our heroes : LEGAL EAGLES
The Legal Eagles —
That the Legal Eagles Call
BY MARSHA BROWN
What constitutes a “ Legal Eagle ?” A lawyer that other lawyers would call to help when their kids are in a bind . PCT asked the most successful local attorneys , “ Who would you call if one of their children needed an attorney . ( Our list is based on their answers )
Top Recommendations and Their Top Areas of Practice
SEPTEMBER 2017 PARKER COUNTY TODAY
LEGAL EAGLES - Top Recommendations and Their Top Areas of Practice Lawyers whose primary practice is in Parker County ; listed under their primary practice area of law .
Top 10 Exemplary Women in Law Michelle Audet ( Elder Law ) Deborah A . Kernan ( Criminal Defense ) Lisa A . Crow ( Family Law ) Kathleen Pekny Catania — ( Criminal ) Assistant Parker
County District Attorney ’ s Office Kary L . Key ( Family Law and Equine Law ) Nikki Grote Rhodes ( Criminal Law ) Assistant Parker
County District Attorney ’ s Office Jennifer Simko-Hamilton ( Family Law ) Abigail Placke – ( Criminal ) – Assistant Parker County
District Attorney Deborah McGregor Cascino ( Family Law ) Tiffany Branson — Family Law
Top 5 In Family Law G . Thomas Vick , Jr .* - Vick Carney , LLP Chad D . Petross * - The Petross Law Firm , PLLC Jennifer Simko-Hamilton – Law Office of
Jennifer Simko Hamilton PLLC Lisa A . Crow – Attorney at Law Deborah McGregor Cascino — Cascino Law Firm
* Board Certified in Family Law
Estate Planning and Probate Law Soroya Joslin – Soroya Joslin , P . C . Alicia D . Meinzer – Eggleston King , LLP
Real Estate and Business Law James D . Eggleston , Jr .*# - Eggleston King , LLP Brett F . Gunter * - Eggleston King , LLP John M . Rogers – Rogers , LLP Jack Eggleston – Eggleston King , LLP
John Westhoff — Borden & Westhoff , LLP
* Board Certified in Commercial Real Estate Law
# Board Certified in Farm and Ranch Law
Civil Litigation John M . Rogers * - Rogers , LLP William A . Hicks – Eggleston King , LLP David D . Rapp – Eggleston King , LLP John E . Westhoff – Borden & Westhoff , LLP Timothy J . Mendolia – Mendolia & Pettigrew , LLP
* Board Certified in Civil Trial Law
Criminal Law Honorable Donald E . Schnebly * - Parker County
District Attorney Daniel W . Carney ( Defense ) – Vick Carney , LLP Mac Smith ( Defense ) – Harris Finley Bogle Deborah A . Kernan ( Defense ) – The Kernan Law Firm , PC Raul Nevarez ( Defense ) – Raul Nevarez , PC Jeffrey A . Swain - Assistant District Attorney for
Parker County
* Board Certified in Criminal Law
Labor and Employment Law John M . Rogers * - Rogers , LLP
* Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law
Oil and Gas Law Jack Eggleston – Eggleston King , LLP Brett F . Gunter – Eggleston King , LLP John Westhoff — Borden & Westhoff , LLP
When “ Board Certified ” is noted , it means the Texas Board of Legal Specialization has awarded a Certification after a screening , referral and testing process .
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