Michael V. Bourland

Rachel Feist is a family law attorney at Goranson Bain Ausley in Dallas. With over 8 years practicing exclusively in family law, Rachel has been named to Best Lawyers in America (2024–2026) and as a Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star (2024–2025). She is a member of the Annette Stewart American Inn of Court and Collaborative Divorce Texas. Her practice focuses on negotiated divorce, complex property division, and contested divorce. She is trained in both litigation and collaborative p...

Over the past 20+ years of practice, Lyons has tried cases to juries, judges, and arbitrators throughout the state of Texas and all over the country. In the process, Lyons has obtained verdicts, awards, and settlements totaling over a billion dollars on behalf of his clients—many involving high profile, high exposure matters . Lyons has extensive trial experience in cases involving catastrophic personal injuries , wrongful death , product liability , business disputes , construction def...

In law, as in life, success is rarely left to chance. Instead, it’s the product of focused dedication and personal commitment. It’s what Frank L. Branson and the attorneys at The Law Offices of Frank L. Branson have consistently demonstrated for more than three decades. Branson and the lawyers at the firm’s Dallas-based offices are frequently the first choice of individuals who have suffered injuries in truck crashes, transportation accidents and other acts of recklessness a...

Christine Hathaway has more than 30 years of experience providing legal advice in a wide array of corporate, securities and business-related transactions. Her practice includes extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance (including public and private issuances of debt and equity securities), private equity, joint ventures and general business matters. Ms. Hathaway also regularly counsels her clients in everyday matters, including corporate governance, business formatio...

Jonathan J. Macke is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Tax Law. Jonathan J. practices law in Dallas, Texas Best Lawyers has recognized Jonathan J. Macke since 2023. 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 Jonathan J. Macke is held by other lawyers.

William (Bill) Munck is the managing partner of Munck Wilson Mandala. He is a member of the executive committee and chairs the firm’s intellectual property group. Bill brings 30+ years of experience counseling clients regarding the development of offensive and defensive intellectual property portfolios. His technical expertise is in the hardware, software, firmware, gaming, wired/wireless communication, energy, defense, and medical device/healthcare fields. Bill is known as an attorney ...

Clients, including private equity funds, seeking to expand operations, divest businesses, or commit capital benefit from Mitchell’s transactional experience across various industries, including oil and gas, manufacturing, renewable energy, and telecommunications. Mitchell Griffith focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital, securities offerings, corporate governance, and other corporate matters. His experience includes equity financings for priv...

Whether it is a Chapter 11 case or an out-of-court restructuring, Chuck's deft handling of challenging and complex financial restructurings is rooted in his nearly 40 years of experience. Public and private companies in the oil and gas exploration, midstream pipeline, oilfield services, retail and real estate industries rely on him for resolutions that achieve their economic objectives. Chuck is known for his practical, innovative solutions to legal and business issues that arise in the restr...

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...

Donald E. Herrmann has over thirty-five years of trial and appellate experience in civil litigation, representing individual and commercial clients as both plaintiffs and defendants in matters as diverse as business torts, intellectual property claims, construction disputes, employment disputes, and various contract and property rights claims. He also writes and lectures frequently at state and local continuing legal education programs.