, but he also helps individuals to resolve significant personal disputes. Sawyer has tried cases in state and federal courts, and he has extensive experience in matters involving complex business disputes, employee and physician non-compete agreements, wrongful termination, breach of contract, fraudulent transfer, misappropriation of trade secrets, the False Claims Act, breach of fidu...

Ron Chapman, Jr. is a member of the firm's five-person Board of Directors, which governs all 44+ offices world-wide. He is Board Certified in labor and employment law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Mr. Chapman represents employers in all areas of labor and employment law, including employment agreements and policies, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour, non-competition and non-disclosure covenants, leaves of absence, unfair labor practices, union campaigns, col...

Tracey L. Williams is a Partner in the Dallas office of Peckar & Abramson PC, where she focuses her practice on Construction Law and Litigation – Construction . She has practiced civil litigation since 2001 and has concentrated primarily on construction-related matters since 2009, representing clients throughout Texas and Oklahoma. Tracey represents contractors, developers, owners, and subcontractors in all phases of the construction process, as well as in post-completion disputes. ...

Honors graduate of University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas. Clerk to Judge Walter Ely, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Taught International Tax to SMU Law School international students in Masters Degree Program Former Chair and Council Member of State Bar of Texas International Law Section Currently Head of International Fiscal Association's Dallas Region Frequent author and lecturer, numerous accolades and honors as international tax and transactions practitioner.