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Adams and Reese is pleased to announce the inclusion of 162 attorneys throughout the firm's regional footprint in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in AmericaOf those, 35 were recognized as "Ones to Watch."

Additionally,  14  Adams and Reese attorneys are recognized by Best Lawyers® as "Lawyer of the Year," an individual recognition for lawyers with the highest overall peer feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. Only one lawyer is recognized as the "Lawyer of the Year" for each specialty and location. The 2023 "Lawyers of the Year" include:

COLUMBIA, SC

Matthew B. Hill - Banking and Finance Law

HOUSTON, TX

David Toney - Litigation - Construction

JACKSON, MS

Elizabeth Lee Maron - Employment Law - Management

Jeffrey Trotter - Oil and Gas Law

JACKSONVILLE, FL

Timothy W. Volpe - Arbitration

MEMPHIS, TN

James B. McLaren, Jr. - Project Finance Law

MOBILE, AL

C. Britton Bonner - Government Relations Practice

Andrew B. Freeman - Timber Law

NASHVILLE, TN

C. Dale Allen - Government Relations Practice

Haverly MacArthur - Trademark Law

NEW ORLEANS, LA

Robin B. Cheatham - Financial Services Regulation Law

Roland M. Vandenweghe, Jr. - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

SARASOTA, FL

David L. Boyette - Litigation - Trusts and Estates

ST. PETERSBURG, FL

V. James Dickson - Construction Law

Adams and Reese attorneys included in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™ (denoted with an asterisk) include:

ATLANTA, GA

Ron C. Bingham II - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance

Roy E. Hadley, Jr. - Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Government Relations, Privacy and Data Security Law

John A. Thomson, Jr. - Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

David Stewart* - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

BATON ROUGE, LA

E. L. "Bubba" Henry - Government Relations Practice

Kellen J. Mathews - Administrative/Regulatory Law, Commercial Litigation, Government Contracts, Labor Law - Management

Robert L. Rieger, Jr. - Communications Law, Government Relations Practice, Health Care Law, Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)

William D. Shea - Insurance Law

BIRMINGHAM, AL

Richard P. Carmody - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy

Robert D. Eckinger - Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation - Bankruptcy

M. Ann Huckstep - Health Care Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation

Rebecca W. Pritchett -  Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental

Stephen A. Rowe - Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Securities, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

CHARLOTTE, NC

Ashlee B. Poplin* - Construction Law, Litigation-Construction

COLUMBIA, SC

John F. Beach - Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Trusts and Estates

Robert P. Bethea, Jr. - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Tax Law

William P. McElveen, Jr. - Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law

Cliff Moore III - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation - Real Estate

Kirby D. Shealy III - Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs

Matthew B. Hill - Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law

Jack Pringle - Administrative / Regulatory Law, Privacy and Data Security Law

Luke Allen* - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Lyndey R.Z. Bryant* - Commercial Litigation

Anthony M. Quattrone* - Tax Law

DENVER, CO

Hilary Morgan* - Administrative/Regulatory Law, Construction Law, Litigation-Construction

HOUSTON, TX

F. Lee Butler - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Alex E. Cosculluela - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

A. Christopher Derden - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Raymond R. Ferrera - Litigation - Intellectual Property

Alton J. Hall, Jr. - Commercial Litigation

Leslie M. Henry - Product Liability Litigation – Defense

David Toney - Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, Real Estate Law

Craig G. Townsend - Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law

Matthew A. Copeland* - Commercial Litigation

Joshua A. Lesser* - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Chelsea J. Lu* - Commercial Litigation

JACKSON, MS

Holmes Adams - Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates

William C. Brabec - Insurance Law

Phillip Buffington, Jr. - Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Paul A. Carrubba - Banking and Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law

KaShonda L. Day - Education Law

John S. Hooks - Education Law

James A. Keith - Education Law, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law - Management

Elizabeth Lee Maron - Education Law, Employment Law – Management

Powell G. Ogletree, Jr. - Banking and Finance Law, Energy Law, Litigation - Real Estate, Natural Resources Law, Real Estate Law, Timber Law

Charles N. Parrott - Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation - Real Estate

Jeffrey Trotter - Energy Law, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Oil and Gas Law

Timothy J. Anzenberger* - Commercial Litigation

Alexander Bondurant* - Oil and Gas Law

JACKSONVILLE, FL

John T. Rogerson III - Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Insurance Law, Litigation - Insurance

Timothy W. Volpe – Arbitration, Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance

Leslie A. Wickes - Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance

Angela N. Grewal* - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Thomas P. White* - Commercial Litigation

MEMPHIS, TN

Cannon F. Allen, Sr. - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Donna L. Boyce - Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

J. Bennett Fox Jr. - Education Law

James B. McLaren, Jr. - Banking and Finance Law, Economic Development Law, Project Finance Law, Public Finance Law

Lucian T. Pera - Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, First Amendment Law, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Legal Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs, Litigation - First Amendment, Media Law

Henry C. Shelton III - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy

Clarence A. Wilbon - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance

MOBILE, AL

Michael Berson - Government Contracts, Government Relations Practice

Britton Bonner - Economic Development Law, Government Contracts, Government Relations Practice

Robert C. Campbell III - Commercial Litigation, Education Law, Litigation - First Amendment, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Litigation – Municipal

Andrew B. Freeman - Corporate Law, International Mergers and Acquisitions, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Timber Law

Blake Hale Harwich - Government Relations Practice

Randall Scott Hetrick - Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment

W. David Johnson - Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Victor H. Lott, Jr - Corporate Law, International Mergers and Acquisitions, Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation, Timber Law

Raymond G. Russel - Corporate Law

April D. Smith - Corporate Law, Timber Law

Patrick Dungan* - Government Relations Practice

Blake T. Richardson* - Insurance Law, Transportation Law

Suntrease Williams-Maynard* - Government Relations Practice, Labor and Employment Law – Management

NASHVILLE, TN

Guilford F. "Gif" Thornton Jr. - Education Law, Government Relations Practice, Health Care Law, Insurance Law

C. Dale Allen - Government Relations Practice

Cynthia Mitchell Barnett - Public Finance Law

Reber M. Boult - Copyright Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Trademark Law

Martin S. Brown, Jr. - Corporate Law, Litigation – Securities, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

William R. Bruce - Government Relations Practice

Will Cheek - Food and Beverage Law, Nonprofit / Charities Law

Joshua Counts Cumby * - Litigation – Intellectual Property

Fred Russell Harwell - Real Estate Law

Philip M. Kirkpatrick - Commercial Litigation, Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television, Entertainment Law – Music, Litigation - Intellectual Property

Brad A. Lampley - Government Relations Practice

Lynn Morrow - Copyright Law, Entertainment Law – Music, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Media Law

Larry Stewart - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Public Finance Law

Maia T. Woodhouse - Copyright Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Trademark Law

Haverly MacArthur - Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Trademark Law

Edward H. L. Playfair - Trademark Law

NEW ORLEANS, LA

Richard Aguilar - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation - Real Estate, Litigation - Trusts and Estates

Gregg Barrios - Admiralty and Maritime Law

Mark R. Beebe - Commercial Litigation - Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation – Securities

Philip O. Bergeron - Health Care Law

Charles A. Cerise, Jr. - Admiralty and Maritime Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental, Oil and Gas Law, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Robin B. Cheatham - Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Financial Services Regulation Law

Chris A. D'Amour - Insurance Law

Johnny L. Domiano Jr. - Admiralty and Maritime Law, Commercial Litigation

John M. Duck - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, International Mergers and Acquisitions

Brooke Duncan III - Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management

Richard B. Eason II - Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Workers' Compensation Law – Claimants, Workers' Compensation Law – Employers

Philip A. Franco - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Real Estate

Kirk Gasperecz - Insurance Law

William B. Gaudet - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Charles F. Gay, Jr. - Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Matthew C. Guy - Construction Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Lisa Merz Hedrick - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Christopher J. Kane - Economic Development Law

Edwin C. Laizer - Admiralty and Maritime Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Leslie A. Lanusse - Employment Law – Management, Insurance Law, Litigation - Labor and Employment

Francis V. Liantonio, Jr. - Admiralty and Maritime Law, Energy Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Oil and Gas Law

Don S. McKinney - Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Health Care, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

Robert B. Nolan - Oil and Gas Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Glen M. Pilié - Litigation – Environmental

Lee C. Reid - Economic Development Law

Jeffrey E. Richardson - Appellate Practice, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

James T. Rogers III - Admiralty and Maritime Law, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Insurance

Deborah B. Rouen - Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Elizabeth Roussel - Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management

E. Paige Sensenbrenner - Government Relations Practice, Health Care Law, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

Philip B. Sherman - Corporate Law, Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law, Real Estate Law

Tyson B. Shofstahl - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Ronald J. Sholes – Arbitration, Environmental Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Mark J. Spansel - Admiralty and Maritime Law, Litigation – Environmental

Martin A. Stern - Appellate Practice, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

Mark C. Surprenant - Commercial Litigation, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Lauren L. Tafaro - Commercial Litigation, Employment Law - Management

Roland M. Vandenweghe, Jr. - Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

David M. Wolf - Public Finance Law

Laurie Briggs Young - Admiralty and Maritime Law, Commercial Litigation

Jennifer C. Bergeron* - Commercial Litigation

Taylor E. Brett* - Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

Mark J. Chaney III* - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation

Gerard J. Gaudet* - Commercial Litigation

Alexandra Roselli Lamb* - Litigation - Labor and Employment

William K. Wright IV* - Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

SARASOTA, FL

David L. Boyette - Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Trusts and Estates

Drew F. Chesanek* - Construction Law, Real Estate Law

Thomas H. Dart - Litigation – Construction, Litigation - Real Estate

Ryan W. Owen - Construction Law

ST. PETERSBURG, FL

David S. Bernstein - Real Estate Law

James Dickson - Construction Law, Litigation – Construction

TAMPA, FL

Trent Cotney - Construction Law, Litigation-Construction

Robert W. Boos - Commercial Litigation

Brian Lambert - Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Insurance Law, Litigation - Construction

Donald A. Mihokovich - Commercial Litigation

Brian Oblow - Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Insurance Law, Litigation - Construction

Deborah H. Oliver - Commercial Litigation

Eric J. Partlow - Commercial Litigation

Louis M. Ursini III - Litigation – Banking and Finance

Michael A. Kolcun* - Litigation – Banking and Finance

Chantal Pillay* - Litigation – Banking and Finance

Tray Batcher* - Construction Law, Litigation-Construction

Christie Coston* - Construction Law

Jacqueline Feliciano* - Construction Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates

Benjamin Lute* - Construction Law, Environmental Law, Litigation-Construction

Steven McCommon* - Construction Law

Mason Pokorny* - Construction Law, Labor and Employment Law-Management, Litigation-Construction, Workers' Compensation Law-Employers

Kyle Rea* - Construction Law, Litigation-Construction

Lee Tomlinson* - Construction Law, Litigation-Construction

The 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America is based entirely on peer review. Lawyers are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional experience and undergo an authentication process to make sure they currently practice and are in good standing.