Presenting our annual list of the region’s best attorneys —
as chosen by their peers in 40 specialties
SUMMARY
To create the list, the magazine contracted DataJoe Research to facilitate an online peer-voting process and Internet research process. DataJoe Research is a software and research company specializing in data collection and verification, and conducts various nominations across the United States on behalf of publishers. To create the list, DataJoe Research facilitated an online peer-voting process. We paired this with an Internet research process to identify success characteristics. DataJoe checked and confirmed that each published winner had, at time of review, a current, active license status with the appropriate state regulatory board. If we were not able to find evidence of a lawyer’s current, active registration with the state regulatory board, that lawyer was excluded from the list. In addition, we checked available public sources to identify lawyers disciplined for an infraction by the state regulatory board. These entities were excluded from the list. Finally, DataJoe presented the tallied result to the magazine for its final review and adjustments.
FINAL NOTE: We recognize that there are many good lawyers who are not shown in this representative list. This is only a sampling of the huge array of talented professionals within the region. Inclusion in the list is based on the opinions of responding lawyers in the region. We take time and energy to ensure fair voting, although we understand that the results of this survey nomination and Internet research campaign are not an objective metric. We certainly do not discount the fact that many, many good and effective lawyers may not appear on the list.
DISCLAIMERS
DataJoe uses best practices and exercises great care in assembling content for this list. DataJoe does not warrant that the data contained within the list are complete or accurate. DataJoe does not assume, and hereby disclaims, any liability to any person for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions herein whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident, or any other cause. All rights reserved. No commercial use of the information in this list may be made without written permission from DataJoe.
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Categories
TOP ATTORNEYS Five Years or More in Practice
Attorneys whose names are in bold type received 15 or more nominations in a category,
and attorneys who are in bold italic received between 10-14 nominations in a category.
Click on names listed in taupe for more information.
Adoption Law
Eric Freeby
Alyssa Jacobs
Heather King
Jane Mapes
Holly Schreier
Antitrust Law
Chad Arnette
Donald Herrmann
Elizabeth Thomas
William Warren
Appellate Law
Marianne Auld
Mary Barkley
Russell Barton
Derek Carson
John Cayce
Timothy Davis
Dustin Fillmore
Joe Greenhill
Steven Hayes
Caitlyn Hubbard
Jon-William James
William Jenkins
David Keltner
Chris Knight
Paul Leopold
Thomas Michel
Karen Precella
Brittani Rollen
Jody Sanders
Brent Shellhorse
Mary Smith
Paul Wieneskie
Arbitration and Mediation
John Brookman
Jennifer Caldwell
John Chalk
Nicholas Davis
Randy Hall
Kight Higgins
John Hughes
Roland Johnson
William Kirkman
Beth Krugler
Wade McMullen
Jason Nash
Carole Orth
Andrew Rogers
David Seidler
Michael Tresidder
Len Wade
Shauna Wright
Attorneys for Nonprofits
Harrison Smith
Dana Stayton
Aviation, Admiralty, Maritime and Transportation
Geffrey Anderson
Orest Dachniwsky
Shannon Dugan
Jeff Gilmore
Jonathan Harrison
Alan Hegi
Stephen Howell
Jim Kiser
Guy Riddle
Cailin Ringelman
Howard Rosenthal
Kenneth Stogdill
K.C. Thompson
Daniel Vela
Banking and Financial
Paul Bradford
Robbie Clarke
Jonathan Cranz
Russell Devenport
William Greenhill
Brandon Hill
Merrill Jones
Daniel Lowry
Matthew Luensmann
Pollard Rogers
Daniel Settle
Bankruptcy and Workout
Joseph Austin
Robert Forshey
Katherine Hopkins
Matthias Kleinsasser
Al Malone
Mark Petrocchi
Stephen Pezanosky
Scot Pierce
Jeff Prostok
Nancy Ribaudo
Robert Simon
Behrooz Vida
Jermaine Watson
Richard Weaver
Business Law
Julie Bergkamp
William Blair
Jacob Boyd
Kelly Curnutt
Mark Daniel
Kyle Harter
Andrew Homer
Donald Kaczkowski
James Larsen
Charles Milliken
Michael Moan
Mitchell Moses
Andrew Ramsey
Vernon Rew
McClane Thompson
Andrew Wambsganss
Jay Wieser
Civil Law / Litigation
Daniel Bates
Christopher Collins
Anthony Cuesta
Austin Franklin
Walker Friedman
Hunter Jones
Chase Medling
David Miles
James Scott
Kyle Voss
Greg Westfall
Mollee Westfall
Civil Law / Transactional
Lisa Falcone
Christopher Morris
Commercial Litigation
Whitney Beckworth
Bryan Bruner
Caleb Bulls
Logan Cochran
Roger Diseker
David Drez
Mark Dugan
Ralph Duggins
John Easter
Michael Fitzpatrick
Katherine Hancock
Michael Hassett
Klayton Hiland
Timothy Howell
Sean Looney
Troy Okruhlik
Schyler Parker
Manuel Ramos
Andrew Sims
Brian Singleterry
Marylynn Smitherman
Philip Vickers
Scott Wiehle
Thomas Williams
Julia Wisenberg
John Wright
Scott Zimmer
Construction
Christopher Brown
Edward Cox
Randal Dean
Christian Ellis
Michael Forman
Stephanie Harrison
Stephen Harrison
Andy Keetch
Cara Kennemer
Reed Loftis
Hunter McLean
Luke McMahan
Matthew Motes
Andrew Piel
Bradley Rice
Richard Schellhammer
Patrick Sheridan
Jeffrey Tillman
Bradley Timms
Joe Tolbert
Ross Vitek
Eamonn Wiles
Consumer Debt
James Foley
Corporate Counsel
Andrew Lombardi
Andrea Palmer
Erin Rush
Craig Smetko
Corporate Finance / Mergers and Acquisitions
David Cook
Tave Doty
Adam Fulkerson
Evan Malloy
Nathan McCune
Jennifer McDaniel
Drew Neill
John Phair
Philip Spencer
Jarratt Watkins
Criminal Defense
William Biggs
Miles Brissette
Tiffany Burks
Cody Cofer
Colleen Cornelison
Mark Daniel
Andrew Decker
Lance Evans
Brandon Fulgham
Bob Gill
Stephen Handy
Michael Heiskell
Lisa Herrick
Tom Hill
Robert Huseman
Christy Jack
Jeff Kearney
Christopher Lankford
Trey Loftin
Leticia Martinez
William Ray
John Robinson
Anna Summersett
Alex Thornton
Benson Varghese
Sheena Winkfield
Education
Neal Adams
Janet Bubert
Justin Chapa
Sarah Flournoy
Robert Ginsburg
George Haratsis
Jennifer Littman
Thomas Myers
Andrea Paris
Lynn Scott
James Whitton
Elder Law
Monica Benson
Karen Johnson
Travis Weaver
Dana Zachry
Eminent Domain
Richard DeBerry
Albon Head
Mary Johndroe
Chris Mosley
Adam Plumbley
Joseph Regan
Family Law
Robert Aldrich
Leslie Barrows
Katie Berry
Sarah Blake
Ola Campbell
Kristen Carr
Nicole Carroll
Tawanna Cesare
Kelly Decker
Kayla Harrington
Desiree Hartwigsen
Gregory Housewirth
Robert Leonard
Michael Livens
Cade Lovelace
Brent McMullen
Rick Mitchell
Kimberly Naylor
Lyndsay Newell
Sarah Pricer
Sarah Robbins
Stephanie Sabelhaus
Jennifer Scherf
Micheal Schneider
Justin Sisemore
Dwayne Smith
Susan Smith
Lori Spearman
Keith Spencer
Turner Thornton
Government and Administrative
Elizabeth Geary
Leann Guzman
Dee Kelly
Brian Newby
Jeff Whitfield
Health Care Law
Henry Robinson
Joshua Ross
Wayne Whitaker
Immigration Law
Rosa Maria Berdeja
Veronica Garza
Francisco Hernandez
Susan Lane
Natalia Lopez
Rocio Martinez
Carrie Nguyen
Insurance
Derek Anderson
Elaine Morris
Christopher Pruitt
Jerrod Rinehart
April Robbins
Ryan Valdez
Intellectual Property Rights
Michael Anderson
Carder Brooks
Decker Cammack
Joseph Cleveland
Clark Cowley
Scott Fredricks
Dave Gunter
Lee Hunt
Cheryl Leb
Enrique Sanchez
David Skeels
Mack Swindle
Brian Yost
Labor and Employment
Elizabeth Bones
Tom Brandon
Vianei Braun
Kyle Carney
Russell Cawyer
Jennifer Covingto
Karen Denney
Rory Divin
Adam Greenfield
Laura Hallmon
Caroline Harrison
Christopher Howe
Isabelle Hutchinson
Susan Hutchison
Claudine Jackson
Jay Rutherford
Jason Smith
Rod Tanner
Taylor Winn
Land Use / Environment
Monica Jacobs
Ray Oujesky
Melinda Ramos
Tyler Wallach
Medical Malpractice / Defense
Greg Blaies
Henri Dussault
Wesley Hightower
Jordan Parker
Oil and Gas
Eric Camp
Ryan Damiano
Brent Dore
Jeffrey Grable
Raymond Kelly
James Key
Timothy Malone
Mark Matula
Jason Mills
Michael Moore
Shayne Moses
Andrew Neal
Mark Oliver
David Palmer
Nirav Patel
Shawna Rinehart
Clark Rucker
Bart Rue
Brian Smith
Mason Smith
Todd Spake
Taylor Spalla
John Thompson
Robert West
Paul Westbrook
Personal Injury
Wade Barrow
Rickey Brantley
Rieker Carsey
John Cummings
Dwain Dent
Michael Freden
Robert Haslam
Michael Henry
Robert Henry
Greg Jackson
Kolter Jennings
John Jose
Steven Laird
Kern Lewis
Stephen Maxwell
Derek Montgomery
Preston Mundt
Bradley Parker
Travis Patterson
Jose Robles
Ryan Roper
Coby Smith
Mattilyn Smith
Katie Steele
Jason Stephens
Ty Stimpson
Tennessee Walker
Jonathan Walters
Ben Westbrook
Jim Zadeh
Product Liability
Meredith Knudsen
Coby Wooten
Professional Malpractice (Non-Medical) Defense
Lars Berg
Heath Coffman
Hugh Connor
Caroline Cyrier
Real Estate
Kendall Adair
Prichard Bevis
Mark Bishop
Edward Boschini
Tyler Goldthwaite
Michael Goodrich
James Griffis
Amanda Hernandez
Joel Heydenburk
Samuel Johndroe
Chad Key
Veronica Law
Evan McGuire
Patricia Meadows
Sharon Millians
Gary Moates
Sara Norman
Russell Norment
Gerry Orth
Ronald Parent
Kylie Rahl
Jeffrey Rattikin
Brian Restivo
Grant Sorenson
Rick Sorenson
Jody Walker
Hannah Watkins
Ginger Webber
Dan White
Securities Law
Brian Barnard
Natalie Carlgren
Douglas Clayton
John Fahy
Toby Galloway
Robin Happel
Calvin Jackson
Andrew Rosell
Wayne Whitham
Tax Law
Harry Bartel
Jacob Birnbaum
Sean Bryan
James Creel
Allan Howeth
John Hunter
Dale O’Neal
Jordan Stimpson
Len Woodard
Technology / Virtual
Donald Tiller
Traffic Law
Jim Lollar
James Mallory
Wills, Trusts, Estates and Probates
Heidi Angel
Michael Appleman
J.C. Bailey
Marvin Blum
Michael Bourland
Natalie Brackett
Elizabeth Brooks
Tyler Craig
Kandice Damiano
Clint Davis
Kent Davis
Angelica Farinacci
Stephen Franscini
Catherine Goodman
Janet Hahn
Beth Hampton
Shelli Harveson
Ryan Heath
Amanda Holliday
Lisa Jamieson
Kevin Kuenzli
Paul Lancaster
Ann Lopez
Amy Lorenz
Robert Loudermilk
Jennifer Lovelace
Mark Maples
Daniel McCarthy
Phillip McCrury
Dyann McCully
Colin Murchison
Christopher Ponder
Emily Seawright
Melinda Smith
Dulaney Steer
Michael Sweet
Workers’ Compensation
Nicholas Bettinger
Kim Smith
TOP ATTORNEYS Less than Five Years in Practice
Attorneys whose names are in bold type received 15 or more nominations in a category,
and attorneys who are in bold italic received between 10-14 nominations in a category.
Click on names listed in taupe for more information.
Appellate Law
Jacob deKeratry
Arbitration and Mediation
Matthew Francis
Banking and Financial
Kaitlin Paule
Bankruptcy and Workout
Harrison Pavlasek
Business Law
Samantha Elliott
Maddie Kleifield
Preston Polk
Chanel Thomas
Tristan Watson
Civil Law / Litigation
Michael Gilmore
Abigail Irwin
Christian Martinez
Jacey Mizer
Commercial Litigation
Sarah Kline Carmichael
Mallory Williams
Construction
Austin Laws
Jay McKiever
Corporate Finance / Mergers and Acquisitions
Kirsten McIntyre
Gabriella Snow
Natalie Waters
Criminal Defense
Audrey Hatcher
Family Law
Tanner Breed
Brianda Curry
Haylie Davis
Anna Ferrando
Caroline Garcia
Hailey Klingbeil
Haley Shaw
Megan Weiershausen
Government and Administrative
John Fronk
Intellectual Property Rights
Kiala Ellingson
Labor and Employment
Lanie Bennett
Oil and Gas
Peyton Dietz
Patrick McCarthy
Tyler Scholes
Jacob Wall
Personal Injury
Alyssa Alfaro
Jack Delaney
Michael Galyen
Real Estate
Jaret Thurston
Tax Law
Sam Pumphrey
Wills, Trusts, Estates and Probates
Thomas Campbell
Jenna Lusk
Hannah Orand