LPHS founder Mike Lynn received the 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award for Private Practice from SMU Dedman School of Law. A 1975 graduate of the law school, Mr. Lynn is one of the best-known and most respected litigators in Texas, leading the firm to be consistently ranked as one of the Top Five Litigation Boutiques in Texas by Chambers and Partners and one of the Top Ten Firms in the U.S. by Benchmark Litigation. He has tried to verdict more than 120 civil and criminal jury trials and handled more than 100 non-jury, arbitration and injunction matters in his distinguished career.