Hilgers Graben Attorney Grant Schmidt Recognized for Excellence in Law Firm Leadership

Firm’s Dallas managing partner among Lawdragon’s most admired figures in legal leadership

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hilgers Graben is pleased to announce that its Dallas office managing partner, Grant Schmidt, has been named to Lawdragon’s 100 Managing Partners You Need to Know 2025.

The nationally recognized legal publication recently debuted the new category, describing those listed as leaders who are “embracing enthusiastic, creative, driven, and intelligent approaches to law firm growth, performance, management, and vision.”

“Grant is truly a one-of-a-kind leader,” said firm founder Heather Hilgers. “We are incredibly proud of this well-deserved recognition and grateful for his leadership.”

Mr. Schmidt, a skilled trial attorney, specializes in complex commercial litigation, intellectual property litigation, and white-collar criminal defense. His significant trial experience involves real estate disputes, patent litigation, breach of contract allegations, fraud claims, misappropriation of trade secrets claims, products liability disputes, Section 1983 claims, and more.

Through Mr. Schmidt’s leadership, the Dallas office has grown significantly as the team litigates cases and conducts investigations across the state and country.

An active member of the Dallas legal community, Mr. Schmidt is a past president of the Federal Bar Association’s Dallas Chapter and currently serves on the Advisory Committee for the Northern District of Texas, along with multiple philanthropic, nonprofit, and educational boards.

Lawdragon’s 100 Managing Partners You Need to Know 2025 lauds honorees as managing partners who are dedicated to working with their respective teams of attorneys and are “shaping their passions and skills into a successful outcome for a client.”

View the full list here.

About Hilgers Graben

Hilgers Graben PLLC is a nationwide law firm specializing in complex commercial and IP litigation, government investigations, discovery counsel, corporate and trademark services. The firm combines elite legal talent with common sense business principles to provide high-value legal services while avoiding the billing rate insanity. Hilgers Graben has been named to the Inc. 5000 six times, including in 2024, and recognized as a Best Law Firm by The Best Lawyers in America. The firm is certified by the National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF), making it the largest certified women-owned law firm in the nation.