Awards and Honors
Lawdragon 500 2008
Baron & Budd shareholder Scott Summy has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2008 Lawdragon 500 fourth annual list of “the nation’s top lawyers” from every arena—-private attorneys, government and public interest lawyers, in-house counsel, law professors and judges.
Plaintiff’s “Hot List”
National Law Journal – October 2008
Baron & Budd was one of 15 law firm's named to the National Law Journal’s “Hot List” of exemplary plaintiffs’ firms in the United States. Baron & Budd has been included in the Hot List six of the seven years since the award's inception.
Best Lawyers in America 2007
Baron & Budd’s Scott Summy has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2007 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. The honor is based on 1.8 million confidential evaluations by attorneys around the country and telephone interviews with leading attorneys through the publication’s balloting process.
Trial Lawyer of the Year
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice – 2006
Baron & Budd attorneys received the prestigious Trial Lawyer of the Year award from Trial Lawyers for Public Justice for their combined work on two cases over 21 years involving over 1,600 plaintiffs injured by groundwater contamination in Tucson, Arizona.
Plaintiff’s “Hot List”
National Law Journal – October 2006
Baron & Budd has been named repeatedly to the National Law Journal’s “Hot List” of exemplary plaintiffs’ firms in the United States. Only 11 firms made the 2006 list.
Baron & Budd Attorneys Named Texas Super Lawyers for 2006
Russell Budd Honored among Top 10 Super Lawyers in Texas
Law & Politics Media, Inc. – October 2006
Several Baron & Budd attorneys have been named “Texas Super Lawyers” for 2006 by Law & Politics Media and Texas Monthly Magazine.
Russell Budd received the distinction of being named one of the Top Ten Texas Super Lawyers for 2006. Russell Budd was also named to the Top 100 list. Russell Budd, Alan Rich, and Brent Rosenthal were named to the list of Top 100 Super Lawyers in the Dallas/Fort Worth region.
Baron & Budd Attorneys Named 2006 “Rising Stars of Texas Law”
Law & Politics Media, Inc. - March 2006
Baron & Budd lawyers were named “Rising Stars of Texas Law” in March 2006 in Texas Monthly Magazine and the special publication, Texas Super Lawyers–Rising Stars: Denyse Clancy, Stephen Johnston, Carla Burke, and Renee Melancon.
Baron & Budd Attorneys Named Among "Best Lawyers in Dallas under 40"
D Magazine – May 2006
Three Baron & Budd attorneys were named by D Magazine as among the “Best Lawyers in Dallas under the age of 40": Laura Baughman (Environmental/Land Use), Kevin McHargue (Appellate) and Bruce Steckler (Personal Injury).
