Five shareholders at Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C., a Texas-based law firm with offices in Dallas, Houston and Austin, have been named to the 2007 list of Best Lawyers in Dallas by D Magazine. Chip Cavanaugh and Lee Morris were among those honored.

Each year, D Magazine mails ballots to attorneys across the Metroplex asking them to vote for the lawyers who represent the best of the profession. The publication hires a marketing research firm to tally the votes and enlists the help of a panel of well-respected local lawyers to review the list. D Magazine publishes the list of Best Lawyers each spring.

William T. (Chip) Cavanaugh, Jr. is a shareholder and chair of Munsch Hardt’s Real Estate section. He represents real estate, hospitality and healthcare companies, including REITs and private equity funds, with respect to a variety of real estate, corporate/securities, and general business matters. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Arts from Southern Methodist University and his Juris Doctor from the University of Notre Dame Law School where he was Associate Editor of the Notre Dame Law Review. Chip is a member of the Real Estate Council, a Director of the Real Estate Council Foundation, and a member of the Urban Land Institute and the Dallas Bar Association. He was named a Texas Super Lawyer in 2003, 2004 and 2005 and was named among the Best Lawyers in America and the Best Lawyers in Dallas in 2007.

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