Birmingham, Ala., August 19, 2022 – Burr & Forman LLP announces the inclusion of 201 of its attorneys among the Best Lawyers in America for 2023. One of the oldest and most distinguished legal directories, Best Lawyers conducts peer-review surveys to compile its annual list of top attorneys in a number of practice areas. The 2023 edition of the publication is available today here.

Twenty-four Burr attorneys have been selected as 2023 “Lawyers of the Year.” Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is named as a “Lawyer of the Year,” making this accolade particularly significant.

Additionally, Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch includes 32 Burr attorneys. These awards recognize attorneys early-on in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.

Lawyers of the Year

Douglas L. Anderson – Mobile, AL, Land Use and Zoning Law
John P. Browning – Mobile, AL, Litigation – Insurance
Michael W. Burns – Greenville, SC, Public Finance Law
Weyman C. Carter – Greenville, SC, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
C. Paul Cavender – Birmingham, AL, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Ryan M. Corbett – Tampa, FL, Litigation – Intellectual Property
David D. Dowd, III, CIPP/US – Birmingham, AL, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
David A. Elliott – Birmingham, AL, Litigation – Banking and Finance
Bernie W. Ellis – Greenville, SC, Litigation – Real Estate
J. Michael Ey – Columbia, SC, Government Relations Practice
Henrietta U. Golding – Charleston, SC, Labor Law – Management
Chad N. Johnston – Columbia, SC, Litigation – Environmental
Harvey S. Kauget – Tampa, FL, Trademark Law
John P. Kavanagh, Jr. – Mobile, AL, Admiralty and Maritime Law
Kermit L. Kendrick – Birmingham, AL, Railroad Law
Michael L. Lucas – Birmingham, AL, Litigation – Labor and Employment
Derek F. Meek – Birmingham, AL, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation-Bankruptcy
Zachary D. Miller – Nashville, TN, Financial Services Regulation Law
Dwight L. Mixson, Jr. – Birmingham, AL, Commercial Finance Law
George E. Morrison – Charleston, SC, Real Estate Law & Business Organizations
Brian C. Neal – Nashville, TN, Insurance Law
Michael A. Scardato – Charleston, SC, Litigation – Real Estate
Michael J. Seezen – Columbia, SC, Public Finance Law
William “Lee” Thuston – Birmingham, AL, Corporate Law

2023 Best Lawyers in America

Atlanta

Bret A. Beldt – Commercial Litigation
Edward H. Brown – Business Organizations, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisition Law
Paul Durdaller – Litigation – Banking and Finance
Erich Durlacher – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
Jon M. Gumbel – Litigation – Labor and Employment
Tully D. Hazell – Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisition Law, Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Erin C. Hewitt – Real Estate Law
Brian J. Levy – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
William T. McKenzie – Real Estate Law, Litigation – Real Estate
Ed Snow – Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Kelly E. Waits – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Birmingham

D. Keith Andress – Commercial Litigation, Commercial Transactions / UCC Law, Construction Law, Consumer Law, Corporate Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Construction, Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
Jeffrey T. Baker – Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
Bryan O. Balogh – Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Howard E. Bogard – Corporate Law, Health Care Law, Litigation – Health Care, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Richard J. Brockman – Corporate Law, Health Care Law, Mergers and Acquisition Law
S. Greg Burge – Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Jennifer M. Busby – Insurance Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
D. Christopher Carson – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Paul Cavender – Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Edward R. Christian – Corporate Law, International Trade and Finance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
John J. Coleman III – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Benjamin B. Coulter – Arbitration, Commercial Litigation
Marcel L. Debruge – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
Damon P. Denney – Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law, Real Estate Law
Devin C. Dolive – Commercial Litigation
David D. Dowd, III – Agriculture Law, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
David A. Elliott – Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Litigation, Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Ronald W. Farley – Administrative / Regulatory Law, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
Kelli Carpenter Fleming – Health Care Law, Litigation – Health Care
Ronald W. Flowers – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
Rachel R. Friedman – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Gerald P. Gillespy – Commercial Litigation
Robert Given – Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
James H. Haithcock, III – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
Michael L. Hall – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy
Victor L. Hayslip – Arbitration, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Mediation
William S. Hereford – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Real Estate
H. Carlton Hilson – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
C. Logan Hinkle – Corporate Law
Brent D. Hitson – Commercial Litigation
James A. Hoover – Health Care Law, Litigation – Health Care
Heather A. Jamison – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
Joe A. Joseph – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
Richard C. Keller – Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Kermit L. Kendrick – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Railroad Law
Hanna Lahr – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
William M. Lawrence – Business Organizations, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Alan D. Leeth – Banking and Finance Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Mass Torts Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Joseph W. Letzer – Commercial Litigation, Franchise Law
Gary M. London – Antitrust Law, Commercial Litigation
William J. Long IV – Commercial Litigation
Michael L. Lucas – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
Reid S. Manley – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action – Defendants
April McKenzie Mason – Corporate Law, Franchise Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisition Law, Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Ellen T. Mathews – Commercial Litigation
Derek F. Meek – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy
K. Bryance Metheny – Employment Law – Individuals, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
Gail L. Mills – Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law, Real Estate Law
Matthew T. Mitchell – Banking and Finance Law
Dwight L. Mixson, Jr. – Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law, Real Estate Law
John C. Morrow – Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Cass Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Transportation Law
Dent M. Morton – Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management
Norman M. Orr – Business Organizations, Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
Gene T. Price – Agriculture Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Venture Capital Law
Joel A. “Jay” Price, Jr. – Commercial Finance Law, Real Estate Law
E. Travis Ramey – Commercial Litigation
Bruce A. Rawls – Corporate Law, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
Robert H. Rutherford – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Litigation – Bankruptcy
Russell Rutherford – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy
Matthew T. Scully – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
Melinda Eubanks Sellers – Environmental Law, Real Estate Law
Elizabeth B. Shirley – Commercial Litigation
Angie Cameron Smith – Health Care Law, Litigation – Health Care
Marc P. Solomon – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
Frank Springfield – Banking and Finance Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action – Defendants
Jack P. Stephenson, Jr. – Corporate Law, Insurance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities Regulation,
J. Allen Sullivan, Jr. – Tax Law
George M. Taylor, III – Business Organizations, Commercial Finance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Joshua H. Threadcraft – Banking and Finance Law, Commercial and Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
William “Lee” Thuston – Corporate Law, Economic Development Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Rik S. Tozzi – Insurance Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Stuart F. Todd Vargo – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
India E. Vincent, CIPP/US – Copyright Law, Information Technology Law, IT Outsourcing Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Privacy and Data Security Law, Technology Law, Trademark Law, Trade Secrets Law
David G. Wanhatalo – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Donald M. Warren – Real Estate Law
Kristen Peters Watson – Commercial Litigation
Callie Sullins Whatley – Business Organization, Corporate Law
Allan R. Wheeler – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Ronald D. “Scott” Williams – Employment Law – Individuals and Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
Turner B. Williams – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Railroad Law, Transportation Law

Bluffton

R. Nick Felix – Commercial Litigation

Charleston

Jennifer Blumenthal – Commercial Finance Law, Corporate Law, Real Estate Law
Rion D. Foley – Public Finance Law, Economic Development Law
Randolph R. Lowell – Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Water Law
George E. Morrison – Banking and Finance Law, Business Organizations, Corporate Law, Economic Development Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Real Estate Law
David F. Santos – Real Estate Law
Michael A. Scardato – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate
Mark Sharpe – Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Real Estate Law
M. William Youngblood – Municipal Law, Public Finance Law

Charlotte

Cybil J. Abrao – Real Estate Law
Lance A. Lawson – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent
Nathaniel T. Quirk – Patent Law
Andrew T. Spence – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law
Chad Thorson – Patent Law

Columbia

Jeffrey T. Allen – Tax Law
Pamela A. Baker – Administrative/Regulatory Law, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental
Durham T. Boney – Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
M. John Bowen, Jr. – Energy Law, Utilities Law
Carl B. Carruth – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
M. Elizabeth Crum – Administrative / Regulatory Law, Health Care Law
Erik P. Doerring – Economic Development Law, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
J. Michael Ey – Economic Development Law, Government Relations Practice, Land Use and Zoning Law
Margaret M. “Peg” Fox – Corporate Law, Utilities Law
Tracey C. Green – Litigation and Controversy – Tax
Paul D. Harrill – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Real Estate
Francenia B. Heizer – Education Law, Government Relations Practice, Transportation Law
Chad N. Johnston – Litigation – Environmental
Celeste T. Jones – Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Health Care Law, Litigation – Antitrust, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
William Y. “Corky” Klett III – Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Trademark Law
Judith L. McInnis – Banking and Finance Law, Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
Richard J. Morgan – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
Jonathan H. Nason – Corporate Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Litigation – ERISA, Public Finance Law, Tax Law
Benjamin E. Nicholson, V – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Intellectual Property
John W. Roberts – Tax Law
Michael J. Seezen – Municipal Law, Public Finance Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation
Robin C. Stanton – Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Real Estate Law
David J. Tigges – Corporate Law
Jane W. Trinkley – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Health Care
Joseph D. Walker – Corporate Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Tax Law
Robert L. Widener – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
Bradley S. Wright – Government Relations Practice

Fort Lauderdale

Jeffrey H. Kamenetsky – Patent Law, Trademark Law
Laurence S. Litow – Commercial Litigation

Greenville

Michael W. Burns – Economic Development Law, Municipal Law, Public Finance Law
Weyman C. Carter – Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
Bernie W. Ellis – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation – Municipal, Litigation – Real Estate
Douglas L. Lineberry – Litigation – Intellectual Property
Thomas L. Martin – Corporate Law, Economic Development Law, Municipal Law
Brandon T. Norris – Economic Development Law, Municipal Law, Public Finance Law
W. Jake Rea – Tax Law, Trusts and Estates

Hilton Head Island

Cary Griffin – Real Estate Law

Jackson

Cheri Turnage Gatlin – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
John M. Lassiter – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction
Christopher D. Meyer – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Mark H. Tyson – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

Jacksonville

John R. Ibach – Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
Gregory F. Lunny – Commercial Litigation
Timothy F. May – Commercial Finance Law, Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
Armando Nozzolillo – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Real Estate Law
Adrian Rust – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation
Troy K. Smith – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Litigation – Construction
Chris R. Strohmenger – Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
J. Ellsworth Summers, Jr. – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
M. Scott Thomas – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
Michael Waskiewicz – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy

Mobile

Douglas L. Anderson – Commercial Finance Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
John P. Browning – Litigation – Insurance, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Patrick J. Clarke - Real Estate Law
C. William Daniels, Jr. – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Taylor Barr Johnson – Commercial Litigation
John P. Kavanagh, Jr. – Admiralty and Maritime Law, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance, Transportation Law
Forrest S. Latta – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
Michael D. Strasavich – Commercial Insurance, Litigation – Insurance
H. William Wasden – Arbitration, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Mediation
Kathryn M. Willis – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
Ricardo A. Woods – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Montgomery

Warren C. Matthews – Corporate Law, Economic Development Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Nonprofit / Charities Law, Tax Law

Myrtle Beach

Henrietta U. Golding – Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Individuals & Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment

Nashville

Lindsey R. Arnold – Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law
Kenneth M. Bryant – Commercial Litigation, Transportation Law
Matthew J. DeVries – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Garry K. Grooms – Commercial Litigation
C. Tucker Herndon – Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law
David W. Houston IV – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
J. Alex Little – Criminal Defense: General Practice & White-Collar
Zachary D. Miller – Banking and Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance
Brian C. Neal – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
William L. Penny – Administrative / Regulatory Law, Environmental Law, Government Relations Practice, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law, Water Law
Thomas K. Potter, III – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation – Securities
John F. Rogers, Jr. – Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law
J. Patrick Warfield – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy

Orlando

Eric S. Golden – Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy
Howard S. Marks – Commercial Litigation
Scott G. Miller – Trusts and Estates
Ty G. Roofner – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law
Robert T. Rosen – Real Estate Law
Sheena A. Thakrar – Commercial Litigation
Christopher Thompson – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy
Peter C. Vilmos – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction

Raleigh

Matthew W. Barnes – Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Tampa

William Patrick Ayers – Litigation – Bankruptcy
Ron B. Cohn – Litigation – Bankruptcy
Ryan M. Corbett – Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Trade Secrets Law
Harvey S. Kauget – Information Technology Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Technology Law, Trade Secrets Law, Trademark Law
Adam J. Knight – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Ralph Mangione – Family Law
R. Marshall Rainey – Commercial Finance Law, Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
Jacqueline Simms-Petredis – Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance,
Scott I. Steady – Environmental Law, Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
Robert V. Williams – Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Environmental Law, Health Care Law, Litigation – Health Care Law

Wilmington, DE

J. Cory Falgowski – Litigation – Bankruptcy

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

Atlanta

Tala Amirfazli – Commercial Litigation
Spencer H. Brown – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
Nafela Hojeij Helou – Labor and Employment Law – Management

Birmingham

Laura Bell – Banking and Finance Law
Christian Borek – Corporate Law, Tax Law
Jacob A. Burchfield – Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law
D. Matthew Centeno – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Meryl Cowan – Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
J. Sims Rhyne – Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
James P. Roberts – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
Emily E. Schreiber – Commercial Litigation
Katherine West – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

Charlotte

Brooke R. Watson – Litigation – Intellectual Property

Fort Lauderdale

Sara Solano – Banking and Finance Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

Hilton Head Island

John P. Carroll – Real Estate Law
Jonathan C. Eggert– Labor and Employment Law – Management
Lindsay A. Sutcliffe – Trusts and Estates

Jacksonville

Rachel C. Cocciolo – Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
Robert A. Neilson – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy

Mobile

Christine Burns-Brown – Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Municipal Law
L. Robert Shreve – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Catherine Simon Spann – Commercial Litigation

Nashville

Ross M. Johnson – Commercial Litigation
Zack Lawson – Commercial Litigation
Emily Mack – Commercial Litigation, Education Law, Litigation – Labor and Employment
Samuel A. Morris – Banking and Finance Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance
Renee N. Rayne – Health Care Law

Raleigh

Mignon Lunsford – Commercial Litigation

Tampa

Dana L. Robbins – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Insurance Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance