Dallas, Texas, March 23, 2023 – Alexandra Wahl, Lauren Leider, Paul Elkins, Rusty O’Kane, Schyler Parker, Shelby Broaddus, William Holtz, and Zachary Farrar have been recognized as 2023 Texas Rising Stars by Super Lawyers®.

Alexandra, selected as a Rising Star in Civil Litigation Defense, focuses her practice on a wide variety of business and commercial civil litigation matters involving premises liability, labor & employment, and trusts and estates, among others. This is Alex’s second time to be honored as a Super Lawyers Texas Rising Star.

Lauren, selected as a Rising Star in Business Litigation, represents clients in a variety of commercial litigation matters, with a focus in construction litigation. This is Lauren’s fifth year to be honored as a Super Lawyers Texas Rising Star.

Paul, selected as a Rising Star in Civil Litigation: Defense, represents clients in a broad range of matters in both state and federal court, including construction, oil and gas, employment, real estate, and other general commercial matters. This is Paul’s third time to be honored as a Super Lawyers Texas Rising Star.

Rusty, selected as a Rising Star in Appellate, focuses on all forms of contract disputes, with special emphasis on Texas Anti-SLAPP cases, franchise disputes, landlord/tenant disputes, restrictive covenant and non-compete cases, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and theft of trade secrets. Rusty is Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Civil Appellate Law. This is Rusty’s first time to be honored as a Super Lawyers Texas Rising Star.

Schyler, selected as a Rising Star in Business Litigation, represents clients in a wide variety of complex disputes involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, DTPA violations, real estate, probate, enforcement of covenants not to compete, and fraud. This is her fourth time to be honored as a Super Lawyers Texas Rising Star.

Shelby, selected as a Rising Star in Employment & Labor, represents and counsels employers in all aspects of labor and employment matters before state and federal courts. This is Shelby’s third time to be honored as a Super Lawyers Texas Rising Star.

William, selected as a Rising Star in Real Estate, represents real estate developers and investors, private equity firms, and other clients in a multitude of real estate and business transactions. This is Will’s first time to be honored as a Super Lawyers Texas Rising Star.

Zachary, selected as a Rising Star in Business Litigation, represents clients in matters involving oil and gas, banking, breach of contract disputes, and landlord-tenant disputes. This is his fifth time to be honored as a Super Lawyers Texas Rising Star.

About Wick Phillips

Wick Phillips is a full-service business law firm serving clients across Texas and the United States. Founded in 2004, the firm has grown to nearly 85 attorneys, specializing in all areas of business law—complex commercial litigation and appeals, corporate transactions, labor and employment, real estate, intellectual property, bankruptcy, insurance coverage, tax, and securities—with offices in Austin, Dallas and Fort Worth.

For more information, visit www.wickphillips.com.

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