Dallas, Texas, September 18, 2025 – Emily Bibb, Shelby Broaddus, Catherine Curtis, Allie DeWitt, Paul Elkins, Zachary Farrar, Rachael Nelson Gearing, Dana Hilzendager, Lauren Leider, Caitlin McNamara, Seth Sloan, Mary Tharp, and Alexandra Wahl have each been recognized as 2025 Texas Rising Stars by Super Lawyers®.

Emily, selected as a top-rated attorney for Business Litigation, represents clients in a variety of matters involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, professional responsibility, and products liability.

Shelby, selected as a top-rated attorney for Employment & Labor, represents and counsels employers in all aspects of labor and employment matters before state and federal courts.

Catherine, selected as a top-rated attorney for Bankruptcy: Business, represents debtors, trustees, creditors, lenders, and buyers in Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings.

Allie, selected as a top-rated attorney for Banking, focuses her practice on all aspects of finance including lending, borrowing, and investing.

Paul, selected as a top-rated attorney for Civil Litigation: Defense, represents clients in a broad variety of matters including construction, oil and gas, employment, real estate, and general commercial matters.

Zachary, selected as a top-rated attorney for Business Litigation, focuses on oil and gas, banking, breach of contract disputes, and landlord-tenant disputes.

Rachael, selected as a top-rated attorney for Health Care, helps providers and healthcare-related businesses navigate transactions, contracts, transitions, and regulatory compliance.

Dana, selected as a top-rated attorney for Employment & Labor, represents management in all aspects of labor and employment law, including employment litigation and counseling.

Lauren, selected as a top-rated attorney for Business Litigation, represents clients in a variety of commercial litigation matters, with a focus in construction litigation.

Caitlin, selected as a top-rated attorney for Civil Litigation: Defense, focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation matters.

Seth, selected as a top-rated attorney for Real Estate, represents developers, investors, landlords and tenants in retail, office, medical, and industrial development and leasing transactions.

Mary, selected as a top-rated attorney for Business/Corp, advises clients on various tax, estate planning, asset protection, corporate structures, private equity, corporate governance, and wealth preservation.

Alexandra, selected as a top-rated attorney for Civil Litigation: Defense, focuses on a wide variety of business and commercial civil litigation matters.

About Super Lawyers®

Super Lawyers® is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. To learn more about the selection process, visit superlawyers.com.

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 more than 100 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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