17 FBFK Attorneys Honored By 2025 The Best Lawyers In America®
DALLAS (Aug. 15, 2024) – The 2025 Best Lawyers in America® report, based solely on peer review and the “gold standard” in the legal industry, announced that 17 attorneys at the Dallas-based FBFK law firm were included in this year’s edition, including two Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch®. The honored attorneys span all four FBFK locations: Dallas, Houston, Austin and Orange County, Calif.
Published in more than 70 countries around the world for 31 years, The Best Lawyers in America® recognizes top legal talent and only lawyers recognized in the current edition are eligible to vote for the upcoming edition. The report’s Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® recognizes lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice.
For the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, more than 23 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 80,000 leading lawyers included in the 31st edition. For the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, more than 4 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 27,000 lawyers honored in the new edition.
FBFK attorneys selected as Best Lawyers include:
Dan Baucum – Tax Law
J.W. Beverly – Appellate Practice
Carol Willis Butrus – Tax Law
Jill Cronin – Intellectual Property
Kirby Cronin – Litigation – Intellectual Property
James E. Davis – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions
L. Kyle Ferguson – Corporate Law
Todd Friedland – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate
Kelly J. Kubasta – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent
Todd Shadle – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
Rachael L. Smiley – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
Richard L. Spencer – Real Estate Law
John Stephens – Commercial Litigation
Stephen Toland – Criminal Defense: General Practice
Kenn W. Webb – Corporate Law
FBFK attorneys selected as “Ones to Watch” include:
Mackey Culberson – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), M&A Law
Ryan Marrone – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) – Commercial Litigation
