Thirty-six members of the Chattanooga Bar Association made the list of Super Lawyers’ Mid-South Rising Stars for 2018.
Super Lawyers is a nationwide rating service that utilizes a selection process consisting of independent researchers, peer review nominations and evaluations to rate lawyers from more than 70 practice areas.
To attain Super Lawyer status, attorneys must first be nominated by their peers in Tennessee and then make it through a multi-phase process that trims the list to five percent of the state’s attorneys.
In addition, Rising Stars must be younger than 40 and have practiced law less than 10 years. Only 2.5 percent of attorneys in the Midsouth receive the Rising Star distinction.
“Selection to the Rising Stars list provides third-party validation of an attorney’s practice, grows the attorney’s referral network and influences consumer hiring decisions,” Super Lawyers states.
Here are the CBA’s Rising Stars for 2018:
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Erno Lindner. Top rated: Bankruptcy; Business Litigation; Collections; Creditor Debtor Rights; Foreclosure
Sara Elizabeth McManus. Top rated: Estate Planning & Probate; Tax; Trusts; Wills
Adam Sanders. Top rated: Business; Eminent Domain
Best Hayduk Brock
Matt Brock. Top rated: Criminal Defense; DUI-DWI
Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel
Justin Furrow. Top rated: Employment & Labor; Employment Law-Employer; Employment Litigation; Railroad Accident; Sexual Harassment; Wage & Hour Laws; Whistleblower; Wrongful Termination
Douglas Griswold. Top rated: Health Care
Jeffrey Maddux. Top rated: Banking; Bankruptcy; Business Litigation; Creditor Debtor Rights; Foreclosure; Schools & Education; Sexual Abuse-Plaintiff
Jed Roebuck. Top rated: Business & Corporate; Business Organizations; Contracts; Health Care; Mergers & Acquisitions
The Law Office of Corrin P. Fulton
Corrin Fulton. Top rated: Child Support; Custody & Visitation; Divorce; Family Law; General Litigation
Gearhiser, Peters, Elliott & Cannon
Gary Henry. Top rated: Banking; Business Litigation; General Litigation
Grant Konvalinka & Harrison
Brittany Thomas Faith. Top rated: Immigration
Mark Litchford. Top rated: Criminal Defense; Employment Litigation; Personal Injury; State, Local & Municipal
Husch Blackwell
Ariel Anthony. Top rated: Civil Litigation; General Litigation
Chris Collins. Top rated: Business Litigation; Construction Defects; Construction Litigation; Class Action & Mass Torts; Real Estate
Andrew Hodgson. Top rated: Banking; Business & Corporate; Land Use & Zoning; Real Estate
Caleb Holzaepfel. Top rated: Bankruptcy
Samantha Lunn. Top rated: Business Litigation; Civil Litigation; E-Discovery; Estate & Trust Litigation; Estate Planning & Probate; Securities Litigation; Trusts
Kelsie Mitchell. Top rated: Business & Corporate; Estate Planning & Probate; Real Estate
Andrea Stephenson. Top rated: Business & Corporate; Business Organizations; Closely Held Business; Contracts; Estate Planning & Probate; Mergers & Acquisitions; Securities & Corporate Finance; Trusts; Wills
Jelks Law
Amanda Jelks. Top rated: Business & Corporate; Business Organizations; Contracts; Estate Planning & Probate; Trusts; Wills
Miller & Martin
Mike Dumitru. Top rated: Business Litigation
Zachary Greene. Top rated: General Litigation; White Collar Crimes
April Holland. Top rated: Business & Corporate; Business Organizations; Contracts; Franchise & Dealership; International; Mergers & Acquisitions; Securities & Corporate Finance; Technology Transactions
Laura Ketcham. Top rated: Bankruptcy; Collections; Creditor Debtor Rights; Foreclosure
Meredith Corey Lee. Top rated: Business Litigation; Class Action & Mass Torts
Craig Smith. Top rated: Bankruptcy; Business & Corporate; Business Litigation; Securities & Corporate Finance
David Spiller. Top rated: Business & Corporate; Mergers & Acquisitions; Technology Transactions
Patrick Beard Schulman & Jacoway
Jeremy Cothern. Top rated: Brain Injury; Business Litigation; Car Accident; Construction Accident; Construction Defects; Construction Litigation; Criminal Defense; Estate & Trust Litigation; Injury; Sexual Abuse-Plaintiff; Trucking Accidents; Wrongful Death
John Templeton. Top rated: Business & Corporate; Business Organizations; Contracts; Estate Planning & Probate; Mergers & Acquisitions
Law Office of Jay Perry
Jay Perry. Top rated: Criminal Defense
Spears, Moore, Rebman & Williams
Barret Albritton. Top rated: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury-Defense; Workers’ Compensation
Alan Jackson. Top rated: Business & Corporate; Civil Litigation
Cara Weiner. Top rated: Legal Malpractice; Personal Injury-Defense; Professional Liability; Professional Malpractice-Other
Warren & Griffin
Ryan Womack. Top rated: Animal Bites; Brain Injury; Car Accident; Personal Injury; Premises Liability-Plaintiff; Sexual Abuse-Plaintiff; Trucking Accidents; Wrongful Death
Law Office of Stephan Wright
Stephan Wright. Top rated: Business & Corporate; General Litigation