DALLAS – Hankinson LLP founder Deborah Hankinson has earned a place on D Magazine’s 2012 listing of “The Best Lawyers in Dallas” based on her work for business clients in appellate cases, mediations and arbitrations, and trial consulting.

This is the seventh time that D Magazine has named Ms. Hankinson to its “Best Lawyers”  list. In 2010, the magazine also named her to its list of the best women lawyers in Dallas.

“I am again humbled to receive this honor in a city with so many great attorneys,” Ms. Hankinson says. “It’s an honor not only for me, but also for all of the attorneys at Hankinson LLP who work hard on a daily basis to make sure our clients receive the best appellate representation possible.”

To assemble the exclusive listing of Dallas’ top attorneys, the editors of D Magazine sought nominations from lawyers citywide. A blue-ribbon panel of lawyers met with magazine editors and approved the list, which covers 18 practice areas and will appear in the May 2012 issue of D Magazine.

In addition to her work as a trial and appellate lawyer, Ms. Hankinson served as a Justice
on the Fifth District Court of Appeals in Dallas and the Supreme Court of Texas. She is Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers and serves on the Board of Directors of the American Arbitration Association.

The recognition from D Magazine is just the latest in a long line of similar honors for Ms. Hankinson. In 2011, Texas Super Lawyers magazine named her to a list of the Top 10 attorneys in Texas. Her work also has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA, Texas Lawyer and the Dallas Business Journal, among others.

Hankinson LLP, the preeminent civil appellate firm in the Southwest, provides clients with innovative legal insights and judicial perspective in all phases of litigation. The firm’s attorneys work with trial teams to develop strategies designed to put a case in the best position before, during, and after trial. Hankinson LLP represents national clients, regional companies, governmental bodies, and individuals with trial and appellate matters, and offers mediation and arbitration services as well. Learn more about the firm at http://hankinsonlaw.com.

DALLAS – The appellate law work of Hankinson LLP attorney Ryan Clinton has landed him on the 2012 Texas Rising Stars list, which highlights Texas’ brightest young legal minds.

This marks the eighth time Mr. Clinton has earned selection to the Texas Rising Stars list. The 2012 edition appears in the April issue of Texas Monthly and Texas Rising Stars magazines. No more than 2.5 percent of all Texas attorneys are named to the list, which identifies the state’s up-and-coming lawyers through a peer-nomination process.

“We’re glad the publishers at Texas Rising Stars think as highly of Ryan as we do,” says Rick Thompson, managing partner for Dallas-based Hankinson LLP. “He has established a strong presence in both state and federal courts on behalf of our Austin office. We’re proud to say he’s our colleague.”

Mr. Clinton’s accolades and accomplishments are numerous.  He has successfully delivered well over a dozen oral arguments in Texas appellate courts, including four in the Texas Supreme Court.  As a former state assistant solicitor general, Mr. Clinton has earned a reputation for effectively handling impactful and high-profile cases.

Beyond his legal track record, Mr. Clinton is a strong advocate for animal welfare, receiving the Oakland, Calif.-based No Kill Advocacy Center’s Henry Bergh Leadership Award in 2009 based on his work to reform animal shelters locally and nationally. Mr. Clinton’s written commentaries have been published in newspapers across the country, and his work on behalf of companion animals has received national and international coverage.

Hankinson LLP, the preeminent civil appellate firm in the Southwest, provides clients with innovative legal insights and judicial perspective in all phases of litigation. The firm’s attorneys work with trial teams to develop strategies designed to put a case in the best position before, during, and after trial. Hankinson LLP represents national clients, regional companies, governmental bodies, and individuals with trial and appellate matters, and offers mediation and arbitration services as well. Learn more about the firm  at http://hankinsonlaw.com.

DALLAS – The Dallas-based appellate law firm Hankinson LLP is being recognized by U.S. News & World Report and The Best Lawyers in America as one of the country’s “Best Law Firms.”

The firm earned a Metropolitan Tier 1 ranking among Dallas appellate firms in the 2011 guide to the nation’s leading law firms.

To compile the “Best Law Firms” listing, researchers with U.S. News and Best Lawyers surveyed thousands of attorneys and law firm clients across the U.S. The results of the survey appear in the November 2011 Best Law Firms publication. The full listing also is available online at http://bestlawfirms.usnews.com/.

Last month, the firm went through a name change when attorney Jeff Levinger departed to form his own firm.

“This honor rightly belongs to everyone at the firm, all the attorneys and staff, who worked so hard on behalf of our clients over the last 12 months, including Jeff,” says Hankinson LLP founder Deborah Hankinson, who also has been selected by The Best Lawyers in America as one of the country’s top attorneys. In addition, Best Lawyers also recently named Ms. Hankinson Dallas Lawyer of the Year in Appellate Law.

To develop the Best Lawyers list, researchers review nearly 3 million confidential evaluations by other attorneys. The full listing is available at www.bestlawyers.com.

The “Best Law Firms” and Best Lawyers honors are just the latest for Deborah Hankinson and the firm. Earlier this year, she was listed among the state’s top lawyers in the annual Texas Super Lawyers publication, earning a spot among the state’s Top 10 lawyers overall. Her other 2011 honors include selection by Texas Lawyer newspaper for its “Winning Women” section, and by D Magazine to its list of Best Lawyers in Dallas. She also has been featured in Chambers USA’s listing of the country’s top lawyers and previously was profiled in the Dallas Business Journal as one of North Texas’ top business defenders.

Hankinson LLP, the preeminent civil appellate firm in the Southwest, provides clients with innovative legal insights and judicial perspective in all phases of litigation. The firm’s attorneys work with trial teams to develop strategies designed to put a case in the best position before, during, and after trial. Hankinson LLP represents national clients, regional companies, governmental bodies, and individuals with trial and appellate matters, and offers mediation and arbitration services as well.

Learn more about the firm at http://hankinsonlaw.com.

DALLAS – Deborah Hankinson and Jeffrey Levinger, founding partners in the Dallas-based civil appellate firm of Hankinson Levinger LLP, are recognized as two of the state’s top appellate lawyers in the prestigious Chambers USA 2010 legal directory. The U.K.-based publication exclusively lists law firms and attorneys who are strongly recommended based on in-depth interviews with peers and clients.

Ms. Hankinson, a former Texas Supreme Court Justice, practices appellate law and serves as a mediator and arbitrator in cases involving a variety of complex legal issues. In addition to her work at Texas’ highest civil appellate court, Ms. Hankinson previously served as a Justice on the Fifth District Court of Appeals in Dallas.

The publication notes that the “incredibly talented” Ms. Hankinson “is recommended for her intimate knowledge of judiciary procedures and her seasoned approach.” She was recognized earlier this year as one of the 500 Leading Lawyers in America by Lawdragon; one of D Magazine’s Best Women Lawyers in Dallas; and as one of the country’s top appellate attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America. She has been recognized among Texas’ top lawyers each year since the Texas Super Lawyers list first was published in 2003, and is ranked by Texas Lawyer newspaper as one of the state’s “Go-To” appellate attorneys, 2007.

Mr. Levinger, who has practiced appellate law for more than 25 years, is cited by Chambers as a “highly experienced, talented and knowledgeable appellate specialist”. Earlier this year, Mr. Levinger was named to “The Defenders,” an elite list of North Texas’ top business defense attorneys published by the Dallas Business Journal. He currently serves as Chairman of the State Bar of Texas Committee on Pattern Jury Charges (Malpractice, Premises, and Products) and is an officer of the State Bar of Texas Appellate Section. He has been recognized among Texas’ top lawyers each year since the Texas Super Lawyers list first was published in 2003, and also was honored earlier this year in D Magazine’s Best Lawyers in Dallas listing. Mr. Levinger also is listed in The Best Lawyers in America as one of the nation’s top lawyers in both appeals and commercial litigation, since 2008.

Hankinson Levinger, the preeminent civil appellate firm in the Southwest, provides clients with innovative legal insights and judicial perspective in all phases of litigation. The firm’s attorneys work with trial teams to develop strategies designed to put a case in the best position before, during, and after trial. Hankinson Levinger represents national clients, regional companies, governmental bodies, and individuals with trial and appellate matters, and offers mediation and arbitration services as well.

Learn more about the firm at http://www.hanklev.com.

For more information on Hankinson Levinger and the Chambers honor, please contact Mark Annick at 800-559-4534 or mark@androvett.com.

DALLAS – Noted Dallas appellate lawyer and former Texas Supreme Court Justice Deborah Hankinson has been named one of the Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America.

Ms. Hankinson, a name partner in Dallas’ Hankinson Levinger, practices appellate law and serves as a mediator and arbitrator in cases involving a variety of complex legal issues. Ms. Hankinson served as a Justice both on the Fifth District Court of Appeals in Dallas and the Supreme Court of Texas, she is a member of the American Law Institute, and is Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

The Lawdragon 500 is compiled based on a combination of written submissions, nominations and comments received through an online ballot, in addition to editorial research by Lawdragon staff. The list represents 0.04 percent of all lawyers in the U.S.

“I’m honored to be named one of the 500 Leading Lawyers in America,” says Ms. Hankinson. “We work hard to give our clients top-quality legal services, both at the trial and appellate levels. To have that work acknowledged by our peers is gratifying.”

Being named to the Lawdragon 500 is just the latest honor for Ms. Hankinson. She has repeatedly earned selection as:

• One of D Magazine’s Best Lawyers in Dallas, and was honored in that magazine’s list of the Best Women Lawyers in Dallas, 2010.
• One of the Best Lawyers in America in Appellate Law, according to The Best Lawyers in America, 2008-2011.
• One of the Top 100 Lawyers in Texas and Top 50 Women Lawyers, as published by Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters legal division.
• A Top Notch Lawyer in Appellate Law in the October 8, 2007 issue of Texas Lawyer’s Go-To Guide.
• One of the best business defense lawyers in Dallas by the Dallas Business Journal in 2009.

Hankinson Levinger, the preeminent civil appellate firm in the Southwest, provides clients with innovative legal insights and judicial perspective in all phases of litigation. The firm’s attorneys work with trial teams to develop strategies designed to put a case in the best position before, during, and after trial. Hankinson Levinger represents national clients, regional companies, governmental bodies, and individuals with trial and appellate matters, and offers mediation and arbitration services as well.

Learn more about the firm at http://www.hanklev.com.

For more information on Ms. Hankinson and Hankinson Levinger, please contact Mark Annick at 800-559-4534 or mark@androvett.com.

DALLAS – Appellate attorney Deborah Hankinson has earned a spot on D Magazine’s listing of the “Best Women Lawyers in Dallas 2010.”

Ms. Hankinson, co-founder of the Dallas law firm Hankinson Levinger LLP, is recognized for her work in appellate law.

When setting out to determine the leading female lawyers in the city, D Magazine’s editors surveyed lawyers throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, asking them who they consider among the city’s best. The magazine’s executive editor met with a blue-ribbon panel of attorneys to finalize the list of 2010 honorees, who will be featured in the May 2010 issue of D Magazine. The list also will be available athttp://www.dmagazine.com/ throughout the year.

A former Justice on the Supreme Court of Texas, Ms. Hankinson is among the state’s leading appellate attorneys and strategists. With her background as a trial lawyer and judge, Ms. Hankinson provides clients with valuable experience and unique perspective in trial strategy and appellate advocacy.

Ms. Hankinson’s legal knowledge and judicial experience also make her a sought-after mediator in a variety of matters, ranging from complex business disputes to multi-layered tort cases. Ms. Hankinson serves on the board of the American Arbitration Association, where she also is a member of the AAA panel of neutrals.

Recognition is nothing new for Ms. Hankinson, who was recognized in the Dallas Business Journal in 2009 as one of the city’s top business defense attorneys. She also has earned praise in Texas Lawyer newspaper in 2007 as one of the state’s top five appellate lawyers, and has been named one of the Top 100 attorneys in the state in Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters legal division, 2005 and 2008-2010.

Hankinson Levinger, the preeminent civil appellate firm in the Southwest, provides clients with innovative legal insights and judicial perspective in all phases of litigation. The firm’s attorneys work with trial teams to develop strategies designed to put a case in the best position before, during and after trial.  Hankinson Levinger represents national clients, regional companies, governmental bodies and individuals with trial and appellate matters, and offers mediation and arbitration services as well. Learn more about the firm at http://www.hanklev.com.

For more information, contact Alan Bentrup at 214-559-4630 or alan@androvett.com

DALLAS – Following peer nominations and an independent review, Dallas appellate lawyers Deborah Hankinson and Jeffrey Levinger have been named in The Best Lawyers in America’s annual compilation of the country’s top-rated attorneys.

The two co-founders of Dallas-based Hankinson Levinger have been singled out by The Best Lawyers in America annually since 2008. For the 2010 edition, both attorneys are recognized for their work in Appellate Law. Additionally, Mr. Levinger is included in the publication’s “Commercial Litigation” and “Bet the Company Litigation” categories.

Ms. Hankinson is a respected appellate lawyer and appellate strategist with extensive experience on both sides of the bench. A former Justice on Fifth District Court of Appeals at Dallas and the Supreme Court of Texas, she handles all aspects of post-trial proceedings for her clients, including post-trial motions, appellate briefings, and oral arguments in state and federal court. She often is called upon to provide independent assessments of potential appeals and consults with other lawyers to fine-tune appellate briefings and oral arguments. Additionally, she collaborates with trial counsel to maximize the client’s position in the event of an appeal and often assists or takes the lead in drafting key discovery motions, dispositive motions and jury charges. When appropriate, she attends jury charge conferences and trials.

In a career spanning more than two decades, Mr. Levinger has handled significant appeals for corporations, professional organizations, and individuals in state and federal appellate courts and before the U.S. Supreme Court. His practice encompasses a wide range of legal issues, including state and federal procedure, antitrust, breach of contract, securities and common law fraud, corporate and partnership law, lender liability, bankruptcy and insolvency, oil and gas, professional malpractice, insurance, products liability, deceptive trade practices, officer and director liability, civil rights, intellectual property, misappropriation of trade secrets, wrongful termination, and employment discrimination.

Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence based largely on the publication’s exhaustive peer-review survey of more than 32,000 leading U.S. and international attorneys. Corporate Counsel magazine calls Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”

Hankinson Levinger, the preeminent civil appellate firm in the Southwest, provides clients with innovative legal insights and judicial perspective in all phases of litigation.  The attorneys work with trial teams to develop strategies designed to put a case in the best position before, during and after trial.  Hankinson Levinger represents national clients, regional companies, governmental bodies and individuals with trial and appellate matters, and offers mediation and arbitration services as well. Learn more about the firm at http://www.hanklev.com.

For more information on Hankinson Levinger, please contact Mark Annick at 800-559-4534 or mark@androvett.com.

DALLAS – The publishers of Texas Super Lawyers magazine have named Dallas appellate lawyers Deborah Hankinson and Jeffrey Levinger to the list of Texas Super Lawyers for 2009.  Once again, both lawyers also were named to the magazine’s list of the Top 100 attorneys in Texas.

In the annual Texas Super Lawyers survey, thousands of lawyers across the state singled out the founding partners of the Dallas appellate law firm Hankinson Levinger as two of the state’s best. They will be honored in the October 2009 issues of Texas Monthly and Texas Super Lawyers magazines.

Both Ms. Hankinson and Mr. Levinger have earned selection to the Texas Super Lawyers listing each year since it first was published in 2003.

“This honor is incredibly gratifying, both on a personal and professional level,” says Ms. Hankinson, who also was highlighted among Texas’ Top 50 female attorneys. “Jeff and I both believe this recognition reflects our goal to provide clients the very best appellate work before, during and after trial.”

In order to earn a spot on the Texas Super Lawyers list, both Ms. Hankinson and Mr. Levinger had to garner enough votes from the 70,000 lawyers statewide who were asked to nominate their top legal peers. Those results then were passed to a blue-ribbon panel of attorneys selected by Super Lawyers editors for review. When the process was complete, fewer than five percent of lawyers in Texas received the honor.

“It is always nice to know that your fellow attorneys recognize your best efforts,” says Mr. Levinger. “For us, the real reward comes in seeing our hard work pay off in the courtroom for the businesses and people we represent.”

Hankinson Levinger, the preeminent civil appellate firm in the Southwest, provides clients with innovative legal insights and judicial perspective in all phases of litigation.  The attorneys work with trial teams to develop strategies designed to put a case in the best position before, during and after trial.  Hankinson Levinger represents national clients, regional companies, governmental bodies and individuals with trial and appellate matters, and offers mediation and arbitration services as well. Learn more about the firm at http://www.hanklev.com.

For more information on Hankinson Levinger, please contact Mark Annick at 800-559-4534 or mark@androvett.com.

DALLAS – Attorneys Deborah Hankinson and Jeffrey Levinger, co-founders of the Dallas appellate boutique Hankinson Levinger LLP are featured in D Magazine’s 2009 listing of the “Best Business Lawyers in Dallas.”

Both attorneys are recognized for their work in appellate law. This marks the fourth time Ms. Hankinson has been included in D Magazine’s prestigious listing, and the fifth consecutive honor for Mr. Levinger.

To compile the listing of the city’s leading attorneys for businesses, D Magazine editors asked Dallas lawyers to nominate their peers whose work they most admire. A blue-ribbon panel of lawyers then assisted the magazine’s editors in finalizing the list of the 226 top business attorneys in the city.

The 2009 “Best Business Lawyers in Dallas” list appears in the July issue of D Magazine, and is available at http://www.dmagazine.com/, throughout the year.

A former Justice on the Supreme Court of Texas, Ms. Hankinson is among the state’s leading appellate attorneys and strategists. In 2009, theDallas Business Journal recognized her as one of the city’s top business defense attorneys, and in 2007, Texas Lawyer newspaper featured her among the state’s top five appellate lawyers. She also has been highlighted among the state’s Top 100 attorneys in the annual Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters legal division (2005, 2008-2010).

Mr. Levinger provides clients with more than 25 years of appellate and trial law experience. The former head of the appellate practice group at Carrington Coleman Sloman and Blumenthal, L.L.P., Mr. Levinger currently serves as a Council Member of the Appellate Section of the State Bar of Texas and is the former Chair of the Dallas Bar Association Appellate Law Section. He has been recognized among Texas’ top lawyers each year since the Texas Super Lawyers list was first published in 2003, where he also repeatedly has been named to lists of the Top 100 attorneys in both the Dallas-Fort Worth area (2005-2010) and throughout the state of Texas (2007 and 2009).

Hankinson Levinger provides a comprehensive approach to the practice of appellate law. In addition to providing insightful post-trial analysis, briefing and argument, the firm collaborates with trial teams on pretrial and trial strategies that promote the client’s position at trial and protect the client’s position after trial. The firm represents national clients, regional companies, governmental bodies and individuals with Texas-related litigation and appellate matters, and offers mediation and arbitration services throughout the state. Learn more about the firm at http://www.hanklev.com.

For more information on Hankinson Levinger, please contact Mark Annick at 800-559-4534 or mark@androvett.com.

DALLAS – The Dallas appellate boutique Hankinson Levinger LLP is pleased to announce that firm attorneys Brett Kutnick and Ryan Clinton both have earned spots on the 2009 Texas Rising Stars listing of the state’s top young lawyers. This marks the fifth year each has received this honor.

Rising Stars honorees are the top Texas attorneys who are 40 years old or younger, or who have been in practice fewer than 10 years. Selections are based on nominations made by attorneys previously honored on the Texas Super Lawyers listing published in Texas Monthly magazine.

“We’re extremely proud to see Ryan and Brett again earn this well-deserved recognition,” says Deborah Hankinson, co-founder of Hankinson Levinger. “They both are extremely talented appellate lawyers who have proven themselves invaluable to clients. Their success is something that obviously has not gone unnoticed among their peers.”

The Rising Stars list appears in the April 2009 issues of Texas Monthly and Texas Super Lawyers magazine, a publication produced by Thomson Reuters legal division.

With a strong business background and business litigation experience, Mr. Kutnick has handled a variety of commercial disputes, both at the trial court level and on appeal, including contract disputes, business torts, legal malpractice, and breach of fiduciary duty claims. He earned his law degree from The University of Texas School of Law, and his undergraduate degree in business honors and finance from The University of Texas.

A former Assistant Solicitor General for the State of Texas, Mr. Clinton has successfully handled a wide variety of appellate matters in both state and federal courts. He earned his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law, and undergraduate degrees in political science and public policy studies from Duke University.

Hankinson Levinger provides a comprehensive approach to the practice of appellate law. In addition to providing insightful post-trial analysis, briefing and argument, the firm collaborates with trial teams on pretrial and trial strategies that promote the client’s position at trial and protect the client’s position after trial. The firm represents national clients, regional companies, governmental bodies and individuals with Texas-related litigation and appellate matters, and offers mediation and arbitration services throughout the state. Learn more about the firm at http://www.hanklev.com.

For more information on Hankinson Levinger or the firm’s Rising Stars honorees, please contact Mark Annick at 800-559-4534 or mark@androvett.com.