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John Podvin Jr. is a partner in the firm with more than 25 years of regulatory agency, law firm, and corporate experience. He is based in Dallas, Texas, where he works nationally with the firm’s clients. His practice areas include banking and financial services, litigation, corporate governance, finance, financial crisis advisory and litigation, financial regulatory, government relations strategy, and mergers and acquisitions. As outside counsel, Mr. Podvin works closely with the firm&r...

Kelly McClure is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Family Law. Kelly practices law in Dallas, Texas Best Lawyers has recognized Kelly McClure 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 Kelly McClure is held by other lawyers.

Bailey Pham is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Banking and Finance Law. Bailey practices law in Dallas, Texas Best Lawyers has recognized Bailey Pham 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 Bailey Pham is held by other lawyers.

A fourth generation attorney, Debbie Dudley Branson is a key member of The Law Offices of Frank L. Branson, one of the most respected trial firms in the Southwest. Her work focuses on high-level litigation strategy in a broad array of cases, from catastrophic personal injury claims to complex commercial litigation. Holding an advanced degree in psychology, Ms. Branson also directs focus groups, attitudinal surveys, voir dire, witness preparation, argument, and jury debriefing. Additionally, B...

Camille Stearns Miller is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Camille practices law in Rockwall, Texas Best Lawyers has recognized Camille Stearns Miller 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 re...

Austin R. Wyker is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Real Estate Law and Tax Law. Austin R. practices law in Dallas, Texas Best Lawyers has recognized Austin R. Wyker since 2022. 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 Austin R. Wyker is held by other lawyers.

Rich is a patent attorney and intellectual property (IP) litigator having extensive experience in handling disputes involving all types of IP rights, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Rich has litigated over 150 IP cases, including more than 100 patent disputes involving technologies such as industrial & oilfield equipment, cellular and wireless communications protocols, electronic commerce and payment systems, video encoding and streaming, distributed computin...

John Austin Curry is a principal at Caldwell Cassady & Curry. He primarily focuses his practice on patent infringement disputes. He has worked on high-technology cases involving electrical engineering and computer science technologies. Specifically, Mr. Curry has litigated and tried cases involving technology related to the manipulation of document architecture, systems and logic designed to facilitate the creation of secure communications, algorithms for efficient usage of routing cache,...

According to Michael Rustad, a Professor of Law at Suffolk University Law School in Boston, “Les Weisbrod has obtained more medical malpractice punitive damage jury verdicts for his clients than any other attorney in the United States.” In August 2014 Mr. Weisbrod obtained a summary jury trial verdict in Dallas County Court At Law No. 1 for $3.7 million on behalf of an injured 79-year-old client which included $2 million in punitive damages. Since May 1986, Mr. Weisbrod has tried ...

Laurie Dahl Rea is a partner at Rochelle McCullough LLP in Fort Worth, Texas, with more than two decades of experience practicing bankruptcy law. Her practice focuses on representing debtors, creditors, committees, trustees, and litigants in a wide range of bankruptcy matters, including complex disputes and contested proceedings. Ms. Rea also previously served as a law clerk to the Honorable Russell F. Nelms and the late Honorable Harold C. Abramson, both former bankruptcy judges for the Unit...