16 lawyers from Carrington Coleman were included in the 24th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© 2018. These lawyers were recognized for their strengths across the entire legal spectrum: appellate practice, bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights / insolvency and reorganization law, corporate governance, corporate law, environmental law, ERISA, family law, litigation (commercial, construction, intellectual property, patent, personal injury, regulatory enforcement, securities), real estate law, and trusts and estates.

Carrington Coleman’s Managing Partner, Bruce Collins was named Best Lawyers© 2018 Litigation – Securities “Lawyer of the Year” for Dallas. He received the highest overall peer-feedback for Litigation – Securities in Dallas. It is a particularly special honor because only one attorney is recognized as the “Lawyer of the Year” for each specialty and location.

Carrington Coleman attorneys named as 2018 Best Lawyers® include:

• Cathy Altman (2013) Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
• Lyndon Bittle (2016) Appellate Practice
• Robert H. Botts (2010) Trusts and Estates
• Corbet Bryant (2016) Commercial Litigation
• Ken Carroll (2014) Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
• James E. Coleman (1983) Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Legal Malpractice Law –Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Bruce W. Collins (2011) Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Litigation – Securities
• David G. Drumm (2012) Real Estate Law
• Carmen Eiker (2016) Family Law
• Tim Gavin (2011) Commercial Litigation
• Mark Howland (2016) Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent
• Charles C. Jordan (2006) Environmental Law; Real Estate Law
• Monica Latin (2015) Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice
• Diane M. Sumoski (2010) Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Securities; Trade Secrets Law
• J. Michael Sutherland (2016) Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Jim Watson (1989) Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

(Year) First year the lawyer was listed.

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation and attorneys are not required (or allowed) to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.