HONORS & ACCOLADES
The 2025 edition of Chambers USA features Doug Alexander, Kirsten Castañeda, Kevin Dubose, Robert Dubose, Rachel Ekery, Charlie Frazier, Marcy Hogan Greer, Wallace B. Jefferson, and Amy Warr ranked in Texas Litigation: Appellate. ADJ is one of only three firms ranked in Band 1 in Texas Litigation: Appellate this year.
The 2026 edition of Best Lawyers in America lists 13 lawyers from ADJ in Appellate Practice: Alex Wilson Albright, Doug Alexander, Anna Baker, Bill Boyce, Kirsten Castañeda, Kevin Dubose, Robert Dubose, Rachel Ekery, Charlie Frazier, Marcy Hogan Greer, Wallace B. Jefferson (Lawyer of the Year), Melanie Plowman, and Amy Warr. In addition, Doug Alexander, Kevin Dubose and Marcy Hogan Greer are listed in Bet-the-Company Litigation, Kirsten M. Castañeda and Marcy Hogan Greer are listed in Commercial Litigation, and Hannah L. Roblyer is listed in Ones to Watch in Appellate Practice and Commercial Litigation.
Best Lawyers ranks ADJ as a National Tier 1 firm in Appellate practice in their 2026 “Best Law Firms” rankings. Additionally, the Austin, Houston, and Dallas are ranked Metropolitan Tier 1 in Appellate Practice, with Austin also recognized in Tier 1 for Bet-the-Company Litigation and Commercial Litigation, Dallas recognized in Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation, and Houston recognized in Tier 2 for Bet-the-Company Litigation.
The 2025 edition of Texas Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters lists 12 lawyers from ADJ in Appellate Law: Alex Wilson Albright, Doug Alexander, Bill Boyce, Kirsten M. Castañeda, Kevin Dubose, Robert Dubose, Rachel Ekery, Charlie Frazier, Marcy Hogan Greer, Wallace B. Jefferson, Melanie Plowman, and Amy Warr. In addition, four ADJ lawyers made specific “Top” lists: Doug Alexander (Top 50 Central/West Texas; Top 100 Texas), Kirsten M. Castañeda (Top 50 Women; Top 50 Dallas/Fort Worth), Kevin Dubose (Top 100 Houston), and Marcy Hogan Greer (Top 50 Women; Top 50 Central/West Texas; Top 100 Texas).
Kirsten Castañeda has been selected to D Magazine’s “Best Lawyers in Dallas for 2025.”
Marcy Hogan Greer is the recipient of the 2024 Austin Bar Association and Austin Bar Foundation’s Distinguished Lawyer Award.
Kevin Dubose was the recipient of the 2023 Gregory S. Coleman Outstanding Appellate Lawyer Award from the Texas Bar Foundation. The award recipients exhibit an outstanding appellate practice while maintaining a strong commitment to providing legal services for the underserved. Marcy Hogan Greer was the award recipient in 2021.
Kevin Dubose was also the recipient of the 2023 Patrick A. Nester Outstanding Achievement in CLE Award, presented by the Texas Bar College. This award honors a Texas attorney for outstanding achievement in CLE as a course director, speaker, author, or creator of a new course.5four
ELECTED & APPOINTED POSITIONS
Wallace B. Jefferson was elected President of the American Law Institute.
Alex Wilson Albright was reappointed to the Texas State Bar Pattern Jury Charge Oversight Committee and the Texas Supreme Court Rules Advisory Committee. She was appointed co-chair of the Supreme Court’s Judicial Bypass Rules Ad Hoc Committee, and, after the final rules were published, was invited to speak to the District & County Clerks and the District Judges about the new rules.
Marcy Hogan Greer was recently appointed to the Supreme Court of Texas’ Remote Proceedings Task Force and reappointed to the Texas Supreme Court Rules Advisory Committee.
Charlie Frazier was appointed Chair of the Appellate Law Section of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel.