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For nearly thirty years, Terry R. Landry has represented real estate investors, lenders, developers, managers, and financial institutions in all aspects of commercial real estate transactions. Terry started his legal career at what are now two of the largest law firms in the U.S., Locke Lord, LLP and Squire Patton Boggs, and that Big Law experience helped him acquire the top-notch training and legal discipline that has served his clients well for the last three decades. He also has a unique b...

Brent R. McIlwain is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law. Brent R., who practices law in Dallas, Texas, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Brent R. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Craig Cherry is a distinguished trial attorney based in Waco, Texas, at Cherry Johnson Siegmund James PC. Throughout his career, Craig has represented a diverse array of clients, including individuals, families, small to midsize businesses, local governments, and major corporations like Fortune 500 companies. Craig handles a nationwide trial practice emphasizing complex civil litigation, notably in the areas of catastrophic personal injury litigation, wrongful death cases, business litigation...

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...

Michael R. Rochelle is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy. Michael R., who practices law in Dallas, Texas, has been recognized since 2006. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Michael R. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Benjamin D. Halpern is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships). Benjamin D., who practices law in Plano, Texas, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Benjamin D. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Adrienne E. Dominguez is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation. Adrienne E., who practices law in Dallas, Texas, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Adrienne E. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Highly regarded for his skillful resolution of bankruptcy and insolvency matters, David Parham represents corporate and partnership debtors, creditor committees, equity holders, secured and unsecured creditors, lessors, and trustees in bankruptcy proceedings, litigation, and workouts. His representations have spanned a range of sectors including restaurants, health care, insurance, real estate, retail, aviation, telecommunications, distribution, manufacturing, energy, and mining. David’...

Joe Coleman, a founding director of the Firm, chairs the Insolvency, Bankruptcy & Creditor Rights Section, which focuses on corporate and business reorganization and debt restructuring work throughout the nation. He has substantial experience representing unsecured creditors’ committees, lenders, debtors, equity holders, suppliers, trade associations, financial institutions, real estate companies, trustees and examiners in a wide array of pre-bankruptcy workouts and restructurings, ...

C.L. Mike Schmidt has been practicing law for 50 years. For 25 years he was recognized as one of Dallas’ top defense attorneys and is known today as the founder of The Schmidt Firm, PLLC – one of Dallas’ top personal injury plaintiff’s firms. Schmidt is Board Certified in Civil and Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and is certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He was admitted to the New Mexico b...