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Sean Breen is trial attorney and a partner at Howry, Breen & Herman LLP. Sean has won several Hall of Fame and Record setting verdicts and secured hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements. Sean has extensive litigation and trial experience aggressively handling and winning a broad range of cases. Mr. Breen is licensed in Texas and Colorado has over 25 years of experience representing individuals and businesses as a trial lawyer. He is recognized as one of the top trial attorneys in ...

Christopher L. Drymalla is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Patent Law. Christopher L., 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 Christopher L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Doug focuses his practice on estate planning through the use of trusts, family business entities, and life insurance. His experience includes charitable planning, asset protection planning, and planning to mitigate transfer tax and income tax. He is an expert in charitable planning, asset protection planning, and planning for mitigation of transfer tax and income tax.Doug is a frequent speaker as various estate planning organizations and associations including: Austin Financial Planners Assoc...

Steve Skarnulis, a co-founder of Cain & Skarnulis PLLC, has litigated, arbitrated and resolved high-stakes matters in many industries, including fiduciaries and trusts, construction, insurance/reinsurance, banking and finance, hospitality, chemical, healthcare, technology, and energy. He has served as counsel for a range of business clients that run the gamut from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies. He’s no stranger to the pressures of business, as his first career was owning...

Tara Porterfield is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Labor and Employment. Tara, who practices law in Austin, Texas, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Tara is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Mark Stratton has broad experience in the areas of commercial, partnership, oil and gas, real estate, transportation, securities, construction, products liability, professional liability and personal injury litigation. Mark is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and has tried more than 50 cases to verdict in both state and federal courts, including some of the most challenging jurisdictions in the country. He has also argued cases before the Supreme C...

William M. Kerr, Jr. has more than three decades of experience in commercial transactions, with particular emphasis on acquisitions, financings and divestitures of oil and gas related concerns. He is a graduate of Washington and Lee University, where he received his bachelor of arts degree, cum laude , in 1979, as well as of the University of Texas School of Law, where he received his juris doctor, with honors, in 1981. Mr. Kerr is a fourth generation Texas lawyer and practiced for many years...

Heidi G. Bloch is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Appellate Practice. Heidi G., who practices law in Austin, Texas, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Heidi G. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

W. Stephen Benesh is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance and Litigation - Construction. W. Stephen, who practices law in Austin, Texas, has been recognized since 2009. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which W. Stephen is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Fletcher H. Brown is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative / Regulatory Law and Health Care Law. Fletcher H., who practices law in Austin, Texas, has been recognized since 2013. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Fletcher H. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.