DALLAS – Richard A. Sayles of the Dallas-based law firm of Sayles Werbner has been recognized as one of the top 500 attorneys in America by Lawdragon, a national magazine and online rating service for the legal community.  The Lawdragon methodology combines verified online balloting and independent research involving interviews with thousands of lawyers nationwide.

“Regardless of their area of specialty, I believe the vast majority of attorneys appreciate another lawyer’s demonstrated skills in the courtroom,” says Mr. Sayles.  “I’m proud of this firm’s collective recognition as skilled litigators and our commitment to gain the best possible results for our clients.”

Mr. Sayles has tried to verdict more than 100 civil and criminal jury trials in three decades of trial practice. These cases include a variety of commercial disputes and claims involving corporate governance, securities law, product liability and patent law. He has tried numerous securities arbitrations for plaintiffs and defendants before the NASD. Mr. Sayles is a popular guest lecturer at local and national seminars and is certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law.

He received his undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University and his law degree from the University of Houston Law School, where he served as the comment and case note editor of the school’s law review.

Sayles Werbner has represented Fortune 500 companies, small businesses and individual clients, and its high-profile cases have been featured in many of the nation’s leading business and legal publications.  The National Law Journal has named Sayles Werbner as one of the top five law firms in the nation based on its success and in 2005 noted the firm’s victory in a bus accident claim as one of the year’s Top 100 Verdicts.

Sayles Werbner has an international reputation as a “go to” trial law firm in multifaceted business litigation, life-altering personal injury cases, product safety lawsuits and other areas of the law.

The complete list of Lawdragon’s Top 500 attorneys is available at www.lawdragon.com.