FBFK Law Best Lawyers 2027
DALLAS, Texas (August 20, 2026) – FBFK Law is pleased to announce that 27 attorneys have been recognized in the 2027 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.
Twenty-one FBFK Law attorneys were selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, while six attorneys were named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America. The recognitions span 24 practice areas, including commercial litigation, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, trusts and estates, bankruptcy, real estate, employment, tax, energy and white-collar criminal defense.
Four FBFK Law attorneys are being recognized for the first time in the 2027 editions: Wesley J. Horton in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, and George L. Hampton, Megan F. Clontz and Michael K. Reer in The Best Lawyers in America.
The Best Lawyers in America
California
Danielle Humphries, Del Mar
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021
- Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Trusts and Estates
Todd G. Friedland, Irvine
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2016
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Real Estate
George L. Hampton, Irvine
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2027
- Commercial Litigation
John B. Stephens, Irvine
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2015
- Commercial Litigation
Washington, D.C.
Solomon L. Wisenberg
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Texas
Jill Cronin, Austin
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2025
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
Kirby Cronin, Austin
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
J. Beverly, Houston
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024
- Appellate Practice
Richard L. Spencer, Houston
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2012
- Real Estate Law
Dan Baucum, Dallas
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2019
- Tax Law
Carol Willis Butrus, Dallas
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2025
- Tax Law
Megan F. Clontz, Dallas
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2027
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
James E. Davis, Dallas
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024
- Commercial Litigation
L. Kyle Ferguson, Dallas
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024
- Corporate Law
Benjamin D. Halpern, Dallas
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2026
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Real Estate Law
Kelly J. Kubasta, Dallas
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2014
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Litigation – Patent
- Patent Law
- Trademark Law
George T. Lee, Dallas
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2020
- Corporate Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Michael K. Reer, Dallas
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2027
- Energy Law
- Oil and Gas Law
Todd Shadle, Dallas
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021
- Employment Law – Management
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
Rachael L. Smiley, Dallas
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2025
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
Kenn W. Webb, Dallas
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2019
- Corporate Law
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America
Six FBFK Law attorneys were recognized in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America:
California
Wesley J. Horton, Irvine
Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2027
- Commercial Litigation
Joshua T. Le, Irvine
Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2024
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
Texas
Mackey Culbertson, Dallas
Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2024
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Matthew Loeffelholz, Dallas
Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2026
- Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
- Corporate Law
Ryan Marrone, Dallas
Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2023
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Commercial Litigation
Justin Shelton, Dallas
Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2026
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Best Lawyers has recognized legal professionals for more than four decades through a peer-review process. Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America recognizes attorneys earlier in their careers using the same peer-review methodology.
About FBFK Law
With more than 20 years of legal expertise and success across Texas and the United States, Dallas-based FBFK Law is an entrepreneurial-minded, full-service business law firm with offices in Dallas, Houston, and Austin, Texas, as well as Orange County, California. Driven by a commitment to creating lasting client relationships grounded in high-quality representation and client service, FBFK Law represents clients nationwide across 40 practice areas related to business structures and transactions, intellectual property protection, and dispute resolution.
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