Stephen M. "Steve" Pezanosky

Jeff Cole is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Banking and Finance Law. Jeff practices law in Dallas, Texas Best Lawyers has recognized Jeff Cole since 2022. 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 Jeff Cole is held by other lawyers.

Kevin Schutte is a partner in the firm’s Dallas office. Mr. Schutte’s practice focuses on general commercial and business litigation at both the trial and appellate court levels, as well as arbitrations and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. In his general commercial litigation practice, Mr. Schutte represents clients in disputes involving breach of contract, fraud, securities fraud, misappropriation of trade secrets, unfair competition, real estate, healthcare, tradem...

Kenneth C. Riney is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants. Kenneth C. practices law in Dallas, Texas Best Lawyers has recognized Kenneth C. Riney 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 Kenneth C. Riney is held by other lawyers.

Rick Harmon devotes much of his practice to the representation of insurance carriers in all aspects of contractual and extra-contractual litigation. He represents insurers in matters involving both commercial and personal lines policies, third-party disputes involving coverage, bad faith, and Stowers issues. He has also represented numerous insurers in large commercial property insurance cases involving hurricanes Rita, Katrina, Dolly and Ike. Rick represents insurers at both the state and na...

Brian Robison is a trial lawyer who represents large companies in a wide range of business-litigation matters, with a focus on antitrust cases and class actions. He also represents clients in connection with mergers and government investigations. Mr. Robison invests the time necessary to understand his clients’ business goals and then devises a litigation strategy that is tailored to achieve those goals in the most efficient way possible. Before joining Brown Fox, Mr. Robison clerked fo...

J. Benjamin King is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law. J. Benjamin practices law in Dallas, Texas Best Lawyers has recognized J. Benjamin King since 2026. 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 J. Benjamin King is held by other lawyers.

Member, UT Harry Ransom Center Advisory Council

Recognized by Best Lawyers since 2021, Toby M. Galloway has been honored in Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), and Litigation - Securities. An accomplished trial attorney and former SEC attorney, Toby has extensive experience representing clients before major regulatory and law enforcement agencies, including the SEC, DOJ, CFTC, FINRA, Texas State Securities Board and other state securities regulators, and the PCA...

Diana Kruze is a prominent, internationally recognized arbitrator who specializes in adjudicating complex business, technology, employment, life sciences and health care disputes. She has served as chair, wing, and sole arbitrator in more than 300 cases, including multiple matters with hundreds of millions of dollars at issue. She sits on more than a dozen US and international panels, including the AAA, ICDR, CPR, LCIA, AHLA, WIPO, and FINRA. Her subject-matter depth spans trade secrets, lice...

Pat Sargent focuses on structured finance, corporate securities and business transactions, including extensive experience in securitization of diverse asset types, collateralized mortgage obligations, pass-through certificates, bond financings and various project and international finance transactions. He has represented a national credit rating agency in commercial mortgage and asset-backed securitizations and also represents issuers, underwriters, investors and servicers in public and priva...