While those noted were picked by their peers, they are not necessarily the top-rated in their field. Many highly regarded professionals do not appear on this list, which could have occurred for many reasons: youthfulness/newness to the area; voting for oneself, partners or colleagues; or a sub-specialty so narrow as to preclude mention. As there are many fields of practice, our survey could not include them all.
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BOLD indicates 10 or more votes.
BOLD names are listed in descending order according to number of votes.
Asterisk indicates equal number of votes.
administrative
Issues regarding the body of rules, regulations, orders and decisions created by administrative agencies
of government.
Mark Midkiff
Dee J. Kelly, Jr.
James Schell
alternative dispute resolution
Practice of resolving legal disputes through mediation, collaborative law, arbitration or other non-litigation methods.
Wade McMullen
John Allen Chalk
Kight Higgins
John Hughes
Roland Johnson
M. Beth Krugler
anti-trust
Issues regarding competition legislation, including price setting and collaborations that result in monopolistic practices.
Paul Bessette
Joe Cleveland
Marshall Searcy
Jason Smith
Jon Suder
Walter Tate
R.H. Wallace
appellate
Issues regarding appeals of a
lower court’s ruling.
David Keltner
Wade Birdwell
Donald A. Ferrill
Joe Spence
Russell Barton*
Thomas Michel*
Randy J. Hall
Steve Hayes*
David Johnson*
Chris Nickelson
Karen Precella
Dabney Bassell
Frank Gilstrap
Jeff Kobs
Brent Shellhorse
Matt Stayton
banking
Issues regarding state and federal statutes on bank regulations.
Veronica Chavez-Law*
Dan Lowry*
Paul Bradford
Charles Curry
Elliott Garsek
Brandon Hill
Bruce McGee
Nicholas Pappas
Wade Purtell
Dennis Swift
Dan Sykes
Walter Tate
James Webb
bankruptcy
Issues regarding the rights and responsibilities of debtors and creditors in bankruptcy proceedings.
J. Robert Forshey
Behrooz Vida
Michael McConnell
John Bonds*
Jeff Prostok*
Patrick West
Pamela Bassel
Leticia Evans
Mark French
Barbara Hargis
James Ince
Frank Jelinek
J. Michael McBride
St. Clair Newbern
Ian Peck
John Penn
Mark Petrocchi
Stephen Pezanosky
Joseph Postnikoff
John Saitis
Henry Simon
Robert Simon
Clay Taylor
business/commercial litigation
Issues regarding the formation and financing of business or commercial enterprises.
Robyn Accipiter
Greg Barberee
Gerald A. Bates
John Allen Chalk
David Childress
Craig Crockett
Russell Devenport
Charles Florsheim
Michael L. Forman
Sadie Harrison-Fincher
Kathy Heffernan
Leslie Hunt
Kris Landrith
Rich Lowe
Evan Malloy
Brad Rice
Randall Schmidt
Marshall Searcy
Mack Ed Swindle
William M. Warren
civil litigation
Disputes that do not fall under more specific categories.
Marshall Searcy
Roland Johnson
Steve Madsen
Frank Hill
James Barlow*
Andrew Sims*
Jennifer Neubauer
Cade Loveless*
William Warren*
Alex Harrell*
Brooke Ulrickson*
R.H. Wallace*
John Proctor
Mack Ed Swindle
Andrea Cottrell*
Albon Head*
Daniel O’Brien*
Michael Peck*
Michael Schneiderman*
E. Michael Sheehan*
Bill Bogle
Geno E. Borchardt
Dave Childress
Hugh Connor
Monika Cooper
Craig Crockett
Mark Dugan
Walker Friedman
Terry Gardner
Jennifer Henry
Bruce James
Dee J. Kelly
Bill Kirkman
Johnathan Lively
Kleber Miller
Shayne Moses
George Muckleroy
Brad Parker
John Proctor
Joseph Regan
David Skeels
Melody Wilkinson
construction
Issues regarding matters involving contractors, surety, landowners and government agencies dealing with construction disputes or litigation.
Joe Tolbert
Randall Dean
Matthew Motes*
Richard Wiseman*
Robyn Accipiter
Christian Ellis
James Gordon
Stephen Harrison
Wesly Maness
Hunter McLean
Stephen Polozola
Brad Rice
consumer
Issues regarding regulations within the consumer marketplace, including (but not limited to) warranties, credit cards and e-commerce.
Gerald A. Bates
Nancy Bonilla
Michael A. Forman
Charles Hamm
Jerry Jarzombek
Thomas Myers
John Wolffarth
corporate finance/mergers & acquisitions
Issues regarding transactional law dealing with agreements between two companies that are adjusting their differences by mutual consent.
S. Benton Cantey
Elliott Garsek
Charles Milliken
Hurshell Brown
Brian Barnard
Scott Barnhart
G. Thomas Boswell
Stockton Clemons
David Cook
Charles Florsheim
William Greenhill
Justin Hoover
John Hunter
Calvin Jackson
Sam Karnes
Stephen Litke
Rich Lowe
Evan Malloy
Vernon Rew
Rice Tilley
Wayne Whitham
criminal
Issues regarding crimes and
their prosecution.
Mark Daniel
Tim Evans
Jeff Kearney
Jeff Stewart
W. Reagan Wynn
Scott Brown
Cass Callaway
Robb Catalano
Paul Conner
Lance Evans
William Harris
Don Hase
Michael Heiskell
Francisco Hernandez
Tom Hill
Christy Jack
Ashley Johnson
Jeff Kennedy
John Kennedy
Chad Lee
Cheyenne Minick
Jim Minter
Larry Moore
Kenneth Mullen
William H. “Bill” Ray
Leon Reed
Santiago Salinas
Joe Shannon
Jonathan Simpson
Jack Strickland
Greg Westfall
family law
Issues regarding marriage, divorce, spousal support, adoption or
child custody.
Stephanie Woodard
James Loveless
Jordan Parker
J. Benjamin Barlow*
Lauren Duffer*
Lisa Hoppes*
Anita Cutrer
Barbara Armstrong
Jennifer Caldwell
Adrienne Clements
Mark Cochran
Paul Conner
B.C. Cornish
Heidi Cox
Karen Cushman
Rachel Dalton
Raymond Daniel
Lori DeAngelis
Janet Denton
Lindsay DeVos
Lydia Dews
Brenda Ferguson
Stephanie Foster
Tina Harris
Tom Hill
Robert Hoover
Heather King
J. Steven King
Curran Kubes
David Kulesz
Bob Leonard
Ken McAllister
Rachel Moore
Stephen Naylor
Gary Nickelson
Lee Owens
Susan Paquet
Elizabeth Parmer
Richard Price
Matthew Riek
Laurie Robinson
Mark Rosenfield
Janice Schattman
Kevin Schmid
Justin Sisemore
Donna Smiedt
Lori Spearman
Tiffany Spencer
Patricia Stanley
Wayne Ward
Jennifer Wiggins
W. Weir Wilson
S. Patrick Woodson
intellectual property
Issues regarding securing an idea, patent or trademark of an invention.
Brian Yost
Charles Gunter
Heath Coffman*
Mack Ed Swindle*
Michael Anderson
Michael Cooke
Stephen Lawrence
Geoffrey Mantooth
Richard L. “Rocky” Schwartz
David Skeels
Jeffrey Storie
Jonathan Suder
labor and employment - employee
Issues regarding workers, their skills and their value within a business.
Susan Hutchinson
Sue Allen
Thomas S. Brandon, Jr.
Art Brender
Richard Griffin
James E. Griffis
Laura Hallmon
Jason Smith
Jeffrey Storie
Rod Tanner
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labor and employment - employer
Issues concerning the treatment of employees and applicants for employment by employers.
Pat Maher
Danielle Needham
Janet Hahn*
Jay Rutherford*
Thomas Brandon
Russell Cawyer
Karen Denney
Rory Divin
Caroline Harrison
Gary Ingram
Liane Janovsky
William B. Peterson
Angela Robinson
Nathan Schattman
Kent Smith
Jeffrey Storie
Paul Westbrook
land use & environment
Issues regarding private and government use of land, including the improper use of land, air and water, and the development of natural resources.
J. Robert Beatty
Joseph Guida
Stephen Polozola
James Schell
Sarah Walls
mediation
Issues regarding promoting resolution or compromise between two parties.
Wade McMullen
M. Beth Krugler
David Seidler
John Hughes
Edwin Bell
John Dowdy
Kight Higgins
Roland Johnson
Alan Maples
Mike Schattman
medical malpractice - defense
Issues regarding defending a physician when a patient claims their doctor has not lived up to claims of experience, and injury or loss occurs.
Randy J. Hall
Jennifer Andrews
Gregory Blaies
Henri Dussault
Wesley Meyers
Jonathan Nelson
Jordan Parker
Carol Traylor
Michael Wallach
medical malpractice - plaintiff
Issues regarding helping a client when a physician fails to live up to his/her claims of experience and injury or loss occurs.
Geno E. Borchardt
Rickey Brantley*
Darrell Keith*
Steven Laird
Jerry Sawyer
moving violations
Issues regarding moving vehicles.
James Mallory
Jim Lollar
oil & gas
Issues regarding disputes between landowners and energy companies.
Todd Spake
Mark Oliver
Charles Harris
William Bredthauer
Tim Malone
George Christie
Don Curry
Steve Eargle
James C. Gordon
Robert Grable
Nathan Hatton
Rob Kelley
Raymond Kelly
Koy Killen
Alan Maples
Mark Matula
J. Patrick Murphy
Chad Parsons
Andrew Rector
Quentin Spitzer
Randy Thompson
Robert West
Wilson Woods
personal injury - defense
Issues regarding defending a client from liability.
Christopher Pruitt
Greg Hargrove
Laura Docker
Bruce Moon
Matthew McDonald
Daniel Bates
E.L. Caraway
Janet Colaneri
Wesley Hightower
Kelly Killen
Sandra Liser
John Malanga
J. Kent McAfee
Charles Mitchell
John Proctor
Jason Thomas
personal injury - plaintiff
Issues pertaining to proving a defendant is liable for the plaintiff’s injuries and responsible for monetary damages.
Seth Anderson
Steven Laird
Brad Parker
Geno E. Borchardt
Rickey Brantley
Jason Stephens
Michael Forman
Robert Haslam*
John Jose*
Fred Streck
Art Brender
Chris Collins
John Cummings
Gil Daley
E. Dwain Dent
Cary Dorman
Charles W. “Chad” Fillmore
R. Greg Fitzgerald
Thomas Hall
Mark Haney
David Hart
Andrew Hawkins
Michael J. Henry
Susan Heygood
Wesley Hightower
Greg Jackson
Darrell Keith
Jeffrey Kobs
Scotty MacLean
Stephen Maxwell
Michael McGartland
Charles M. “Chuck” Noteboom
Andrew Siebert
Richard Ward
Patrick Woodson
Coby Wooten
probate, estates, trusts
Issues regarding distribution or management of an estate while the client is alive or after his/her death and determining the authenticity of a last will and testament.
Lisa Jamieson
William White
Marvin Blum*
William B. Peterson*
Joel Sawyer
David Bakutis*
Marilyn Shell*
Gordon Appleman
Michael Appleman
J.C. Bailey
William Blair
G. Thomas Boswell
Michael Bourland
Keith Branyon
David Cheatham
Patricia Cole
Kelly DeBerry
Catherine Goodman
Ross Griffith
Kelcie Hibbs
Allan Howeth
Leslie Hunt
Noel Ice
Randall Johnson
Roger Jones
Michael Kaitcer
Kevin Kuenzli
Terry Leach
R. Dyann McCully
Phillip McCrury
Steven W. Novak
Gary Post
Matthew Ribitzki
Aimee Stone
Rice Tilley
David Tracy
product liability
Issues regarding actions against a manufacturer that sells a defective product, which results in injury to the buyer or user.
Daniel Bates
Denise Collins
Blake Cox
Randy J. Hall
Stephen Howell
Roland Johnson
Brad Parker
Jason Stephens
R.H. Wallace
real estate
Issues regarding topics concerning the purchase and sale of land, including contracts, deeds, title of insurance and other property rights.
Jeffrey Rattikin
Kelly Dodson*
Robert G. West*
Kendall Adair
Chad Key
Joel Heydenburk
Heather Raiden
Jay Garrett*
Patricia Meadows*
Sharon Millians*
Gary Moates*
Walter Fortney*
Chip Searcy*
Dan White*
Susan E. Coleman
Sheldon Anisman
Whitney Cardwell
James Cheatham
Marc Epstein
Dee Finley
Elliott Garsek
Robert Ginsburg
Michael Goodrich
Lynn Gray
Susan Halsey
Jared Harrell
Alan Hegi
Brandon Hill
Gara Hill
Kris Landrith
Andrew Lombardi
Michael Lowder
William McCann
Travis McNellie
David Mellina
Russell Norment
J. Andrew Rogers
Dan Settle
Burch Waldron
Andrew L. Wambsganss
William Warren
James Webb
tax
Issues regarding assisting clients through the regulations that authorize the collection of income, gift, estate, inheritance and
business taxes.
Gordon Appleman
G. Len Woodard
Marvin Blum
William Bell
William Blair
James Creel
Tom Hegi
John R. Hunter
Brandon Jones
Daniel McCarthy
Phillip McCrury
Gerald Perry
William B. Peterson
James Reardon
Scott Stewart
James Stripling
Rice Tilley
OTHER PRACTICES
elder law
F. Charles Kennedy
Rick Weaver
health care law
Kendra Green-Dias
immigration law
Jason Mills
Lonnie Robin
nonprofit law
Dana Stayton
school law
Janet Bubert
J. Benjamin Barlow
Jim Whitton
securities
John Fahy
Robert Watson
Wayne Whitaker
sexual abuse
Gregory Love
Kimberlee Norris
technology/virtual
Christopher Bagby
Geoffrey Mantooth
trademark
Clark Cowley
Jeffrey Storie
workers compensation
Jennifer Willingham |
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