Best Lawyers® Names Three Waldrep Wall Attorneys “Ones to Watch” for 2026

Waldrep Wall Babcock & Bailey PLLC is pleased to announce that three of its attorneys have been included in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. 

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America recognizes associates and other attorneys who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in practice in the United States. 

Attorneys recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America are divided by geographic region and practice areas. Candidates can only be considered for one recognition at a time, either “Ones to Watch” or the traditional Best Lawyers awards. “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch” is not a seed list to “The Best Lawyers” and all hopeful candidates must be nominated, vetted by their peers, and undergo an authentication process before they are recognized by Best Lawyers. Attorneys are not required nor allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, recognition by Best Lawyers is considered a singular distinction. 

Waldrep Wall would like to congratulate the following attorneys recognized in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America: 

• Zachary Malnik – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy 
• Jack O’Neal – Commercial Litigation 
• Peyton M. Pawlik – Health Care Law and Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants