Super Lawyers ® (a Thomson Reuters service) is a list of outstanding attorneys who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.

• Bill Cobb (2003-2025) “Top 100 Lawyers in DFW” (2023-2025)
• Daniel D. Tostrud (2004-2025)
• Michael Smith (2013-2025)
• Jeffrey Nicodemus (2014-2025)
• Katherine Elrich (2014-2025) “Top 100 Lawyers in DFW” “Top 50 Women Lawyers in Texas” (2023-2025) “Top 100 Super Lawyers” (2025)
• Jonathan LaMendola (2019-2025)
• Stacy Bruce (2023-2025)
• Larry Johnson (2023-2025)
• Robert Wise (2011-2025)

Cobb Martinez Woodward is proud to announce that it has been selected again as a Best Law Firm with Tier 1 rankings in the Dallas/Fort Worth metro region in the following practice areas:

• Commercial Litigation
• Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
• Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Litigation Labor and Employment
• Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants

The “Best Law Firms” list is published by The Best Lawyers in America. To be eligible for a ranking in “Best Law Firms”, a law firm must have at least one recognized lawyer who is included in Best Lawyers in a particular geographic region and practice area combination. Recognition in Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor, conferred on a lawyer by his or her peers.

Each year, Super Lawyers ® (a Thomson Reuters service) identifies the top up-and-coming attorneys in Texas. 

• Lindsey Comstock (2024-2025)
• Virginia Cox (2023-2025)
• Andrew Willard (2023-2025)
• Lindsey Wyrick (2013-2024)
• Matthew Last (2010-2023)

D Magazine (D Magazine Partners, Inc.) reports that its selections are based on an extensive peer review process, relying on the expertise of local lawyers to determine rankings.

• Bill Cobb (2012-2025) – Business/Commercial Litigation
• Daniel D. Tostrud (2012-2017, 2019-2025) – Professional Liability Litigation
• Katherine Elrich (2014, 2016-2025) – Appellate Law
• Lindsey Wyrick (2020, 2022-2025) – Professional Liability Litigation
• Simon Whiting (2024-2025) – Labor and Employment

Recognition in Best Lawyers in America is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor, conferred on a lawyer by his or her peers.

Cobb Martinez Woodward attorneys with individual recognition are:

• Bill Cobb – “Best Lawyers in America” in Legal Malpractice Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, Legal Malpractice Law-Defendants, Product Liability Litigation-Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law-Defendants, Lawyer of the Year for Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants Dallas/Fort Worth
• Daniel D. Tostrud – “Best Lawyers in America” in Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, Legal Malpractice Law-Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law-Defendants. Lawyer of the Year for Professional Malpractice Law-Defendants.  Lawyer of the Year for Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants Dallas/Fort Worth
• Lindsey Wyrick – “Best Lawyers in America” in Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, Legal Malpractice Law-Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Matthew E. Last – “Best Lawyers in America” in Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Stacy Hoffman Bruce – “Best Lawyers in America” in Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Katherine Elrich – “Best Lawyers in America” in Appellate Practice
• Larry Johnson – “Best Lawyers in America” in Professional Liability Law – Defendants, Litigation – Construction
• Jonathan LaMendola – “Best Lawyers in America” in Litigation – Labor and Employment, Litigation – Health Care
• Jeff Nicodemus – “Best Lawyers in America” in Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Commercial Litigation
• Michael C. Smith – “Best Lawyers in America” in Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Simon Whiting – “Best Lawyers in America” in Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
• Andrew Willard – “Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch” in Litigation – Construction & Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Cobb Martinez Woodward PLLC has earned a Top Ranked Law Firm AV Preeminent rating by Martindale-Hubbell. For more than 140 years Martindale-Hubbell TM has been regarded as one of the world’s most authoritative resources on legal information resources. The Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings ® attest to a lawyer’s legal ability and professional ethics and reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and Judiciary. For several consecutive years, Cobb Martinez Woodward PLLC has earned an AV rating, denoting the firm as a preeminent law firm providing the highest level of legal skill and integrity.