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.
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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
International law
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 2023 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
Eric Freeby
Alyssa Jacobs
Stephen Naylor
Holly Schreier
Courtney Harbaugh Walker
Antitrust Law
J. Chad Arnette
Donald Herrmann
William Warren
Appellate Law
Marianne Auld
Mary Hazlewood Barkley
Russell Barton
Jerry Bullard
John Cayce
Tanya Dohoney
Elizabeth Geary-Hill
Joe Greenhill
Thomas Harkins
Steven Hayes
Caitlyn Hubbard
Jessica Janicek
David Keltner
Chris Knight
Paul Leopold
Thomas Michel
Brian Newman
Chris Nickelson
Karen Precella
Brittani Wilmore Rollen
Jody Sanders
W. Brent Shellhorse
Matt Stayton
Arbitration and Mediation
Barbara Armstrong
John Brookman
Jennifer Caldwell
Michael Carnahan
John Chalk
Randy Hall
Kight Higgins
M. Beth Krugler
Carole Orth
David Seidler
Len Wade
Shauna Wright
Attorneys for Nonprofits
R. Paul Lancaster
Darren Moore
Harrison Smith
Dana Stayton
Dulaney Steer
Aviation, Admiralty, Maritime and Transportation
Geffrey Anderson
Jonathan Harrison
Alan Hegi
Kristin Newman
Howard Rosenthal
Kenneth Stogdill
KC Thompson
Daniel Vela
Banking and Financial
Bryan Bruner
Jonathan Cranz
Elliott Garsek
Brandon Hill
Daniel Lowry
Bruce McGee
Amanda Myers
B. Scot Pierce
R. Daniel Settle
George “Toby” Wommack
Bankruptcy
Joseph Austin
Joshua Eppich
Clayton Everett
J. Robert Forshey
Mark French
Marilyn Garner
Katherine Hopkins
H. Brandon Jones
Donald Kaczkowski
Michael McConnell
Mark Petrocchi
Stephen Pezanosky
Jeff Prostok
Nancy Ribaudo
Sharon Sherman
Robert Simon
Lindsay Steele
Clay Taylor
Behrooz Vida
Business Law
Grant Blaies
C. William Blair
Russell Devenport
Tave Doty
David Dunning
Lisa Falcone
Randall Johnson
Maddie Kleifield
Michael Moan
Orsen Paxton
Andrew Ramsey
McClane Thompson
Civil Law / Litigation
Daniel Bates
Whitney Beckworth
Logan Cochran
Christopher Collins
Anthony Cuesta
David Drez
Paul Elkins
Graigory Fancher
Donald Ferrill
Walker Friedman
Brian Garrett
Emily Hollenbeck
Jeff Lacy
C. Chad Lampe
W. Chase Medling
Jay Newton
Michael Peck
John Proctor
Roland Schafer
James Scott
Andrew Sims
Dan Steppick
Mack Ed Swindle
Elizabeth Cuneo Thomas
Paul Vitanza
Thomas Williams
Civil Law / Transactional
Roger Diseker
David Garza
David Miles
Marcus Mungioli
Commercial Litigation
Michael Anderson
Lars Berg
Jacob Boyd
Caleb Bulls
Hugh Connor
Orest Dachniwsky
D. Mark Daniel
Mark Dugan
Michael Hassett
Timothy Howell
Bruce James
Roland Johnson
William Kirkman
Tyson Lies
Guy Riddle
Brian Singleterry
Brian Smith
Joakim Soederbaum
Scott Wiehle
Eamonn Wiles
John Wright
Construction
E. Aaron Cartwright
Richard DeBerry
Christian Ellis
Stephanie Harrison
Stephen Harrison
William Jenkins
Cara Kennemer
Hunter McLean
Matthew Motes
Andrew Piel
Bradley Rice
Richard Schellhammer
Patrick Sheridan
Joe Tolbert
Hannah Watkins
Kyle Wortham
Consumer Debt
Alice Bower
James Foley
Corporate Counsel
Kyle Harter
Andrew Lombardi
Craig Smetko
Corporate Finance / Mergers and Acquisitions
Brian Barnard
David Cook
Adam Fulkerson
Bryon Hammer
Justin Hoover
Nathan McCune
Jennifer McDaniel
Charles Milliken
J. Drew Neill
John Phair
Vernon Rew
Gabriella Snow
Jarratt Watkins
Criminal Defense
Bruce Ashworth
Brandon Barnett
Bruce Beasley
John Brender
Cody Cofer
Paul Conner
Craig Dameron
Mark Daniel
Lance Evans
Abe Factor
Brandon Fulgham
Ashley Gilmore
Phillip Hall
Stephen Handy
William Harris
Daniel Hernandez
Lisa Herrick
Tom Hill
Jeff Hoover
Christy Jack
Jeff Kearney
Robert Keating
Jeffrey Kennedy
Emily LaChance
Christopher Lankford
Thomas Lee
Trey Loftin
Leticia “Letty” Martinez
Chelsi McLarty
Gary Medlin
Jayson Nag
Brian Poe
William Ray
P. Micheal Schneider
Harmony Schuerman
Frank Sellers
Justin Sparks
Anna Summersett
Alex Thornton
Benson Varghese
Greg Westfall
Brian Willett
Luke Williams
Bonnie Wolf
Jerry Wood
Bethel Zehaie
Education
Neal Adams
Janet Bubert
Sarah Flournoy
Robert Ginsburg
George Haratsis
Jennifer Littman
David Luningham
Thomas Myers
Lynn Rossi Scott
James Whitton
Elder Law
Monica Benson
James Davidson
Catherine Goodman
Karen Gordon
Karen Telschow Johnson
Steven Katten
Charles Kennedy
Dana Zachry
Eminent Domain
Albon Head
John Johndroe
Chris Mosley
Joseph Regan
C. Matthew Terrell
Richard Wiseman
Family Law
Laura Alexander
Andrew Anderson
Elizabeth Barr
Leslie Barrows
J. Kirk Bryant
Kristen Carr
Tawanna Cesare
Mark Childress
John Clark
Anita Cutrer
Kelly Decker
Kayla Harrington
Desiree Hartwigsen
Gregory Housewirth
E. Brooke Hubbard
Heather King
David Kulesz
Konnor Lee
W. Cade Lovelace
Dana Manry
Rick Mitchell
Jason Nash
Kimberly Naylor
Gary Nickelson
Elizabeth Parmer
Jessica Phillips
Alison Porterfield
Richard Price
Danielle Reagan
Sarah Robbins
Justin Sisemore
Donna Smiedt
Dwayne Smith
Susan Smith
R. Keith Spencer
Melissa Swan
Carrie Tapia
Dana White
Government and Administrative
J. Austin Franklin
Leann Guzman
Dee Kelly
Health Care Law
Julie Bergkamp
W. Marc McDonald
Henry Robinson
Wayne Whitaker
Immigration Law
Rosa Berdeja
Nicolas Chavez
Veronica Garza
Francisco Hernandez
Susan Lane
Jason Mills
Margarita Morton
Insurance
Derek Anderson
Janet Colaneri
Henri Dussault
Carter Ferguson
Michael Johnston
Elaine Morris
Christopher Nezworski
Christopher Pruitt
Jerrod Rinehart
Ryan Roper
Intellectual Property Rights
Decker Cammack
Joseph Cleveland
Clark Cowley
Charles Gunter
Lee Hunt
Cheryl Leb
Stephen Mosher
Warren Norred
Enrique “Rick” Sanchez
Richard “Rocky” Schwartz
Brian Yost
International Law
Jeff Whitfield
Labor and Employment
Tom Brandon
Vianei Braun
Russell Cawyer
Jennifer Covington
Karen Denney
Rory Divin
Laura Hilton Hallmon
Caroline Harrison
Christopher Howe
Michael Hutchens
Susan Hutchison
Claudine Jackson
Justin Malone
Andrea Paris
Lu Pham
Jay Rutherford
Jason Smith
Rod Tanner
Land Use / Environment
J. Ray Oujesky
Judd Pritchard
Melinda Ramos
Sarah Walls
Medical Malpractice / Defense
Greg Blaies
Wesley Hightower
Wesley Myers
Jordan Parker
James Stouffer
Medical Malpractice / Plaintiff
Anna Kingsley Alvarado
Geno Borchardt
John Hart
Carol Traylor
Oil and Gas
Prichard Bevis
William Bredthauer
Eric Camp
Ryan Damiano
Brent Doré
Jeffrey Grable
Robert Grable
Raymond Kelly
Jeffrey King
Timothy Malone
Shayne Moses
Andrew Neal
R. Mark Oliver
Nirav Patel
Adam Plumbley
Shawna Rinehart
Clark Rucker
Bart Rue
Todd Spake
Taylor Spalla
John Thompson
Personal Injury
Mark Anderson
Matthew Aulsbrook
Wade Barrow
Rickey Brantley
John Cummings
Dwain Dent
Paige Eldridge
H. David Flowers
Courtney Hanson
Robert Haslam
Rob Henry
Greg Jackson
Kolter Jennings
John Jose
Serech Kissire
Steven Laird
Kern Lewis
Stephen Maxwell
Chris Medlenka
Derek Montgomery
W. Bradley Parker
W. Travis Patterson
Kimberly Penepacker
Anthony Pettitt
Mattilyn Smith
Jason Stephens
Ty Stimpson
Jeffrey Tillman
Tennessee Walker
Jonathan “Jack” Walters
Roger “Rocky” Walton
Ben Westbrook
Coby Wooten
Jim Zadeh
Product Liability
Meredith Knudsen
Preston Mundt
Professional Malpractice (Non-Medical) Defense
J. Heath Coffman
Real Estate
Kendall Adair
Mark Bishop
Martin Garcia
Michael Goodrich
Sadie Harrison-Fincher
Timothy Harvard
Amanda Hernandez
Joel Heydenburk
L. Kelly Jones
Chad Key
Veronica Chavez Law
Matthew Luensmann
E. Brad Mahon
Patricia Meadows
Sharon Millians
Gary Moates
Russell Norment
Jeremy Pruett
Kylie Rahl
Jeffrey Rattikin
J. Andrew Rogers
Jennifer Rosell
Grant Sorenson
Rick Sorenson
J. Jody Walker
Robert G. “Bob” West
Dan White
Securities Law
Natalie Carlgren
John Fahy
Toby Galloway
William Greenhill
Robin Happel
Calvin Jackson
Andrew Rosell
Wayne Whitham
Sports Law
Glenn Orman
David Skeels
Tax Law
Harry Bartel
Jacob Birnbaum
Lawrence Brown
Sean Bryan
David Coffin
James Creel
John Hunter
Daniel McDonald
Dale O’Neal
Elle Whitaker
Dustin Willey
Len Woodard
Technology / Virtual
Nicholas Bettinger
Donald Tiller
Traffic Law
Andrew Hawkins
Justin Holt
Jim Lollar
James Mallory
Sommer Walker
Wills, Trusts, Estates and Probates
Heidi Angel
Michael Appleman
Marvin Blum
Michael Bourland
Natalie Brackett
Kandice Damiano
Matthew Davidson
Levi Dillon
Tena Fox
Janet Hahn
Ryan Heath
Lisa Jamieson
Michael Kaitcer
Kevin Kuenzli
Ann Lopez
Robert Loudermilk
Mark Maples
Phillip McCrury
R. Dyann McCully
Paula Moore
Colin Murchison
R. Blair Norman
Tom Ryder
John Saltarelli
Aaron Shutt
Melinda Watts Smith
Michael Sweet
Workers’ Compensation
Laurie Weir
TOP ATTORNEYS 2023 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
Business Law
Thomas Campbell
Samantha Elliott
James Larsen
Civil Law / Transactional
Christian Martinez
Marylynn Smitherman
Julia Wisenberg
Commercial Litigation
Sarah Kline Carmichael
Klayton Hiland
Corporate Finance /Mergers and Acquisitions
Kylee Mease
Philip Spencer
Family Law
Colleen Cornelison
Brianda Curry
Laura Richardson
Labor and Employment
Lanie Bennett
Taylor Winn
Oil and Gas
Mason Smith
Jacob Wall
Personal Injury
Jose Robles
Real Estate
Edward Boschini
Kaitlin Paule
Securities Law
Andrew Homer
Wills, Trusts, Estates and Probates
Jenna Lusk
Lisa McBee