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Womble Bond Dickinson announced today that the 29th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America® has recognized 198 Womble Bond Dickinson attorneys in 96 categories, including 19 “Lawyer of the Year” honors. In addition, 74 lawyers have been recognized in the Third Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America. Only a single lawyer in a specific practice area and location is honored with a "Lawyer of the Year" designation.
The list of Womble Bond Dickinson lawyers recognized as “Best Lawyers” can be found below (asterisk indicates a “Lawyer of the Year” ranking in the associated category):
Administrative/Regulatory Law
G. Michael Barnhill
Anthony H. Brett
Joe D. Whitley*
Admiralty and Maritime Law
David M. Collins
Advertising Law
William M. Ragland, Jr.
Antitrust Law
James K. Phillips
Pressly M. Millen*
Appellate Practice
James P. Cooney, III
Arbitration
William M. Ragland, Jr.
Banking and Finance Law
Robert G. Brinkley
Jacqueline E. Camp
David H. Crawford
Peter J. Duffley
Thomas L. Harper, Jr.
G. Thomas Lee
Kim Kelly Mann
Cynthia Spieth Morton
Christopher H. Oldham
Daniel Q. Orvin
Scott A. Schaaf
W. Lindsay Smith
Susan M. Smythe
G. Leighton Stradtman*
James M. Wilson*
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
James S. Livermon III
Kevin J. Mangan
Richard Prosser
Lisa Tancredi
Jeffrey L. Tarkenton*
Jill C. Walters
Matthew P. Ward
Bet–the–Company Litigation
Charles J. Baker III*
James P. Cooney III
Jim D. Cooley
Pressly M. Millen
Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Daniel Attaway
William S. Fultz
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Robert G. Brinkley
Michael R. Cashin
Andrew B. Coburn
Jamile J. Francis III
Matthew B. Homan*
Cyrus M. Johnson, Jr.
Civil Rights Law
Sean F. Perrin*
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Mary Craven Adams
Lawrence A. Moye IV
Cyrus M. Johnson, Jr.
Kenneth F. Smith
Commercial Finance Law
Robert G. Brinkley
Charles D. Brown II
W. Foster Gaillard
Cynthia Spieth Morton
W. Lindsay Smith
Commercial Litigation
Robert R. Ambler, Jr.
Charles J. Baker III
Virginia W. Barnhart
G. Michael Barnhill
Todd Carroll
Keith A. Clinard
James E. Connelly
Jim D. Cooley
James P. Cooney III
Ronald R. Davis
Christina Upton Douglas
Morris A. Ellison
B. Chad Ewing
Russ Ferguson
C. Allen Gibson, Jr.
W. Clark Goodman
Ellen M. Gregg
Henry E. Grimball
Kevin A. Hall
David B. Hamilton
Debbie W. Harden
Mark P. Henriques
Greg L. Horton
Christopher W. Jones
Ashley Kutz Kelley
Michael Montecalvo
Pressly M. Millen
James D. Myrick
Daniel Q. Orvin
Sean F. Perrin
William M. Ragland, Jr.
Claire J. Rauscher
Hayden J. Silver III
Sarah Motley Stone
Michael J. Sullivan
Matthew P. Ward
James E. Weatherholtz
Kurt D. Weaver
Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
Gregory M. Chabon
John G. Perry
James K. Phillips
Communications Law
Martin L. Stern
Construction Law
C. Allen Gibson, Jr.
F. Cordes Ford IV
Greg L. Horton
Rachel Keen
James E. Weatherholtz
Consumer Law
Shelton Sterling Laney III
Copyright Law
Newton B. Fowler III
Jack B. Hicks
Laura A. Kees
John F. Morrow, Jr.
Randel S. Springer
Michael A. Tobin
William M. Ragland, Jr.
Jacob S. Wharton
Corporate Compliance Law
Claire J. Rauscher
Joe D. Whitley
Corporate Governance Law
Dean Wayne Rutley
Anna V. Short–Slightom
Elizabeth O. Temple
Corporate Law
Jennifer E. Ammirati
D. Scott Anderson
Nadia G. Aram
Scott Bowers
David P. Broughton
Jacqueline E. Camp
Gregory M. Chabon
Andrew B. Coburn
David H. Crawford
Newton B. Fowler III
John S. Gambaccini
Cyrus M. Johnson, Jr.
Sharon McBrayer Johnson
Jane Jeffries Jones
Cynthia Spieth Morton
Dorinda L. Peacock
Gordon R. Penman
Dean Wayne Rutley
Kenneth N. Shelton
Greg L. Smith
Susan M. Smythe
C. Mark Wiley
Criminal Defense: General Practice
James P. Cooney III
Claire J. Rauscher*
Criminal Defense: White–Collar
James P. Cooney III
Claire J. Rauscher*
Joe D. Whitley
Derivatives and Futures Law
Paul B. Turner
Economic Development Law
David Efird
Stephanie Yarbrough
Education Law
Jim D. Cooley
Mark P. Henriques
Beth Tyner Jones
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Janice C. Baldwin
Elizabeth J. Bondurant
Andrew B. Coburn
William Wright
Employment Law – Management
Beth Tyner Jones
James M. Powell
John E. Pueschel
Richard L. Rainey
Theresa M. Sprain
Energy Law
Susan H. Cooper
Jed M. Nosal
Lisa K. Rushton
Energy Regulatory Law
Susan H. Cooper
Jimmy F. Kirkland
Environmental Law
Michael James Bogle
Susan H. Cooper
Bradford A. De Vore
Jimmy F. Kirkland
Gregory S. Sampson
Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
Charles J. Baker III*
Family Law
Mary Craven Adams
Financial Services Regulation Law
Jim D. Cooley
FinTech Practice
Sharon McBrayer Johnson
Government Relations Practice
Alan F. Enslen
David B. Hamilton
Health Care Law
Anthony H. Brett
Jeffrey T. Lawyer
Sandra Louise Weikel Miller
Antonia A. Peck
Greg L. Smith
Thomas S. Stukes*
Immigration Law
Jennifer L. Cory
Information Technology Law
Michael A. Tobin
Insurance Law
Reid C. Adams, Jr.
Lisa Bondurant
Henry E. Grimball
James D. Myrick
Jonathan Reich
International Arbitration – Commercial
John M. Scannapieco
International Arbitration – Governmental
John M. Scannapieco
International Mergers and Acquisitions
Newton B. Fowler III
International Trade and Finance Law
Alan F. Enslen
Labor Law – Management
James M. Powell
Land Use and Zoning Law
Robert G. Brinkley
John C. Cooke
Hunter S. Edwards
Trent E. Jernigan
Gregory S. Sampson
Michael C. Thelen
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Kenneth N. Shelton
Litigation – Antitrust
David B. Hamilton
Pressly M. Millen*
Litigation – Banking and Finance
Robert R. Ambler, Jr.
Virginia W. Barnhart
G. Michael Barnhill
Jim D. Cooley
Ronald R. Davis
Morris A. Ellison
B. Chad Ewing
Debbie W. Harden
Shelton Sterling Laney III
Pressly M. Millen
William M. Ragland, Jr.
Litigation – Bankruptcy
B. Chad Ewing
Lisa Tancredi
Jeffrey L. Tarkenton
Matthew P. Ward
Litigation – Construction
Charles J. Baker III
Keith A. Clinard
Todd M. Conley
F. Cordes Ford IV*
C. Allen Gibson, Jr.
Mark P. Henriques
Greg L. Horton
James E. Weatherholtz
Litigation – Environmental
Michael James Bogle
Bradford A. De Vore
Sean D. Houseal
Litigation – ERISA
Elizabeth J. Bondurant
Debbie W. Harden
John M. Scannapieco
Litigation – First Amendment
James R. Morgan, Jr.
Litigation – Health Care
Mary Craven Adams
Anthony H. Brett
Sandra Louise Weikel Miller
James R. Morgan, Jr.
Matthew Tilley
Litigation – Insurance
Reid C. Adams, Jr.
Elizabeth J. Bondurant
James D. Myrick
Kimberly Sullivan
Litigation – Intellectual Property
Charles A. Burke
Raymond M. Bennett
Melissa Gunthner Ferrario
William S. Fultz
Barry J. Herman
Jack B. Hicks
Christopher M. Humphrey
Fabio E. Marino
Pressly M. Millen
John F. Morrow, Jr.
William M. Ragland, Jr.
Dana Severance
Hayden J. Silver III
Randel S. Springer
James F. Vaughan
Jacob S. Wharton
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Rebecca C. Fleishman
Greg L. Horton*
Beth Tyner Jones
James R. Morgan, Jr.
Sean F. Perrin
John E. Pueschel
Richard L. Rainey
Gemma Saluta
Theresa M. Sprain
Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
John C. Cooke
Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
G. Michael Barnhill
Jim D. Cooley
Ronald R. Davis
David B. Hamilton
Debbie W. Harden
William M. Ragland, Jr.
Elizabeth O. Temple
Litigation – Municipal
G. Michael Barnhill*
Litigation – Patent
Barry J. Herman
Jack B. Hicks*
John F. Morrow, Jr.
William M. Ragland, Jr.
D. Scott Sudderth*
James F. Vaughan
Jacob S. Wharton
Litigation – Real Estate
Jim D. Cooley
Morris A. Ellison
Thomas L. Harper, Jr.
Michael Montecalvo
Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Jim D. Cooley
Ronald R. Davis
Joe D. Whitley
Litigation – Securities
Robert R. Ambler, Jr.
G. Michael Barnhill
Ronald R. Davis
Debbie W. Harden
Pressly M. Millen
Hayden J. Silver III
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Elizabeth K. Arias*
G. Michael Barnhill
Laurel R.S. Blair
Edward W. Griggs
Debbie W. Harden
Kimberly H. Stogner*
Elizabeth L. Quick
Litigation and Controversy – Tax
Elizabeth K. Arias*
C. Mark Wiley
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Virginia W. Barnhart
Christa Burger
Keith A. Clinard
Ronald R. Davis
Ellen M. Gregg
William E. Latham II
M. Elizabeth O'Neill
Jonathan Reich
Frederick W. Rom
Michael J. Sullivan
Joe D. Whitley
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
James P. Cooney III
Sandra Louise Weikel Miller
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
David P. Broughton
Gregory M. Chabon
Andrew B. Coburn
John S. Gambaccini
Eric Glidewell
Christopher J. Gyves
Randall A. Hanson
Cyrus M. Johnson, Jr.
Elizabeth O. Temple
Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
Kim Kelly Mann
William C. Matthews, Jr.
Scott A. Schaaf
Municipal Law
Belton T. Zeigler
Nonprofit / Charities Law
Elizabeth L. Quick
Patent Law
Newton B. Fowler III
Joshua P. Davis
Barry J. Herman
Jack B. Hicks
Christopher M. Humphrey
Kevin R. Lyn
William M. Ragland, Jr.
R. Flynt Strean
Michael A. Tobin
James F. Vaughan
Deborah Vernon
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Reid C. Adams, Jr.
G. Michael Barnhill
James P. Cooney III
Christopher J. Geis
Henry E. Grimball
William E. Latham II
James D. Myrick
M. Elizabeth O'Neill
Sean D. Houseal
Henry B. Smythe, Jr.
Michael J. Sullivan
Bradley O. Wood
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Reid C. Adams, Jr.
G. Michael Barnhill
Privacy and Data Security Law
William M. Ragland, Jr.
Belton T. Zeigler
Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Kenneth N. Shelton
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Reid C. Adams, Jr.
Christa Burger
Keith A. Clinard
David M. Collins
Christina Upton Douglas
Jonathan M. Engram
Jonathon A. Fligg
Christopher J. Geis
Ellen M. Gregg
Henry E. Grimball
Greg L. Horton
Christopher A. Kreiner
Dana W. Lang
William E. Latham II
James R. Morgan, Jr.
Frederick W. Rom
Henry B. Smythe, Jr.
Michael J. Sullivan
Matthew E. Tillman
James E. Weatherholtz
Brian Zemil
Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
G. Michael Barnhill
Project Finance Law
Jacqueline E. Camp
Public Finance Law
Paul H. Billow
G. Thomas Lee
Jonathan T. Mize*
Qui Tam Law
Sandra Louise Weikel Miller
Real Estate Law
John C. Cooke
David H. Crawford
Bruce A. Buckley
Robert G. Brinkley
Charles D. Brown II
Amy H. Clayton
William T. Dawson III
Hunter S. Edwards
Morris A. Ellison
Joseph B. Foltz
W. Foster Gaillard
Thomas L. Harper, Jr.
Laura Hester
Trent E. Jernigan
Sharon McBrayer Johnson
Kimberly S. Justus
George Kurlyandchik
Elizabeth C. Lee
Kim Kelly Mann
William C. Matthews, Jr.
Vanessa Morris
Cynthia Spieth Morton
Daniel Q. Orvin
Kimberly Richards
Pamela V. Rothenberg
Gregory S. Sampson
Scott A. Schaaf
W. Lindsay Smith
Susan M. Smythe
Howard N. Solodky
G. Leighton Stradtman
Michael C. Thelen
James M. Wilson
Stanley J. Wrobel
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Andrew B. Coburn
G. Thomas Lee
Dorinda L. Peacock
Greg L. Smith
Kenneth N. Shelton
Elizabeth O. Temple
Securities Regulation
Jane Jeffries Jones
Kenneth N. Shelton
Elizabeth O. Temple
Tax Law
Elizabeth K. Arias
Janice C. Baldwin
Michael R. Cashin
Jeffrey T. Lawyer
Greg L. Smith
Kenneth F. Smith
Howard N. Solodky
Kimberly H. Stogner
Elizabeth L. Quick
C. Mark Wiley*
William Wright
Technology Law
Theodore F. Claypoole
Newton B. Fowler III
William M. Ragland, Jr.
D. Scott Sudderth
Michael A. Tobin
Jeffrey S. Whittle
Timber Law
Kenneth N. Shelton
Trade Secrets Law
John F. Morrow, Jr.
William M. Ragland, Jr.*
Hayden J. Silver III
Randel S. Springer
Trademark Law
Newton B. Fowler III
William S. Fultz
Jack B. Hicks
Sarah Anne Keefe
William M. Ragland, Jr.
Randel S. Springer
Michael A. Tobin
James F. Vaughan
Jacob S. Wharton
Trusts and Estates
Elizabeth K. Arias
Laurel R.S. Blair
Edward W. Griggs
Christopher N. Hewitt
Jeffrey T. Lawyer
Lawrence A. Moye IV
Elizabeth L. Quick
Anne Kelley Russell
Kenneth F. Smith
Kimberly H. Stogner
C. Mark Wiley
Utilities Law
Belton T. Zeigler
Venture Capital Law
Dean Wayne Rutley
