John R. Hays, Jr.

Mike advises a diverse group of clients with water planning and management, water quality, water rights, water utility and endangered species issues. He is a partner at the Austin law firm of Lloyd Gosselink, and serves on the firm’s Board and Executive Committee. He is a water, utility and environmental lawyer and works among a team of 30 lawyers within the firm’s Water and Litigation Practice Groups, chairing the Water Practice Group. He serves as General Counsel of the Texas Wa...

Clients embroiled in bet-the-company appeals and high-stakes litigation call on Dana for the type of broad and deep experience that a savvy, experienced, and skilled appellate lawyer can bring. A board-certified appellate specialist, Dana is recognized as one of the premier appellate practitioners in the state, with particular expertise before the Fifth Circuit and the Supreme Court of Texas. A former Law Clerk for the Fifth Circuit and a former Staff Attorney at the Supreme Court of Texas, D...

Christopher Sileo is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation and Oil and Gas Law. Christopher, 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 Christopher is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

John Gilluly is a Chambers Band 1-ranked attorney who represents leading global and domestic companies, investors and other institutions across a range of industries, and focuses on capital markets transactions, SEC reporting and compliance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and corporate governance matters. Chambers recognizes John as a “highly regarded” lawyer for “his active funds practice and his deal focused attitude” and has noted that “peers are en...

Tiffany Harrod is a Partner in Peckar & Abramson’s Houston and Austin offices, where she concentrates her practice on construction and commercial litigation. She works with owners, developers, designers, engineers, and contractors on contract development, negotiations, risk management, delay and impact claims, lien and bond issues, defect claims, payment disputes, insurance and subrogation issues, alternative dispute resolution, and litigation strategy. Chambers USA has quoted indus...

Ryan Chapple is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Construction Law. Ryan, 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 Ryan is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Monica M. Jacobs has been practicing Texas water law for more than twenty years. She focuses her practice on strategic water supply planning and water asset management for both surface water and groundwater rights. Ms. Jacobs chairs Kelly Hart's Water Law practice group, and is a registered lobbyist. Her experience includes: Water Resources: water supply and water rights management for large landowners, industrial users and major Texas municipalities; surface water permitting at TCEQ; groundw...

Anna Conyers Kuhn is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Trademark Law. Anna Conyers, who practices law in Austin, Texas, has been recognized since 2019. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Anna Conyers is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Trent Krienke is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Health Care Law. Trent, 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 Trent is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Clarke represents a wide array of businesses in many different types of business transactions. For more than 40 years, he has successfully negotiated commercial leases for tenants and landlords, formed venture capital funds for institutional investors, represented management in various transactions involving employment agreements, separation agreements, and various types of equity and phantom equity compensation arrangements. He is committed to providing cost effective, high quality legal ser...