Twenty-one of Baker Donelson’s Chattanooga attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2017 edition of “Best Lawyers in America.”Four of those attorneys were also named Lawyers of the Year, a designation given to a select group of individuals in high-profile specialties in large legal communities. Only one attorney in each specialty in each community is honored.
The 2017 Best Lawyers list is based on peer-review surveys in which more than 83,000 eligible attorneys cast more than 7.3 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. The publication now covers almost 70 countries and 142 practice areas.
Best Lawyers in America designees include:
Kenneth C. Beckman: Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Public Finance Law; Real Estate Law;and Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Joe A. Conner: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Energy Law; Litigation – Construction;and Litigation – Real Estate
Robert C. Divine: Immigration Law
Richard D. Faulkner, Jr.: Real Estate Law
Richard B. Gossett: Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Litigation – Bankruptcy; and Litigation – Real Estate
Russell W. Gray: Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
Carl E. Hartley: Corporate Law; Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Non-Profit/Charities Law; Tax Law
Thomas O. Helton: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property; Litigation – Patent; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Cameron S. Hill: Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
Micheline K. Johnson: Copyright Law; Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television; Patent Law; Trademark Law
Misty S. Kelley: Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
James H. Levine: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Virginia C. Love: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Trusts and Estates
Joshua Powers: Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
K. Stephen Powers: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Transportation Law
Susan Elliott Rich: Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law;and Securitization and Structured Finance Law
William E. Robinson: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Ross I. Schram III: Real Estate Law
Louann P. Smith: Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Public Finance Law; Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Jerry Stauffer: Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law
Philip B. Whitaker: Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Law; Trusts and Estates
Lawyers of the Year designees include:
Kenneth C. Beckman: Chattanooga Mergers and Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year
K. Stephen Powers: Chattanooga Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants Lawyer of the Year
Susan E. Rich: Chattanooga Real Estate Law Lawyer of the Year
William E. Robinson: Chattanooga Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Lawyer of the Year
Source: Baker Donelson