Steve Snelson

For more than 20 years, Kelly Kubasta has focused his practice on helping clients develop, protect, leverage, and enforce intellectual property strategies that support their competitive position. He works with clients to identify the intellectual property assets that matter most to their business and to implement practical, efficient strategies for protecting and maximizing their value. Kelly advises clients across the full range of intellectual property assets, including patents, trademarks,...

John Penn is a partner in the Business practice focusing on bankruptcy and workouts. During his more than three decades of counsel, John has represented secured and unsecured creditors, debtors, trustees and unsecured creditor committees in major and high-profile reorganizations and insolvency proceedings. John is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy and past president of the American Bankruptcy Institute. He is certified by both the American Board of Certification and Texas Board o...

Phillip Aurentz is a skilled trial attorney who focuses his practice on complex, technical litigation for companies across a variety of industries including computing, oil and gas, water treatment, heavy equipment, medical, and banking industries. He represents plaintiffs and defendants, has tried numerous cases to verdict, handles appeals, and advises on licensing and strategic decisions tied to business and intellectual property. Prior to practicing law, he worked as a production gas plant ...

Mohammad M. Alturk is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Franchise Law. Mohammad M., who practices law in Dallas, Texas, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Mohammad M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Paul E. Hash is a principal in the Dallas, Texas, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He joined the firm in 1997 and is certified by the Texas State Bar Board of Legal Specialization as a specialist in Labor and Employment Law. Paul’s 34 years of experience encompasses a broad expanse of employment and labor practice. In addition to considerable single plaintiff litigation experience, he has class action, wage and hour collective action and single and multi-plaintiff litigation experience. Pau...

Jessica B. Magee is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Securities. Jessica B., who practices law in Dallas, Texas, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jessica B. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Trevor M. Brown is a partner in SBSB’s Dallas office. A battle-tested litigator, he concentrates his practice on the defense of contractors and design professionals from defect and personal injury claims. A member of SBSB's bench since March 2024, he has a vast wealth of experience defending against construction defect suits throughout Texas. In addition to this practice, he litigates personal injury cases, commercial litigation matters and business disputes ranging from small claims to...

Cory M. Sutker is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants. Cory M., who practices law in Dallas, Texas, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Cory M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Brad Whitlock focuses his practice on representing a wide variety of business clients. He has experience in a broad scope of business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity securities financings, complex company formation, contracts, employment matters, corporate governance issues and numerous other legal arrangements and agreements. In many instances, Mr. Whitlock serves as an outside general counsel for his clients, helping them with both business and legal issues...

Barry Golden is a litigator and the Co-Chair of Egan Nelson’s Commercial Litigation Group. His clients have included large corporations as well as smaller, privately-owned business, and their respective owners, officers, directors, and managers. Throughout his career, Mr. Golden has handled high-stakes litigation, often including bet-the-company matters. Mr. Golden's experience includes commercial litigation (disputes involving, for example, breaches of contract, business torts, defamat...