One hundred and seventy-seven Alston & Bird attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2018 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. The lawyers span the firm’s nine U.S. offices and represent more than 60 practice areas.
Best Lawyers further honored eight Alston & Bird attorneys as “Lawyers of the Year,” an award that is presented annually to a single standout lawyer in each practice and designated metropolitan area.
Alston & Bird “Lawyers of the Year” are:
- John F. Baron: International Trade and Finance Law (Charlotte)
- Nicki Carlsen: Litigation – Land Use and Zoning (Los Angeles)
- Edward J. Casey: Land Use and Zoning Law (Los Angeles)
- Dennis J. Connolly: Litigation – Bankruptcy (Atlanta)
- Jasper L. Cummings, Jr.: Tax Law (Raleigh)
- H. Douglas Hinson: Litigation – ERISA (Atlanta)
- Joe Liebeschuetz: Patent Law (Silicon Valley)
- David J. Stewart: Copyright Law (Atlanta)
Additionally, 25 Alston & Bird attorneys earned first-time rankings:
- Wesley C. Achey: Litigation – Patent (Atlanta)
- Ross R. Barton: Litigation – Intellectual Property (Charlotte)
- Paul J. Beard: Land Use and Zoning Law (Los Angeles)
- Angela T. Burnette: Health Care Law (Atlanta)
- Debbie Cazan: Litigation – Construction (Atlanta)
- Brett E. Coburn: Employment Law – Management (Atlanta)
- Shanell Cramer: Banking and Finance Law (New York)
- Christopher TL Douglas: Litigation – Intellectual Property (Charlotte)
- Larry Gage: Health Care Law (Washington, D.C.)
- Michele M. Glessner: Patent Law (Charlotte)
- Bradley H. Johnson: Banking and Finance Law (Charlotte)
- Alison Jones: Real Estate Law (Atlanta)
- Carson Leonard: Real Estate Law (Los Angeles)
- Clay A. Littlefield: Tax Law (Charlotte)
- William B. Macurda: Securitization and Structured Finance Law (Charlotte)
- Bruce Pasfield: Litigation – Environmental (Washington, D.C.)
- Laura Pruitt: Securities/Capital Markets Law (Washington, D.C.)
- Matthew D. Richardson: International Arbitration – Commercial (Atlanta)
- Marc D. Scheineson: FDA Law (Washington, D.C.)
- Margaret Ward Scott: Trusts and Estates (Atlanta)
- Timothy P. Selby: Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law (New York)
- Sage Sigler: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Atlanta)
- Rob D. Stone: Health Care Law (Atlanta)
- William Sugden: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Atlanta)
- David Wender: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Atlanta)
First published in 1983, Best Lawyers is the world’s oldest peer-review attorney guide. In the 2018 edition, attorneys cast more than 7.4 million votes on the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same legal practice and geographical regions. Best Lawyers lists are published in top-tier business and legal publications such as The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times.