Don Godwin Honored Among Nation’s Top Trial Lawyers

Godwin Bowman Chairman and CEO Don Godwin has earned Benchmark Local Litigation Star recognition for a third time.

Mr. Godwin was selected to the 2024 edition of the national guide of top law firms and litigators based on his comprehensive commercial, energy, environmental and estate work.

For more than 40 years, corporations and high net worth individuals have relied on Mr. Godwin to represent them in courts throughout Texas and across the United States. Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, his work focuses on complex litigation, involving oil and gas, bet-the-company issues, environmental, fiduciary duty, will contests, major family law disputes and business tort matters.

Among the nation’s most respected and honored trial lawyers, his work has been recognized by Chambers USA, Lawdragon 500, Texas Super Lawyers, D Magazine, D CEO, Dallas Business Journal, Texas Lawyer, The Best Lawyers in America, and Texas Lawbook. He has earned a place in the Lawdragon 500 Hall of Fame and was named a Living Legend by the Dallas Bar Association. He is a member of the University of Memphis Fogelman School of Business & Economics Hall of Fame has been honored as a Distinguished Alumnus of the Year by the University of North Carolina Wilmington and a Distinguished Alumni by the SMU Dedman School of Law.

The prestigious Benchmark Litigation rankings are determined by extensive independent research, in-depth interviews with private practice lawyers, in-house counsel and clients, and casework analysis.