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LOCKE LIDDELL & SAPP ATTORNEYS NAMED

TEXAS SUPER LAWYERS 2006 IN TEXAS MONTHLY MAGAZINE

September 29, 2006 – Forty-one attorneys with Locke Liddell & Sapp have been named Texas Super Lawyers 2006 in the October 2006 issue of Texas Monthly magazine. The attorneys were nominated by their peers across the state and were recognized for achievements in their practice areas.

Stephanie E. Donaho, a partner based in Houston, was recognized as one of the top 50 female lawyers in the state. James R. Leahy and Robert J. McAughan Jr. were recognized as two of the top 100 lawyers in the Houston Region. Mike A. Hatchell of Locke Liddell’s Austin office was cited as one of the Top 50 Lawyers in the Central & West Texas Region.

Listed below are the 41 Locke Liddell attorneys recognized as Texas Super Lawyers, followed by the area of practice they were recognized for and the Texas city in which they are based:

ATTORNEY / PRACTICE AREA / LLS LOCATION /
Christopher F. Allison, Jr. / Tax / Dallas
Bryan E. Bishop / Mergers & Acquisitions / Dallas
George E. Bowles / Business Litigation / Dallas
Stuart M. Bumpas / Employee Benefits/ERISA / Dallas
Philip E. Bush / ` / Dallas
William J. Bux / Labor & Employment / Houston
Carlyle H. Chapman, Jr. / Labor & Employment / Dallas
Jerry K. Clements / Business Litigation / Austin/Dallas
Brent R. Clifton / Tax / Dallas
Ronald R. Cresswell / Estate Planning & Probate / Dallas
Stephanie E. Donaho / Estate Planning & Probate / Houston
Billie J. Ellis Jr. / Real Estate / Dallas
Peter A. Franklin III / Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights / Dallas
Don M. Glendenning / Mergers & Acquisitions / Dallas
Bryan L. Goolsby / Securities &
Corporate Finance / Dallas
Mary H. “Molly” Hatchell / Appellate / Austin
Mike A. Hatchell / Appellate / Austin
Brad B. Hawley, Jr. / Banking / Austin
Graham Hill / Business Litigation / Houston
J. Alan Holman / Utilities / Austin
John L. Hopwood / Estate Planning & Probate / Houston
Stephen C. Jacobs / Real Estate / Houston
Phillip R. Jones / Employment Litigation / Dallas
C. Ronald Kalteyer / Tax / Dallas
James R. Leahy / Business Litigation / Houston
Elizabeth E. Mack / Environmental / Dallas
John H. Marks Jr. / Insurance Coverage / Dallas
Robert J. McAughan Jr. / Intellectual Property Litigation / Houston
John Hess McElhaney / Business Litigation / Dallas
C. Michael Moore / Business Litigation / Dallas
Robert T. Mowrey / Business Litigation / Dallas
Charles R. Parker / Securities Litigation / Houston
Michael V. Powell / Appellate / Dallas
James W. (Jamie) Robertson / Real Estate / Houston
John K. Schwartz / Business Litigation / Austin
Michael O. Sutton / Intellectual Property Litigation / Houston
Cynthia K. Timms / Appellate / Dallas
Charles R. “Skip” Watson / Appellate / Austin
Marcus A. Watts / Securities & Corporate Finance / Houston
Linda A. Wilkins / Employee Benefits/ERISA / Dallas
Thomas G. Yoxall / Class Action/Mass Torts / Dallas

Established in 1891, Locke Liddell & Sapp LLP is recognized as one of the leading law firms in Texas and throughout the nation. A full service law firm with offices in Austin, Dallas, Houston, New Orleans and Washington, D.C., Locke Liddell & Sapp has approximately 400 lawyers who represent a broad range of businesses and individual clients having extensive domestic and foreign business interests.

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