Kevin W. Brown

Jeff Dickerson is the firm’s senior corporate lawyer, and the managing shareholder of the firm’s Austin office, which he helped to establish in 2008. Jeff serves as outside general counsel to businesses in a number of different industries, including refinery services, beverage distribution, oilfield services, and physician practices. He specializes in mergers and acquisitions and general corporate work. Education B.A., English, with Honors, University of Texas, 1983 M.A., English,...

Laura P. Irani is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law. Laura P., who practices law in Austin, Texas, has been recognized since 2016. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Laura P. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

George Baldwin is a Partner in the Austin, Texas office of Peckar & Abramson PC . His practice centers on Construction Law and Litigation – Construction , with a focus on resolving commercial construction disputes through litigation, mediation, and arbitration. George works closely with owners, contractors, and other project participants to address complex construction-related issues in a practical and business-focused manner. George’s experience includes matters involving pro...

Drew’s practice involves the representation of investors and private companies in connection with a broad range of corporate and business transactions, including venture capital and private equity financings, strategic acquisitions and accompanying investments, mergers and acquisitions / dispositions and general business / contract matters. Drew’s transactional experience spans a broad range of industries, including energy and oilfield services, technology, healthcare / biotechnol...

Kristen A. Algert is a Board-Certified family law Partner at Goranson Bain Ausley in Austin and one of the most peer-distinguished collaborative law practitioners in Texas. She has been included in The Best Lawyers in America© in the fields of Family Law, Family Law Mediation, and Collaborative Law: Family Law continuously since 2007, representing nearly two decades of sustained peer recognition. Best Lawyers has named Kris “Lawyer of the Year” in Austin for Collaborative Law...

Conor M. Civins is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent, Patent Law, Trade Secrets Law and Trademark Law. Conor M., who practices law in Austin, Texas, has been recognized since 2012. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Conor M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

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

Lauren has extensive experience representing plaintiffs in antitrust litigation in numerous federal courts throughout the United States challenging anticompetitive conduct in the pharmaceutical industry. She also has extensive experience representing lawyers and law firms in defending against breach of fiduciary duty and malpractice claims and advising lawyers and law firms on ethics. Before joining Kenny Nachwalter (now Sperling Kenny Nachwalter) in 1992, she served as an adjunct professor a...

Katherine Klammer Madianos is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Trademark Law. Katherine Klammer, 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 Katherine Klammer is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Board Certified in Construction Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Carson Fisk represents construction industry participants in both contentious and non-contentious matters, including complex construction litigation and claims, contract drafting and negotiation, and best practices and claims counseling matters. His practice focuses on the representation of general contractors, but he also actively represents developers/owners, subcontractors, suppliers and sureties. He has experi...