Hall Estill Recognized as Highly Recommended Law Firm by Benchmark Litigation 2026

October 2025

Hall Estill, Oklahoma’s leading law firm with offices in Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Denver and Northwest Arkansas, has been named a “Highly Recommended Law Firm” for Dispute Resolution by Benchmark Litigation 2026, a leading national law publication. This is the highest category a law firm may achieve through this publication. Additionally, ten attorneys have been named “Local Litigation Stars in Oklahoma,” and one has been named “Future Litigation Star”

Attorneys Mark Banner,  J. Kevin Hayes, Larry Ball, John Hickey, Brian Inbody, Logan James, William “Bill” O’Connor, John T. Richer,  Steven  W. Soulé and D.K. “Ken” Williams, Jr. were those selected as “Local Litigation Stars”.  Attorney Bryan J. Nowlin and Collin Walke were named as “Future Litigation Star” 

Earlier this year Kristen Evans and Logan James were named to Benchmark's 40 & Under list.

Benchmark Litigation is the only publication on the market to focus exclusively on litigation in the U.S. The guide’s results are the culmination of a six-month research period that allows its researchers to conduct extensive interviews with litigators and their clients to identify the leading litigators. These interviews are conducted to examine the casework handled by the firms and ask sources to offer their professional opinions on litigators practicing within their state or national practice areas.