Craig Haynes and Toby Galloway Earn ‘Lawyer of the Year’ Honors

(TEXAS) – Twenty-one Vartabedian Katz Hester & Haynes LLP (VKHH) attorneys are recognized by Best Lawyers in its 2027 publications. Seventeen attorneys are recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, with four additional attorneys recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America. Best Lawyers selections are based on peer-review evaluations, and lawyers are not required or permitted to pay a fee to be included. 

Among this year’s honorees, Toby Galloway and Craig Haynes were named 2027 “Lawyer of the Year” in Dallas/Fort Worth. Toby was recognized for Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), while Craig was recognized for Oil and Gas Law. The distinction is awarded to one attorney in each practice area and metropolitan region based on overall peer feedback. 

The following VKHH attorneys are recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America: 

DALLAS 

• Rachelle Glazer: Insurance Law; Litigation – Insurance  

• Craig Haynes: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Energy Law; Oil and Gas Law 

• Marc Katz: Litigation – Labor and Employment 

• Richard Roper: Criminal Defense: White Collar 

• Martin Sosland: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law 

FORT WORTH 

• Alix Allison: Oil and Gas Law 

• Deirdre Brown: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy 

• Emily Chou: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law 

• J. Robert Forshey: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy 

• Toby Galloway: Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White Collar; Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Litigation – Securities 

• Conrad Hester: Oil and Gas Law 

• Lynda Lankford: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law 

• Gaye Lentz: Oil and Gas Law 

• Austin Priddy: Oil and Gas Law 

• Jeff Prostok: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy 

• Suzanne Rosen: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy 

• Robert Vartabedian: Oil and Gas Law 

Four additional VKHH attorneys are recognized in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America: 

DALLAS 

• Connor Bourland: Oil and Gas Law 

• J. Blake Glatstein: Commercial Litigation 

FORT WORTH 

• Meaghan Nowell: Commercial Litigation 

• Lad Stricker: Litigation – Real Estate; Oil and Gas Law