Our Awards & Honors

At Godwin Bowman PC, we are passionate about resolving our clients’ legal issues and achieving their goals. As a nationally recognized trial and appellate law firm, it is our mission to provide the highest quality legal counsel to businesses and individuals, even in matters of great adversity and complexity.

Our history of leadership and commitment to advocacy have led to numerous awards and honors for our lawyers, and our firm as a whole. We proudly accept these recognitions as a testament to the caliber of our work and the level of service we provide to our clients. If you are in need of legal representation, call our firm at (214) 939-4400.

Learn more about the awards and honors we have received below.

2014-2024 BEST LAW FIRMS

Godwin Bowman PC is honored to be listed in the 2024 “Best Law Firms” ranking by Best Lawyers in America©. We have been recognized as a Tier 1 (Metropolitan) firm for our work in Commercial Litigation and Product Liability Litigation in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. We have also received acknowledgement as a metropolitan Tier 2 firm in Appellate Practice. Godwin Bowman PC is grateful and humbled by these listings and will continue to fight hard for our clients.

Godwin Bowman PC has earned selection to the “Best Law Firms” list, published by Best Lawyers in America©, since 2014 in recognition of our professional excellence.

Firms are selected to the exclusive listing based on their “unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise,” according to the publishers. During the years that the Firm has been chosen for this honor, Godwin Bowman PC has been recognized for our work in Commercial Litigation, Mediation, Labor and Employment, Product Liability Litigation Defense, Appellate Practice, and Family Law.

CHAMBERS USA REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT TEXAS

Godwin Bowman PC is honored to be ranked by Chambers for our strengths in dispute resolution, corporate/commercial, labor & employment and intellectual property matters.

2022 DALLAS BAR ASSOCIATION 100 CLUB

Godwin Bowman PC is honored to be recognized as a member of the 2022 DBA 100 Club. The Dallas Bar Association 100 Club is a special membership recognition category that reflects a commitment to the advancement of the legal profession and the betterment of the community.

BEST LAW FIRMS COMMERCIAL LITIGATION

TEXAS LAWYER TOP VERDICTS & SETTLEMENTS IN TEXAS

Godwin Bowman PC had one of the top verdicts in Texas in 2021. The firm represented the plaintiffs, Maya Walnut LLC, helping them secure a $30.5 million verdict that ranked #1 in the landlord and tenant category, and #20 overall. Attorney Ira Bowman was the lead lawyer and Samantha Barnes also worked the matter.

THE DALLAS 500

(by D CEO Magazine)

Recognizing the 500 most powerful business leaders in Dallas
Donald E. Godwin, 2016-2022

DCEO Dallas 500 badge the most powerful business leaders in Dallas Fort Worth

LAWDRAGON 500 LEADING LAWYERS IN AMERICA

(by Lawdragon Inc.)

Donald E. Godwin, Lifetime Member
Bruce W. Bowman Jr., 2017-2019
George R. Carlton Jr., 2018, 2019

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LAWDRAGON 500 LEADING LITIGATORS IN AMERICA

(by Lawdragon Inc.)

Donald E. Godwin, 2023-2024
Bruce W. Bowman Jr., 2023-2024
Shawn McCaskill, 2023-2024
Ira Bowman, 2023-2024
Stefanie Major McGregor, 2023-2024
Laci Bowman, 2024
Sid Scheinberg, 2024

LAWDRAGON 500 LEADING FAMILY LAWYERS IN AMERICA

(by Lawdragon Inc.)

Donald E. Godwin, 2024
Laci Bowman, 2024
Ira Bowman, 2024

BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA

Donald E. Godwin, 2012-2024

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Banking and Finance

Laci Bowman, 2020-2024

  • Family Law

Shawn McCaskill, 2021-2024

  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation

Sidney Scheinberg, 2024

  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

George R. Carlton, Jr., 2013-2024

  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

ONES TO WATCH

Samantha Baynes, 2023-2024

  • Family Law – Arbitration and Mediation

"TOP 100 LAWYERS IN TEXAS"

(by Thomson Reuters)

Donald E. Godwin, 2003-2006, 2012, 2014 – 2018

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"BEST LAWYERS UNDER 40 IN DALLAS"

(by D Magazine)

Laci S. Bowman, 2018

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TOP 100 LAWYERS IN DALLAS/FORT WORTH

(by Thomson Reuters)

Donald E. Godwin, 2003-2006, 2008, 2010-2020

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"TOP FIVE DFW DEFENDERS"

(by Dallas Business Journal)

Donald E. Godwin, 2006, 2010

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"BEST LAWYERS IN DALLAS"

(by D Magazine)

Donald E. Godwin, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011-2023
Shawn M. McCaskill, 2014, 2017, 2019
Sidney H. Scheinberg, 2017
Stefanie McGregor, 2022

2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 CHAMBERS USA GUIDE

Donald E. Godwin, Recognized in “Litigation: General Commercial, Texas

"TEXAS SUPER LAWYERS"

(by Thomson Reuters)

Donald E. Godwin, 2003-2019, 2023
Bruce W. Bowman, Jr., 2003-2006, 2008-2010, 2013-2023
Shawn M. McCaskill, 2014-2023
George R. Carlton Jr., 2018-2023
Ira Bowman, 2020-2023
Stefanie Major McGregor, 2022-2023

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"TEXAS SUPER LAWYERS’ RISING STARS"

(by Thomson Reuters)

Laci Bowman, 2013-2023
W. Ira Bowman, 2010, 2013-2017

Shawn M. McCaskill, 2008-2011
Stefanie Major-McGregor, 2009-2010, 2014-2017

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BOARD CERTIFIED

(by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization)

  • Donald E. Godwin
  • Laci Bowman
  • Bruce W. Bowman, Jr.
  • Shawn M. McCaskill
  • Civil Trial Law
  • Family Law Litigation
  • Civil Trial Law
  • Civil Appellate
  • Labor and Employment Law
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UP AND COMING 50 TEXAS WOMEN RISING STARS

(By Thomson Reuters)

Laci Bowman, 2017-2023

UP AND COMING 100 TEXAS RISING STARS

(By Thomson Reuters)

Laci Bowman, 2017, 2019-2023

BENCHMARK LOCAL LITIGATION STAR

Donald E. Godwin, 2020, 2023-2024

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