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
6,259
Most cases
2,153
Lewis W. Smith
Years covered
1991–2026
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Filings by year

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

  1. 01Lewis W. SmithThe Cromeens Law Firm PLLC · Houston2,153cases
  2. 02Donald D. DegrasseThe Degrasse Law Firm, P.C. · Houston1,092cases
  3. 03Michael Joseph ScottScott & Associates, P.C. · Plano778cases
  4. 04Melissa Margaret McLainRoberts Markel Weinberg Butler Hailey P.C. · Houston771cases
  5. 05Russel Todd HoltHolttollett, P.C. · Houston500cases
  6. 06Carl Arthur SmartNa · Dallas493cases
  7. 07Whitney AbbottWaddell Serafino Geary Rechner Jenevein, P.C. · Dallas474cases
  8. 08Larandol Donnell CowartL. D. Cowart & Associates · Houston453cases
  9. 09Sarah Beth GerdesSears, Bennett, & Gerdes, LLP · Sugar Land451cases
  10. 10Noelle Gabrielle HicksRoberts Markel Weinberg Butler Hailey P.C. · Houston416cases
  11. 11Trisha Taylor FarineDaughtry & Farine, P.C. · Houston413cases
  12. 12Richard E. BartleyRetired · Round Top392cases
  13. 13Michael Jayson TreeceTreece Law Firm, P.C. · Houston364cases
  14. 14Chad Troy WilsonChad T. Wilson Law Firm, PLLC · Webster331cases
  15. 15Johnetta LangHouston325cases
  16. 16Charles Anthony DaughtryDaughtry & Farine, P.C. · Houston321cases
  17. 17Brandi Janell Estelle CroffieHoover Slovacek · Houston321cases
  18. 18Brady OrtegoSteptoe & Johnson PLLC · San Antonio315cases
  19. 19Eric Brendan TonsulRoberts Markel Weinberg Butler Hailey P.C. · Houston307cases
  20. 20Troy Dean BolenBollier Ciccone Stinson LLP · Austin283cases
  21. 21Lori Ellen AldersonLaw Office of Lori E. Alderson · Katy282cases
  22. 22Michael Wayne WestonWeston Legal, PLLC · Houston282cases
  23. 23Thi Anh TranHoover Slovacek LLP · Houston267cases
  24. 24Tabitha Elder Haynes261cases
  25. 25Michael Ray O'NealO'Neal Law Firm · Houston259cases
  26. 26John Carl JamisonHolttollett, P.C. · Houston249cases
  27. 27Barrett Baker Langford HendricksDallas246cases
  28. 28Herbert Clifton DavisRoberts Markel Weinberg Butler Hailey P.C. · Houston212cases
  29. 29Walter Edward SpearsBartley & Spears P.C. · Houston212cases
  30. 30Jonathon Chadwick JohnsonChad Johnson PLLC · Houston206cases
  31. 31Robert Chamless LaneThe Lane Law Firm, PLLC. · Houston196cases
  32. 32Megan Kathleen HaleRausch Sturm LLP · Dallas192cases
  33. 33Oiya Tysheniek Ali-NeelyZwicker & Associates, P.C. · Sugar Land191cases
  34. 34Celena Guerra PawlakHouston185cases
  35. 35Robert Verne NorthNorth Law, P.C. · Houston185cases
  36. 36Rachel Underwood DonnellyPadgett Law Group · Silverlake184cases
  37. 37Christopher James ArchambaultPorter Law Firm · Houston178cases
  38. 38James B. HestonThe Heston Law Firm PLLC · Katy172cases
  39. 39Eric B. DickDick Law Firm, PLLC · Houston167cases
  40. 40Paula K. PitterRausch Sturm LLP · Dallas164cases
  41. 41Katheryn Cole BellEdmond158cases
  42. 42Clinton Faber BrownRoberts Markel Weinberg Butler Hailey · Austin152cases
  43. 43Selim Hassan TaherzadehTaherzadeh, PLLC · Addison147cases
  44. 44Pooja A. PatelRoberts Markel Weinberg Butler Hailey P.C. · Frisco147cases
  45. 45Margaret Rose MaddoxDaughtry & Farine, P.C. · Houston145cases
  46. 46Luke Patrick TollettHolttollett, P.C. · Houston139cases
  47. 47Babasola OgundareRoberts Markel Weinberg Butler Hailey P.C. · Houston138cases
  48. 48Margaret Susan RiceLaw Office of Rice & Rice · Boerne136cases
  49. 49John Edward KettlerKettler Law / Scott & Associates · Mesquite136cases
  50. 50David Wayne LippmanLippman Recupero · Tucson136cases

Also handling debt & contracts matters in Fort Bend County

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Other practice areas in Sugar Land

Personal Injury 5,938Civil Litigation 5,555Divorce 1,849Tax 1,431Property & Real Estate 1,281Felony Defense 883Family Law 573Child Custody & Support 283Adoption 82Protective Orders 15

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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.