Presenting our annual list of the region’s best attorneys —
as chosen by their peers in 42 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
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Categories
Adoption Law
Antitrust Law
Appellate Law
Arbitration and Mediation
Attorneys for Nonprofits
Aviation, Admiralty, Maritime, and Transportation
Banking and Financial
Bankruptcy
Business Law
Civil Law / Litigation
Civil Law / Transactional
Commercial Litigation
Construction
Consumer Debt
Corporate Counsel
Corporate Finance / Mergers and Acquisitions
Criminal Defense
Education
Elder Law
Eminent Domain
Family Law
General Practice
Government and Administrative
Health Care Law
Immigration Law
Insurance
Intellectual Property Rights
Labor and Employment
Land Use / Environment
Medical Malpractice / Defense
Medical Malpractice / Plaintiff
Oil and Gas
Personal Injury
Product Liability
Professional Malpractice (Non-Medical) Defense
Real Estate
Securities Law
Sports Law
Tax Law
Technology / Virtual
Traffic Law
Wills, Trusts, Estates and Probates
Workers’ Compensation
TOP ATTORNEYS 2022 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 RED for more information.
Adoption Law
Lauren Duffer
Eric Freeby
Courtney Harbaugh Walker
Alyssa Jacobs
Stephen Naylor
Holly Schreier
Donna Smiedt
Antitrust Law
Don Herrmann
Bill Warren
Appellate Law
Marianne Auld
Russell Barton
Jerry Bullard
John Cayce
Tanya Dohoney
Joe Greenhill
Steven Hayes
Caitlyn Hubbard
David Keltner
Chris Knight
Paul Leopold
Thomas Michel
Brian Newman
Chris Nickelson
Karen Precella
Brittani Rollen
Jody Sanders
Matt Stayton
Arbitration and Mediation
Barbara Armstrong
John Brookman
Jennifer Caldwell
Michael Carnahan
John Chalk
Randy Hall
Kight Higgins
Joseph Horn
Roland Johnson
M. Beth Krugler
Carole Orth
Daniel Paret
David Seidler
Len Wade
Shauna Wright
Attorneys for Nonprofits
Paul Lancaster
Darren Moore
Frank Sommerville
Dana Stayton
Dee Steer
Aviation, Admiralty, Maritime and Transportation
Geffrey Anderson
Orest Dachniwsky
Jonathan Harrison
Alan Hegi
Kristin Newman
Howard Rosenthal
Kenneth Stogdill
KC Thompson
Dan Vela
Banking and Financial
Paul Bradford
Jonathan Cranz
Brandon Hill
Dan Lowry
Matthew Luensmann
Scot Pierce
Dan Settle
George Wommack
Bankruptcy
John Bonds
Joshua Eppich
Clayton Everett
J. Robert Forshey
Mark French
Marilyn Garner
Katherine Hopkins
H. Brandon Jones
Mike McConnell
Mark Petrocchi
Stephen Pezanosky
Jeff Prostok
Nancy Ribaudo
Sharon Sherman
Robert Simon
Brian Smith
Lindsay Steele
Clay Taylor
Behrooz Vida
Carla Vida
Business Law
Grant Blaies
William Blair
Bethany Brooks
David Dunning
Lisa Falcone
Kyle Harter
Randall Johnson
L. Kelly Jones
Jennifer McDaniel
Michael Moan
Michael Moore
Drew Neill
Orsen Paxton
Andrew Ramsey
Robert Stanulis
Chris Vickers
Elle Whitaker
Civil Law / Litigation
Whitney Beckworth
David Drez
Paul Elkins
Graigory Fancher
Walker Friedman
Sharon Fulgham
Brian Garrett
Timothy Howell
Jeff Lacy
Chad Lampe
Chase Medling
Jay Newton
Michael Peck
David Pels
John Proctor
James Scott
Andrew Sims
Joakim Soederbaum
Dan Steppick
Paul Vitanza
Thomas Williams
Mahan Wright
Civil Law / Transactional
David Garza
Marcus Mungioli
R. Mark Oliver
Scott Wiehle
Commercial Litigation
Michael Anderson
Joseph Austin
Lars Berg
Caleb Bulls
Hugh Connor
D. Mark Daniel
Randal Dean
Kolter Jennings
William Kirkman
William Korb
Guy Riddle
Brian Singleterry
Mack Swindle
Stephen Taylor
Eamonn Wiles
Construction
Richard DeBerry
Christian Ellis
Stephanie Harrison
Stephen Harrison
William Jenkins
Cara Kennemer
Eric Millner
Matthew Motes
Andrew Piel
Bradley Rice
Richard Schellhammer
Patrick Sheridan
Joe Tolbert
Hannah Watkins
Richard Wiseman
Kyle Wortham
Consumer Debt
Tom Brandon
Russell Devenport
James Foley
Donald Kaczkowski
Corporate Counsel
Andrew Lombardi
Craig Smetko
Corporate Finance /Mergers and Acquisitions
Brian Barnard
David Cook
Adam Fulkerson
Justin Hoover
James Larsen
Nathan McCune
John Phair
Jarratt Watkins
Criminal Defense
Sherry Armstrong
Bruce Ashworth
Brandon Barnett
Bruce Beasley
William Biggs
John Brender
Miles Brissette
Virginia Carter
Cody Cofer
Paul Conner
Craig Dameron
Mark Daniel
Nick Davis
Lance Evans
Brandon Fulgham
Bob Gill
Ashley Gilmore
Phillip Hall
Stephen Handy
William Harris
Daniel Hernandez
Lisa Herrick
Tom Hill
Jeff Hoover
Jason Howard
Christy Jack
Jeff Kearney
Robert Keating
Emily LaChance
Christopher Lankford
Thomas Lee
Letty Martinez
Chelsi McLarty
Gary Medlin
Dean Miyazono
Jayson Nag
Graham Norris
Brian Poe
W. Kelly Puls
Todd Rash
William Ray
P. Micheal Schneider
Justin Sparks
Anna Summersett
Alex Thornton
Benson Varghese
Greg Westfall
Luke Williams
Bryan Wilson
Jerry Wood
Reagan Wynn
Education
Neal Adams
Janet Bubert
Robert Ginsburg
George Haratsis
Jennifer Littman
Thomas Myers
Lynn Rossi Scott
James Whitton
Elder Law
Monica Benson
James Davidson
Karen Gordon
Charles Kennedy
Dana Zachry
Eminent Domain
Mary Barkley
Jamie Bryan
Roger Diseker
Timothy Harvard
Albon Head
S.G. Johndroe III
Chris Mosley
C. Matthew Terrell
Family Law
Laura Alexander
Katherine Allen
Andrew Anderson
Elizabeth Barr
Leslie Barrows
J. Kirk Bryant
Kristen Carr
Tawanna Cesare
Mark Childress
Anita Cutrer
Kelly Decker
Stephanie Foster
Kayla Gertsch
Vicki Hafer
Lisa Hoppes
Gregory Housewirth
Ashley Iovine
Jessica Janicek
Kevin Jones
Heather King
David Kulesz
Konnor Lee
W. Cade Lovelace
Dana Manry
Rick Mitchell
Melissa Mozingo
Gary Nickelson
Elizabeth Parmer
Shannon Pritchard
Danielle Reagan
Sarah Robbins
Kevin Schmid
Justin Sisemore
Dwayne Smith
Susan Smith
R. Keith Spencer
Robert Stites
Carrie Tapia
Whitney Vaughan
Dana White
Drew Williamson
Samantha Wommack
Government and Administrative
Austin Franklin
Robert Grable
Leann Guzman
E. Glen Johnson
Dee Kelly
Health Care Law
Julie Bergkamp
W. Marc McDonald
David Moraine
Henry Robinson
David Speed
Wayne Whitaker
Immigration Law
Nicolas Chavez
Veronica Chavez Law
Veronica Garza
Francisco Hernandez
Susan Lane
Edwardo Meza
Jason Mills
Margarita Morton
Brian Willett
Yadira Zepeda
Insurance
Derek Anderson
Janet Colaneri
Henri Dussault
Carter Ferguson
Michael Johnston
Christopher Nezworski
Christopher Pruitt
Intellectual Property Rights
Joseph Cleveland
J. Heath Coffman
Clark Cowley
Lee Hunt
Cheryl Leb
Warren Norred
Richard Schwartz
Brian Yost
International Law
Jeff Whitfield
Labor and Employment
Antonio Allen
Russell Cawyer
Jennifer Covington
Karen Denney
David Goodman
Laura Hallmon
Caroline Harrison
Chris Howe
Susan Hutchison
Claudine Jackson
Justin Malone
Andrea Paris
Lu Pham
Jay Rutherford
Jason Smith
Jennifer Sweeny
Rod Tanner
Land Use / Environment
Gary Moates
Ray Oujesky
Melinda Ramos
Sarah Walls
Medical Malpractice / Defense
Greg Blaies
Wesley Hightower
Jordan Parker
James Stouffer
Medical Malpractice / Plaintiff
Geno Borchardt
John Hart
Anna Kingsley Alvarado
Wesley Myers
Carol Traylor
Oil and Gas
Prichard Bevis
William Bredthauer
Eric Camp
Jeff Grable
Jeffrey King
Shayne Moses
J. Patrick Murphy
Andrew Neal
Nirav Patel
Shawna Rinehart
Clark Rucker
Bart Rue
Todd Spake
Taylor Spalla
John Thompson
Personal Injury
Mark Anderson
Wade Barrow
John Cummings
Dwain Dent
Paige Eldridge
Courtney Hanson
Robert Haslam
Rob Henry
Greg Jackson
Steven Laird
Kern Lewis
David Luningham
Stephen Maxwell
Chris Medlenka
Derek Montgomery
W. Bradley Parker
W. Travis Patterson
Anthony Pettitt
Ryan Roper
Jason Stephens
Ty Stimpson
Jeffrey Tillman
Tennessee Walker
Jack Walters
Roger Walton
Ben Westbrook
Coby Wooten
Jim Zadeh
Product Liability
John Jose
Meredith Knudsen
Preston Mundt
Elizabeth Thomas
Professional Malpractice (Non-Medical) Defense
Chad Arnette
Real Estate
Kendall Adair
Mark Bishop
Martin Garcia
Bryon Hammer
Sadie Harrison-Fincher
James Jay
Paul Johnson
Chad Key
E. Brad Mahon
Pati Meadows
Sharon Millians
Mitchell Moses
Russell Norment
Jeremy Pruett
Jeffrey Rattikin
Andy Rogers
Jennifer Rosell
Jessica Sangsvang
Rick Sorenson
Thomas Turet
Jody Walker
Robert West
Dan White
Securities Law
Natalie Carlgren
John Fahy
Toby Galloway
William Greenhill
Cal Jackson
Robin Perras
Andrew Rosell
Wayne Whitham
Sports Law
Glenn Orman
David Skeels
Tax Law
Gordon Appleman
Harry Bartel
Jacob Birnbaum
Lawrence Brown
Sean Bryan
David Coffin
James Creel
John Hunter
Al Malone
Dale O’Neal
Dustin Willey
Len Woodard
Technology / Virtual
Daniel Bates
Nicholas Bettinger
Donald Tiller
Traffic Law
Justin Holt
James Mallory
Lindsay Truly
Wills, Trusts, Estates and Probates
Heidi Angel
Michael Appleman
Marvin Blum
Antoinette Bone
Michael Bourland
Natalie Brackett
Kandice Damiano
Levi Dillon
Tena Fox
L. Stephen Franscini
Robert Gieb
Catherine Goodman
Shannon Guthrie
Lisa Jamieson
Robert Loudermilk
Mark Maples
Phil McCrury
R. Dyann McCully
L. Taylor McPherson
Paula Moore
Jeffrey Myers
R. Blair Norman
Tom Ryder
Rachel Saltsman
Melinda Smith
Michael Sweet
Laurie Weir
TOP ATTORNEYS 2022 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 RED for more information.
Appellate Law
Jacob deKeratry
Attorneys for Nonprofits
Harrison Smith
Business Law
Tave Doty
Jonathan Heathman
Civil Law / Litigation
Logan Cochran
Grant Moore
Marylynn Smitherman
Civil Law / Transactional
David Miles
Commercial Litigation
Christian Martinez
Construction
E. Aaron Cartwright
Corporate Finance /Mergers and Acquisitions
Kayla Matus
Kylee Mease
Criminal Defense
Colleen Cornelison
Kristie Falbo
Family Law
Kayla Harrington
Desiree Hartwigsen
JaNeen-Marie Hopkins
Laura Richardson
Labor and Employment
Lanie Bennett
Amanda Roark
Taylor Winn
Oil and Gas
Mason Smith
Jacob Wall
Personal Injury
Matthew Aulsbrook
Elizabeth Haslam
Jose Robles
Mattilyn Smith
Real Estate
Ron Parent
Kaitlin Paule
Kylie Rahl
Securities Law
Andrew Homer
Wills, Trusts, Estates and Probates
Edward Boschini
Lisa McBee