Five Firm Attorneys Named Among Nation’s Leading Litigators

Frank Branson, Debbie D. Branson, John T. Burkhead, Tim Newsom and Wendell P. (Chip) Martens have been selected among the Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators for 2027, the first time the nationwide legal guide has recognized a significant number of attorneys who primarily represent plaintiffs on the annual list.

Each attorney is honored for expertise in the practice areas of Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Product Liability, and Trucking Litigation.

The Branson firm is renowned for its work in complex personal injury and wrongful death cases. Last year attorneys with the firm secured one of the largest wrongful death verdicts in Texas, a $44.1 million jury award against a trucking company and its driver for a fatal crash during Winter Storm Uri.

Developed through more than 30 years of reporting on the legal profession, the Lawdragon selection process involves nominations and independent identification of top attorneys, extensive research, and reviews by panels of editorial advisors.

The complete listing of the 2027 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators is available here.