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Chris Nickelson is Dual Board Certified in Family Law and in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and a partner at Goranson Bain Ausley in Fort Worth. With over 27 years practicing exclusively in family law, Chris is a past Chair of the State Bar of Texas Family Law Section, currently serves as Director of District 7 on the State Bar of Texas Board, and chaired the Committee on Pattern Jury Charges, Family & Probate Volume, from 2020 to 2024. He is a member of t...

Wade McClure, a Partner of the Firm in the Dallas office, primarily represents companies and individuals in complex commercial litigation, including business divorce cases, fiduciary duty litigation and fraud litigation. Wade also works on matters involving claims of minority shareholder oppression, investment fraud, and oil and gas disputes. Over the past thirty years, Wade has also represented manufacturers in products liability matters throughout Texas and the Southwest. Wade is a seasoned...

Chris Konneker’s experience in Family Law stretches back nearly ten years, with additional experience handling matters in Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, and Immigration Law. He takes great satisfaction in helping people through tough times, especially in those instances he can reunite parents and their children. Mr. Konneker's father, a retired patent attorney, always told him that the law is a powerful way to genuinely help others, and Mr. Konneker lives by t...

Chad Walker is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Litigation - Intellectual Property and Patent Law. Chad practices law in Dallas, Texas Best Lawyers has recognized Chad Walker since 2025. 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 Chad Walker is held by other lawyers.

With nearly 60 years of experience, Bruce Bowman, Jr. focuses his practice on complex litigation in matter related to oil and gas, bet-the-company litigation, the environment, fiduciary duties, will contests, and business torts. Representing both plaintiffs and defendants, Mr. Bowman has experience in recovering assets from trusts in prolonged trust and bankruptcy litigation to defending trade secret allegations concerning oil field technology in State and Federal courts. Mr. Bowman has also ...

Cullen Aderhold represents domestic and foreign clients in a wide variety of commercial real estate, corporate, partnership, and other business transactions. His clients include owners, buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants, and brokers in connection with the acquisition, sale, development, financing, leasing, and operation of commercial real estate. He represents clients in the formation and restructuring of, and mergers and acquisitions of, partnerships, limited liability companies, and corpo...

Philip I. Danze is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Real Estate Law. Philip I. practices law in Dallas, Texas Best Lawyers has recognized Philip I. Danze since 2025. 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 Philip I. Danze is held by other lawyers.

Tonya Meier's practice is focused on resolving commercial disputes and challenges for real estate developers, landowners and a variety of other businesses, particularly in the areas of environmental law, land use, contract and employment disputes, fraud and DTPA violations. She spends the majority of her time advising clients and handling challenging litigation before state and federal courts, government agencies and municipalities throughout Texas. Toni is well-equipped to advise clients and...

After 15 years at two nationally-recognized law firms in Dallas and Louisville, a formative early role as a Dallas County Assistant District Attorney, over a decade leading his own award-winning commercial litigation and corporate law firm, and being recommended to the Governor for a state judgeship, Blaine is proud to return to his Texas roots as a Partner at Johnston Clem Gifford—a Chambers USA–ranked and U.S. News Tier 1–recognized firm for Commercial Litigation. With 30 ...

W. Alan Wright is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Commercial Litigation. W. Alan practices law in Dallas, Texas Best Lawyers has recognized W. Alan Wright since 2013. 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 W. Alan Wright is held by other lawyers.