Maynard & Gale is pleased to announce that 179 of the Firm’s attorneys have been recognized in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^©, including 17 who are distinguished as “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective areas of expertise and 48 of the Firm’s younger attorneys who are recognized as “Ones to Watch” for exemplifying professional excellence.

With more than 75 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.

The 17 attorneys who earned the Best Lawyers® 2022 “Lawyer of the Year” recognition for their respective areas of expertise include:

• Joseph S. Bird III – Litigation: Patent (Birmingham)
• David B. Block – Litigation: Labor and Employment (Huntsville)
• James W. Childs Jr. – Venture Capital Law (Birmingham)
• Gregory S. Curran – Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law (Birmingham)
• Luther M. Dorr, Jr. – Litigation: Securities (Birmingham)
• John P. Dulin, Jr. – Corporate Governance Law (Birmingham)
• Anthony A. Joseph – Corporate Compliance Law (Birmingham)
• Cynthia Lamar-Hart – Litigation: Trusts and Estates (Birmingham)
• Kris Lowry – Banking and Finance Law (Birmingham)
• James M. Pool – Nonprofit/Charities Law (Birmingham)
• Hobson “Hobby” Presley – Project Finance Law (Birmingham)
• James L. Priester – Antitrust Law (Birmingham)
• Allison Taylor – Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law (Birmingham)
• Thomas W. Thagard III – Litigation: Mergers and Acquisitions (Birmingham)
• Hardwick C. Walthall – Economic Development Law (Birmingham)
• Andrew Watson – Mergers and Acquisitions Law (Huntsville)
• H. Thomas Wells, Jr. – Natural Resources Law (Birmingham)

Below is the complete listing of Maynard attorneys recognized in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©:

Atlanta

1. Terry R. Weiss

• Litigation: Securities

Birmingham

2. Scott A. Abney

• Banking and Finance Law
• Real Estate Law

3. Matthew A. Aiken

• Corporate Law
• Real Estate Law

4. Stewart Alvis “Ones to Watch”

• Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
• Criminal Defense: White Collar
• Health Care Law

5. Alina Arbuthnot “Ones to Watch”

• Project Finance Law
• Public Finance Law

6. W. Edward Bailey

• Litigation: Intellectual Property
• Litigation: Patent

7. Lee E. Bains, Jr.

• Appellate Practice
• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Law

8. Josh B. Baker

• Commercial Litigation

9. Kevin W. Beatty

• Municipal Law
• Public Finance Law

10. Elizabeth G. Beaube

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

11. Allen B. “Josh” Bennett “Ones to Watch”

• Labor and Employment Law: Management
• Litigation: Labor and Employment

12. Joseph S. Bird III

• Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
• Information Technology Law
• Litigation: Intellectual Property
• Litigation: Patent
• Patent Law

13. Robert Blackburn “Ones to Watch”

• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

14. John N. Bolus

• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Law
• Litigation: Banking and Finance
• Litigation: Securities
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defense)

15. Gaines Brake

• Elder Law

16. T. Wesley Brinkley

• Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
• Corporate Law

17. Thomas H. Brinkley

• Corporate Law
• Economic Development Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Tax Law

18. C. Brandon Browning

• Copyright Law
• Litigation: Intellectual Property
• Patent Law
• Trademark Law

19. Thomas W. H. Buck, Jr. “Ones to Watch”

• Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
• Criminal Defense: White Collar

20. Wes Bulgarella “Ones to Watch”

• Bankruptcy & Creditor Debor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law
• Litigation: Bankruptcy

21. Stephen J. Bumgarner

• Insurance Law

22. John H. Burton Jr.

• Public Finance Law

23. James R. Bussian

• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Law
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defense)
• Product Liability Litigation (Defense)

24. Thomas Julian Butler

• Insurance Law
• Litigation: Insurance

25. Matthew Cannova “Ones to Watch “

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

26. Nathaniel M. Cartmell IV “Ones to Watch”

• Banking and Finance Law
• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

27. Carmen Chambers “Ones to Watch”

• Product Liability Litigation: Defense

28. 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

29. Thomas C. Clark III

• Banking and Finance Law
• Real Estate Law

30. Tres Cleveland

• Commercial Litigation

31. Bryan Coleman

• Commercial Litigation
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defense)

32. Kathleen A. Collier

• Public Finance Law

33. John David Collins

• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Law
• Litigation: Health Care

34. 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

35. Suparna Datta “Ones to Watch”

• Patent Law

36. Richard J Davis

• Banking and Finance Law
• Litigation: Banking and Finance

37. Lauren C. DeMoss

• Health Care Law

38. Luther M. Dorr, Jr.

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation: Securities
• Litigation: Trusts and Estates

39. Robert F. Dow

• Securities / Capital Markets Law

40. Starr Turner Drum

• Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
• Technology Law

41. John P. Dulin, Jr.

• Banking and Finance Law
• Corporate Compliance Law
• Corporate Governance Law
• Corporate Law
• Financial Services Regulation Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

42. John Earnhardt

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation: Environmental
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defense)
• Product Liability Litigation (Defense)

43. Michael E. Evans “Ones to Watch”

• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Venture Capital Law

44. Jessica Shaver Everest “Ones to Watch”

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

45. Alexander B. Feinberg “Ones to Watch”

• Insurance Law
• Litigation: Banking and Finance

46. Baker Findley “Ones to Watch”

• Real Estate Law

47. Maria Fleisher “Ones to Watch”

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

48. Robert H. Fowlkes

• Commercial Litigation

49. Christopher Frost

• Commercial Litigation

50. Peter S. Fruin

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation: Securities

51. Sarah Glover “Ones to Watch”

• Commercial Litigation
• Privacy and Data Security

52. W. Clark Goodwin

• Corporate Compliance Law
• Corporate Governance Law
• Corporate Law
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Venture Capital Law

53. Jeffrey M. Grantham

• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Law

54. Timothy W. Gregg

• Corporate Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Securities Regulation

55. Matthew W. Grill

• Banking and Finance Law
• Real Estate Law

56. Jessica Stetler Grover

• Litigation: Trusts and Estates
• Trusts and Estates

57. Kimberly L. Hager

• Banking and Finance Law

58. Charles M. Hartman “Ones to Watch”

• Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

59. Josh Hess “Ones to Watch”

• Insurance Law
• Litigation: Banking and Finance

60. Kyle Heslop “Ones to Watch”

• Corporate Law
• Health Care Law
• Public Finance Law

61. Brandt Hill “Ones to Watch”

• Litigation: Antitrust
• Litigation: Banking and Finance
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defense)

62. John B. Holmes III

• Employment Law: Management
• Litigation: Labor and Employment
• Workers' Compensation Law: Employers

63. Edward M. Holt

• Insurance Law
• Litigation: Insurance

64. Heyward C. Hosch III

• Banking and Finance Law

65. David H. Humber

• Economic Development Law
• Tax Law

66. Stephen C. Jackson

• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Law

67. Maggie Johnson Cornelius

• Securities / Capital Markets Law

68. Anthony A. Joseph

• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Corporate Compliance Law
• Criminal Defense: General Practice
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Litigation: Health Care
• Litigation: Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)

69. James W. King

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

70. Jonathan D. Kipp

• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Corporate Law

71. Jayna Partain Lamar

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Litigation: Bankruptcy

72. Cynthia G. Lamar-Hart

• Litigation: Trusts and Estates
• Trusts and Estates

73. John T. Lanier

• Health Care Law

74. James C. Lester “Ones to Watch”

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation: Banking and Finance
• Litigation: Intellectual Property
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defense)

75. Warren B. Lightfoot, Jr.

• Employment Law: Management
• Labor Law: Management
• Litigation: Labor and Employment
• Mining Law
• Workers' Compensation Law: Employers

76. John A. Little Jr. “Ones to Watch”

• Insurance Law
• Litigation: Banking and Finance

77. J. Kris Lowry

• Banking and Finance Law
• Commercial Finance Law
• Commercial Transactions/UCC Law
• Corporate Law
• Project Finance Law

78. J.T. Malatesta

• Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law
• Privacy and Data Security Law

79. Michel M. Marcoux

• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

80. 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

81. Stephanie Houston Mays

• Litigation: Labor and Employment

82. Jennifer R. McCain

• Banking and Finance Law
• Financial Services Regulation Law

83. Ethan McDaniel

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation: Insurance
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defense)

84. Thomas M. McElroy II

• Land Use and Zoning Law
• Real Estate Law

85. Jennifer McEwen

• Tax Law
• Trusts and Estates

86. Virginia McKibbens “Ones to Watch”

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

87. Jim G. McLaughlin

• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Tax Law

88. Jon L. Mills

• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Corporate Law
• Tax Law

89. C. Randall Minor

• Real Estate Law

90. Evan P. Moltz “Ones to Watch”

• Product Liability Litigation (Defense)

91. Randall H. Morrow

• Banking and Finance Law
• Commercial Finance Law
• Commercial Transactions/UCC Law
• Real Estate Law

92. Michael D. Mulvaney

• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Law
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defense)

93. J. Leland Murphree

• Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law
• Litigation: Bankruptcy

94. Grace Robinson Murphy

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Litigation: ERISA

95. John Neiman

• Appellate Practice
• Bet-the-Company Litigation
• Civil Rights Law
• Commercial Litigation

96. M. Beth O'Neill

• Corporate Law
• Land Use and Zoning Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Real Estate Law

97. Kathryn J. Ottensmeyer

• Public Finance Law

98. Matthew Parker Ph.D. “Ones to Watch”

• Corporate Law
• Intellectual Property Law

99. Christian Pereyda “Ones to Watch”

• Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law

100. James K. Pickle “Ones to Watch”

• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Venture Capital Law

101. James M. Pool

• Health Care Law
• Nonprofit/Charities Law

102. Joel C. Porter

• Health Care Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

103. Maibeth J. Porter

• Appellate Practice
• Banking and Finance Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation: Banking and Finance
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defense)
• Product Liability Litigation (Defense)

104. J. Hobson Presley Jr.

• Banking and Finance Law
• Health Care Law
• Public Finance Law
• Project Finance Law

105. James L. Priester

• Antitrust Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Health Care Law
• Litigation: Banking and Finance

106. Frances King Quick

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Health Care Law

107. Ashlee D. Ripoka “Ones to Watch”

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Insurance Law
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defense)

108. James E. Rotch

• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

109. Laura Sanders “Ones to Watch”

• Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
• Securities/Capital Markets Law

110. J. Michael Savage

• Securities Regulation

111. Kirby Sevier

• Trusts and Estates

112. Robert R. Sexton

• Real Estate Law

113. Lee L. Sheppard

• Banking and Finance Law
• Construction Law
• Real Estate Law

114. Bradley G. Siegal

• Real Estate Law

115. David M. Smith

• Employment Law: Management
• Labor Law: Management
• Litigation: Labor and Employment
• Workers' Compensation Law: Employers

116. Jennifer R. Smith

• Banking and Finance Law
• Commercial Finance Law

117. Joseph E. Smith

• Public Finance Law
• Tax Law

118. R. Harrison Smith III

• Litigation: Health Care

119. John A. Smyth III

• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defense)
• Personal Injury Litigation (Defense)

120. Finis St. John V “Ones to Watch”

• Corporate Law
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

121. Stephen W. Stallcup

• Banking and Finance Law
• Real Estate Law

122. Barry A. Staples

• Municipal Law
• Public Finance Law

123. Matthew W. Stiles

• Employment Law: Management
• Labor Law: Management
• Litigation: Labor and Employment

124. Steven W. Strother Jr. “Ones to Watch”

• Corporate Law
• Real Estate Law
• Tax Law

125. M. Allison Taylor

• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law
• Corporate Law
• Tax Law

126. Thomas W. Thagard III

• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation: Banking and Finance
• Litigation: Intellectual Property
• Litigation: Mergers and Acquisitions
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defense)
• Product Liability Litigation (Defense)

127. Ryan D. Thompson “Ones to Watch”

• Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law

128. Ann Watford Todd “Ones to Watch”

• Banking and Finance Law
• Corporate Law
• Municipal Law
• Project Finance Law
• Public Finance Law
• Tax Law

129. William B. Wahlheim, Jr.

• Commercial Litigation
• Health Care Law
• Insurance Law
• Litigation: ERISA
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defense)

130. Hardwick C. Walthall

• Corporate Law
• Economic Development Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Nonprofit/Charities Law
• Tax Law

131. Katharine A. Weber

• Insurance Law
• Litigation: Insurance

132. Kacey Weddle “Ones to Watch”

• Litigation: Environmental
• Product Liability Litigation (Defense)

133. H. Thomas Wells, Jr.

• Energy Law
• Litigation: Environmental
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defense)
• Natural Resources Law
• Product Liability Litigation (Defense)

134. Lindsay Whitworth

• Real Estate Law

135. Chris J. Williams

• Energy Law
• Environmental Law
• Litigation: Environmental
• Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defense)

136. S. Douglas Williams

• Project Finance Law
• Public Finance Law

137. Erica Williamson Barnes

• Corporate Compliance Law
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar

138. Bradley Wood

• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

139. Melissa Yan “Ones to Watch”

• Corporate Law
• Tax Law

Dallas

140. Matthew Hudnall

• Real Estate Law

Huntsville

141. David B. Block

• Employment Law: Management
  
• Labor Law: Management
• Litigation: Labor and Employment

142. Stephen D. Davis II

• Employment Law: Management

143. Walter A. Dodgen

• Commercial Litigation

144. W. Brad English

• Government Contracts

145. Jon E. Holland

• Patent Law
• Technology Law

146. Michael P. Johnson

• Corporate Law
• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

147. Tae-Seung Lee “Ones to Watch”

• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

148. William R. Lunsford

• Construction Law

149. Richard J Marsden

• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

150. Jonathan Mayhall “Ones to Watch”

• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Venture Capital Law

151. Benjamin L. McArthur

• Litigation: Real Estate
• Personal Injury Litigation (Defense)

152. Stephen Rogers “Ones to Watch”

• Civil Rights Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Litigation: Construction

153. Leslie Caren Sharpe

• Commercial Finance Law

154. Christopher E. Smith

• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

155. Allie Tucker “Ones to Watch”

• Real Estate Law

156. J. Andrew Watson III

• Corporate Law
• Government Contracts
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

157. Daniel M. Wilson

• Government Relations Practice
• Real Estate Law

Mobile

158. Raymond L. Bell, Jr.

• Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
  
• Government Relations Practice
• Workers' Compensation Law: Employers

159. Jaime W. Betbeze

• Admiralty and Maritime Law
• Construction Law

160. Timothy A. Clarke

• Commercial Litigation

161. Ronald P. Davis

• Banking and Finance Law

162. J. Marshall Gardner

• Litigation: Banking and Finance

163. J. Walton Jackson

• Admiralty and Maritime Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Law
• Litigation: Banking and Finance
• Litigation: Insurance

164. Evan N. Parrott “Ones to Watch”

• Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law
• Litigation: Bankruptcy
• Litigation: Intellectual Property

165. Grey Redditt, Jr.

• Product Liability Litigation (Defense)

166. Mark L. Redditt

• Litigation: Environmental
• Oil and Gas Law
• Product Liability Litigation (Defense)
• Transportation Law

167. Thomas S. Rue

• Admiralty and Maritime Law
• Commercial Litigation

168. Allison W. Smalley “Ones to Watch”

• Litigation: Real Estate

169. Bryan A. Thames

• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
• Corporate Law

170. James F. Watkins

• Banking and Finance Law
• Financial Services Regulation Law

Nashville

171. Robert Laird

• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  

172. Sarah Laird

• Banking and Finance Law
• Real Estate Law

173. Donald I.N. McKenzie

• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Securities / Capital Markets Law

New York

174. Kevin J. Culligan

• Litigation: Intellectual Property
  
• Litigation: Patent

175. Christopher J. Harnett

• Litigation: Intellectual Property
• Litigation: Patent

176. John M. Hintz

• Litigation: Patent

San Francisco

177. Jamal B. Al-Haj “Ones to Watch”

• Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Venture Capital Law

178. Nicholas J. Boos

• Insurance Law

179. Sasha G. Rao

• Litigation: Intellectual Property