Chambers USA 2023 Recognizes AM in Construction Law With Six Individual Attorney Rankings
HOUSTON, TX (June 1, 2023) — Andrews Myers is consistently recognized among the best in client and peer-reviewed industry awards and rankings, and the 2023 edition of Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business continues this trend. Chambers announced Andrews Myers as once again having a top construction law practice in Texas, awarding it an elite “Band One” rating, and recognized six AM attorneys within the practice group.
This will be the 19th consecutive year that the construction law practice group at Andrews Myers has been named one of Texas’ best.
Bill Andrews, Ben Westcott, Carson Fisk, Tim Ross, Seth Russell, and Jason Walker were individually recognized for their accomplishments by peers and clients as leading construction lawyers in the state. Bill Andrews was further recognized for his stellar Construction Alternative Dispute Resolution career, remaining in Band 1 for his accomplishments in ADR.
Taken from the Chambers USA 2023 Guide:
What the team is known for
Andrews Myers is a market-leading construction group that advises clients in the public and private sectors, including residential development companies and oil and gas entities. It also represents contractors, subcontractors and suppliers. The team has a dominant litigation practice, appearing in some of the industry’s most sophisticated and high-value cases. Andrews Myers assists throughout all stages of major projects, from financing and contract negotiations to delay claims. It has experience representing clients in the negotiation and drafting of agreements with design professionals and design-build subcontractors.
Work Highlights
Andrews Myers represented ProEnergy Services, the engineering, procurement, and construction contractor for two power plants located in Texas. The firm assisted ProEnergy in filing liens on both projects and initiating a demand for arbitration against the power plant owners to recover amounts owed for change orders, substantial contract milestone payments, and attorneys’ fees, costs, and interest. In total, claims between the two parties exceeded $20 million.
Andrews Myers attorneys were complimented on impressive, efficient, strategic, and pragmatic. They were also said to have “total subject matter expertise.”
Individual Rankings in Texas Construction Law
Senior Statespeople
William K. Andrews
Band 1
William B. Westcott
William K. Andrews (Alternative Dispute Resolution)
Band 3
R. Carson Fisk
Timothy C. Ross
Seth A. Russell
Band 4
W. Jason Walker
Chambers USA ranks the leading firms and lawyers in an extensive range of practice areas throughout America. The research is in-depth, and client-focused and the guide is read by industry-leading companies and organizations throughout the US and worldwide. It is also widely used by firms in all states for referral purposes.
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About Andrews Myers
Founded in 1990, Andrews Myers is a Texas-based business law firm with offices located in Houston and Austin. Firm attorneys counsel on transactions, disputes and all business related issues, with a keen focus on the primary practice areas of construction, trials, real estate, corporate, energy, employment, finance and bankruptcy-creditors’ rights. The firm plays an integral role on a wide range of projects, providing timely and cost-effective solutions to the most complex problems facing entrepreneurs and industry leaders throughout the state. For more information please visit www.andrewsmyers.com.
