Articles from Hicks Thomas LLP

Hicks Thomas LLP is pleased to announce that partner John B. Thomas has been named to the 2025 Lawdragon 100 Managing Partners You Need to Know guide, a list of lawyers that Lawdragon describes as the most admired figures in law firm leadership.

Hicks Thomas LLP has secured a significant victory at the Texas Supreme Court in a closely watched case impacting the state’s new business court system.

Six attorneys with Hicks Thomas LLP have earned repeat recognition in Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Energy Lawyers annual listing. The 2025 edition includes partners Courtney E. Ervin, Robin L. Harrison, Gregg C. Laswell, Paul L. Mitchell, Allen H. Rustay and Katherine Kunz.

Hicks Thomas LLP is pleased to announce that Katherine Kunz has been elevated to partner at the firm, recognizing her exceptional legal acumen and dedication to complex commercial litigation, particularly in the energy sector.

Four partners with Hicks Thomas LLP have been named to the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Environmental Lawyers – The Green 500, a guide to the top environmental lawyers in the United States.

Three Hicks Thomas LLP partners have earned recognition in the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America guide, a listing of the most accomplished and esteemed lawyers in the country.

A U.S. bankruptcy judge has dismissed two lawsuits seeking damages totaling $1.3 billion against Zachry Industrial Inc. (Zachry) and its joint venture partners stemming from an explosion that damaged Freeport LNG’s (FLNG) Freeport, Texas facility in June 2022.

Hicks Thomas LLP has been named to the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms by The Best Lawyers in America, one of the oldest and most respected legal guides in the industry.

Hicks Thomas is pleased to announce that partner Courtney Ervin has been named by the Houston Business Journal as a 2024 Women Who Mean Business honoree.

Hicks Thomas LLP has earned repeat recognition by Benchmark Litigation, a guide to the best litigation law firms and lawyers in the country. The firm is recognized in the 2025 guide for excellence in dispute resolution, and 10 firm partners earned individual honors.

Hicks Thomas LLP is pleased to announce that nine firm partners have earned recognition in the 2024 edition of Texas Super Lawyers, a highly respected legal listing that honors only 5% of attorneys in the state.

Eleven Hicks Thomas LLP partners have been named to the Lawdragon list of 500 Leading Litigators in America, a guide to the top defense lawyers in the country.

Hicks Thomas LLP announced today it is expanding the firm with the addition of nine new partners who all make their living in the courtroom. The team of veteran trial lawyers will bolster an already outstanding team of trial lawyers and further expand the firm’s depth of services in Texas and nationwide.

Hicks Thomas LLP announced today that all 12 firm partners have been recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, one of the industry’s oldest and most widely-respected peer-reviewed legal guides.

Hicks Thomas attorney D. Ryan Cordell Jr. has been named to the 2024 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation, a guide to the country’s “future leaders of the law.”

Hicks Thomas LLP is pleased to announce that for a fifth straight year, it has earned recognition from Chambers USA, a prestigious legal guide that lists only the top lawyers and law firms in the country.

Hicks Thomas is pleased to announce that partner Colin Watterson and senior counsel Allison Fisher have been named to Super Lawyers' 2024 list of Texas Rising Stars. The attorneys are among 2.5% of eligible lawyers in the state to receive the award.

Hicks Thomas LLP is pleased to announce the selection of partners Courtney Ervin, Robin L. Harrison, Gregg Laswell, Paul L. Mitchell and Allen Rustay and senior counsel Katherine Kunz to Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Energy Lawyers for 2024.

Four Hicks Thomas LLP partners have been named to the 2024 Lawdragon Green 500: Leaders in Environmental Law, a list of the top environmental lawyers in the country.

Hicks Thomas LLP partners John B. Thomas, Courtney E. Ervin and Robin L. Harrison have been named to the 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America guide, a listing of the most accomplished attorneys in the country. All three were recognized for their work in business litigation.