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 (2003-2022)
• Daniel D. Tostrud (2004-2022)
• Michael Smith (2013-2022)
• Carrie Johnson Phaneuf (2013-2022)
• Jeffrey Nicodemus (2014-2022)
• Katherine Elrich (2014-2022)
• Jonathan LaMendola (2019-2022)

Cobb Martinez Woodward PLLC is proud to announce that it has been selected again as a Best Law Firm in Commercial Litigation – Tier 1 in the Dallas / Fort Worth metro region.  The “Best Law Firms” list is published by U.S. News & World Report and Woodward/White, Inc.

Cobb Martinez Woodward attorneys with individual recognition are:

• Bill Cobb – “Best Lawyers in America” in Legal Malpractice Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Products Liability Litigation. Lawyer of the Year in Product Liability Litigation-Defendants
• Daniel D. Tostrud– “Best Lawyers in America” in Professional Malpractice Law-Defendants. Lawyer of the Year in Professional Malpractice Law-Defendants
• Lindsey Wyrick– “Best Lawyers in America” in Legal Malpractice Law-Defendants
• Carrie Johnson Phaneuf– “Best Lawyers in America” in Professional Malpractice Law-Defendants
• Matthew E. Last– “Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch” in Commercial Litigation & Litigation – Real Estate
• Jennifer Smiley– “Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch” in Labor and Employment Law – Management & Professional Malpractice Law
• Andrew Willard– “Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch” in Litigation – Construction & Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

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

• Matthew Last (2010-2022)
• Lindsey Wyrick (2013-2022)

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 (2012-2022) – Professional Liability Litigation
• Daniel D. Tostrud (2012-2017, 2019-2022) – Professional Liability Litigation
• Carrie Phaneuf (2014, 2016-2022) – Professional Liability Litigation
• Katherine Elrich (2014, 2016-2022) – Appellate Law
• Stacy Hoffman Bruce (2020-2021) – Labor & Employment
• Lindsey Wyrick (2020, 2022) – Professional Liability Litigation

Cobb Martinez Woodward has been named in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers by Martindale-Hubbell.  For over 100 years, the Bar Register has been a unique guide to the legal community’s most eminent professionals. It includes only those select law practices that have earned the highest rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory and have been designated by their colleagues as preeminent in their field.

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.