Pierce & O’Neill Remains Among Nation’s Best for Natural Resources, Oil & Gas Law

Acclaimed litigation and appellate boutique Pierce & O’Neill, LLP, has again received top national and local honors from Best Law Firms for its natural resources and oil and gas law practices.  

The firm earned additional 2027 Houston metropolitan honors for its commercial litigation, admiralty and maritime law, and appellate work. 

Founded by longtime Houston attorneys Jesse Pierce and Jack O’Neill, Pierce & O’Neill is consistently lauded for its successful representation of Fortune 500 companies and other major businesses in significant, complex cases across a broad variety of practice areas.  

The firm’s trial and appellate work has earned numerous prestigious collective and individual professional honors from Chambers USA, Legal 500, Texas Super Lawyers and Lawdragon.  

To be eligible for Best Law Firms, firms must have at least one attorney listed in the latest edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Pierce & O’Neill has four: Mr. Pierce and Mr. O’Neill were honored for their commercial litigation, natural resources law, and oil and gas law practices, with Mr. O’Neill earning additional recognition for his appellate work. Also honored for commercial litigation was Mary Livingstone. John Schwambach was honored for admiralty and maritime law.  

Best Law Firms honors are based upon recent professional accomplishments and client and peer evaluations.