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Hilary Young is a partner with Joy & Young LLP. Her practice focuses on Texas and federal regulatory, licensing, certification, and operations matters. Ms. Young is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association, the State Bar of Texas Health Law Council, the American Bar Association Health Law Section, and the Texas Board of Legal Specialization Examination Committee. Ms. Young is board certified in Health Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Darrell Windham is the managing member of the firm’s Austin office and has forty years of experience representing early stage companies, publicly traded and privately held clients, private equity funds and investors in complex mergers and acquisitions (M&A), strategic joint ventures, capital markets and other domestic and global business transactions. Darrell has experience in a wide variety of industries, including life sciences, medical devices, technology, software and semi-condu...

April Lucas is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Appellate Practice. April, who practices law in Austin, Texas, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which April is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Mr. Scott is a Partner of Osborne, Helman, Scott, Knisely & Stanton, LLP. He focuses his practice on fiduciary litigation, including trust, estate, partnership and guardianship disputes, representing parties on both sides of the docket. Mr. Scott also advises settlors, trustees, protectors, and asset holders in high value disputes related to international trusts and asset protection structures. Additionally, Mr. Scott co-counsels with family law attorneys in divorce cases where trust or e...

Stephen Toland is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Criminal Defense: General Practice and Criminal Defense: White-Collar. Stephen, who practices law in Austin, Texas, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Stephen is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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

For over twenty years Mr. Nelson has represented businesses and individuals in courts across Texas. Over that period of time, his law practice has grown to include not only business litigation but also intellectual property actions to protect clients’ trade secrets, trademarks, and copyrights. Mr. Nelson is experienced not only in traditional areas such as construction, personal injury, and product liability, but also complex securities cases and those involving breaches of fiduciary du...

Michele Locke is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law and Family Law Mediation. Michele, who practices law in Austin, Texas, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Michele is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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

Carolyn Shellman is a highly skilled attorney, an excellent communicator, and an effective leader. She is experienced at developing regulatory and legislative policy strategies for renewable and disruptive technologies in the energy industry and provides advice on complex energy transactions. Carolyn is also experienced with governance and compliance issues and possesses deep subject matter expertise in the electric utility industry and in navigating energy market issues. She helps market par...