200 Maynard Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2023

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08.22.2022

Maynard is pleased to announce that 200 of the Firm’s attorneys have been recognized in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^©, including 11 who are distinguished as “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective areas of expertise and 56 of the Firm’s younger attorneys who are recognized as “Ones to Watch” for exemplifying professional excellence.

With more than 75 practice areas listed among the recognized group, these attorneys represent a diverse cross-section of the comprehensive legal services provided by Maynard across its national footprint.

The 11 attorneys who earned the Best Lawyers® 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” recognition for their respective areas of expertise include:

• Bryan A. Thames - Business Organizations including LLCs and Partnerships (Mobile)
• Jaime W. Betbeze - Construction Law (Mobile)
• Grace Robinson Murphy - Litigation - ERISA (Birmingham)
• Gregory S. Curran - Venture Capital Law (Birmingham)
• Jim G. McLaughlin - Tax Law (Birmingham)
• John Thomas A. Malatesta III - Privacy and Data Security Law (Birmingham)
• Joseph E. "Jodie" Smith - Public Finance Law (Birmingham)
• Nicholas J. Landau - Patent Law (Birmingham)
• Randall H. Morrow - Commercial Transactions / UCC Law (Birmingham)
• S. Douglas Williams - Project Finance Law (Birmingham)
• Richard J. Marsden - Corporate Law (Huntsville)
  

Below is the complete listing of Maynard attorneys recognized in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©:

Atlanta

1. Terry R. Weiss

• Litigation: Securities

Birmingham

2. Scott A. Abney

• Banking and Finance Law
• Real Estate Law

3. Matthew A. Aiken

• Corporate Law
• Health Care Law
• Real Estate Law

4. John Alford, Jr. "Ones to Watch"

• Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions- Defendants

5. Stewart Alvis “Ones to Watch”

• Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
• Criminal Defense: White Collar
• Health Care Law

6. Alina Arbuthnot “Ones to Watch”

• Project Finance Law
• Public Finance Law

7. W. Edward Bailey

• Litigation: Intellectual Property
• Litigation: Patent

8. Lee E. Bains, Jr.

• Appellate Practice
• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Law

9. Josh B. Baker

• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Law
• Litigation- Real Estate

10. Kevin W. Beatty

• Municipal Law
• Public Finance Law

11. Elizabeth G. Beaube

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

12. Allen B. “Josh” Bennett “Ones to Watch”

• Labor and Employment Law: Management
• Litigation: Labor and Employment

13. Joseph S. Bird III

• Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
• Information Technology Law
• Litigation: Intellectual Property
• Litigation: Patent
• Patent Law

14. Robert Bledsoe "Ones to Watch"

• Commercial Litigation
• Product Liability Litigation- Defendants

15. John N. Bolus

• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Law
• Litigation: Banking and Finance
• Litigation: Securities
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defense)

16. Gaines Brake

• Elder Law

17. T. Wesley Brinkley

• Business Organizations (Including LLC's and Partnerships)
• Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
• Corporate Law

18. Thomas H. Brinkley

• Corporate Law
• Economic Development Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Tax Law

19. C. Brandon Browning

• Copyright Law
• Litigation: Intellectual Property
• Patent Law
• Trademark Law

20. Thomas W. H. Buck, Jr. “Ones to Watch”

• Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
• Criminal Defense: White Collar

21. Wes Bulgarella “Ones to Watch”

• Bankruptcy & Creditor Debor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law
• Litigation: Bankruptcy

22. Stephen J. Bumgarner

• Insurance Law

23. John H. Burton Jr.

• Public Finance Law

24. James R. Bussian

• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Law
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defense)
• Product Liability Litigation (Defense)

25. Thomas Julian Butler

• Insurance Law
• Litigation: Insurance

26. Matthew Cannova “Ones to Watch “

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

27. Seth Capper "Ones to Watch"

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Tax Law

28. Nathaniel M. Cartmell IV “Ones to Watch”

• Banking and Finance Law
• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

29. Carmen Chambers “Ones to Watch”

• Product Liability Litigation: Defense

30. C. Bradley Cherry

• Commercial Finance Law
• Corporate Law
• Tax Law

31. James W. Childs Jr.

• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Corporate Law
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Venture Capital Law

32. Thomas C. Clark III

• Banking and Finance Law
• Real Estate Law

33. Tres Cleveland

• Commercial Litigation

34. Bryan Coleman

• Commercial Litigation
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defense)

35. Kathleen A. Collier

• Public Finance Law

36. John David Collins

• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Law
• Litigation: Health Care

37. Gregory S. Curran

• Corporate Compliance Law
• Corporate Governance Law
• Corporate Law
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Securities Regulation
• Venture Capital Law

38. Richard J Davis

• Banking and Finance Law
• Litigation: Banking and Finance

39. Benjamin J. DeGweck

• Employment Law- Management

40. Lauren C. DeMoss

• Health Care Law

41. Caroleene Dobson "Ones to Watch"

• Project Finance Law

42. Sarah Dorner

• Corporate Law

43. Luther M. Dorr, Jr.

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation: Securities
• Litigation: Trusts and Estates

44. Robert F. Dow

• Securities / Capital Markets Law

45. Hannah Dunn "Ones to Watch"

• Real Estate Law

46. John P. Dulin, Jr.

• Banking and Finance Law
• Corporate Compliance Law
• Corporate Governance Law
• Corporate Law
• Financial Services Regulation Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

47. John Earnhardt

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation: Environmental
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defense)
• Product Liability Litigation (Defense)

48. Michael E. Evans “Ones to Watch”

• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Venture Capital Law

49. Jessica Shaver Everest “Ones to Watch”

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

50. Alexander B. Feinberg “Ones to Watch”

• Insurance Law
• Litigation: Banking and Finance

51. Baker Findley “Ones to Watch”

• Real Estate Law

52. Maria Fleisher “Ones to Watch”

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

53. Robert H. Fowlkes

• Banking and Finance Law
• Commercial Litigation

54. Christopher Frost

• Commercial Litigation

55. Peter S. Fruin

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation: Securities

56. Sarah Glover “Ones to Watch”

• Commercial Litigation
• Privacy and Data Security

57. W. Clark Goodwin

• Corporate Compliance Law
• Corporate Governance Law
• Corporate Law
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Venture Capital Law

58. Jeffrey M. Grantham

• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Law

59. Timothy W. Gregg

• Corporate Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Securities Regulation

60. Mitchell Greggs "Ones to Watch"

• Litigation- Labor and Employment

61. Adam Griffin "Ones to Watch"

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation- Construction

62. Matthew W. Grill

• Banking and Finance Law
• Real Estate Law

63. Jessica Stetler Grover

• Litigation: Trusts and Estates
• Nonprofit / Charities Law
• Trusts and Estates

64. Kimberly L. Hager

• Banking and Finance Law

65. Josh Hess “Ones to Watch”

• Insurance Law
• Litigation: Banking and Finance

66. Kyle Heslop “Ones to Watch”

• Corporate Law
• Health Care Law
• Public Finance Law

67. Brandt Hill “Ones to Watch”

• Litigation: Antitrust
• Litigation: Banking and Finance
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defense)

68. John B. Holmes III

• Employment Law: Management
• Litigation: Labor and Employment
• Workers' Compensation Law: Employers

69. Edward M. Holt

• Insurance Law
• Litigation: Insurance

70. Heyward C. Hosch III

• Banking and Finance Law

71. David H. Humber

• Economic Development Law
• Tax Law

72. Stephen C. Jackson

• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Law

73. Maggie Johnson Cornelius

• Securities / Capital Markets Law

74. Anthony A. Joseph

• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Corporate Compliance Law
• Criminal Defense: General Practice
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Litigation: Health Care
• Litigation: Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)

75. Stewart Andre Kelly

• Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

76. James W. King

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

77. David R. Kinman

• Commercial Finance Law
• Real Estate Law

78. Jonathan D. Kipp

• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Corporate Law

79. Charles J. Kelley, Jr. "Ones to Watch"

• Real Estate Law

80. Megan M. Kelley "Ones to Watch"

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation- Trusts and Estates
• Trusts and Estates

81. Jayna Partain Lamar

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Litigation: Bankruptcy

82. Cynthia G. Lamar-Hart

• Litigation: Trusts and Estates
• Trusts and Estates

83. Nick Landau

• Copyright Law
• Patent Law
• Trademark Law

84. John T. Lanier

• Health Care Law

85. James C. Lester “Ones to Watch”

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation: Banking and Finance
• Litigation: Intellectual Property
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defense)

86. Warren B. Lightfoot, Jr.

• Employment Law: Management
• Labor Law: Management
• Litigation: Labor and Employment
• Mining Law
• Workers' Compensation Law: Employers

87. John A. Little Jr. “Ones to Watch”

• Insurance Law
• Litigation: Banking and Finance

88. J. Kris Lowry

• Banking and Finance Law
• Commercial Finance Law
• Commercial Transactions/UCC Law
• Corporate Law
• Project Finance Law

89. J.T. Malatesta

• Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law
• Privacy and Data Security Law

90. Michel M. Marcoux

• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

91. Daniel H. Markstein III

• Corporate Law
• Litigation: Trusts and Estates
• Litigation and Controversy - Tax
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Tax Law
• Trusts and Estates

92. Stephanie Houston Mays

• Employment Law - Management
• Labor Law - Management
• Litigation: Labor and Employment

93. Jennifer R. McCain

• Banking and Finance Law
• Financial Services Regulation Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions

94. Ethan McDaniel

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation: Insurance
• Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defense)

95. Thomas M. McElroy II

• Land Use and Zoning Law
• Real Estate Law

96. Jennifer McEwen

• Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law
• Tax Law
• Trusts and Estates

97. Virginia McKibbens “Ones to Watch”

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

98. Jim G. McLaughlin

• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Tax Law

99. Jon L. Mills

• Business Organizations (Including LLC's and Partnerships)
• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Tax Law

100. C. Randall Minor

• Land Use and Zoning Law
• Real Estate Law

101. Evan P. Moltz “Ones to Watch”

• Product Liability Litigation (Defense)

102. Jennifer M. Moore "Ones to Watch"

• Insurance Law
• Litigation- Securities

103. Miya A. Moore "Ones to Watch"

• Litigation- Banking and Finance
• Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Action- Defendants

104. Randall H. Morrow

• Banking and Finance Law
• Commercial Finance Law
• Commercial Transactions/UCC Law
• Real Estate Law

105. David W. Morton "Ones to Watch"

• Real Estate Law

106. Michael D. Mulvaney

• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Law
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defense)

107. J. Leland Murphree

• Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation: Bankruptcy

108. Grace Robinson Murphy

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Litigation: ERISA

109. John Neiman

• Appellate Practice
• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Civil Rights Law
• Commercial Litigation

110. M. Beth O'Neill

• Corporate Law
• Equipment Finance Law
• Land Use and Zoning Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Project Finance Law
• Real Estate Law

111. Kathryn J. Ottensmeyer

• Public Finance Law

112. Kevin Patton

• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

113. Matthew Parker Ph.D. “Ones to Watch”

• Corporate Law
• Intellectual Property Law

114. Christian Pereyda “Ones to Watch”

• Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law
• Litigation- Bankruptcy

115. James M. Pool

• Health Care Law
• Nonprofit/Charities Law

116. Joel C. Porter

• Health Care Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

117. Maibeth J. Porter

• Appellate Practice
• Banking and Finance Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation: Banking and Finance
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defense)
• Product Liability Litigation (Defense)

118. J. Hobson Presley Jr.

• Banking and Finance Law
• Health Care Law
• Public Finance Law
• Project Finance Law

119. James L. Priester

• Antitrust Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Health Care Law
• Litigation: Banking and Finance

120. Rich Pugh "Ones to Watch"

• Project Finance Law

121. Frances King Quick

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Health Care Law

122. David B. Ringelstein II

• Corporate Law

123. John Roth

• Corporate Law

124. Ashlee D. Riopka “Ones to Watch”

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Insurance Law
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defense)

125. J. Michael Savage

• Securities Regulation

126. Kirby Sevier

• Litigation and Controversy - Tax
• Nonprofit / Charities Law
• Trusts and Estates

127. Robert R. Sexton

• Real Estate Law

128. Lee L. Sheppard

• Banking and Finance Law
• Construction Law
• Real Estate Law

129. Bradley G. Siegal

• Real Estate Law

130. David M. Smith

• Employment Law: Management
• Labor Law: Management
• Litigation: Labor and Employment
• Workers' Compensation Law: Employers

131. Jennifer R. Smith

• Banking and Finance Law
• Commercial Finance Law
• Project Finance Law

132. Joseph E. Smith

• Public Finance Law
• Tax Law

133. R. Harrison Smith III

• Litigation: Health Care

134. Will A. Smith

• Litigation - Real Estate

135. John A. Smyth III

• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defense)
• Personal Injury Litigation (Defense)

136. Finis St. John V “Ones to Watch”

• Corporate Law
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

137. Stephen W. Stallcup

• Banking and Finance Law
• Real Estate Law

138. Barry A. Staples

• Municipal Law
• Public Finance Law

139. Matthew W. Stiles

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Employment Law: Management
• Labor Law: Management
• Litigation: Labor and Employment

140. Steven W. Strother Jr. “Ones to Watch”

• Corporate Law
• Real Estate Law
• Tax Law

141. Thomas W. Thagard III

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation: Banking and Finance
• Litigation: Insurance
• Litigation: Intellectual Property
• Litigation: Mergers and Acquisitions
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defense)
• Product Liability Litigation (Defense)

142. Ryan D. Thompson “Ones to Watch”

• Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law

143. Ann Watford Todd “Ones to Watch”

• Banking and Finance Law
• Corporate Law
• Municipal Law
• Project Finance Law
• Public Finance Law
• Tax Law

144. Robert Waller "Ones to Watch"

• Corporate Law
• Tax Law

145. William B. Wahlheim, Jr.

• Commercial Litigation
• Health Care Law
• Insurance Law
• Litigation: ERISA
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defense)

146. Hardwick C. Walthall

• Corporate Law
• Economic Development Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Nonprofit/Charities Law
• Tax Law

147. Katharine A. Weber

• Insurance Law
• Litigation: Insurance

148. Kacey Weddle “Ones to Watch”

• Litigation: Environmental
• Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions- Defendants
• Product Liability Litigation (Defense)

149. Nathan C. Weinert "Ones to Watch"

• Real Estate Law

150. H. Thomas Wells, Jr.

• Energy Law
• Litigation: Environmental
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defense)
• Natural Resources Law
• Product Liability Litigation (Defense)

151. Chris J. Williams

• Energy Law
• Environmental Law
• Litigation: Environmental
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defense)

152. S. Douglas Williams

• Project Finance Law
• Public Finance Law

153. Erica Williamson Barnes

• Corporate Compliance Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar

154. Bradley Wood

• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Dallas

155. Matthew Hudnall

• Real Estate Law

Des Moines

156. Thomas Goodhue

• Commercial Litigation

157. Angel A. West

• Litigation - Banking and Finance
• Litigation - ERISA
• Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Huntsville

158. David B. Block

• Employment Law: Management
  
• Labor Law: Management
• Litigation: Labor and Employment

159. Stephen D. Davis II

• Employment Law: Management

160. Walter A. Dodgen

• Commercial Litigation

161. W. Brad English

• Government Contracts

162. Paul W. Frederick

• Health Care Law

163. Jon E. Holland

• Patent Law
• Technology Law

164. Michael P. Johnson

• Corporate Law
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Venture Capital Law

165. Tae-Seung Lee “Ones to Watch”

• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

166. William R. Lunsford

• Construction Law

167. Richard J Marsden

• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

168. Jonathan Mayhall “Ones to Watch”

• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Venture Capital Law

169. Benjamin L. McArthur

• Litigation: Real Estate
• Personal Injury Litigation (Defense)

170. Spencer Newman "Ones to Watch"

• Corporate Law

171. Stephen Rogers “Ones to Watch”

• Civil Rights Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation: Construction

172. Leslie Caren Sharpe

• Banking and Finance Law
• Commercial Finance Law

173. Christopher E. Smith

• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

174. Allie Tucker “Ones to Watch”

• Real Estate Law

175. J. Andrew Watson III

• Corporate Law
• Government Contracts
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

176. Daniel M. Wilson

• Government Relations Practice
• Real Estate Law

Los Angeles

177. Robert Hess

• Commercial Litigation

Miami

178. Latanae L. Parker "Ones to Watch"

• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Law

Mobile

179. Raymond L. Bell, Jr.

• Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
  
• Government Relations Practice
• Workers' Compensation Law: Employers

180. Jaime W. Betbeze

• Admiralty and Maritime Law
• Construction Law

181. Timothy A. Clarke

• Commercial Litigation
• Mass Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

182. Ronald P. Davis

• Banking and Finance Law

183. J. Marshall Gardner

• Litigation: Banking and Finance

184. Alvin K. Hope

• Real Estate Law

185. J. Walton Jackson

• Admiralty and Maritime Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Law
• Litigation: Banking and Finance
• Litigation: Insurance

186. Anne Laurie McClurkin

• Litigation - Labor and Employment

187. Evan N. Parrott “Ones to Watch”

• Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law
• Litigation: Bankruptcy
• Litigation: Intellectual Property

188. Grey Redditt, Jr.

• Product Liability Litigation (Defense)

189. Mark L. Redditt

• Litigation: Environmental
• Oil and Gas Law
• Product Liability Litigation (Defense)
• Transportation Law

190. Thomas S. Rue

• Admiralty and Maritime Law
• Commercial Litigation

191. Bryan A. Thames

• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
• Corporate Law

192. James F. Watkins

• Banking and Finance Law
• Financial Services Regulation Law

Nashville

193. Elizabeth B. Holland "Ones to Watch"

• Banking and Finance Law
• Project Finance Law
• Real Estate Law

New York

194. Kevin J. Culligan

• Litigation: Intellectual Property
  
• Litigation: Patent

195. Christopher J. Harnett

• Litigation: Intellectual Property
• Litigation: Patent

196. John M. Hintz

• Litigation: Patent

San Francisco

197. Jamal B. Al-Haj “Ones to Watch”

• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Venture Capital Law

198. Nicholas J. Boos

• Insurance Law

199. Sasha G. Rao

• Litigation: Intellectual Property

Winter Park

200. Mya M. Hatchette

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation - Real Estate