TOP ATTORNEYS
Over the past several months, Birmingham magazine has been conducting one of the largest peer surveys ever done in this area. More than 4,000 attorneys were asked to vote for their colleagues in several categories and more than 920 voted. Once the survey was completed, we hired an independent research company to tally the results and to vet all of those who voted as well as those who were chosen. The research firm identified not more than five lawyers who received the most votes in each category. Winners are listed below in alphabetical order by category. Categories with more than five winners reflects a tie vote.
Appellate
EDGAR ROBERT HADEN
Balch & Bingham, LLP
BERT JORDAN
Wallace Jordan Ratliff & Brandt, LLC
MATTHEW H. LEMBKE
Bradley Arant Boult & Cummings, LLP
KEVIN C. NEWSOM
Bradley Arant Boult & Cummings, LLP
Banking Law
KAY K. BAINS
Bradley Arant Boult & Cummings, LLP
H. HAMPTON BOLES
Balch and Bingham, LLP
JOHN P. DULIN JR.
Maynard Cooper & Gale, PC
JENNIFER R. (JENNY) MCCAIN
Maynard Cooper & Gale, PC
LAURENCE D. (LARRY) VINSON JR.
Bradley Arant Boult & Cummings, LLP
Bankruptcy
J. PATRICK DARBY
Bradley Arant Boult & Cummings, LLP
CHARLES L. DENABURG
Najjar Denaburg, PC
JOEL ERDBERG
Jaffe & Erdberg, PC
MICHAEL L. HALL
Burr & Forman, LLP
DANIEL D. SPARKS
Christian & Small, LLP
Business Litigation
JOHN G. DANA
Gordon Dana Knight & Gilmore, LLC
SAM FRANKLIN
Lightfoot Franklin & White, LLC
BRUCE L. GORDON
Gordon Dana Knight & Gilmore, LLC
CRAWFORD S. MCGIVAREN JR.
Cabaniss Johnston Gardner Dumas &
O’Neal, LLP
BRUCE ROGERS
Brainbridge Mims Rogers & Smith, LLP
Commercial Real Estate
THOMAS C. (TOM) CLARK III
Maynard Cooper & Gale, PC
JESSE P. EVANS III
Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC
H. CHERVIS ISOM
Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell &
Berkowitz
W. BENJAMIN JOHNSON
Burr & Forman, LLP
RICHARD W. THEIBERT
Najjar Denaburg, PC
Corporate Finance/ Mergers & Acquisitions
GREGORY S. (GREG) CURRAN
Maynard Cooper & Gale, PC
JONATHAN R. GEISEN
Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell &
Berkowitz
BRUCE L. GORDON
Gordon Dana Knight & Gilmore, LLC
CHISTOPHER B. (CHRIS) HARMON
Maynard Cooper & Gale, PC
GENE T. PRICE
Burr & Forman, LLP
Criminal Defense
BRETT BLOOMSTON
Bloomston & Basgier
BILL DAWSON
Dawson & Wallace, LLC
JOHN LENTINE
Sheffi eld Sheffi eld & Lentine, PC
TOMMY SPINA
Fawal & Spina
STEVEN WALLACE
Dawson & Wallace, LLC
Criminal Prosecution
ALAN BATY
Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office
DANNY CARR
Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office
BRANDON FALLS
Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office
ASHLEY MIMS
Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office
JOYCE VANCE
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Environmental Law
ANNESLEY DEGARIS
Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris, PC
JARRED O. TAYLOR III
Maynard Cooper & Gale, PC
J. ALAN TRUITT
Maynard Cooper & Gale, PC
REBECCA PRITCHETT
Pritchett Law Firm, LLC
H. THOMAS “TOMMY” WELLS JR.
Maynard Cooper & Gale, PC
ERISA
JEFF DANIEL
Law Offi ce of Jeff S. Daniel, PC
DAVID S. DUNKLE
Cabaniss Johnston Gardner Dumas &
O’Neal, PC
KEVIN J. HENDERSON
Bradley Arant Boult & Cummings, LLP
WILLIAM E. (BILL) SHANKS JR.
Balch & Bingham, LLP
J. MARTIN SHEFFIELD
Burr & Forman, LLP
JOHN M. PENNINGTON
Pennington Law Firm, LLC
Family Law
ROBIN BURRELL
Najjar Denaburg, PC
RACHEL KING
Shockley & King, LLC
JESSICA KIRK DRENNAN
The Crittendon Firm, PC
CANDACE PEEPLES
Shaw Anderson & Peeples, LLC
PAUL SHAW
Shaw Anderson & Peeples, LLC
Franchise Development
RICHARD CLINTON DUELL III
Duell Law Firm, LLC
T. MICHAEL (MIKE) GOODRICH II
Goodrich Law Firm, LLC
WILLIAM D. HASTY JR.
William D. Hasty, Jr. P.C.
Intellectual Property
C. BRANDON BROWNING
Maynard Cooper & Gale, PC
KENNETH BUSH
Bush Intellectual Property Groups, LLC
PATRICIA CLOTFELTER
Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell
Berkowitz
KIMBERLY TILL POWELL
Balch & Bingham, LLP
WILL HILL TANKERSLEY JR.
Balch & Bingham, LLP
Real Estate
DAVID P. CONDON
David P. Condon, PC
JESSE P. EVANS III
Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC
MICHAEL ODOM
Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC
JENNA STEPHENS
David P. Condon, PC
RICHARD THEIBERT
Najjar Denaburg, PC
Labor & Employment
ROBERT BRETT ADAIR
Adair Law Firm, LLC
DAVID MELLON
Sirote & Permutt, PC
WAYNE N. MORSE JR.
Waldrep Stewart & Kendrick, LLC
HEATHER N. LEONARD
Heather Leonard, PC
JOHN SAXON
John D. Saxon, PC
Land Use
JESSE P. EVANS III
Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC
FRANK GALLOWAY III
Galloway & Somerville, LLC
MICHAEL ODOM
Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC
REBECCA PRITCHETT
Pritchett Law Firm, LLC
JOHN ROLLINS
Hand Arendall, LLC
DAVID SKINNER
David C. Skinner, LLC
BART SLAWSON
Slawson Esq. P.C.
Personal Injury
D. LEON ASHFORD
Hare Wynn Newell & Newton
ERNEST CORY
Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris, PC
JON LEWIS
Lewis Feldman & Lehane, LLC
DAVID MARSH
Marsh, Rickard & Bryan PC
LEILA WATSON
Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris, PC
Rising Stars (Younger than 40)
JOHN G. DANA
Gordon Dana Knight & Gilmore, LLC
ERIK S. HENINGER
Heninger Garrison Davis, LLC
SAM DAVID KNIGHT
Gordon Dana Knight & Gilmore, LLC
JASON SHAMBLIN
Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris, PC
STEPHEN C. WALLACE
Dawson & Wallace, LLC
Mediation
CHARLES L. DENABURG
Najjar Denaburg, PC
RODNEY MAX
Upchurch Watson White & Max
WILLIAM A. RATLIFF
Wallace Jordan Ratliff & Brandt, LLC
MARTY VAN TASSEL
Sirote & Permutt, LLP
MICHAEL B. (MIKE) WALLS
Upchurch Watson White & Max
Tax
BIRCH BOWDRE
Wallace Jordan Ratliff & Brandt, LLC
WILLIAM J. BRYANT
Feld Hyde Wertheimer Bryant & Stone, PC
DARRYLL L. CARTWRIGHT
Cartwright Law Corportation
ROY J. CRAWFORD
Cabaniss Johnston Gardner Dumas & O’Neal
BRUCE P. ELY
Bradley Arant Boult & Cummings, LLP
STEWART FRENTZ
Bradley Arant Boult & Cummings, LLP
RONALD LEVITT
Sirote & Permutt, LLP
CURTIS LILES
Liles & Rushin, LLC
JACK PAYNE
Leitman Siegal Payne & Campbell, PC
BRAD SKLAR
Sirote & Permutt, LLP
DAVID WOOLDRIDGE
Sirote & Permutt, LLP
Trust & Estates
DARRELL L. CARTWRIGHT
Cartwright Law Corporation
C. FRED DANIELS
Cabaniss Johnston Gardner Dumas &
O’Neal
NANCY HUGHES
Hughes & Scalise, PC
KIRBY SEVIER
Maynard Cooper & Gale, LLP
SIDNEY SUMMEY
White Arnold & Dowd, PC
White Collar Defense/ Antitrust
BILL CLARK
Redden Mills & Clark, LLP
G. DOUGLAS (DOUG) JONES
Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker, LLC
ANTHONY JOSEPH
Maynard Cooper & Gale, LLP
TOMMY SPINA
Fawal & Spina, PC
MARK WHITE
White Arnold & Dowd, PC
