Jessica W. Hammons

Kathleen Mataya is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. Kathleen, who practices law in Dallas, Texas, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kathleen is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Andrew Sommerman represents clients in personal injury cases. A highly experienced trial lawyer, Andrew specializes in catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, and defective product cases. Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization , Andrew has tried numerous complex cases involving car accidents, truck wrecks, house and apartment fires, slip and falls, and workplace injuries. He is an advocate for victims of damaging pharmaceutical drugs such as Yaz...

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...

Mike Gruber's practice primarily involves business litigation defense, although he has also posted a number of very large verdicts, judgments and settlements. He is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and co-authored the two volume treatise “Texas Litigation Plans and Forms.” Mr. Gruber is active in a number of civic and professional organizations, and recently the Award of Excellence by the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers for his ser...

Deandra Grant, JD, GC, MS AV-rated attorney Deandra Grant is the Managing Partner of Deandra Grant Law’s 7 offices in Texas and is an international speaker on DWI law, science and trial skills. A graduate of Trinity University in San Antonio with a degree in business (Finance) and Southern Methodist University’s School of Law, Grant went on to earn a Graduate Certificate in Forensic Toxicology from the University of Florida’s College of Veterinary Medicine and a Master&rsquo...

Christian S. Kelso is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law and Trusts and Estates. Christian S., who practices law in Dallas, Texas, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Christian S. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Throughout his career, Thomas R. Stauch has helped numerous clients throughout Dallas and northern Texas with complex commercial litigation cases, including construction, real estate and business tort litigation, as well as other matters. A partner at Nowak & Stauch, PLLC, in Dallas, Texas, he devotes the majority of his practice to litigation, but is often asked to review and draft contracts for his clients as well. In 2018, Tom was added to the Roster of Arbitrators for the American Arb...

Juanita advises on a variety of matters, with a focus on safeguarding and protecting IP rights through trademarks and patents, patent and trade secret litigation, and inter partes review proceedings. In addition, she is skilled in performing IP due diligence for litigation funding transactions. Juanita also is a member of the team assisting the Special Compliance Coordinator appointed by the U.S. Department of Commerce to monitor, assess and report on the U.S. export control compliance of Zho...

Jonathan Kidwell leads Kirkland’s Global Environmental Practice on energy and infrastructure matters. Previously honored as both an “MVP of the Year” and a “Rising Star” by Law360 , Jonathan is also recognized by The Legal 500 U.S. as “a key name,” “crucial in the growth of [Kirkland’s] environmental practice in Texas” and “among the most commercial environmental attorneys in the market.” Jonathan’s clients rely on ...

George Parker doesn’t just practice family law, he has helped shape it. For nearly four decades, George has been representing clients in divorce and custody cases before the family court judges in McKinney and throughout Collin County, Dallas County and across North Texas. His approach is both creative and conservative, developing unique strategies for his clients to achieve their goals while respecting their priorities and values. He has become one of the most well-known and highly-res...