Dallas, Texas, March 21, 2024 – Shelby Broaddus, Sarah Cornelia, Catherine Curtis, Paul Elkins, Zachary Farrar, Dana Hilzendager, William Holtz, Lauren Leider, Rusty O’Kane, Schyler Parker, Seth Sloan, Emily Steppick, and Alexandra Wahl have all been recognized as 2024 Texas Rising Stars by Super Lawyers®.

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 fourth time to be honored as a Super Lawyers Texas Rising Star.

Sarah, selected as a Rising Star in Business Litigation, focuses on commercial litigation with an emphasis in complex contract disputes. This is her first time being honored as a Super Lawyers Texas Rising Star.

Catherine, selected as a Rising Star in Bankruptcy: Business, represents debtors, trustees, creditors, lenders, and buyers in Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings, including adversary proceedings. This is Catherine’s first time 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 his fourth 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 sixth time to be honored as a Super Lawyers Texas Rising Star.

Dana, selected as a Rising Star in Employment & Labor, represents management in all aspects of labor and employment law, including employment litigation and counseling. This is Dana’s first 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 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 her sixth year 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 second 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 fifth time to be honored as a Super Lawyers Texas Rising Star.

Seth represents developers, investors, landlords, and tenants in retail, office, medical, and industrial development and leasing transactions. This is his first time to be honored as a Super Lawyers Texas Rising Star.

Emily, selected as a Rising Star in Business Litigation, represents clients in a variety of matters involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, professional responsibility, and products liability. This is Emily’s first time to be honored as a Super Lawyers Texas Rising Star.

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 third 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 90 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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