Top Law Firms | Best Midsize Law Firms by Region
Associates rate the reputations of peer firms in their own region. These rankings reveal the most prestigious midsize law firms by region across the U.S. Vault's 2025 Rankings are derived from Vault's Annual Associate Survey conducted from January 2024 through March 2024.
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2025 Best Midsize Law Firms in Texas
Susman Godfrey
It doesn’t get better for litigators than working at Susman Godfrey, an elite litigation boutique with four offices and only approximately150 partners and associates. Junior associates are given immediate responsibility and treated like future partners. Susman is known for innovation, including contingency fee arrangements when representing both plaintiffs and defendants. Despite long hours and intense work, the firm is social and rewards its associates with high compensation and bonuses. Firm-hosted retreats are notable perks.
52.14% of Votes
2024 Ranking
#1
Beck Redden LLP
Beck Redden attorneys do not fear trial—in fact, they thrive in the courtroom. With more than 40 attorneys operating out of the firm’s office in Houston, Beck Redden has established itself as a Texas powerhouse and often appears in the top tier in national rankings. Some of Beck Redden’s most high-profile clients have included ExxonMobil, Wells Fargo, and Dynegy, and the firm is known for its work in the Deepwater Horizon litigation.
20.76% of Votes
2024 Ranking
#3
Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr P.C.
Munsch Hardt operates out of three offices in the Lone Star state. With more than 140 attorneys and a self-proclaimed “rolled-up sleeves attitude,” the firm handles transactions and disputes in industries like construction, health care, manufacturing, real estate, technology, and transportation. On the litigation side, the firm has appeared in nearly every Texas state court and has handled cases related to energy, products liability, insurance, IP, antitrust, construction, admiralty, health care, tax, and beyond.
18.01% of Votes
2024 Ranking
#4
Porter Hedges LLP
Hailing from Houston, Porter Hedges is a lauded Texas firm with a second location in Oklahoma City. While the firm is full service, there is no denying its strength as one of the top law firms for energy, oil, and gas law. But the firm represents companies of all sizes on a range of matters, including private equity, venture capital, real estate finance, M&A, and dispute resolution.
18.01% of Votes
2024 Ranking
#2
Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP
Bell Nunnally was founded in 1980 and continues to operate out of a single location in Dallas, Texas. But the firm’s work extends beyond state lines—it serves clients across the country in such wide-ranging areas as appellate, bankruptcy, corporate and securities, entertainment, health care, immigration, IP, labor and employment, litigation, M&A, private clients, real estate, tax, and white collar. Its clients include Best Buy, Domino's Pizza, JPMorgan Chase, Nordstrom, and Public Storage, just to name a few.
14.92% of Votes
2024 Ranking
#9
AZA
Based in Houston, Texas, and home to over 50 lawyers, Ahmad, Zavitsanos and Mensing P.C., known as AZA, is a boutique litigation firm that is “talented, tough and courtroom tested.” AZA attorneys participate in substantive trial work from the start, contributing to the firm’s strength in the courtroom. The firm counsels clients of all sizes, from multinational companies to individuals, and is known for its attorneys’ skill in both commercial litigation and intellectual property litigation, as well as other practice areas.
14.24% of Votes
2024 Ranking
#7
YetterColeman LLP
Formidable Texan litigation boutique firm Yetter Coleman is adept at achieving complete reversals, no-payment judgments and hefty settlements on million-dollar claims. Its selective hiring practices ensure that its league of 50 lawyers is comprised of nothing but the best trial and appellate talent. The firm is especially noted for its expertise in contracts, business torts, appellate litigation, intellectual property, antitrust, securities, and energy. Yetter Coleman’s clients have included American Airlines, Chevron, IBM, and General Electric.
14.24% of Votes
2024 Ranking
#5
Gray Reed
Gray Reed is a full-service Texas law firm with three offices and 150 attorneys. The firm's dedication to its clients—including start-ups, Fortune 100 companies, and high-net-worth individuals—has led to repeat clients and word-of-mouth referrals since its founding in 1985. Gray Reed attorneys handle matters across commercial litigation, corporate transactions, oil and gas real estate, construction, healthcare, tax, trusts and estates, employment law, family law, intellectual property, and bankruptcy.
14.07% of Votes
2024 Ranking
#8
Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann
Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann is a litigation boutique that specializes in taking cases to trial. The firm is based out of one office in the Lone Star State. Boasting 18 practices—from antitrust and bankruptcy to energy and insurance to patent and securities, and more—the firm is a litigation powerhouse. The firm has deep experience defending class actions, mass torts, and multi-district litigations. In particular, the firm has experience handling pharmaceutical mass tort matters.
12.86% of Votes
2024 Ranking
#6
Gibbs & Bruns LLP
Texas litigation boutique Gibbs & Bruns has stayed true to its roots as a high-stakes commercial litigation firm. The firm is known for procuring settlements and verdicts of well into the millions and billions for major clients in all industries. Gibbs & Bruns is acclaimed for its expertise in business and commercial disputes and its ability to represent clients on either side of the docket. Whether through arbitration, settlement, or trial, the firm handles cases in an array of industries—though it is especially well known for its expertise in the financial, energy, and technology sectors.
9.78% of Votes
2024 Ranking
#10
Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry
At about 150 attorneys strong, Chamberlain Hrdlicka’s roots are in tax law, and more than one-third of the firm’s lawyers practice entirely in tax law or have a strong tax background. The firm has expanded its expertise to include practice areas such as securities and finance, estate planning, international and immigration law, intellectual property, energy and maritime law, real estate, and litigation. The firm serves clients ranging from small startups to large, multinational corporations in industries including automotive, banking, bioscience, chemical, construction, energy, financial, insurance, manufacturing, medical, real estate, retail, and technology.
5.83% of Votes
2024 Ranking
#14
Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, L.L.P.
Dallas-based Carrington Coleman is a full-service law firm with three offices in Texas. Though the firm keeps a relatively small roster, with just over 50 attorneys on staff, the firm maintains a strong reputation in the Lone Star state and beyond. The firm’s legal services are wide ranging, with emphases on complex litigation, business and real estate transactional matters, and corporate insolvency and restructuring matters. Household-name clients have included Southwest Airlines, Aon Corporation and Fannie Mae, to name a few.
4.46% of Votes
2024 Ranking
#11
Munck Wilson Mandala LLP
Munck Wilson Mandala is a leading technology-focused law firm whose attorneys—many with engineering degrees and experience as technologists and engineers—handle complex, tech-related legal matters for entrepreneurs, startups, and Fortune 50 clients. The firm is home to over 80 attorneys across four Texas offices—Dallas, Austin, Houston, and Waco—and offices in Los Angeles and South Florida.
4.46% of Votes
2024 Ranking
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Wick Phillips
Full-service law firm Wick Phillips has three Texas offices—in Austin, Dallas, and Houston—from which approximately 70 experienced attorneys handle matters in bankruptcy, labor and employment, litigation, tax law, banking and finance, intellectual property, mergers and acquisitions, and more. As a full-service firm, Wick Phillips has served clients in a number of industries, including banking and finance; construction and real estate; retail, restaurants, and financing; and oil, gas, and other natural resources.
4.29% of Votes
2024 Ranking
#12
McGinnis Lochridge
McGinnis Lochridge is a Texas firm through and through, with offices in Austin, Dallas, Decatur, and Houston. The firm offers a wide range of legal services to its clients, which include individuals and startups, Fortune 100 companies, government bodies, and nonprofits. McGinnis Lochridge initially focused on the oil and gas, water, electric power, government relations, and construction sectors—and while the firm has expanded, these original practice areas are still at the heart of the firm.
4.12% of Votes
2024 Ranking
#13
