Estes Thorne Ewing & Payne is a Dallas-based law firm dedicated to providing superior, client-focused legal services. Our lawyers draw upon decades of big-firm experience, including representing Fortune 100 companies and other high-profile clients around the country. We are proud to be a Certified Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) and a member of National Association of Minority and Woman Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF). Our legal services include: • Business litigation strategy • Support and counsel • Employment advice and defense litigation • Contractual drafting and negotiation • Business formation, acquisition and general business advice • Legal advocacy • General business risk management advice We have a high concentration of clients in the following industries: • Energy • Healthcare • Insurance • Construction • Telecommunications Awards & Recognition • 2013-2016 Best Law Firms (U.S. News/Best Lawyers®) • 2013 Top Ranked US Law Firms (LexisNexis Martindale- Hubbell), a distinction achieved by fewer than 1 percent of law firms nationwide, which indicates that one-third of the attorneys have achieved an AV® Preeminent™ peer-review rating • 2013 Go-To Law Firms for Top 500 Companies (Corporate Counsel magazine) • Best Lawyers in America® • Best Women Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine • Winning Women Trial Attorneys, Texas Lawyer • Texas Super Lawyers • Texas Super Lawyers – Rising Stars • Top 100: 2013 Dallas/Fort Worth, Super Lawyers • Top 50 Women Lawyers in Texas, Texas Super Lawyers • Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine • Best Lawyers in Texas