The Best Lawyers in America
2009 – 61 Winstead attorneys were selected through a peer-review survey of top attorneys in the country. Of more than 1,400 law firms with attorneys listed in Best Lawyers, Winstead ranked #1 in Texas in Banking Law, Insurance Law, Real Estate Law and Sports Law, #1 in Austin in Insurance Law, #1 in Dallas in Land Use & Zoning Law and Real Estate Law and #1 in Houston in Real Estate Law.

2008 – 66 Winstead attorneys were selected through a peer-review survey of top attorneys in the country. Of more than 1,400 law firms with attorneys listed in Best Lawyers, Winstead ranked #1 in Texas in Insurance Law with 6 attorneys listed, #1 in Texas in Real Estate Law with 18 attorneys listed, #1 in Dallas in Real Estate Law with 8 attorneys listed, and #1 in Houston in Real Estate Law with 9 attorneys listed.

2007 – 58 Winstead attorneys were selected through a peer-review survey of top attorneys in the country.

Who's Who Legal: Texas
2008 – 11 Winstead attorneys were recognized as Texas' leading business lawyers in Who's Who Legal: Texas 2008.  A list designed to be a resource for clients seeking legal counsel, Who's Who Legal: Texas lists 552 of the state's leading private practice lawyers across 24 distinct areas of law.

Law & Politics: Super Lawyers
2008 – 47 Winstead attorneys were named Super Lawyers. The final list – only 5 percent of Texas's licensed attorneys – is one of the most comprehensive and diverse listings of top lawyers in Texas.

2007 – 55 Winstead attorneys were named Super Lawyers.

Texas Lawyer: Summer Associates Survey 
2008 – Winstead ranked #2 and #3, respectively, for the percentages of women summer associates and minority summer associates, according to a survey of the top 25 Texas law firms.

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED® AP)
2008 – Dallas Shareholder William (Bill) R. Weinberg is the first attorney in Texas to be certified as a LEED® AP.

Chambers & Partners USA Guide: America's Leading Business Lawyers
2008 – 17 Winstead attorneys from seven different practice areas (Real Estate, Finance & Banking, Immigration, Environment, Construction, Tax and Insurance) ranked as some of America’s leading business lawyers.

Texas Monthly: Rising Stars
2007 & 2008 – 24 Winstead attorneys were named Rising Stars. Only 2.5 percent of Texas attorneys receive this honor each year.

Fort Worth, Texas: Tarrant County's Top Attorneys
2007 & 2008 – All 10 attorneys from Winstead's Fort Worth office were named Top Attorneys. 

Dallas Business Journal: Top Business Defenders
2008 – Dallas Shareholder Joel Reese was named one of Dallas-Fort Worth's Top Business Defenders. 

D Magazine: Best Lawyers in Dallas
2008 – 10 Winstead attorneys were recognized as Best Lawyers in Dallas.

2007 – 11 Winstead attorneys were recognized as Best Lawyers in Dallas.

H Texas Magazine: Houston's Top Lawyers
2008 – 17 Houston attorneys were recognized for their outstanding performance and professional reputation in the legal industry.

2007 – Three Houston attorneys were recognized. 

Lawdragon 100 Managing Partners You Need to Know
2008 – Chariman and CEO Denis Braham was selected to this prestigious list.

Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America
2007 – Chairman and CEO Denis Braham, Chairman Emeritus W. Mike Baggett, Litigation & Dispute Resolution Department Chair Jay Madrid and Shareholder John Nolan were honored as finalists.

Worth Magazine: Top 100 Attorneys in the U.S.
2007 – Shareholder and Wealth Preservation Practice Group Chair John Bergner was one of just three Texas lawyers named to the magazine’s Top 100.

Houston Business Journal: Best Places to Work
2007 – Winstead was listed as one of the "Best Places to Work in Houston." Winstead's Houston and The Woodlands offices qualified for the listing, which was based on an employee survey.

A+ Houston Diversity Report Card Rating
2006 – Winstead’s Houston and The Woodlands offices received an A+ rating in the Houston Multi-Bar Diversity Committee’s Report on Law Firm Hiring and Retention of Minority Lawyers. Winstead was one of only two law firms that received an A+ grade.

A+ Rating by Hispanic Bar Association of Austin and Austin Black Lawyers Association
2006 – Winstead's Austin office received an A+ rating in the latest annual survey of minority lawyers at large Austin law firms.