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Hicks Thomas LLP

United States 2025

Overview

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Founded in 1997, Texas-based Hicks Thomas LLP is a premier litigation firm representing plaintiffs and defendants across the nation with offices in Houston, Austin, Beaumont and Amarillo, Texas, and Sacramento, California. The firm provides in-depth experience in cases involving oil and gas, environmental, complex commercial, toxic tort, construction, products liability, corporate governance, securities, banking, insurance coverage, transportation, trade secrets and business litigation.

Practice Areas:

  • Appellate Practice
  • Business Litigation
  • Commercial Arbitration
  • Environmental Litigation
  • International Arbitration
  • Construction Litigation
  • Offshore Energy Litigation
  • Oil & Gas Litigation
  • Securities Litigation
  • Toxic Torts
  • Trade Secrets
  • Transportation Litigation
  • Labor and Employment Litigation

Rankings

Hicks Thomas LLP is nationally ranked in 2 practice areas and metro ranked in 12 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.

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National Rankings

Tier 1
Tier 1 for Oil and Gas Law
Tier 3
Tier 3 for Energy Law

Metro Rankings

Beaumont
Tier 3 for Litigation - Insurance
Houston
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Energy Law
Tier 1 for Insurance Law
Tier 1 for Oil and Gas Law

Rankings

National Rankings

Tier 1
Tier 1 for Oil and Gas Law
Tier 3
Tier 3 for Energy Law

Regional Rankings

Beaumont
Tier 3 for Litigation - Insurance
Houston
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Energy Law
Tier 1 for Insurance Law
Tier 1 for Oil and Gas Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Construction
Tier 2 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 3 for Appellate Practice
Tier 3 for Arbitration
Tier 3 for Labor Law - Management
Tier 3 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Sacramento
Tier 3 for Environmental Law

Practice Areas

The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Energy Law
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Oil and Gas Law

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®

Hicks Thomas LLP has 15 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made Hicks Thomas LLP eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings. For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards. Read more about our Best Lawyers process here.
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Awards

Awards are self-reported by firms and are not verified by the Best Law Firms rankings.
  • Best Law Firms, 2025

    Tier 1 - National

    - Oil and Gas Law

    Tier 1 - Houston Metro Area

    - Commercial Litigation

    - Energy Law

    - Insurance Law

    - Oil and Gas Law

  • Benchmark Litigation, 2025

    Recognized for excellence in dispute resolution. 

  • Chambers USA, 2024

    Recognized for its work in commercial litigation in Houston and the surrounding area.

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