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Hallett & Perrin: Chambers Has Called This Firm “A Credible Alternative to Big Law” Three Years Running

When Chambers USA launched its inaugural Regional Spotlight guide in 2023 — designed specifically to highlight Texas firms with fewer than 50 partners that compete with much larger firms — this Dallas business litigation attorney firm made the list. It’s been named again every year since.

At a Glance: Dallas Business Litigation Attorney Firm Overview

Origin & Background

Hallett & Perrin was founded in Dallas in 1992 by Edward P. Perrin, Jr., who remains a shareholder and trial attorney at the firm today. Bruce H. Hallett, another name partner, is individually recognized for Corporate Law: Mergers & Acquisitions. Leland C. de la Garza serves as President and Managing Shareholder and has been specifically recognized for Business/Commercial Litigation across multiple years of D Magazine’s “Best Lawyers in Dallas” recognition. The firm’s own materials describe a deliberate positioning strategy: “thirty-plus years ago we decided to build a law firm around the needs of the client,” framing its scale — deliberately capped below the size of major national firms — as a client-service choice rather than a growth limitation.

Practice Concentration: What This Dallas Business Litigation Attorney Firm Handles

The firm’s stated practice, per its own site, spans general corporate law, securities law, commercial real estate, litigation, health care, ERISA litigation, employment law, tax law, and trusts and estate planning. Leland de la Garza’s Business/Commercial Litigation recognition has been sustained across D Magazine’s Best Lawyers in Dallas lists in 2023, 2024, and 2026, indicating consistent, ongoing practice depth in this specific area rather than a single strong year.

Notable Work

The firm does not publish a structured, itemized verdicts-and-settlements table with individual case figures on its current site. Past results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome in any future case, and this gap in published results is disclosed directly rather than papered over.

Client Voice

The firm holds Martindale-Hubbell’s Distinguished peer-review rating and Avvo’s Client’s Choice award badge, indicating a meaningful volume of positive attorney reviews on that platform, though this profile did not locate a large, itemized set of individual client testimonials in available public sourcing — a gap worth naming directly.

Beyond the Courtroom

The firm’s Trustee Services practice is certified by the Independent Trustee Alliance, an independent third-party certification for firms providing basic trustee services — a specialized capability distinct from, and complementary to, its core commercial litigation practice.

Recognition

Hallett & Perrin has been named to Chambers USA’s Regional Spotlight guide for Dispute Resolution every year since its 2023 inaugural edition, through 2024 and into the current guide — a sustained, multi-year recognition specifically reserved for Texas firms with fewer than 50 partners. The firm earned Tier I “Best Law Firms” rankings for Corporate Law and Employment Law-Management, with additional recognition for Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Labor and Employment, and Litigation-ERISA in the 2025 edition. Multiple attorneys have been individually recognized in D Magazine’s “Best Lawyers in Dallas” across consecutive years. No attorney at the firm is presented as a Texas Board of Legal Specialization “specialist” in this profile, because that documentation was not located in the firm’s public materials; the recognitions above are peer-review and publication-based rather than state board certification.

Texas Legal Backdrop

Commercial disputes of the size this firm typically handles are frequently eligible for Texas’s Business Court system, created by House Bill 19 and codified at Texas Government Code Chapter 25A, which began accepting cases on September 1, 2024 with the Dallas-area First Division among the first five to open. The court’s civil jurisdiction generally covers disputes involving at least $5 million, including breach of fiduciary duty and corporate governance claims. ERISA litigation, a specific practice area at this firm, is governed by federal law under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and is typically litigated in federal court rather than Texas state courts. This is general background information, not legal advice, and does not account for the specific facts of any dispute.

Awesome Attorneys Assessment

Three consecutive years on Chambers’ Regional Spotlight guide — a list specifically curated to identify credible mid-sized alternatives to major national firms — combined with Tier I Best Law Firms rankings across multiple practice areas, reflects sustained, independently-verified credibility rather than a single strong year. Leland de la Garza’s consistent individual recognition for Business/Commercial Litigation across multiple years adds a specific, named point of accountability within the firm’s broader practice.

The honest gap: this profile could not confirm this firm’s specific plaintiff-versus-defense representation pattern in commercial litigation matters from available public materials, and the firm’s public-facing case results and detailed client testimonials were both thin in available sourcing. A prospective client should ask directly about the firm’s typical role in commercial disputes and request references or case examples relevant to their specific situation, since the published record here leans on institutional and peer recognition rather than itemized case outcomes.

Methodology & Sourcing

This profile was compiled from the firm’s own website (hallettperrin.com), including its accolades and about-us pages, Chambers USA’s Spotlight Profile, RocketReach’s firm data summary, The Org’s organizational profile, Lawyers.com’s Martindale-Avvo-sourced peer ratings, and QastMe’s coverage of D Magazine’s Best Lawyers recognitions.

Publisher Disclosure & Independence Notice

Awesome Attorneys is an independently researched legal directory. This profile was not paid for, commissioned, or reviewed by Hallett & Perrin, P.C. prior to publication. Awesome Attorneys may in the future offer sponsored placement products to firms profiled on this site, but sponsorship status has no bearing on editorial content, and inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement of any firm for any particular legal matter. Nothing in this profile constitutes legal advice or a lawyer referral; readers with a legal question should consult a licensed Texas attorney directly.