Maynard & Gale is pleased to announce that 130 of the Firm’s attorneys have been recognized as leaders in their practice areas in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, a peer-review guide highlighting attorneys with significant achievements in their areas of practice. With 63 practice areas listed among the recognized group, these attorneys represent a diverse cross-section of the comprehensive legal services provided by Maynard across its national footprint.

In addition, 15 attorneys earned the prestigious Best Lawyers® 2020 “Lawyer of the Year” award highlighting a single lawyer in each practice within a designated metropolitan area. This is the individual who has received the highest ratings in their practice and geographic area and earned the highest level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity. The Maynard lawyers named Best Lawyers® 2020 “Lawyer of the Year” are:

Birmingham

• Cynthia G. Lamar-Hart - Litigation - Trusts and Estates
• Grace Robinson Murphy - Litigation - ERISA
• Gregory S. Curran - Corporate Law
• James M. Pool - Nonprofit / Charities Law
• James W. Childs Jr. - Venture Capital Law
• Jayna Partain Lamar - Litigation - Bankruptcy
• John N. Bolus - Insurance Law
• Julie Wilson Portera - Litigation - Securities
• Maibeth J. Porter - Appellate Practice
• Randall H. Morrow - Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
• Douglas Williams - Project Finance Law
• Thomas W. Thagard III - Litigation - Banking and Finance

Huntsville

• Daniel M. Wilson - Real Estate Law

Mobile

• Thomas S. Rue - Admiralty and Maritime Law

Below is the complete listing of Maynard attorneys recognized in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©:

Birmingham

• Scott A. Abney
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law
• Matthew A. Aiken
  • Corporate Law
  • Health Care Law
• Edward Bailey
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Patent
• Lee E. Bains, Jr.
  • Appellate Practice
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
• Kevin W. Beatty
  • Municipal Law
  • Public Finance Law
• Elizabeth G. Beaube
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Joseph S. Bird III
  • Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
  • Information Technology Law
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Patent
  • Patent Law
• John N. Bolus
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Securities
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Thomas H. Brinkley
  • Corporate Law
  • Economic Development Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Tax Law
• Brandon Browning
  • Copyright Law
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Patent Law
  • Trademark Law
• Stephen J. Bumgarner
  • Insurance Law
• John H. Burton Jr.
  • Public Finance Law
• James R. Bussian
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Thomas Julian Butler
  • Insurance Law
• James W. Childs Jr.
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Corporate Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Venture Capital Law
• Thomas C. Clark III
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law
• Kathleen A. Collier
  • Public Finance Law
• John David Collins
  • Insurance Law
• David H. Cooper Jr.
  • Economic Development Law
• Gregory S. Curran
  • Corporate Compliance Law
  • Corporate Governance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Securities Regulation
  • Venture Capital Law
• Lauren C. DeMoss
  • Health Care Law
• Luther M. Dorr, Jr.
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Securities
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
• Robert F. Dow
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
• John P. Dulin, Jr.
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Corporate Compliance Law
  • Corporate Governance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Financial Services Regulation Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• John Earnhardt
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Robert H. Fowlkes
  • Commercial Litigation
• Peter S. Fruin
  • Commercial Litigation
• Clark Goodwin
  • Corporate Compliance Law
  • Corporate Governance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Venture Capital Law
• Jeffrey M. Grantham
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
• Timothy W. Gregg
  • Corporate Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Securities Regulation
• Matthew W. Grill
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law
• Jessica Stetler Grover
  • Trusts and Estates
• Kimberly L. Hager
  • Banking and Finance Law
• John B. Holmes III
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
• Edward M. Holt
  • Litigation - Insurance
• Heyward C. Hosch III
  • Banking and Finance Law
• David H. Humber
  • Tax Law
• Stephen C. Jackson
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
• Maggie Johnson Cornelius
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Anthony A. Joseph
  • Criminal Defense: General Practice
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Litigation - Health Care
• James W. King
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Jonathan D. Kipp
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Jayna Partain Lamar
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Cynthia G. Lamar-Hart
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Trusts and Estates
• John T. Lanier
  • Health Care Law
• Warren B. Lightfoot, Jr.
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Mining Law
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
• Kris Lowry
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Commercial Finance Law
  • Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Project Finance Law
• J.T. Malatesta
  • Privacy and Data Security Law
• Michel M. Marcoux
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Daniel H. Markstein III
  • Corporate Law
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates
• Stephanie Houston Mays
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Jennifer R. McCain
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Financial Services Regulation Law
• Thomas M. McElroy II
  • Real Estate Law
• Jennifer McEwen
  • Trusts and Estates
• Jim G. McLaughlin
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Tax Law
• Steven L. McPheeters
  • Health Care Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Randall Minor
  • Real Estate Law
• Randall H. Morrow
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Commercial Finance Law
  • Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
  • Real Estate Law
• Michael D. Mulvaney
  • Insurance Law
• Leland Murphree
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Grace Robinson Murphy
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Litigation - ERISA
• James P. Naftel II
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Trusts and Estates
• John Neiman
  • Appellate Practice
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Civil Rights Law
  • Commercial Litigation
• Andrew S. Nix
  • Corporate Compliance Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Beth O'Neill
  • Corporate Law
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Real Estate Law
• Kathryn J. Ottensmeyer
  • Public Finance Law
• Gregory Peterson
  • Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
  • Patent Law
• James M. Pool
  • Health Care Law
  • Nonprofit / Charities Law
• Joel C. Porter
  • Health Care Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Maibeth J. Porter
  • Appellate Practice
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Julie Wilson Portera
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Securities
• Hobson Presley Jr.
  • Health Care Law
  • Public Finance Law
• James L. Priester
  • Antitrust Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Health Care Law
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
• Frances King Quick
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Health Care Law
• James E. Rotch
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Michael Savage
  • Securities Regulation
• Kirby Sevier
  • Trusts and Estates
• Robert R. Sexton
  • Real Estate Law
• Lee L. Sheppard
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law
• Bradley G. Siegal
  • Real Estate Law
• David M. Smith
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
• Jennifer R. Smith
  • Banking and Finance Law
• Joseph E. Smith
  • Public Finance Law
• Harrison Smith III
  • Litigation - Health Care
• John A. Smyth III
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Stephen W. Stallcup
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law
• Barry A. Staples
  • Municipal Law
  • Public Finance Law
• Matthew W. Stiles
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Thomas W. Thagard III
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• William B. Wahlheim, Jr.
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Health Care Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - ERISA
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Hardwick C. Walthall
  • Corporate Law
  • Economic Development Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Nonprofit / Charities Law
  • Tax Law
• Katharine A. Weber
  • Insurance Law
• Thomas Wells, Jr.
  • Energy Law
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Natural Resources Law
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Chris J. Williams
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation - Environmental
• Douglas Williams
  • Project Finance Law
  • Public Finance Law
• Erica Williamson Barnes
  • Corporate Compliance Law

Huntsville

• David B. Block
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Stephen D. Davis II
  • Employment Law - Management
• Brad English
  • Government Contracts
• Jon E. Holland
  • Patent Law
  • Technology Law
• Michael P. Johnson
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• William R. Lunsford
  • Construction Law
• Benjamin L. McArthur
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Leslie Caren Sharpe
  • Commercial Finance Law
• Christopher Smith
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Andrew Watson III
  • Corporate Law
  • Government Contracts
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Daniel M. Wilson
  • Government Relations Practice
  • Real Estate Law

Mobile

• Raymond L. Bell, Jr.
  • Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
• Jaime W. Betbeze
  • Admiralty and Maritime Law
• Timothy A. Clarke
  • Commercial Litigation
• Ronald P. Davis
  • Banking and Finance Law
• Marshall Gardner
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
• Alvin K. Hope II
  • Economic Development Law
• Walton Jackson
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
• Grey Redditt, Jr.
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Mark L. Redditt
  • Litigation - Environmental
• Thomas S. Rue
  • Admiralty and Maritime Law
  • Commercial Litigation
• Bryan A. Thames
  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
• James F. Watkins
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Financial Services Regulation Law

New York

• Kevin J. Culligan
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Patent
• John M. Hintz
  • Litigation - Patent

San Francisco

• Nicholas J. Boos
  • Insurance Law
• Sasha G. Rao
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property