Mitby Pacholder Johnson is pleased to announce that attorneys Steven Mitby and Ryan van Steenis have been included in the 2025 edition of Texas Super Lawyers®.
Mitby, a founding partner of the firm, regularly tackles bet-the-company litigation in some of the fastest evolving industries – oil and gas, petrochemical, medical, software, real estate, healthcare, banking, finance, and alternative energy – in the U.S. and beyond. He maintains a diverse trial practice, having successfully represented companies in the oil and gas, petrochemical, medical, software, real estate development, healthcare and medical equipment, banking, finance, and alternative energy industries, among others. Mitby has been named a Texas Super Lawyer since 2015.
A seasoned litigator, van Steenis regularly represents both plaintiffs and defendants in high-stakes cases across the country and frequently uncovers novel solutions to breach of fiduciary duty, appraisal rights, and directors’ and officers’ liability issues. He has successfully tried cases in federal and state courts, including the Delaware Court of Chancery, where he frequently uncovers novel solutions to intricate issues such as breach of fiduciary duty, appraisal rights, and directors’ and officers’ liability. His diverse experience extends to advising private-public partnerships, foreign companies, and non-profits, contributing to significant events like the Houston Super Bowl, Barrett-Jackson’s Inaugural Houston Auto Auction, and the World Petroleum Congress. Introduced in 1991, Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas. Each year, less than 5% of attorneys are selected as “Super Lawyers” and 2.5% as “Rising Stars.” To be selected for inclusion, candidates are nominated by peers within and outside the firm and are evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. After the patented selection process is complete, results are validated by a third-party organization, resulting in a credible, comprehensive, and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys.