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Johnston Tobey Baruch Listed in Best Law Firms 2025 for Trial and Appellate Law

Firm earns repeat top tier designations for multiple legal practice areas

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Boutique trial and appellate firm Johnston Tobey Baruch is pleased to announce its repeat recognition on the Best Law Firms list. The prestigious legal guide honored the firm for 2025 with high placements in eight practice areas for the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

“This honor is a testament to our team’s persistence and respect for the practice of law,” said managing shareholder Chad Baruch. “We are thrilled to receive this acknowledgment.”

The 2025 edition ranks the firm in Tier 1 for the Dallas-Fort Worth region in appellate practice, commercial litigation, legal malpractice law for both defendants and plaintiffs, mergers and acquisitions litigation, and professional malpractice law for plaintiffs and defendants. The firm received additional recognition for high-stakes “bet-the-company" litigation.

To view the complete list of the 2025 Best Law Firms, click here.

The Best Law Firms list is developed annually by The Best Lawyers in America through extensive editorial research, peer review and client feedback. To be named to the list, a firm must have at least one attorney recognized as a Best Lawyer. All three Johnston Tobey Baruch name shareholders received repeat honors as Best Lawyers for 2025. Additionally, Robert Tobey was named a “Lawyer of the Year” for Dallas-Fort Worth by Best Lawyers for 2025, a pinnacle honor awarded to only 0.4% of the nation’s attorneys.

Shareholders Randy Johnston, Mr. Tobey, and Mr. Baruch are each board-certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

The firm’s honor comes on the heels of a recent victory at the Texas Supreme Court in a case that set precedent for procedural issues for Texas litigators. Learn more here.

About Johnston Tobey Baruch

Johnston Tobey Baruch is a dynamic law practice based in Dallas. Its trial and appellate attorneys have a broad range of litigation, arbitration and appellate experience. They are pioneers in the handling of legal and accounting malpractice, investment fraud and business disputes. They also have an enviable track record with insurance bad faith matters, commercial litigation and fiduciary litigation, as well as civil, family and criminal appeals for many prominent Texas companies and individuals.

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BeLynn Hollers
800-559-4534
belynn@androvett.com

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800-559-4534
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