Awards & Recognition
For the past 25 years, Slack Davis Sanger has been working diligently to bring justice to our clients. In recognition of those efforts, the firm and its attorneys have been recognized by a number of leading industry groups and publications.
Recognized by Best Lawyers® BL Rankings as a Best Law Firm of 2024
Slack Davis Sanger, LLP was recently included in the 2024 edition of the Best Law Firms in America® BL Rankings.
Law firms in this category are recognized as leaders in their field. They are peer and client-reviewed and undergo an authentication process to verify they are in current practice and good standing. Additionally, law firms selected for the Best Law Firms in America list are divided by geographic region and practice area.
Five Slack Davis Sanger, LLP Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers® BL Rankings
Four Slack Davis Sanger attorneys were recently included in the 2025 edition of the Best Lawyers in America® BL Rankings John S. Jose, Ladd C. Sanger, Michael L. Slack, and Paula F. Sweeney, and one lawyer John R. Davis was recognized as Best Lawyers® BL Rankings: Ones to Watch in America.
Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are peer-reviewed and undergo an authentication process to verify they are in current practice and good standing.
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Award
Slack Davis Sanger is pleased to announce that Paula F. Sweeney has earned the highest possible rating on both legal ability and ethical standards, the Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Award.
This rating signifies that the lawyer's peers rank them at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal knowledge, communication skills, and ethical standards.
The Best Lawyers in America
Slack Davis Sanger is pleased to announce eight lawyers have been included in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Lawyers, 2022 Edition. In addition, Dallas Managing Partner Ladd Sanger, has been named one of the Best Lawyers of the Year in Product Liability Litigation.
Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers based on professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.
Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers Rising Stars
Attorney John R. Davis was selected for inclusion on the Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers 2018-2023 Rising Stars list for his work in class action/mass torts, plaintiff, and consumer law. Dillon Vaughn was also selected in 2023.
Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers
Managing Partner Mike Slack, Partners Ladd Sanger, John Jose, Mike Davis, and Paula Sweeney have been named to the Thomson Reuters Texas Super Lawyers list for recognition of their work in personal injury, aviation and aerospace, and business litigation. John Jose was also named to the Texas Top 100 Super Lawyers list for 2018.
Slack, Davis, Jose, and Sweeney have been named as Super Lawyers since 2003, and Sanger has been named since 2008.
Best Lawyers® BL Rankings 2024 “Lawyer of the Year” for Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
Ladd Sanger was recently recognized with the distinguished honor of Best Lawyers 2024® BL Rankings "Lawyer of the Year." Lawyers are selected based on peer-reviewed assessments. Lawyers in this category are recognized for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity.
U.S. News & World Report — Best Law Firms
Slack Davis Sanger received Metropolitan first-tier ranking in Austin for personal injury litigation and product liability litigation from U.S. News & World Report– Best Law Firms. The firm also received a Metropolitan first-tier ranking in Dallas/Fort Worth for personal injury litigation, product liability litigation, and medical malpractice law.
Gene Cavin Award
Paula Sweeney received the Gene Cavin Award from the State Bar of Texas in 2009 for lifetime commitment to continuing legal education.
H.G. Wells Outstanding Trial Lawyer
John Jose, Managing Partner of Slack Davis Sanger’s Fort Worth office, was named the 2016 recipient of the H.G. Wells Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award by the Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association.
The H.G. Wells Outstanding Trial Lawyer Award is presented annually to an actively practicing trial lawyer who is primarily engaged in the representation of injured and damaged plaintiffs in personal injury and other civil litigation, and who, in his or her legal career, has demonstrated high ethical standards as well as exceptional professional conduct and trial advocacy skills and accomplishments, thus enhancing the image and reputation of the plaintiff trial lawyer.
Martindale-Hubbell AV®-rated
Martindale-Hubbell recognizes Mike Slack, Mike Davis, Ladd Sanger, John Jose, and Paula Sweeney as AV®-rated attorneys, the highest such rating available to any individual lawyer. For more information about this rating, visit www.martindale.com/ratings.
Outstanding Aerospace Engineer
Texas A&M University’s Department of Aerospace Engineering presented Mike Slack with the Outstanding Aerospace Engineer Award in 2014. This award is presented to an alumnus 40 years or older who has proven superior professional achievement, community service, and service to the university.
Distinguished Lawyer of the Year
Mike Slack was named Distinguished Lawyer of the Year by Texas A&M for 2023.
Trial Lawyer of the Year & Legend of Trial Law
Paula Sweeney was named the 2013 Trial Lawyer of the Year and a Legend of Trial Law in 2012 by the Dallas Bar Association.
Extraordinary Women in Texas Law
Paula Sweeney was named to the Extraordinary Woman in Texas Law list by Texas Lawyer in 2008.
