HOUSTON, TX – March 21, 2024 – Hirsch & Westheimer, P.C. is delighted to announce that one of its attorneys, litigator Jessica Levy Kromar, has been selected to the 2024 Super Lawyers ‘Rising Stars‘ list. Jessica was named in the category of Business Litigation for the fourth time. Annually, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in Texas are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.
“Our firm is proud to have Jessica recognized as a Rising Star. This achievement acknowledges that her exceptional legal talent is recognized by her peers,” said Lee Herman, H&W President.
Jessica has experience at all stages of litigation, through and including jury and bench trials in the state and federal courts of Texas. She has represented individuals, class action plaintiffs, financial institutions, and small and large businesses in matters ranging from breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, DTPA actions, residential and commercial construction defects, RCLA claims, mechanics and materialman’s liens, misappropriation of trade secrets and evictions.
Jessica chaired the Houston Urban Debate League’s annual silent auction for four consecutive years, winning the 2015 American Bar Association Young Lawyer Division Single Project/Service to the Public Award. Jessica is also a member of the Houston Urban Debate League’s Board.
The Rising Stars designation is conferred upon the most respected legal practitioners in the state, based upon peer recognition and professional achievement of attorneys who are 40 or under, or who have been practicing for 10 years or less. The full list of Rising Stars is published in the March 2024 issue of Texas Monthly and Texas Super Lawyers – Rising Stars Edition.
Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, 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 that results a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys. For more information about Super Lawyers, visit SuperLawyers.com.
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Hirsch & Westheimer is a Houston-based law firm. Our team consists of many recognized leaders in their fields in a broad array of matters, including advising executors of multi-million dollar estates to sellers and buyers in equity and asset transactions, and representing oil and gas companies in complex multiparty litigation. Hirsch & Westheimer’s clients include individuals, families, trusts, estates, major financial institutions and American and foreign business interests engaged in real estate development and management, aviation, upstream oil and gas, construction, insurance, retailing, wholesaling, manufacturing and merchandising. Throughout our more than 105-year legacy, our attorneys have embodied the culture of stability, hard work, service, professionalism and loyalty. We stand strong today as a historical landmark in Houston’s business and legal community. For more information, please visit www.hirschwest.com