Spencer Fane is pleased to announce that seven of the firm’s attorneys have been selected to the 2026 edition of Southwest Super Lawyers and seven have been recognized as Rising Stars.
The selected attorneys and their practice areas are:
2026 Southwest Super Lawyers
- David Funkhouser: Business Litigation
- Jessica Gale: Business Litigation
- Norma Izzo: Family Law
- Christina Noyes: Franchise / Dealership
- Scott Rhodes: Professional Liability (Defense)
- Jim Ullman: Franchise / Dealership
- Jeff Wechsler: Energy & Resources
2026 Southwest Rising Stars
- Dina Aouad: Civil Litigation (Plaintiff)
- Kaleb Brooks: Environmental Litigation
- Don Hart: Personal Injury / Products (Defense)
- Chelsea Hesla: Estate & Trust Litigation
- Heidi Purtzer: Franchise / Dealership
- Rob Warzel: Employment & Labor
- Scott Woody: Tax
Each year, no more than 5% of the lawyers in each state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers for the honor of being listed as a Super Lawyer and no more than 2.5% of lawyers in the state are selected as Rising Stars. A Thomson Reuters business, Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area.