10 Hicks Thomas Partners Named Among the Nation’s Top Litigators

October 09, 2025 at 13:57 PM EDT

Attorneys named to Lawdragon Leading Litigators guide for fourth consecutive year

Houston-based litigation boutique Hicks Thomas LLP is proud to announce that 10 firm partners have been named to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America guide, a “who’s who of top trial lawyers from the nation’s greatest trial firms.”

Lawdragon describes this year’s honorees as outstanding advocates who have “changed the course of industry and individual businesses, shaped our nation and the enforcement of its laws, and continued to uphold the role of the law as a beacon and shared imperative.”

All 10 Hicks Thomas honorees, recognized for their work in commercial litigation, are marking their fourth consecutive year in the Leading Litigators guide. They are John B. Thomas, J. Stephen Barrick, John J. Deis, Courtney E. Ervin, Robin L. Harrison, Stewart E. Hoffer, Gregg C. Laswell, Stephen M. Loftin, Paul L. Mitchell, and Allen H. Rustay.

“We are incredibly proud to once again be a part of this guide,” said Hicks Thomas partner John B. Thomas. “Lawdragon describes those selected as ‘outstanding advocates’ and I’m especially proud of that because it is what we aim to be for our clients each and every day.”

Attorneys selected for the guide typically have decades of experience in leading roles before state and federal courts, government agencies and international adjudicatory entities.

Honorees are selected through nominations, staff research and vetting by a Lawdragon team of legal reporting and analysis experts.

To review the full list of honorees, click here.

About Hicks Thomas

Founded in 1997, Texas-based Hicks Thomas LLP is a premier litigation firm representing plaintiffs and defendants across the nation. With offices in Houston, Austin, Beaumont, Amarillo, and Sacramento, California, the firm provides in-depth experience in cases involving oil and gas (upstream, midstream and downstream), construction, environmental, complex commercial, toxic tort, products liability, corporate governance, securities, banking, insurance coverage, transportation, trade secrets and general business litigation. Learn more: http://www.hicks-thomas.com.