Dallas Appellate Attorney, Mediator Deborah Hankinson Earns Best Lawyers Distinction

DALLAS, Aug. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dallas attorney and mediator Deborah Hankinson of the appellate boutique law firm Hankinson LLP has been selected for a seventh consecutive year in The Best Lawyers in America based on her work in appellate law.

Ms. Hankinson, a former justice with the Supreme Court of Texas and the 5^th District Court of Appeals in Dallas, has been included in Best Lawyers each year since 2008. In 2012, she was named Best Lawyers' Dallas Appellate Lawyer of the Year.

"Deborah has long been among the elite appellate lawyers in Texas and the entire nation," says Rick Thompson, Hankinson LLP's managing partner. "An honor such as this is an indication of the continued respect her peers in the legal profession have for Deborah and the work she does for clients."

Best Lawyers, the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession, is widely considered the top guide to U.S. lawyers. To compile the annual publication, Best Lawyers conducts a rigorous peer-review survey that includes more than 3 million confidential evaluations by other lawyers.

Ms. Hankinson represents clients as an appellate attorney, oral advocate, strategist, mediator, arbitrator, and problem-solver. She is Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. A fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, she also is a member of the American Arbitration Association's national roster of neutrals.

In addition to appearing in the 2014 edition of Best Lawyers, Ms. Hankinson has been honored for her appellate work by the publishers of Texas Super Lawyers, D Magazine, Chambers USA, Benchmark Appellate, Texas Lawyer and the Dallas Business Journal.

Hankinson LLP, the preeminent civil appellate firm in the Southwest, provides clients with innovative legal insights and judicial perspective in all phases of litigation. The firm's attorneys work with trial teams to develop strategies designed to put a case in the best position before, during and after trial. Dallas-based Hankinson LLP represents national clients, regional companies, governmental bodies, and individuals with trial and appellate matters, and offers mediation and arbitration services as well. Learn more about the firm at http://hankinsonlaw.com.

For more information on Ms. Hankinson's 2014 Best Lawyers recognition, please contact Rhonda Reddick at 800-559-4534 or [email protected].

SOURCE Hankinson LLP