Hankinson Attorneys Honored by Best Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell

DALLAS, May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lawyers from the Dallas-based Hankinson LLP law firm have earned honors from Texas' Best Lawyers and Texas' Top Rated Lawyers magazines based on their work in appellate law.

Dallas attorney and mediator Deborah Hankinson, founder of Hankinson LLP, appears in the 2012 edition of Texas' Best Lawyers magazine, a publication of Best Lawyers in America, which previously named her the Dallas Appellate Lawyer of the Year. Texas' Best Lawyers was included in the May 25 editions of the Houston Chronicle, The Dallas Morning News, the Austin American-Statesman, the San Antonio Express-News and the Texas editions of The Wall Street Journal.

That honor follows Ms. Hankinson's appearance alongside fellow firm attorney Brett Kutnick in the 2012 edition of Texas' Top Rated Lawyers, which was distributed by the same Texas newspapers on March 30, 2012. Texas' Top Rated Lawyers is published by Martindale-Hubbell and American Lawyer Media.

"The recognition from Texas' Best Lawyers and Texas' Top Rated Lawyers reflects our hard work in appellate law, arbitration and mediation at Hankinson LLP," Ms. Hankinson says. "Praise from our peers means a great deal to us."

Editors of the 2012 Texas' Best Lawyers list asked Texas' top attorneys to identify those lawyers who they would direct a friend or loved one to hire if they could not handle the case themselves. Based on those responses, Ms. Hankinson was named Lawyer of the Year in appellate law in Dallas.

Ms. Hankinson and Mr. Kutnick earned recognition from Texas' Top Rated Lawyers magazine based on peer ratings compiled by ALM and LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell.

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 the Texas' Best Lawyers and Texas' Top Rated Lawyers honors for Ms. Hankinson and Mr. Kutnick, please contact Mark Annick at 800-559-4534 or [email protected].

SOURCE Hankinson LLP