Awards & Rankings
Source: Texas Lawyer
Awards & Rankings
Press Contacts: Erik Cummins, Matt Hyams, Taina Rosa, Olivia Thomas
07.29.25
Amanda Halter, managing partner of Pillsbury’s Houston office, Ed Cavazos, managing partner of the Austin office, and Houston-based Real Estate partner Adam Weaver, have been named finalists in Texas Lawyer’s 2025 Texas Legal Awards. The awards are a respected honor in the state’s legal community, spotlighting leadership, innovation and meaningful contributions across the profession.
Halter and Cavazos are finalists in the Managing Parter of the Year category, while Weaver is a finalist for Real Estate Attorney of the Year.
The Texas Legal Awards recognize attorneys and law firms making a lasting impact on the legal profession statewide. Submissions are evaluated based on detailed metrics, measurable outcomes and demonstrated innovation, with a strong emphasis on diversity across geography, background and firm type. Finalists are selected through a rigorous review process led by senior editorial leaders and, in certain categories, supported by external experts.
Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on September 25 at the Arts District Mansion in Dallas.
Click here to see the full list of finalists and honorees.
Halter is a national authority on environmental and natural resources law and policy, and co-leads Pillsbury’s multidisciplinary Minerals, Metals and Material Supply Chains and Canada practice teams. She represents domestic and global industrial clients on complex regulatory and environmental liability matters and effective strategies for managing legal, financial and reputational risks in the United States.
Cavazos, Pillsbury’s Global Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT) Industry Leader, is recognized by Chambers USA, World Trademark Review 1000 and Best Lawyers (published by BL Rankings LLC) for Technology Law and won Lexology/ILO’s 2018 Client Choice Award. As a Pillsbury Intellectual Property partner, Cavazos negotiates complex technology-related transactions and routinely advises on corporate and general business matters, licensing, strategic partnerships, development contracts, data rights and privacy issues.
Weaver advises clients on sophisticated commercial real estate transactions and financings and complex real estate issues related to the development and financing of energy, construction and infrastructure projects. As the leader of Pillsbury’s Texas Real Estate practice, he focuses on all aspects of commercial real estate and real estate finance, including with respect to complex renewable energy projects and the energy transition.