Congratulations to our 2024 Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, and Lawyer of the Year, Tom Veitch

Every year, Woodward and White publishes their Best Lawyers in America list.  These attorneys are selected by their peers as the top in their field.  Congratulations to our 32 Best Lawyers in America and our 4 Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch for 2024.  We also extend an extra special congratulations to Shareholder Tom Veitch for being named the 2024 Lawyer of the Year in Insurance Law for San Antonio.  Those listed covered 23 different practice areas ranging from real estate to commercial litigation to trusts and estates.

2024 Best Lawyers in America

  • Jim Aycock
    • Trusts and Estates
  • Art Bayern
    • Litigation- Trusts and Estates
    • Trusts and Estates
  • Bill Bayern
    • Trusts and Estates
  • Mike Boyle
    • Litigation – Real Estate
  • Steve Brook
    • Banking and Finance Law
    • Real Estate Law
  • Steve Browne
    • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Moulton Dowler
    • Family Law
  • David Gragg
    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    • Litigation – Bankruptcy
  • Chris Hodge
    • Litigation – Trusts and Estates
    • Trusts and Estates
  • Jim Hoffman
    • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
    • Litigation – Bankruptcy
  • Fred Jones
    • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Peter Lee Kilpatrick
    • Commercial Litigation
  • Roger Kirstein
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Litigation – Construction
  • Jo Chris Lopez
    • Appellate Practice
    • Family Law
  • Jim Lowry
    • Construction Law
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
    • Real Estate Law
  • Lucretia Marmor
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
  • Ian McLin
    • Construction Law
    • Litigation – Construction
  • Joyce Moore
    • Litigation – Trusts and Estates
  • Sara Murray
    • Appellate Practice
    • Commercial Litigation
  • Rob Ramsey
    • Appellate Practice
  • Patrick Rouse
    • Real Estate Law
  • Marc Schnall
    • Real Estate Law
  • Bill Sommers
    • Construction Law
  • George Spencer
    • Bet-the-Company Litigation
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
  • Cathy Stone
    • Appellate Practice
  • Steve Treu
    • Commercial Litigation
  • Erica Valladares
    • Employment Law – Management
    • Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Tom Veitch
    • 2024 Lawyer of the Year- Insurance, San Antonio
    • Insurance Law
  • Steve Walraven
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Insurance Law
    • Litigation – Insurance

Best Lawyers in America- Ones to Watch

  • Matt Flores
    • Trusts and Estates
  • Jobe Jackson
    • Litigation – Trusts and Estates
  • Thomas Lillibridge
    • Construction Law
    • Litigation – Construction
  • Lauren Miller
    • Trusts and Estates

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Arthur H. Bayern

Arthur H. Bayern is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, and a member of the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law. He is Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He received his B.A. from Colgate University and his J.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. He has served as President of the San Antonio Bar Association, the San An…

Catherine M. Stone

With nearly four decades of legal and judicial experience, Catherine M. Stone brings a seasoned and realistic view to legal issues. Board certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in civil appellate law, Catherine served as a justice on the Fourth Court of Appeals for nearly 21 years. Appointed to that Court in 1994 by the late Governor Ann Richards, Catherine was thereafter elected in 2008 as Chief Justice of the Court. During her tenure on the Court she wrote thousands of legal o…

Christopher T. Hodge

Chris is a Shareholder in Langley & Banack’s San Antonio Office.  His practice is focused on complex Estates, Trusts, and Fiduciary Litigation including will contests, trust contests and contested estate and trust proceedings. Chris is consistently recognized as one of the top litigation attorneys in Texas in his field year in and year out.

Chris graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2002 with a Bachelor’s degree in Spanish.  He obtained his law degree from St….

J. Patrick Rouse

Patrick Rouse is a Shareholder in the Real Estate and Corporate Law sections of Langley & Banack. Patrick’s real estate experience includes representation of both landlords and tenants in the negotiation of commercial leases, representation of buyers and sellers of commercial property, including farms and ranches, as well as the development and operation of such properties. He also has significant experience in asset-based and mortgage lending transactions, including the representation …

James J. Aycock

James J. Aycock is Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He served as the Estate and Gift Tax Editor and Editor in Chief of the Reporter published by the Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, and is a Past Chair of that Section. Mr. Aycock is a Fellow of the American College of

Private: James K. Lowry, Jr.

Jim Lowry has a very broad-based business practice. He assists clients in forming corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships, joint ventures, professional corporations, professional associations, non-profit corporations and other entities. Mr. Lowry represents clients in connection with business acquisitions and mergers, real estate transactions, contract negotiations, private securities offerings, loan transactions, and a v…

Jo Chris Lopez

Ms. Lopez is one of the top San Antonio family law and appellate lawyers. As a Shareholder in Langley & Banack’s San Antonio office, she handles cases across Texas, as well as appeals to the courts of appeals and the Texas Supreme Court. Board Certified in both Family Law and Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of L…

Jobe S. Jackson

Jobe Jackson is a Shareholder in Langley & Banack’s San Antonio office. Mr. Jackson’s practice is focused primarily on Estate, Trust, and Fiduciary Litigation, as well as general Civil Litigation and appeals. Mr. Jackson has significant litigation and appellate experience, including: first chair jury trial experience in Bexar County, Texas; first chair experience in arbitration before the American Arbitration Association; and appellate briefing before the Texas Fourth Court of Appeals…

Joyce W. Moore

Joyce Moore is a Trust and Probate Litigation attorney who also handles commercial and oil and gas litigation matters. Ms. Moore is a frequent lecturer for the State Bar of Texas and other professional groups on the subject of fiduciary litigation and was selected by the State Bar to be the course director for the Bar’s first comprehensive fiduciary litigation seminar in Ma…

Fred R. Jones

Fred Jones’ practice includes a broad range of complex claims and litigation in the areas of real estate, land use, municipal, title insurance, and business.  Over the years, he has represented individuals, companies, city and county governments, homeowners, and business owners in a variety of claims, trials and appeals. He has prosecuted and defended claims by and against lawyers and others in professional liability and estate and fiduciary litigation. Fred has also been a Court-appoi…

George H. Spencer, Jr.

Mr. Spencer has decades of experience in handling a wide variety of civil cases in both state and federal courts, with first chair jury trials to verdict in lawsuits ranging from RICO to wrongful death, from breach of fiduciary duty to rock quarry nuisance, and from legal malpractice to scope of insurance coverage. He is also active in representing attorneys in State Bar grievance matters and, on occasion, has assisted in prosecuting such complaints.

Marc J. Schnall

Mr. Schnall practices in the areas of real estate, municipal, business, corporate formation and transactions, and probate and estate planning. He is Board Certified in Commercial Real Estate Law and Residential Real Estate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Mr. Schnall has extensive experience in handling real estate and corporate transactions. He has represented buyers, sellers, borrowers, lenders, landlords, and tenants in real estate matters and frequently represents cl…

F. Matthew Flores

F. Matthew “Matt” Flores practices in the areas of Estate Planning and counsels fiduciaries (administrators, trustees and agents) with issues involving the administration of estates. Mr. Flores is Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He received his B.B.A. from Texas A&M University, his J.D. from the University of Missouri—Columbia and his LL.M. degree from the University of Miami—Coral Gables in Estate Planning. He is a me…

Moulton S. Dowler, Jr.

Moulton Dowler has a very broad-based civil practice with emphasis on family law and general litigation. Mr. Dowler is a San Antonio Family attorney that has been involved all aspects of family law, including divorce, enforcement of property division, enforcement of child support, and modification of custody and child support, as well as pre-marital agreements and pos…

Stephen E. Walraven

Stephen E. Walraven has been practicing as a trial lawyer in San Antonio and South Texas since 1975. He has successfully handled a variety of commercial lawsuits, including contract disputes, construction claims, negligence suits, and in particular insurance disputes.   The major portion of his practice is devoted to handling insurance disputes. These lawsuits include disputes between policyholders and their insurance carriers, between two or more insurance carri…

Steven D. Browne

Steve Browne practices in the area of general civil trial law, including construction, legal malpractice, commercial matters, and all facets of insurance litigation (personal injury defense, first party cases, and coverage).  He has been Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1981. He has been named a Best Lawyer in America for Personal Injury Litigation since 2010. He is a member of the San Antonio Bar Assoc…

Ian M. McLin

Ian McLin is a Shareholder in Langley & Banack’s San Antonio Office. Mr. McLin’s practice is focused primarily on construction, surety, insurance, and commercial litigation. He has represented clients in complex multi-party construction disputes regarding non-performance or defective performance, construction delays and impact claims, design omissions or defects, and other related matters. He has handled and tried cases to verdict in both State and Federal Courts, and to final decisio…

Steven Bruce Treu (Steve)

Steve Treu is a Shareholder in Langley & Banack’s San Antonio office. Mr. Treu’s practice focuses on Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Collections Law, Extraordinary Remedies, Landlord-Tenant, Construction Disputes, and Liens & Bonding Law.

Steven R. Brook (Steve)

Steve Brook has been practicing in the area of real estate and mortgage lending in San Antonio since 1980. His real estate practice includes a broad range of representation of landlords and tenants in commercial leasing, and the buying and selling of retail, residential development, and farm and ranch property. In the area of mortgage lending, Mr. Brook has represented mortgage originators, savings and loans, and state and national banks.

Roger D. Kirstein

Roger Kirstein’s practice is concentrated in the area of Civil Litigation. Over time, the majority of his practice has involved commercial litigation pertaining to a wide range of disputes (i.e. real estate, corporate, construction, consumer, employer/employee and landlord/tenant business relations. Along with this, Mr. Kirstein has consistently handled a negligence/personal injury docket, usually defending businesses and individuals, but oft…

David S. Gragg

Mr. Gragg represents debtors and trustees in Chapter 11 proceedings and related litigation. He also represents creditors in preference actions, claims objections, and reclamation actions. In addition to his extensive bankruptcy practice, Mr. Gragg also handles a variety of business litigation and personal injury cases.

Private: Thomas Lillibridge

Thomas Lillibridge is a civil trial attorney whose practice is primarily concentrated on construction litigation, including construction and design defect claims as well as construction delay claims. Thomas has experience in litigating and arbitrating claims by and against developers, residential homeowners, governmental entities, design professionals, general contractors, subcontractors, and material suppliers in both commercial and construction disputes. Thomas also regularly represents con…

Lauren M. Miller

Lauren M. Miller is an Associate in the San Antonio office of Langley & Banack, focusing primarily in Estate Planning and Probate Law. Ms. Miller was admitted to the State Bar of Texas on October 25, 2019. Lauren was born and raised in San Antonio and graduated from Saint Mary’s Hall in 2009. Ms. Miller received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Texas in 2013, her Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy from Our Lady of the Lake University in 2015, and h…

Thomas H. Veitch (Tom)

Engaged in the practice of law since 1973 in San Antonio, Texas, Mr. Veitch’s practice focuses on Insurance Law, Insurance Claims and Coverage, Wills, Trusts, Probate Law and Litigation, Expert Witness/Consulting, and General Business Law. Mr. Veitch was previously employed by insurance companies from 1963-1973 in claims, underwriting, sales, and management positions. Mr. Veitch also had an ownership interest in Commercial Underwriters Insurance Agency in Sa…

Peter Lee Kilpatrick

Peter Kilpatrick has a varied commercial litigation practice.  He has tried over 75 cases to verdict for both plaintiffs and defendants in his almost 40 years of practice, many involving contract and business disputes, injunction and real estate related litigation and fiduciary litigation. Peter has also represented homeowners and homeowners’ associations in a myriad of settings involving homeowner association law.  Mr. Kilpatrick’s c…

Robinson C. Ramsey

Rob Ramsey is an appellate specialist who is board-certified in civil appellate law and family law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.  In addition to his appellate practice, he has authored or co-authored six books and has published over 100 articles on appeals, evidence, and civil procedure.

Lucretia R. Marmor

Ms. Marmor’s practice is primarily devoted to the area of medical/nursing malpractice defense, including representation of various types of health care entities, including hospitals, physicians, clinics, skilled care facilities, and health care product manufacturers. Additional representative areas include representing individual nurses, health care paraprofessionals (including certified registered nurse anesthetists and certified nurse midw…

Sara Murray

Sara Murray is an appellate attorney whose practice embraces all aspects of civil appellate law.  In state and federal appellate courts, her practice includes briefing, oral argumentation, and motions.  In state and federal trial courts, she provides litigation support to clients and trial attorneys during all stages of the litigation process.  Her litigation-support practice includes legal research and analysis, error preservation, and the drafting of pleadings, dispositive motions, jury …