Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP is pleased to announce that Micheal Binns has been named a 2020 “Rising Star” by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA). Binns and his fellow Rising Stars share “the love of law, ambition, and pursuit of excellence, while possessing a compassion for those in need and a strong desire to give back to others,” according to MCCA.

Binns serves as Parker Poe’s Atlanta Office Development Partner and is a registered patent attorney who represents Fortune 500 corporations, midsize companies, startups, and individual clients regarding global intellectual property protection. His experience spans a variety of industries and technologies, including tech, biotechnology, chemical, pharmaceutical, and telecommunications arts.

Binns serves as board chair of Page Turners Make Great Learners, a nonprofit working to improve literacy in inner-city Atlanta. He has been deeply involved with the organization since 2012 and has led Parker Poe’s partnership with Page Turners on read-a-thons across Atlanta, through which he and other volunteers have read to hundreds of students and donated thousands of books. He also serves on the boards of directors for the Georgia Wildlife Federation and the Spruill Center for the Arts in Dunwoody, Georgia.

Binns will be honored at MCCA’s Creating Pathways to Diversity® Conference, which will be held virtually on October 27. He was also recently honored as “On the Rise” by the Daily Report, the leading legal publication in metro Atlanta and the state of Georgia.

Jeffrey K. Cassin in New York; Ross J. Switkes in New Jersey

Bridgewater, NJ (August 25, 2020) – The law firm of Norris McLaughlin, P.A., is pleased to welcome Jeffrey K. Cassin and Ross J. Switkes as Members of the firm. Cassin will be the lead corporate attorney in New York as part of its larger Business Law Practice Group, while Switkes joins the growing Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights Practice Group in the New Jersey office.

Despite a pall of anxiety across the law firm industry regarding the economic uncertainty brought on by the pandemic, Norris McLaughlin’s Chairman John N. Vanarthos explained that these strategic additions were critical components of the firm’s strategy for emerging from the pandemic in a position of strength. He also added that it was important for the firm that both of these members reflect the dogmatic philosophy of always looking for “what’s next.”

About Jeff Cassin

Cassin represents companies at every stage of a corporate lifecycle, from start-up, investment stage, growth (through acquisition or organic), mature companies to their exit, with deep experience in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity. Cassin has led several successful acquisitions and divestitures, guiding clients on deal structuring issues, negotiation and closing, and has recently closed transactions in media, technology, human capital, insurance, entertainment, restaurant management, and represented an underwriter before FINRA in launching a SPAC. He additionally represents mid-size businesses, funds, start-ups, media and technology companies, and individual investors, among others. Cassin was Co-Section Chief of the Business Law section of his previous law firm.

Cassin has a reputation for being solutions-oriented. He has taken a special interest in helping clients face issues arising out of the pandemic, such as accessing opportunities under the CARES Act and state programs, and preparing their business structure, operation and contracts for pandemic disruption or, in some cases, pandemic-related growth opportunities.

He earned his J.D. in 2005 from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and his B.A. in 2002 from The George Washington University: Elliot School of International Affairs.

About Ross Switkes

Switkes focuses his practice on bankruptcy, debtor/creditor rights, corporate restructuring, and commercial litigation. He represents Chapter 7, 11, and 12 trustees, debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, committees, purchasers of assets and stalking horse bidders, officers and directors, non-debtor spouses, landlords, defendants in avoidance actions, insurance companies, distressed companies, and municipalities.

Switkes currently serves as the Vice-Chair of the Lawyers Advisory Committee for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of New Jersey, a committee that has served as a two-way conduit between the bankruptcy bar and the Board of Bankruptcy Judges for approximately 25 years. He also is a Trustee of the Mercer County Bar Association and Co-Chair of its Bankruptcy, Budget, and Golf Committees. In addition, Switkes is a speaker on educational panels conducted by the International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation, International Council of Shopping Centers, Mercer County Bar Association, and Essex County Bar Association. His articles have appeared in the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal and American Bankruptcy Trustee Journal, among other publications.

In 2018, Switkes was named in the New Jersey Law Journal Professional Excellence Awards as a “New Leader of the Bar” and was also recognized by the Mercer County Bar Association as “Young Lawyer of the Year.” He has been recognized by New Jersey Super Lawyers® as a “Rising Star” in the area of Bankruptcy: Business every year since 2017. Switkes earned his J.D. in 2010 from Seton Hall University School of Law and his B.A., cum laude, in 2007 from Ramapo College of New Jersey.

Perry Law founder recognized for her work in insurance law and litigation

DALLAS – Perry Law P.C. founder Meloney Perry has earned recognition in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, the oldest and one of the most respected peer review legal guides in the nation.

A Best Lawyers honoree since 2019, Perry is recognized in the 2021 guide for insurance law and insurance litigation.

The Best Lawyers in America listing is compiled following a rigorous selection process that includes peer nominations, a review of prior nominees, and the final selection by the Best Lawyers editors, who recognize the top 4 percent of practicing attorneys in the country.

Perry has more than 25 years of experience defending insurance companies in insurance coverage disputes, bad-faith and class-action litigation. She serves as the primary counsel for a major national insurance firm and represents business owners involved in insurance and business disputes in Texas, New Mexico and Colorado.

She has earned individual accolades by Texas Super Lawyers for her insurance practice, while Perry Law has earned placement in U.S. News – Best Lawyers/Best Law Firms.

Perry is an author and presenter, frequently conducting seminars that focus on insurance coverage issues and the law. In addition, she has held leadership positions in professional organizations including the State Bar of Texas Council of Chairs Committee and the Insurance Law Section.

Certified under the Women’s Business Enterprise National Counsel, Perry Law P.C. is a women-owned law firm focused on insurance coverage and litigation. Our group of attorneys invests in lasting relationships, takes time to understand your business, and makes you the priority. For more information, please visit our website, http://www.mperrylaw.com.

Veteran trial lawyer recognized by peers for outstanding white-collar and general criminal defense work

Dallas white-collar and criminal defense attorney Barry Sorrels has earned national recognition for his work as a trial lawyer with selection to the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

With a distinguished reputation for representing clients in high-profile criminal matters at the state and federal levels, Sorrels has earned this distinction from peers for his work in both white-collar and general criminal defense each year since 1999.

With a background as a former high-level Dallas County prosecutor, Sorrels is Board Certified in Criminal Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. High-profile clients, including elected officials, business executives, professional athletes, doctors and other medical professionals, seek his representation to defend against fraud, corruption and other white-collar offenses. Last year, he was active in federal cases in California, Florida, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Texas.

Sorrels also frequently shares his criminal defense expertise with national news outlets, such as CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, TruTV and Dallas television news stations. In addition, as the former president of the Dallas Bar Association and the Patrick E. Higginbotham Inn of Court, he strives to advance the legal profession.

The Best Lawyers in America is the profession’s oldest U.S. peer-review guide and among the most respected. Selection is based on confidential evaluations by attorneys in the same practice area and from the same geographic region. For the full listing, visit https://www.bestlawyers.com/.

Sorrels is a longtime Dallas criminal defense attorney with a reputation for achieving success on behalf of his clients. To learn more about his work, please visit Barry Sorrels, P.C.

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Firm shareholder Robert Tobey named Lawyer of the Year for Dallas-Fort Worth 

Once again, all four shareholders in the Texas trial and appellate firm Johnston Tobey Baruch have been selected by The Best Lawyers in America, and Robert Tobey has been named a Lawyer of the Year for Dallas-Fort Worth. 

 The Best Lawyers in America is the oldest and one of the most respected U.S. attorney guides. Inclusion in the publication is based on peer-review surveys submitted by attorneys who practice in the same legal fields and within the same geographic regions. 

Tobey, who serves as the current president of the Dallas Bar Association, earned Lawyer of the Year honors for Dallas-Fort Worth in the 2021 edition for his expertise in legal malpractice litigation. He was also recognized separately for commercial litigation and legal malpractice law for defendants and plaintiffs. Tobey’s practice also includes litigation related to liability claims, ethical issues and fee disputes for clients and lawyers. 

Firm co-founder Randy Johnston earned Best Lawyers recognition for commercial litigation, mergers and acquisitions litigation and legal and professional malpractice law representing plaintiffs and defendants. Johnston’s decades of experience cover a wide range of matters involving professional services, fiduciary duty, investment fraud, insurance and other business disputes. 

Chad Baruch, the firm’s managing shareholder, was recognized by Best Lawyers for his appellate work. In addition, Baruch is sought after for his legal writing and defense of constitutional rights expertise. 

As one of the rising stars in the legal community, Coyt Johnston was featured in the guide for both commercial litigation and mergers and acquisitions litigation. In 2019, Best Lawyers recognized him as a Lawyer of the Year for mergers and acquisitions in Dallas-Fort Worth. 

Best Lawyers has included each of Johnston Tobey Baruch’s three name shareholders since 2013. In addition, each attorney is Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization; Baruch for Civil Appellate Law, Johnston for Civil Trial Law and Tobey for Consumer and Commercial Law. Coyt Johnston has been selected for Best Lawyers each year since 2016. 

A.Y. Strauss, a leading boutique law firm focused on commercial transactions and litigation in the areas of real estate, construction contracting, bankruptcy, and franchising law, is pleased to announce that Kory Ann Ferro has joined the firm as an Associate in the Commercial Litigation group. Ferro was previously with Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf LLP.

Ferro, who earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from Rutgers University School of Law in 2013, and her B.A., summa cum laude, from Temple University in 2008, is admitted to practice in the State and Federal Courts of New Jersey and of New York, and the United States District Court of New Jersey. She is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association and the Bergen County Bar Association. Before entering private practice, Ferro held a clerkship with the Hon. Margaret M. Hayden in the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey.

During law school, Ferro received the Justice Henry Ackerson Jr. Prize for the greatest distinction in legal skills as well as the Anthony Englebrecht Prize for the highest grade point average during the final year of law school. In addition to achieving academic excellence, she served as Managing Editor of the Rutgers Law Review, and began honing her legal advocacy skills through participation in the Child Advocacy Clinic, the Urban Legal Clinic, and the Domestic Violence Advocacy Project. She also served as an Executive Member of the Moot Court Board; Justice (president) of the Phi Alpha Delta Mock Trial Team which placed first in a national competition and was awarded best advocate and prosecution team awards; and, she was a member of the Rutgers National Mock Trial Team which appeared in the National Trial Competition Finals and was awarded an American College of Trial Lawyers Medallion for Excellence in Trial Advocacy.

Ferro has been included in the 2021 list of “Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation” by Best Lawyers, and was honored as a “New Jersey Rising Star” by Super Lawyers in 2018-2019. She was also included in (201) Magazine’s list of Bergen County’s “Top Lawyers” in 2018-2020.

Washington, DC -– Venable LLP is pleased to announce that Grant Schneider has joined the firm as senior director of cybersecurity services in the Washington, DC office. As the most senior cybersecurity executive in the U.S. government, Schneider most recently served as the federal chief information security officer (CISO) for the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and on the White House National Security Council as senior director for cybersecurity policy.

Schneider was responsible for enhancing the overall defensive cybersecurity posture of federal and critical infrastructure systems, leveraging the expertise of the U.S. intelligence community to identify and mitigate threats to federal cybersecurity, and leading effective and efficient responses to federal incidents. He oversaw the most comprehensive review of the federal government’s cybersecurity enterprise, implementing a cybersecurity risk assessment process across 100+ agencies, and worked with Congress to spearhead legislative initiatives, including the SECURE Technology Act, which established the Federal Acquisition Security Council (FASC) to allow for a federal whole-of-government risk management approach to recommending the removal or exclusion of companies or products that pose too great a risk to the federal enterprise. He also served as the first chair of the interagency Federal Acquisition Security Council, establishing criteria processes, and procedures that will be used to evaluate the risk of products and services to the federal government.

Concurrent with serving as the federal CISO, Schneider facilitated interagency and industry discussions to enhance the cybersecurity posture of the nation as the National Security Council’s senior director for cybersecurity policy. During his tenure, he led White House efforts to develop and successfully gain cabinet and presidential approval for the first National Cyber Strategy in more than 15 years, and acted as the principal White House liaison for multiple public-private partnerships focused on securing our national critical infrastructure, including the National Telecommunications Security Council; the Enduring Security Framework; the Energy and Government Coordinating Council; and the Communications and Government Coordinating Council.

Schneider received his B.S. in Applied Math from George Mason University.

Arent Fox LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its Labor & Employment practice with the addition of Partner John Zaimes and Counsel Roxanne Wilson in Los Angeles.

Before joining Arent Fox, Zaimes and Wilson worked together at Mayer Brown LLP.

Zaimes Experience

• A highly regarded labor and employment litigator, Zaimes represents clients in a wide range of labor and employment matters, including wage and hour class actions and PAGA claims, wrongful termination, harassment, discrimination and retaliation claims, as well as National Labor Relations Act, Railway Labor Act and Occupational Safety and Health Administration issues.
• Zaimes also frequently advises on internal investigations, reductions in force, non-compete agreements, employee non-solicitation agreements, and the protection of trade secrets and confidential information.
• His clients span the manufacturing, financial services, retail, life sciences, airline, consulting, food and beverage, and hospitality industries.
• Zaimes also defends clients in class actions under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the California CCRAA and ICRAA and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

Education: Zaimes received his JD from the Georgetown University Law Center, his MA from Northwestern University and his BA, with honors, from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Wilson’s Experience

• Wilson’s practice focuses on defending and advising clients on employment-related class actions and PAGA claims and issues regarding wage and hour, exempt employees, drug and alcohol policies, reductions in force, sick leave policies, and employment application processes.
• She often works with clients on compliance issues relating to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, the California Family Rights Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Ban the Box ordinances, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act and the California Disabled Persons Act.
• Wilson drafts employee handbooks and individual employment policies as well as conducting workplace investigations and audits on behalf of her clients.

Education: Wilson earned her JD from Loyola Law School, her MA from Claremont Graduate University, and her BA from Scripps College.

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce that 265 of the firm’s attorneys are included in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, and 37 attorneys are included in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. Firmwide, 84% of Bradley’s partners and 55% of all the firm’s attorneys are listed.

In addition, Bradley has 28 attorneys that are named “Lawyer of the Year.” In each metropolitan area, only a single attorney in each legal practice area is designated as the “Lawyer of the Year.”

The Best Lawyers in America®, which is now in its 27th year, is one of the most highly regarded attorney referral publications in the country. The inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recognizes attorneys who have been in practice for less than 10 years and exhibit outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.

“We are proud of all our attorneys who are listed in this year’s edition of Best Lawyers as among the top attorneys in the nation,” said Bradley Chairman of the Board and Managing Partner Jonathan M. Skeeters. “This recognition is an impressive testament to the legal knowledge and excellent client service to which our attorneys are committed.”

Attorneys are selected for Best Lawyers through extensive surveys of leading lawyers who assess the legal abilities of their peers. Lawyers are not permitted to pay a fee to participate or be recognized. The 2021 edition is based on more than 7.8 million evaluations and recognizes more than 60,000 attorneys in 145 practice areas.

Following are the Bradley attorneys selected by Best Lawyers, as well as their recognized practice areas, organized by office:

Birmingham

James F. Archibald III was named Construction Law “Lawyer of the Year.” He also is listed for Litigation – Construction.
Jay Bender was named Litigation – Bankruptcy “Lawyer of the Year.” He also is listed for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Bet-the-Company Litigation.
T. Michael Brown was named Land Use and Zoning Law “Lawyer of the Year.” He also is listed for Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Litigation – Real Estate, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants.
Michael S. Denniston was named Copyright Law “Lawyer of the Year.” He also is listed for Advertising Law, Antitrust Law, Franchise Law, and Trademark Law.
Jeffrey D. Dyess was named Antitrust Law “Lawyer of the Year.” He also is listed for Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent.
Stuart J. Frentz was named Tax Law “Lawyer of the Year.”
John W. Hargrove was named Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year.” He also is listed for Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment.
Tripp Haston was named Product Liability Litigation – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year.” He also is listed for Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants.
Leigh Anne Hodge was named Litigation – Health Care “Lawyer of the Year.” She also is listed for Health Care Law, Insurance Law, Litigation – ERISA and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants.
Bradley W. Lard was named Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law “Lawyer of the Year.” He also is listed for Tax Law and Trusts and Estates Law.
Alex B. Leath was named Project Finance Law “Lawyer of the Year.” He also is listed for Corporate Law, Economic Development Law, Public Finance Law and Tax Law.
E. Mabry Rogers was named Arbitration “Lawyer of the Year.” He also is listed for Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, and Mediation.
Jack W. Selden was named Qui Tam Law “Lawyer of the Year.” He also is listed for Criminal Defense: White Collar and Health Care Law.
Donald B. Sweeney, Jr. was named Municipal Law “Lawyer of the Year.” He also is listed for Education Law and Employment Law – Management.
Anne R. Yuengert was named Education Law “Lawyer of the Year.” She also is listed for Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment.

The other Birmingham attorneys listed as 2021 Best Lawyers are:

Scott E. Adams (Trusts and Estates)
Hal Albritton (Commercial Litigation)
F. Wendell Allen (Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation – Real Estate)
Jason Avery (Banking and Finance Law)
Marc James Ayers (Appellate Practice)
James Blake Bailey (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy)
Nancy Williams Ball (Trusts and Estates)
David H. Bashford (Construction Law, Litigation – Construction)
Julia Gruenewald Bernstein (Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law, Corporate Law and Real Estate Law)
Lee Birchall (Public Finance Law)
Dylan C. Black (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Insurance, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
Paul P. Bolus (Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
Axel Bolvig III (Construction Law, Litigation – Construction)
Lindsey C. Boney (Commercial Litigation)
Jason R. Bushby (Corporate Compliance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law)
Phil Butler (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation)
Beau Byrd (Real Estate Law)
Philip J. Carroll III (Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants)
Jennifer Hoover Clark (Health Care Law, Litigation – Health Care)
Keith Covington (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Stewart M. Cox (Commercial Litigation)
William S. “Buddy” Cox III (Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Water Law)
Ty E. Dedmon (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Health Care, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants)
R. Alan Deer (Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law)
Hallman B. Eady (Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Real Estate)
Bruce P. Ely (Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law)
Linda A. Friedman (Copyright Law, Franchise Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Trademark Law)
Graham W. Gerhardt (Commercial Litigation)
James W. Gewin (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Antitrust, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants)
N. Chris Glenos (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy)
Glenn E. Glover (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy)
John E. Goodman (Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
John Mark Goodman (Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
Ginger Carroll Gray (Real Estate Law)
T. Parker Griffin, Jr. (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law)
Christopher R. Grissom (Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law)
Judd A. Harwood (Corporate Law, Health Care Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
Christopher L. Hawkins (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy)
K. Wood Herren (Economic Development Law, Non-Profit / Charities Law, Tax Law)
Charles B. Hill III (Economic Development Law, Tax Law)
William L. Hinds, Jr. (Corporate Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates)
Gary L. Howard (Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance)
David G. Hymer (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation)
Andy Johnson (Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation — Defendants)
Aman Kahlon (Commercial Litigation)
S. Roderick Kanter (Economic Development Law, Municipal Law, Public Finance Law)
Joel M. Kuehnert (Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental)
Harold B. Kushner (Business Organizations [including LLCs and Partnerships], Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Tax Law)
Nicholas J. Landau (Copyright Law, Patent Law, Trademark Law)
Matthew H. Lembke (Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental, Water Law)
Jack B. Levy (Corporate Law, Employee Benefits [ERISA] Law, Health Care Law)
James E. Long Jr. (Economic Development Law, Tax Law)
Robert Maddox (Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance)
Zachary A. Madonia (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action – Defendants)
Stuart M. Maxey (Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
Joseph B. Mays Jr. (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation and Controversy – Tax)
Justin T. McDonald (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
Jennifer J. McGahey (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Sarah E. Merkle (Commercial Litigation)
T. Matthew Miller (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Richard H. Monk III (Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation – Environmental, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
Stephen R. Monk (Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law)
Cathleen C. Moore (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy)
Charles Moore (Banking and Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Real Estate Law)
Jamie L. Moore (Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
Daniel F. Murphy (Health Care Law, Privacy and Data Security Law)
D. Brian O’Dell (Commercial Litigation)
David W. Owen (Construction Law, Litigation – Construction)
Dorothy Daigle Pak (Corporate Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law)
Virginia C. Patterson (Business Organizations [including LLCs and Partnerships], Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
Michael R. Pennington (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Insurance, Litigation – Securities, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
J. David Pugh (Construction Law, Litigation – Construction)
J. Thomas Richie (Litigation – Insurance)
Charles A. Roberts, Jr. (Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law)
T. Atkins Roberts, Jr. (Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law, Tax Law)
Brad Robertson (Health Care Law)
Laura Schiele Robinson (Employee Benefits [ERISA] Law)
J. Andrew Robison (Corporate Law)
David E. Roth (Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law)
Walter J. Sears III (Construction Law)
Anne Marie Seibel (Commercial Litigation)
Dawn Helms Sharff (Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law)
Edward S. Sledge IV (Commercial Litigation)
Frederic L. Smith, Jr. (Business Organizations [including LLCs and Partnerships, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
John W. Smith T (Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
J. David Stewart (Government Relations Practice)
Michael A. Thomason Jr. (Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
Tracy M. Thompson (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law)
Ethan T. Tidmore (Commercial Litigation)
Brian Alexander Wahl (Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
Michael F. Walker (Commercial Litigation)
Jason A. Walters (Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law)
R. Thomas Warburton (Commercial Litigation)
Laura P. Washburn (Corporate Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law)
John D. Watson (Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
James L. Webb (Real Estate Law)
Meade Whitaker, Jr. (Real Estate Law)
J. Keith Windle (Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law, Tax Law)
James W. Wright, Jr. (Banking and Finance Law)
Ralph H. Yeilding (Trusts and Estates)
Alan K. Zeigler (Public Finance Law)

Charlotte, N.C.

Robert R. Marcus was named Litigation – Securities “Lawyer of the Year.” He also is listed for Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Real Estate, and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants.

The other Charlotte attorneys listed as 2021 Best Lawyers are:

Corby Cochran Anderson (Commercial Litigation, First Amendment Law, Franchise Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Trademark Law)
Ryan L. Beaver (Construction Law, Litigation – Construction)
Robert A. Cox, Jr. (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy)
Matthew S. DeAntonio (Commercial Litigation)
Monica Wilson Dozier (Construction Law)
J. Douglas Grimes (Commercial Litigation)
Brian A. Hayles (Health Care Law)
Mark J. Horoschak (Antitrust Law, Health Care Law, Litigation – Antitrust)
C. Bailey King, Jr. (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property)
Christopher C. Lam (Commercial Litigation)
Theodore P. Pearce (Franchise Law)
Avery Simmons (Construction Law)

Dallas

Gene R. Besen (Criminal Defense: White-Collar)
Shawn C. Long (Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants)
Wendi Rogaliner (Health Care Law)
Richard A. Sayles (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation)
Robert L. Sayles (Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs)
Scott Schardt (Health Care Law)
William S. Snyder (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Securities)
Mark D. Strachan (Litigation – Patent)
Mark E. Torian (Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar)

Houston

Jared B. Caplan (Construction Law)
James A. Collura (Construction Law)
Jeffrey S. Davis (Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
Ian P. Faria (Construction Law, Litigation – Construction)
Jon Paul Hoelscher (Construction Law, Litigation – Construction)

Huntsville, Ala.

L. Justin Burney was named Mergers and Acquisitions Law “Lawyer of the Year.” He also is listed for Corporate Law and Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law.
Stephen H. Hall was named Litigation – Intellectual Property “Lawyer of the Year.” He also is listed for Litigation – Patent, Patent Law and Trademark Law.
Benjamin W. Hutton was named Real Estate Law “Lawyer of the Year.”

The other Huntsville attorneys listed as 2021 Best Lawyers are:

Hall B. Bryant III (Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Venture Capital Law)
Frank M. Caprio (Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Trade Secrets Law, Trademark Law)
Timothy Peter Cummins (Commercial Litigation)
Angela Holt (Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent)
Daniel Kaufmann (Litigation – First Amendment, Litigation – Health Care, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants)
Scott E. Ludwig (Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Corporate Law, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Non-Profit / Charities Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates)
Kimberly B. Martin (Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Commercial Litigation, First Amendment Law, Litigation – First Amendment, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
George A. Smith II (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
Scott Burnett Smith (Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
H. Harold Stephens (Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Mediation, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants)

Jackson, Miss.

Roy D. Campbell III was named Litigation – Insurance “Lawyer of the Year.” He also is listed for Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants.
W. Rodney Clement was named Real Estate Law “Lawyer of the Year.” He also is listed for Corporate Law and Land Use and Zoning Law.
J. William Manuel was named Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year.” He also is listed for Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental and Litigation – Labor and Employment.

The other Jackson attorneys listed as 2021 Best Lawyers are:

Simon Turner Bailey (Commercial Litigation)
Michael J. Bentley (Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning)
Jeffrey R. Blackwood (Commercial Litigation)
Lindy D. Brown (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
David W. Clark (Commercial Litigation)
Margaret Oertling Cupples (Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
W. Wayne Drinkwater (Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants.)
Jason Fortenberry (Commercial Litigation, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Real Estate)
Ralph B. Germany Jr. (Construction Law)
Mary Clay W. Morgan (Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Individuals, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
Dinetia M. Newman (Health Care Law)
Alan W. Perry (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Real Estate)
William R. Purdy (Construction Law)
Alex Purvis (Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
Joseph J. Stroble (Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
Stephen L. Thomas (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
Stephen M. Wilson (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Corporate Law, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law)

Montgomery, Ala.

George R. Parker was named Product Liability Litigation – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year.” He also is listed for Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Insurance.
Charles Stewart was named Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year.” He also is listed for Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants.

The other Montgomery attorneys listed as 2021 Best Lawyers are:

W. Stanley Gregory (Public Finance Law, Tax Law)
Robert Emmett Poundstone IV (Litigation – Health Care)
Davis H. Smith (Tax Law)

Nashville, Tenn.

Lela Hollabaugh was named Energy Law “Lawyer of the Year.” She also is listed for Commercial Litigation, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants.
James L. Murphy III was named Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law “Lawyer of the Year.” He also is listed for Economic Development Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Municipal Law and Real Estate Law.

The other Nashville attorneys listed as 2021 Best Lawyers are:

Patrick L. Alexander (Corporate Law, Public Finance Law)
Jeffrey L. Allen (Entertainment Law – Music)
Christopher A. Bowles (Real Estate Law)
Emily Hatch Bowman (Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law)
Stephen T. Braun (Corporate Law, Health Care Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
Michael D. Brent (Health Care Law)
Kevin B. Campbell (Health Care Law)
Ann Peldo Cargile (Real Estate Law)
George H. Cate III (Commercial Litigation)
J. Greer Cummings, Jr. (Real Estate Law)
Alexandra Dugan (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law)
Doug Franck (Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law)
Joseph W. Gibbs (Economic Development Law, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates)
John E. Gillmor (Health Care Law)
William F. Goodman III (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
Bob Hannon (Banking and Finance Law)
Jay Hardcastle (Corporate Law, Health Care Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
John R. Haynes (Economic Development Law, Real Estate Law)
E. Berry Holt (Corporate Law, Health Care Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
Ty E. Howard (Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Health Care Law, Litigation – Health Care)
H. Frederick Humbracht, Jr. (Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Construction)
B. David Joffe (Employee Benefits [ERISA] Law)
Roger G. Jones (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Bankruptcy)
Johanna L. Jumper (Real Estate Law)
Sarah K. Laird (Real Estate Law)
Scott Lenz Jr. (Health Care Law)
Amy S. Leopard (Health Care Law)
Samuel D. Lipshie (Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television, Entertainment Law – Music, Media Law)
Travis G. Lloyd (Health Care Law)
Matthew C. Lonergan (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Chuck Mataya (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Matthew B. Mattingly (Real Estate Law)
Austin L. McMullen (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy)
Mark W. Miller (Tax Law)
Russell B. Morgan (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction)
John E. Murdock III (Banking and Finance Law, Equipment Finance Law, Project Finance Law)
Andrew J. Murray (Health Care Law)
John W. Myers II (Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law)
Gordon Earle Nichols (Employee Benefits [ERISA] Law)
Michael B. Noble (Real Estate Law)
William L. Norton III (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy)
Craig Oliver (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Robert S. Patterson (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property)
Todd Presnell (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Christopher C. Puri (Health Care Law)
R. Calloway Renegar (Real Estate Law)
Nathan H. Ridley (Administrative / Regulatory Law, Government Relations Practice)
John P. Rodgers (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
David A. Rutter (Real Estate Law)
Charles S. Sanger (Banking and Finance Law)
Jonathan M. Skeeters (Corporate Law)
Brooks R. Smith (Real Estate Law)
David W. Stempel (Corporate Law)
David K. Taylor (Arbitration, Construction Law, Mediation)
D. Bryan Thomas (Construction Law)
John W. Titus (Business Organizations [including LLCs and Partnerships], Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
J. Thomas Trent, Jr. (Business Organizations [including LLCs and Partnerships], Corporate Law, Economic Development Law, Real Estate Law)
Thor Y. Urness (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets Law)
Henry M. Walker (Energy Law)
Phillip E. Walker (Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Trademark Law)
Richard F. Warren (Real Estate Law)
Robert E. Wood (Real Estate Law)

Tampa, Fla.

Timothy A. Andreu (Commercial Litigation)
A. Lee Bentley III (Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Qui Tam Law)
Michael B. Colgan (Commercial Litigation)
Jennifer L. Galloway (Financial Services Regulation Law)
Robert B. Glenn (Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy)
Mark A. Hanley (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
R. Craig Mayfield (Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants)
Jason P. Mehta (Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Qui Tam Law)
Lauren G. Raines (Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law, Real Estate Law)
Edwin G. Rice (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy)
Alysa J. Ward (Employment Law – Management)

Washington, D.C.

John Parker Sweeney was named Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year.” He also is listed for Product Liability Litigation – Defendants.
Robert J. Symon was named Construction Law “Lawyer of the Year.” He also is listed for Litigation – Construction.

The other Washington, D.C. attorneys listed as 2021 Best Lawyers are:

Eric A. Frechtel (Construction Law)
Michael S. Koplan (Construction Law)
Thomas R. Lynch (Construction Law)
Gregory G. Marshall (Criminal Defense: White-Collar)
Douglas L. Patin (Arbitration, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction)
Stephen R. Spivack (Criminal Defense: White-Collar)
T. Sky Woodward (Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Following are the Bradley attorneys selected by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, as well as their recognized practice areas, organized by office.

Birmingham, Ala.

J. Mark Adams (Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
Anne Knox Averitt (Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
Stanley E. Blackmon (Appellate Practice)
Hillary Campbell (Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
Aaron Chastain (Banking and Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance)
Anna Craft (Banking and Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance)
Lee Gilley (Banking and Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance)
Matthew A. Hinshaw (Project Finance Law)
J. Riley Key (Banking and Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance)
Jonathan R. Kolodziej (Banking and Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance)
Carly Miller (Construction Law, Litigation – Construction)
Thomas L. Oliver III (Litigation – Real Estate)
Ryan P. Robichaux (Government Relations Practice)
Chris Selman (Litigation – Construction)
Brooke Vinson (Corporate Law)

Charlotte, N.C.

Matthew K. Lilly (Construction Law)
Jonathan E. Schulz (Appellate Practice, Litigation – Securities)

Dallas

Lane M. Webster (Commercial Litigation)

Houston

Andrew W. Bell (Litigation – Construction)

Huntsville, Ala.

Harold D. Mooty III (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Intellectual Property)
Sarah Sutton Osborne (Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)

Jackson, Miss.

Erin D. Saltaformaggio (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Securities)

Nashville, Tenn.

Katherine H. Blankenship (Construction Law)
Timothy L. Capria (Intellectual Property Law)
Kimberly M. Ingram (Appellate Practice, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action – Defendants)
Lauren B. Jacques (Corporate Law, Health Care Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
Casey L. Miller (Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Real Estate)
Jake Neu (Intellectual Property Law)
Keaton H. Osborne (Banking and Finance Law, Intellectual Property Law)
Kristina Allen Reliford (Commercial Litigation)
Tara S. Sarosiek (Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar)

Tampa, Fla.

Sara Accardi (Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance)
Diana N. Evans (Litigation – Labor and Employment, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
Giovanni P. Giarratanna (Criminal Defense: White-Collar)

Washington, D.C.

Amy Elizabeth Garber (Litigation – Construction)
Nathaniel J. Greeson (Government Relations Practice)
Marc A. Nardone (Commercial Litigation)

About Bradley
Bradley combines skilled legal counsel with exceptional client service and unwavering integrity to assist a diverse range of corporate and individual clients in achieving their business goals. With offices in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and the District of Columbia, the firm’s nearly 550 lawyers represent regional, national and international clients in various industries, including banking and financial services, construction, energy, healthcare, life sciences, manufacturing, real estate, and technology, among many others.

Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., is pleased to announce that 54 of the firm’s attorneys have been listed in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, one of the legal industry’s leading peer-review publications. Among the firm’s recognized attorneys, five were named as “Lawyers of the Year” in their individual practice areas.

This year, Best Lawyers also launched its “Ones to Watch” list of promising young lawyers, which includes 16 Greensfelder attorneys.

“We congratulate all of our attorneys across our St. Louis, Chicago and Southern Illinois offices who have been recognized in the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers,” said Greensfelder President and Chief Executive Officer Kevin T. McLaughlin. “These attorneys have achieved successes for clients and our firm that have earned them this distinction as among the top lawyers in the nation.”

The following Greensfelder attorneys were named “Lawyers of the Year.” In each metropolitan area, only a single attorney in each legal practice area is designated as the “Lawyer of the Year.”

• Bernard C. Huger (Nonprofit/Charities Law for the St. Louis region)
• Beata Krakus (Franchise Law for the Chicago region)
• Andrew W. Manuel (Construction Law for the St. Louis region)
• Daniel J. Schwartz (Litigation – ERISA for the St. Louis region)
• Russell K. Scott (Litigation – Insurance for the St. Louis region)

Following are the Greensfelder attorneys selected by Best Lawyers for 2021, as well as their recognized practice areas, grouped according to office location. All of the attorneys are Greensfelder Officers except where noted.

St. Louis

• James E. Adkins (Real Estate Law)
• T. Christopher Bailey (Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)
• Amy L. Blaisdell (Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)
• Edward S. Bott, Jr. (Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants)
• Kathy H. Butler (Health Care Law)
• Dennis G. Collins (Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)
• Beth M. Conran (Commercial Litigation)
• Jennifer Clump Davis (Trusts and Estates)
• John W. Dillane (Corporate Law; Health Care Law)
• James H. Ferrick (Commercial Litigation)
• M. Spencer Garland (Trademark Law)
• Daniel R. Garner (Commercial Litigation)
• Vincent J. Garozzo (Business Organizations [including LLCs and Partnerships]; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
• Jonathan H. Garside (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Jackson D. Glisson (Construction Law; Litigation – Construction)
• Richard Greenberg (Criminal Defense: White-Collar)
• Richard R. Hardcastle III (Construction Law; Litigation – Construction)
• Clark Hedger (Commercial Litigation)
• Alfred Henneboehle (Real Estate Law)
• Keith A. Herman (Trusts and Estates)
• Kevin F. Hormuth (Commercial Litigation)
• Bernard C. Huger (Nonprofit; Charities Law)
• Dawn M. Johnson (Franchise Law)
• Donald G. Kennedy (Real Estate Law)
• Gregg J. Lepper (Health Care Law)
• Thomas G. Lewin, Of Counsel (Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law)
• Jill K. Luft (Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management)
• Andrew W. Manuel (Construction Law; Litigation – Construction)
• Kevin T. McLaughlin (Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management)
• Jessica M. Mendez, Of Counsel (Litigation – Intellectual Property)
• Gregory C. Mollett (Commercial Litigation)
• Thomas H. Mug, Of Counsel (Employee Benefits [ERISA] Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates)
• Jay A. Nathanson (Corporate Law; Tax Law)
• Douglas S. Neville (Employee Benefits [ERISA] Law)
• David P. Niemeier (Commercial Litigation)
• Mary Beth Ortbals, Of Counsel (Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management)
• Betty Hartzel Schaefer (Trusts and Estates)
• Daniel J. Schwartz (Employee Benefits [ERISA] Law; Litigation – ERISA)
• Mark E. Stallion (Copyright Law; Patent Law)
• Thomas L. Story, Of Counsel (Real Estate Law)
• Patrick J. Sweeney (Corporate Law)
• Erwin O. Switzer (Appellate Practice; Government Relations Practice)
• Jennifer L. Therrien (Construction Law)
• Leonard D. Vines (Franchise Law)
• Andrew M. Voss (Commercial Litigation)
• Dale M. Weppner (Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
• Michael E. Wilson (Construction Law; Litigation – Construction)
• Mary Ann L. Wymore (Advertising Law)

Southern Illinois

• Donald K. Schoemaker (Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants)
• Russell K. Scott (Litigation – Insurance; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants)

Chicago

• Kara E.F. Cenar (Trademark Law)
• Patrick J. Cotter (Criminal Defense: White-Collar)
• Beata Krakus (Franchise Law)
• Susan Meyer (Franchise Law)

Following are the Greensfelder attorneys selected by Best Lawyers as “Ones to Watch” for 2021, as well as their recognized practice areas, grouped according to office location. All of the attorneys are Greensfelder associates except where noted. Attorneys eligible for “Ones to Watch” have been in private practice for between five and 10 years. Nationwide, the list recognizes 12,000 lawyers across 77 different practices.

St. Louis

• Cassie L. Barr, Officer (Trusts and Estates)
• Jessica E. Courtway (Construction Law; Litigation – Construction)
• Lauren A. Daming (Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment)
• Katherine L. Fechte (Labor and Employment Law – Management)
• Chantal S. Fink (Construction Law; Corporate Law; Litigation –Construction)
• Rachel M. Hirshberg (Tax Law)
• Lacy M. Fields Keune (Commercial Litigation)
• Jared S. Manse, Ph.D. (Intellectual Property Law)
• Carson Maricle, Officer (Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
• Heather M. Mehta, Officer (Employee Benefits [ERISA] Law)
• Caitlin M. Meyers (Commercial Litigation; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants)
• Leland R. Moloney (Litigation – Trusts and Estates)
• Benjamin C. Tiller (Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Environmental)
• Ronnie L. White II (Commercial Litigation; Energy Law)
• Andrew V. Wolkiewicz (Trusts and Estates)

Southern Illinois

• John H. Chassaing (Commercial Litigation)

First published in 1983, Best Lawyers in America compiles its lists of top-ranked attorneys through extensive surveys of leading lawyers who assess the legal abilities of their peers. Lawyers are not permitted to pay a fee to participate or be recognized. The 2021 edition of Best Lawyers in America incorporates more than 9.4 million evaluations, resulting in recognition for more than 67,000 lawyers in 148 practice areas spanning all 50 states plus the District of Columbia.

Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., founded in 1895, is a full-service law firm with offices in St. Louis, Chicago and Southern Illinois. Greensfelder offers comprehensive legal solutions for clients locally, nationally and internationally. Areas of practice include business services; communications and media; construction; educational, religious and tax-exempt organizations; employee benefits; employment and labor; energy; franchising and distribution; health care; intellectual property; litigation; real estate; securities and financial services; and trusts and estates. Find out more at www.greensfelder.com.

Adam Bell tabbed among ‘Ones to Watch,’ firm co-founders again on Best Lawyers list

Adam Bell of Dallas litigation boutique Bailey Brauer has been selected among the top young commercial litigators in the nation for 2021 by The Best Lawyers in America.

Selected to Best Lawyers’ inaugural Ones to Watch listing, Bell represents companies and individuals in complex commercial and tort litigation involving contract claims, trade secrets, deceptive trade practices, antitrust law, employment law, and construction law, as well as personal injury and health care matters in state and federal courts.

Ones to Watch is a peer-selected companion recognition to the annual Best Lawyers attorney guide. Name partners Alex Brauer and Bailey were each included in the 2021 Best Lawyers guide based upon their commercial litigation work Bailey was also recognized for his appellate work.

Bailey is nationally known for his trial and appellate practice in complex tort and other commercial cases in federal and state courts. He represents clients in corporate litigation as well as in putative class actions and mass action lawsuits.

Brauer represents companies and high net worth individuals nationwide in high-stakes business litigation ranging from breaches of noncompete agreements to allegations of transaction fraud and deceptive trade practices. His work has earned recognition in Texas Super Lawyers, D Magazine, Texas Lawyer, and Chambers USA.

The profession’s oldest U.S. peer-review guide, The Best Lawyers in America is also among the most respected. Selection is based on confidential evaluations by attorneys in the same practice area and from the same geographic region. For the full listing, visit https://www.bestlawyers.com/.

Bissinger, Oshman & Williams partners recognized for commercial litigation practices

David Bissinger and Jason Williams, co-founders of Houston-based Bissinger, Oshman & Williams LLP, have been recognized among the nation’s top attorneys by The Best Lawyers in America, the oldest legal guide in the United States.

Bissinger and Williams are honored in the 2021 Best Lawyers guide for their work in commercial litigation. The 2021 edition marks the first time that Williams has earned Best Lawyers recognition Bissinger is a repeat honoree.

Bissinger represents clients in litigation related to energy and technology matters, securities, corporate fiduciary, executive compensation, banking, and real estate. A former chairman of the Houston Bar Association’s Securities Litigation and Arbitration Section, his practice also includes work as an arbitrator in commercial disputes.  

Williams’ practice focuses on energy, corporate fiduciary, securities, and construction litigation. A former chairman of the Houston Bar Association’s Securities Litigation and Arbitration Section and co-chair of the LegalLine Committee, he also serves on the board of Houston Achievement Place.

As the oldest peer-review attorney guide in the country, Best Lawyers is also one of the most respected. Selection is based upon a comprehensive review of nominees by lawyers within the same geographical region who share a practice focus, with final selections made by the Best Lawyers research team.  

Trial firm has additional attorney recognized among ‘Ones to Watch’

Dallas-based trial lawyers Michael Lyons and Chris Simmons, co-founders of Lyons & Simmons, LLP, have been recognized in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, the oldest and among the most-respected legal guides in the United States.

 The firm was also represented by attorney Stephen Higdon in the inaugural “Ones to Watch” listing. Serving as a companion to The Best Lawyers listing, Ones to Watch recognizes the top young attorneys in the country.

Among their notable recent work, Lyons and Simmons represented one of five victims of the worst oilfield incident in Oklahoma history and the deadliest in the U.S. since the 2010 Macondo Deepwater Horizon blowout. The tragedy prompted a review of best practices for land-based drilling operations by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board and helped bring further attention to dangerous industry practices involving well control management and monitoring.

That type of work has propelled the firm’s reputation among the top plaintiff litigation firms in the country. Their work on behalf of clients facing life-altering personal injury and wrongful death cases, as well as a proven record of obtaining outstanding results in high-stakes, high-exposure business litigation, have earned the attorneys multiple individual professional honors.

Lyons and Simmons have each been selected to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers, and D Magazine’s Best Lawyers in Dallas listings.

Lyons was recognized by the National Law Journal among its 2020 Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Trailblazers. He also has been honored among the Top 100 Lawyers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area by Texas Super Lawyers. He is a member of the Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forums, as well as a member of America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators.   

Simmons was a Texas Lawyer magazine 2018 Professional Excellence Award recipient. In addition to Best Lawyers and D Magazine, he has been honored by Texas Super Lawyers and National Trial Lawyers.

Earlier this year, Higdon was selected to D Magazine’s Best Lawyers Under 40 and Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars listings.

Selection to The Best Lawyers in America is based on confidential evaluations by attorneys in the same practice area and from the same geographic region. For the full listing, visit https://www.bestlawyers.com/.

Prominent labor and employment attorney Christie Newkirk has joined Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, LLP, as a partner in the firm’s Dallas office.

Newkirk has more than 20 years of counseling, litigation, investigative, and training experience representing employers on HR and compliance matters. She joins the firm from Diamond McCarthy, LLP, where she was Co-Chair of the Labor and Employment Law practice.

Newkirk’s comprehensive employment practice includes providing advice regarding COVID-19 laws and workplace issues, planning and implementing reductions in the workforce, managing employee performance issues, managing high risk employment decisions, preparing confidentiality, noncompetition and executive employment agreements, as well as general preventative advice and counseling.

Active in the legal and North Texas community, Newkirk is the Membership Chair of the Dallas Women Lawyers Association, a former chair of the Dallas Bar Association’s Employment Law Section, and a former Co-Chair of Attorneys Serving the Community’s Networking Committee.  She also currently chairs the Las Colinas Country Club’s Board of Governors and is a member of the Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors. Her employment law expertise has earned her repeated recognition by Texas Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America, US News & World Report, and D Magazine.

Also joining the firm is labor and employment and commercial litigation associate Chelsea Glover.

Glover joins the firm from Gibson Dunn’s Dallas office, and her practice will focus on employment and litigation matters. Prior to joining the firm, she handled a wide range of matters involving human resources, immigration, class actions, antitrust, and women’s rights. She is a member of the J.L. Turner Legal Association. She is conversational in Japanese and Spanish. Ms. Glover is a graduate of Harvard University and Duke University School of Law.

Langley & Banack, Inc. announced today that transactional attorney Christina Blum has joined the firm as an Associate. Blum’s practice includes all aspects of general business transactions, including real estate sales, financing, and leases; secured transactions and loans; all stages of business organization/formation, and other related business matters. She represents owners, developers, lenders, and landlords in commercial and residential real estate transactions.

Her career began in the title insurance industry and has formerly served as claims, recoupment, and underwriting counsel for a large title insurance underwriter. She uses her experience in real estate, business organizations, trusts, probates/estates, and bankruptcy to make complex legal decisions regarding title underwriting of commercial and residential title issues.

In addition to her legal practice, Blum is active in the Military Spouse JD Network, a bar association for lawyers married to members of the armed forces. She is also a member of the State Bar of Texas’ Real Estate, Probate and Trust Section.

Blum holds a B.S. from Elmhurst College and a J.D. from Louisiana State University Law Center, where she graduated cum laude.

Orange County, August 18, 2020 – Brown Rudnick LLP added David Stein as a partner in the firm’s Orange County office as a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property and Commercial Litigation Practice Group.

Stein brings over 20 years of experience handling a wide range of complex cases in courts across the country, including trying 15 cases to verdict. He has handled over 100 patent litigation cases spanning a number of technologies in diverse industries, including semiconductor devices and processing, medical devices, sporting goods, agricultural products, retail and hospitality, and various business methods.

Stein has been repeatedly recognized as a leading patent litigator in California by IAM Patent 1000 and by The Legal 500 in hi-tech, electronics, and IT. He is licensed in California and Texas, and he teaches trial advocacy to law school students and for NITA.

Stein earned his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and his B.A. with Honors from Stanford University.

Additional biographical information and credentials are available on Stein’s bio page at brownrudnick.com

Darrick Hooker has joined Barnes & Thornburg’s Intellectual Property Department as a partner in the Chicago office – making him the fifth partner addition in Chicago this year and the fourth in the office’s Intellectual Property Department.

Hooker, a seasoned counselor and litigator, advises clients on a number of different intellectual property issues. While particularly focused on patents, his work regularly spans trade secret, trademark, copyright, and entertainment matters. Drawing on his deep transactional and litigation experience, Hooker helps clients identify and manage their global intellectual property assets in industries such as medical device, pharmaceutical, healthcare, computer software, chemicals, mechanical devices, industrial, renewable energy, utility, mechanical engineering and transportation.

As a commercial litigator, Hooker represents clients in matters involving complex cybersecurity, product liability and premises liability, along with breach of commercial agreements. In the entertainment sphere, he advises on intellectual property, licensing and other contract rights, publishing rights, rights of publicity, and branding issues.

Hooker also assists clients with risk management, internal governance, compliance, and due diligence investigations in connection with licensing transactions, mergers and acquisitions.

Hooker earned his J.D. from Indiana University Maurer School of Law and his B.S. from the University of Illinois. Outside of his legal practice, he serves on the board of directors of the Institute for Science & Education Technology, Free Spirit Media, Firehouse Community Arts Center, and the Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association.

With more than 700 attorneys and other legal professionals, Barnes & Thornburg is one of the largest law firms in the country. The firm serves clients worldwide from offices in Atlanta, California, Chicago, Delaware, Indiana, Michigan, Minneapolis, New York, Ohio, Texas and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit us online at www.btlaw.com or on Twitter @BTLawNews.

Tania Albuja recently joined the San Antonio office of national law firm, Chamberlain Hrdlicka, as an associate in the Tax Controversy and Litigation practice.

Prior to joining the firm, Albuja served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Juan F. Vasquez of the United States Tax Court in Washington, D.C. At Chamberlain Hrdlicka, she will assist with a wide range of federal tax controversy and litigation matters at all stages before the Internal Revenue Service and federal courts. She will also advise on tax planning and transaction matters, including international tax issues.
Albuja graduated summa cum laude from the East Texas Baptist University with a bachelor’s degree in political science and received her law degree from the University of Houston Law Center. In 2020, she received L.L.M. (Master of Laws) in Tax Law from Georgetown University Law Center. She is a member of the Hispanic National Bar Association and the American Bar Association.

About Chamberlain Hrdlicka
Chamberlain Hrdlicka is a diversified business law firm with offices in Atlanta, Houston, Philadelphia and San Antonio. The firm represents both public and private companies as well as individuals and family-owned businesses across the nation. In addition to commercial and business litigation, the firm has expertise in tax planning and tax controversy, corporate law, securities and finance, employment law, employee benefits/ERISA, energy law, estate planning and administration, intellectual property, international and immigration law, real estate, and construction law.

Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, today announced that shareholder Erin Webber (Denver) will become president and managing director of the firm, effective January 2021, for an eight-year term. Webber succeeds Tom Bender and Jeremy Roth, who served as co-presidents and co-managing directors since 2013 and will continue in the role until the end of 2020, when their term ends.

Webber previously served as office managing shareholder for Littler in Denver and Kansas City. She has also been a 10-year member of the firm’s Board of Directors and its Associates Committee and has chaired the firm’s Shareholder Candidate Committee since 2013. Between now and January, she will work closely with Bender, Roth and Littler’s management team to ensure a smooth transition of responsibilities and operations.

Among Bender and Roth’s top accomplishments are expanding the firm’s inclusion and diversity efforts. This resulted in Littler earning widespread client and industry recognition as an inclusive and diverse law firm through the Minority Corporate Counsel Association’s inaugural Sager Award and from numerous other organizations, including The American Lawyer, National Law Journal, Diversity Lab, the Human Rights Campaign, Law360, the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, Vault Law 100, the Women in Law Empowerment Forum, Working Mother Magazine and Yale Law Women.

Additionally, the firm’s innovative products and service solutions grew exponentially, including the launch of Littler onDemand, ComplianceHR, the Pay Equity Assessment Tool, the Restructuring Assessment Solution and the Robotics, AI and Automation practice, and the expansion of the Littler CaseSmart® platform and the firm’s broader data ecosystem. Under their leadership, Littler has been recognized as an innovative law firm by the Financial Times, the Association of Corporate Counsel, the International Legal Technology Association, College of Law Practice Management, The American Lawyer and The Recorder, among others.

One of Bender and Roth’s most significant accomplishments was the establishment of the firm’s world-class Global Services Center (GSC) in Kansas City, a move that has greatly improved the efficiency of the firm’s business operations. The GSC, which recently celebrated its five-year anniversary, houses all of Littler’s operational and corporate departments.

Globally, Bender and Roth drastically expanded the firm’s worldwide presence with offices in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Poland, Singapore, United Kingdom and Venezuela.

About Erin Webber

In her practice at Littler, Webber counsels and represents management on discrimination, harassment, retaliation and leaves of absence and disability accommodation matters. She defends employers before federal and state courts, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Missouri Human Rights Commission, the Kansas Human Rights Commission and the Colorado Civil Rights Division. Webber also helps clients train employees and managers.

Webber earned her J.D. and B.A. from the University of Missouri.

About Littler

With more than 1,500 labor and employment attorneys in offices around the world, Littler provides workplace solutions that are local, everywhere. Our diverse team and proprietary technology foster a culture that celebrates original thinking, delivering groundbreaking innovation that prepares employers for what’s happening today, and what’s likely to happen tomorrow. For more information, visit www.littler.com.

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Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., is pleased to announce that Donald D. McBride, an Officer in the firm’s St. Louis office, has been named by Missouri Lawyers Media as one of its 2020 Up & Coming attorneys. The annual awards recognize early-career lawyers who demonstrate professional excellence while making a positive impact on their profession and communities.

This year’s Up & Coming honorees are all 40 years old or younger or are within their first 10 years of practice. Recipients have demonstrated professional accomplishment, skill and leadership beyond their years, as well as extraordinary commitment to their communities through volunteer service and leadership. The 2020 honorees will be recognized during a virtual awards event on Oct. 15. Missouri Lawyers Media publishes legal industry newspapers including Missouri Lawyers Weekly and the St. Louis Daily Record.

Co-leader of Greensfelder’s Financial Services industry group and a member of the firm’s Litigation practice group, McBride focuses his practice primarily on representing broker-dealers, clearing firms, registered investment advisors, and individual investment professionals. He has extensive experience in litigation matters and also counsels clients on aspects of their business operations, including privacy, registration, record retention, reporting requirements, and anti-money laundering issues. He also represents members of the securities industry in connection with investigations by the SEC, FINRA, and state regulators.

Previously, McBride worked in the mutual funds department of a nationally known brokerage firm in St. Louis. He received his J.D. (cum laude) from Saint Louis University School of Law.

Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., founded in 1895, is a full-service law firm with offices in St. Louis, Chicago and Southern Illinois. Greensfelder offers comprehensive legal solutions for clients locally, nationally and internationally. Areas of practice include business services; communications and media; construction; educational, religious and tax-exempt organizations; employee benefits; employment and labor; energy; franchising and distribution; health care; intellectual property; litigation; real estate; securities and financial services; and trusts and estates. Find out more at www.greensfelder.com.