Doerner, Saunders, Daniel & Anderson, LLP (DSDA) is pleased to announce 19 of its lawyers have been recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. First published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become widely regarded as a leading guide to legal excellence.
Lawyers named to the Best Lawyers lists are recognized based on information compiled from an exhaustive peer‐review evaluation. For this year’s edition, more than 3.8 million votes were analyzed, resulting in the inclusion of 81,620 lawyers across 151 practice areas and 203 metropolitan and geographic areas. Only about 5% of practicing attorneys in the legal industry earn this distinction. Lawyers were not required or permitted to pay a fee to be recognized.
“We are honored by this recognition, which reflects the dedication, professionalism, and high standard of service our attorneys provide to clients,” said Michael S. Linscott, managing partner of DSDA.
The DSDA lawyers recognized across 28 areas of law in the 2027 Best Lawyers list include:
- William C. Anderson (Tulsa): Bet‐the‐Company, Commercial Litigation
- Jon E. Brightmire (Tulsa): Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Litigation ‐ ERISA, Litigation ‐ Labor and Employment
- N. Lance Bryan (Tulsa): Employment Law ‐ Management, Litigation ‐ Construction
- Stuart D. Campbell (Tulsa): Commercial Litigation
- Lewis N. Carter (Tulsa): Commercial Litigation
- Lawrence T. Chambers, Jr. (Tulsa): Corporate Law
- H. Wayne Cooper (Tulsa): Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Nathan S. Cross (Tulsa): Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law
- Kaylee P. Davis‐Maddy (Oklahoma City): Litigation – Environmental, Water Law
- S. Douglas Dodd (Tulsa): First Amendment Law, Litigation ‐ First Amendment, Media Law
- Tom Q. Ferguson (Tulsa): Commercial Litigation
- D. Ward Hobson (Oklahoma City): Copyright Law, Litigation ‐ Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets Law, Trademark Law
- D. Benham Kirk, Jr. (Oklahoma City): Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Financial Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law
- Michael S. Linscott (Tulsa): Commercial Litigation
- Linda C. Martin (Tulsa): Environmental Law, Litigation ‐ Environmental
- J. Patrick Mensching (Tulsa): Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Sara E. Potts (Oklahoma City): Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Insurance
- William F. Riggs (Tulsa): Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Varley H. Taylor, Jr. (Tulsa): Tax Law
