HOUSTON – Twelve attorneys with boutique energy insurance litigation firm Hall Maines Lugrin, P.C., have been recognized among the best in the state for 2026 on the lists of Texas Super Lawyers and Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars.

Firm attorneys were singled out for outstanding work in the practice areas of business litigation, civil litigation: defense, energy and natural resources, insurance coverage, and personal injury general: defense.

Earning repeat honors as Texas Super Lawyers, a distinction reserved for the top 5% of lawyers, are the following firm shareholders and the areas of practice for which they are recognized:

• Jeffrey T. Bentch – Business litigation
• Misty Gasiorowski – Energy and natural resources
• Clifton Hall III – Insurance coverage
• Matt Jett – Civil litigation: defense
• George H. Lugrin IV – Business litigation
• William P. Maines – Business litigation
• Reece Rondon – Business litigation

Named as Rising Stars, an honor recognizing the top 2.5% of attorneys under age 40 or in their first decade of practice, are:

• Caroline E. Bossier, Associate and first-time honoree – Energy and natural resources
• Samuel J. Dolan, Senior Counsel – Energy and natural resources
• Robert E. Freehill, Shareholder – Business litigation
• Ellen H. Raine, Associate – Energy & natural resources
• Tim Redden Jr., Senior Counsel – Personal injury general: defense

“We are proud of the exceptional team we’ve built and the reputation we’ve established in the legal field as well as the energy insurance, and commercial litigation industries,” said firm President George Lugrin. “The recognition from Super Lawyers is extremely rewarding and reaffirms our commitment to both the passionate and pragmatic side of our work: consistently serving our clients with novel business solutions.”

Super Lawyers uses peer nominations, evaluations and independent research to select honorees on an annual, state-by-state basis.

View the 2026 Texas Super Lawyers.