CountiesFort Bend CountyDebt & Contracts

Best Debt & Contracts Lawyers in Sugar Land

Ranked by how many debt & contract cases each attorney has actually handled in Fort Bend County, from public court records — not by self-reported practice areas.

Filings on file
44,425
Ranked attorneys
7,254
Most cases
2,153
Lewis W. Smith
Years covered
1991–2026
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Filings by year

1991–2026
1991: 132 filings'911992: 127 filings1993: 152 filings1994: 132 filings1995: 128 filings'951996: 193 filings1997: 144 filings1998: 204 filings1999: 204 filings'992000: 210 filings2001: 326 filings2002: 579 filings2003: 961 filings'032004: 1,046 filings2005: 1,242 filings2006: 1,116 filings2007: 1,184 filings'072008: 1,335 filings2009: 1,787 filings2010: 2,286 filings2011: 1,464 filings'112012: 1,382 filings2013: 1,571 filings2014: 1,067 filings2015: 1,131 filings'152016: 1,354 filings2017: 1,718 filings2018: 2,483 filings2019: 3,254 filings'192020: 1,749 filings2021: 1,886 filings2022: 1,564 filings2023: 1,977 filings'232024: 2,716 filings2025: 3,468 filings2026: 2,153 filings'26
Peak 2025 · 3,468 filings
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Debt & Contracts attorneys

ranked by case count
  1. 01Lewis W. SmithThe Cromeens Law Firm PLLC · Houston2,153cases
  2. 02Lakia Nikole Baldwin Deese1,363cases
  3. 03Donald D. DegrasseThe Degrasse Law Firm, P.C. · Houston1,092cases
  4. 04Thomas McArthur SellersWaddell Serafino Geary Rechner Jenevein, P.C. · Dallas942cases
  5. 05Michael Joseph ScottScott & Associates, P.C. · Plano778cases
  6. 06Melissa Margaret McLainRoberts Markel Weinberg Butler Hailey P.C. · Houston771cases
  7. 07Madiha Hassan Rizvi596cases
  8. 08Chidiebele Alex Oha501cases
  9. 09Russel Todd HoltHolttollett, P.C. · Houston500cases
  10. 10Carl Arthur SmartNa · Dallas493cases
  11. 11Matthew Wayne CooperTromberg, Miller, Morris, & Partners PLLC · San Antonio475cases
  12. 12Whitney AbbottWaddell Serafino Geary Rechner Jenevein, P.C. · Dallas474cases
  13. 13Timothy P. Tonga469cases
  14. 14Brenda Marie Nelson OwoeyeLaw Offices of Mayella Gonzalez459cases
  15. 15Larandol Donnell CowartL. D. Cowart & Associates · Houston453cases
  16. 16Sarah Beth GerdesSears, Bennett, & Gerdes, LLP · Sugar Land451cases
  17. 17Mark August RechnerWaddel Serafino Geary Rechner Jenevein P.C. · Dallas435cases
  18. 18Noelle Gabrielle HicksRoberts Markel Weinberg Butler Hailey P.C. · Houston416cases
  19. 19Trisha Taylor FarineDaughtry & Farine, P.C. · Houston413cases
  20. 20Richard E. BartleyRetired · Round Top392cases
  21. 21Jasmine Necole CooksDepartment of Justice · Houston367cases
  22. 22Michael Jayson TreeceTreece Law Firm, P.C. · Houston364cases
  23. 23Chad Troy WilsonChad T. Wilson Law Firm, PLLC · Webster331cases
  24. 24Johnetta Lang325cases
  25. 25Charles Anthony DaughtryDaughtry & Farine, P.C. · Houston321cases
  26. 26Brandi Janell Estelle CroffieHoover Slovacek · Houston321cases
  27. 27Brady OrtegoSteptoe & Johnson PLLC · San Antonio315cases
  28. 28Eric Brendan TonsulRoberts Markel Weinberg Butler Hailey P.C. · Houston307cases
  29. 29Troy Dean BolenBollier Ciccone Stinson LLP · Austin283cases
  30. 30Lori Ellen AldersonLaw Office of Lori E. Alderson · Katy282cases
  31. 31Michael Wayne WestonWeston Legal, PLLC · Houston282cases
  32. 32Aleshia Renee HuffmanScott & Associates · Plano282cases
  33. 33Monica Consuelo Zavala276cases
  34. 34Thi Anh TranHoover Slovacek LLP · Houston267cases
  35. 35Tabitha Elder Haynes261cases
  36. 36Michael Ray O'NealO'Neal Law Firm · Houston259cases
  37. 37Edgar Enrique Quijada MendezThe Quijada Law Firm PLLC · Cypress258cases
  38. 38John Carl JamisonHolttollett, P.C. · Houston249cases
  39. 39Barrett Baker Langford Hendricks246cases
  40. 40Kelli BrownScott & Associates, P.C. · Carrollton231cases
  41. 41Jasmine Jane LewisTexas Southern University · Houston226cases
  42. 42Jennings Randolph KennadyScott & Associates P.C. · Carrollton226cases
  43. 43Jessica Kim Olsen-ZhangRausch Sturm LLP · Dallas213cases
  44. 44Herbert Clifton DavisRoberts Markel Weinberg Butler Hailey P.C. · Houston212cases
  45. 45Walter Edward SpearsBartley & Spears P.C. · Houston212cases
  46. 46Jonathon Chadwick JohnsonChad Johnson PLLC · Houston206cases
  47. 47Robert Chamless LaneThe Lane Law Firm, PLLC. · Houston196cases
  48. 48Megan Kathleen HaleRausch Sturm LLP · Dallas192cases
  49. 49Oiya Tysheniek Ali-NeelyZwicker & Associates, P.C. · Sugar Land191cases
  50. 50Hisamitsu ShinodaSteptoe & Johnson, PLLC · The Woodlands188cases
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Other practice areas in Sugar Land

Personal Injury 7,180Civil Litigation 6,370Divorce 2,253Tax 1,591Property & Real Estate 1,466Felony Defense 1,076Family Law 700Child Custody & Support 360Adoption 98Protective Orders 19

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Case counts reflect debt & contracts matters in Fort Bend County public court records matched to each attorney's State Bar of Texas record. A higher count indicates more experience handling this case type in this county; it is not an endorsement or a measure of outcomes. Filing totals count each case once, so they are lower than the sum of the per-attorney counts above.