REID COLLINS, ERIC D. MADDEN AND WILLIAM T. REID, IV SHORTLISTED AS NATIONAL FINALISTS FOR BENCHMARK AWARDS
Reid Collins & Tsai LLP and two of its senior partners, Eric D. Madden and William T. Reid, IV, have been shortlisted for several 2026 awards by Benchmark Litigation.
The firm has been named as finalist for U.S. Plaintiff Firm of The Year for an extraordinary eighth consecutive year, along with making the list for Texas Law Firm of the Year. Moreover, for the third consecutive year, it is a finalist for U.S. Bankruptcy Firm of the Year, a title it won in 2024.
Founding partner Bill Reid has, for the eighth consecutive year, been selected as a finalist for U.S. Plaintiff Litigator of Year, having taken home the title in both 2020 and 2023. Eric Madden, the 2025 winner, has again been selected a finalist for U.S. Bankruptcy Litigator of the Year.
The Benchmark awards celebrate the leading litigators and most impactful cases across the United States. The shortlists are the culmination of months of research, surveying thousands of referees, and interviewing hundreds of lawyers. The winners will be announced at the Benchmark awards dinner on March 11, 2026, in New York City.
Click here to view the Benchmark awards finalists.
SIX REID COLLINS PARTNERS NAMED TO LAWDRAGON 500 LEADING LAWYERS IN AMERICA
Six Reid Collins senior partners – Craig A. Boneau, Joshua J. Bruckerhoff, Eric D. Madden, Nathaniel J. Palmer, William T. “Bill” Reid, IV, and Lisa S. Tsai – have been named to Lawdragon’s exclusive annual list, The 500 Leading Lawyers in America.
For two decades, legal periodical Lawdragon has profiled the work of the top lawyers and law firms across the country. This list is “a celebration…[of] those advocates who lead the way for clients, their communities, their firms. They are brilliant, impassioned and dedicated to the law and its practice.”
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TEXAS LAWBOOK SPOTLIGHTS REID COLLINS FOUNDER BILL REID
Reid Collins Founder Bill Reid recently sat down with Texas Lawbook for its popular “Asked & Answered” column. In the wide-ranging discussion, he reflects on his career highlights, shares his classroom philosophy, and discusses several themes from his new book Fighting Bullies: The Case for a Career in Plaintiffs’ Law, which encourages young lawyers to think outside the “Big Law” box as they launch their careers.
Click here for the full interview: “Asked & Answered with Reid Collins & Tsai’s William Reid: Books, Teaching and Trial.”
