Walter A. Buchanan

Ryan Whitfill is a transactional attorney at CM Law , LLP in Dallas, Texas, whose practice focuses on Franchise Law and licensing matters. He advises franchisors, franchisees, licensors, distributors, master franchisees, and area developers on a range of domestic and international franchise matters. His practice includes advising clients on the legal aspects of structuring, operating, and expanding franchise systems in compliance with U.S. and international franchise registration and disclosu...

Jeff Domen is a Board Certified family law attorney at Goranson Bain Ausley in Plano. His inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© for Family Law from 2013 through 2026 reflects more than a decade of sustained peer recognition in complex family law matters across North Texas. Jeff has also been named to LawDragon’s 500 Leading Family Lawyers list (2024–2026), selected to Texas Super Lawyers every year from 2014 through 2025, and recognized by D Magazine’s Best Lawyers ...

Abbey Garber focuses his practice on tax litigation and providing advice in connection with applying tax laws to individuals, estates, corporations, and partnerships. Serving more than 30 years in the Office of Chief Counsel at the Internal Revenue Service, he tried cases of all sizes in Tax Court, earning significant favorable opinions in fraud, tax shelter, and many other cases; received a full Tax Court opinion in an attorneys’ fees case; and prosecuted criminal tax cases in United S...

Daniel Peel is Senior Counsel at Lovein Ribman, P.C. His practice of more than thirty years encompasses business litigation, construction law, transactions, employment law, personal injury, insurance coverage, family law and appeals. He has recovered millions of dollars for his clients, including a $10.3 million judgment in a complex investment case. Mr. Peel was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He received his B.A., summa cum laude, from the University of Memphis. Mr. Peel graduated from Vanderbi...

Jera L. Bradshaw is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Financial Services Regulation Law. Jera L. practices law in Dallas, Texas Best Lawyers has recognized Jera L. Bradshaw 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 Jera L. Bradshaw is held by other lawyers.

Some attorneys focus on different areas of law, building their practice around specific types of cases. Early in his career, Brent Walker chose to follow a different path, instead trying all kinds of cases. As a Dallas trial attorney, Brent’s job is to go to court and stand up for his clients, whether that client is a person suffering from a catastrophic personal injury or a corporation locked in a legal dispute with another business. Whatever their case, Brent is ready to fight on thei...

Sean C. Urich is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Litigation - Labor and Employment. Sean C. practices law in Dallas, Texas Best Lawyers has recognized Sean C. Urich since 2021. 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 Sean C. Urich is held by other lawyers.

Windle Turley founded the Turley Law Firm in 1973. Since then he has been ready to seek justice for clients in Dallas, North Texas, and many other parts of the United States. Mr. Turley is renowned for using video and other innovative techniques during trial to illustrate to the court the impact of an accident or injury on the victim's life. Some of the accolades he has achieved include: AV Preeminent 5.0 peer review rating – Martindale-Hubbell Super Lawyers, 2001-2013 Named Best Lawyer...

Thomas E. Brannen is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Tax Law. Thomas E. practices law in Dallas, Texas Best Lawyers has recognized Thomas E. Brannen 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 Thomas E. Brannen is held by other lawyers.

An accomplished trial lawyer, Darren Nicholson has been trying cases in state and federal courts for more than twenty years. After beginning his career at Arnold & Porter LLP in Washington D.C., one of the country’s premier law firms, he returned to Dallas in 2008 and became a partner at the nationally-recognized trial boutique Sayles Werbner PC. Darren joined Burns Charest LLP in 2019 with one goal in mind – to help build one of the premier trial firms in the country. Darren&...