Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC announced that 57 of the law firm’s attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2016 directory of leading attorneys.
The Best Lawyers in America, published by Woodward White, Inc., is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 55,000 leading attorneys cast more than 6.7 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. More information on the research process can be found at www.bestlawyers.com.
The following Spilman attorneys were selected by their peers in their respective areas of practice:
- John Allevato, Litigation & Controversy–Tax, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
- N.A. “Nick” Ammar, Jr., Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Trusts and Estates
- Andrew Arbogast, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions–Defendants
- Michael Basile, Government Relations Practice, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- H. Dill Battle III, Workers’ Compensation Law–Employers
- Lewis Brewer, Employment Law–Individuals
- Samuel Brock III, Employment Law–Management, Litigation–ERISA
- Kevin Carr, Employment Law–Management, Labor Law–Management, Litigation–Labor and Employment
- Carl Cather III, Corporate Law
- Amy King Condaras, Banking and Finance Law
- James Crockett, Jr., Commercial Litigation, Litigation–Banking and Finance, Litigation–Construction, Litigation–Environmental
- David Croft, Corporate Law, Tax Law
- K. Paul Davis, Corporate Law
- F.B. Webster Day, Corporate Law, Public Finance Law
- Larissa Dean, Employment Law–Management
- Paula Durst, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions–Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation–Defendants
- Lee Feinberg, Energy Law
- David Ferretti, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Elba “Bo” Gillenwater, Jr. (Retired, Of Counsel), Commercial Litigation
- Kelly Griffith, Commercial Litigation
- Mark Heath, Energy Law
- Carl Hellerstedt, Jr., Employment Law–Management, Labor Law–Management, Litigation–Labor and Employment
- Brian Helmick, Corporate Law, Project Finance Law
- Angela Herdman, Litigation–Insurance
- William Herlihy, Corporate Law, Energy Law, Natural Resources Law
- Lee Hill, Corporate Law, Public Finance Law
- Debra Lee Hovatter, Financial Services Regulation Law
- Eric Iskra, Employment Law–Management, Litigation–Labor & Employment
- Bruce Jacobs, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Corporate Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation–Banking & Finance, Litigation–Bankruptcy
- Heather Heiskell Jones, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions–Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation–Defendants
- Eric Kinder, Employment Law–Management, Litigation–Labor & Employment
- Neva Lusk, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense, White-Collar
- Olin Melchionna, Jr., Trusts and Estates
- Glen Murphy, Litigation–Insurance
- Joyce Ofsa, Real Estate Law
- Don Parker, Insurance Law
- Niall Paul, Commercial Litigation, Litigation–Environmental, Litigation–Labor and Employment, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions–Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation–Defendants
- Peter Pearl, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Sharon “Shari” Potter, Commercial Litigation
- Peter Rich, Employment Law–Management
- Stephanie Roberts, Product Liability Litigation–Defendants
- David Robertson, Employment Law–Management, Labor Law–Management
- Edward Rugeley III, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions–Defendants
- Ronald Schuler, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- David Shapiro, Corporate Law
- Douglas Stark, Commercial Litigation
- Dale Steager, Tax Law
- Ward “Jerry” Stone, Jr., Real Estate Law
- John Teare, Jr., Litigation–Labor & Employment
- King Tower, Employment Law–Management, Labor Law–Management
- James Walls, Commercial Litigation, Litigation–Labor & Employment
- Karin Weingart, Workers’ Compensation Law–Employers
- Hugh Wellons, Banking and Finance Law, Biotechnology Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law
- John “Max” Wilkinson, Environmental Law
- Derrick Price Williamson, Energy Law
- Charles Woody, Employment Law–Management, Labor Law–Management, Litigation–Labor & Employment
- David Yaussy, Environmental Law, Litigation–Environmental
