Maynard & Gale is pleased to announce that the Firm and many of its attorneys have received high rankings in the 2017 edition of Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, the highly respected referral directory of the legal industry.

Chambers USA ranked Maynard & Gale as one of the top firms in Alabama in all seven of the eligible practice areas: Corporate/Commercial, Real Estate, Labor and Employment, Banking and Finance (including Regulatory and Public Finance), Litigation: General Commercial, Bankruptcy, and Restructuring, and Health Care. The firm achieved the Band 1 distinction in the areas of Corporate/Commercial, Real Estate, and Healthcare.

Twenty-seven Maynard & Gale attorneys achieved high individual rankings as leading lawyers in their respective areas of practice:

• Lee E. Bains, Jr. (Litigation: General Commercial and Litigation: Appellate)
• John Bolus (Litigation: General Commercial)
• Thomas C. Clark III (Real Estate)
• Gregory S. Curran (Corporate/Commercial)
• Lauren DeMoss (Healthcare “Up and Coming”) * New to the listing this year
• John Earnhardt (Litigation: General Commercial) * New to the listing this year
• John Holmes (Labor and Employment “Up and Coming”) * New to the listing this year
• Heyward C. Hosch (Banking & Finance: Public Finance)
• Jayna Partain Lamar (Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
• Warren B. Lightfoot, Jr. (Labor and Employment)
• Kris Lowry (Banking & Finance)
• Jenny McCain (Banking & Finance: Mainly Regulatory)
• Steve McPheeters (Healthcare) *New to the listing this year
• Chris Mitchell (Labor and Employment, Senior Statesman)
• Randall Morrow (Banking & Finance)
• Michael Mulvaney (Litigation: General Commercial)
• John Neiman (Litigation: Appellate)
• Beth O’Neill (Real Estate)
• Jim Pool (Healthcare) * New to the listing this year
• Maibeth Porter (Litigation: General Commercial)
• Robert R. Sexton (Real Estate)
• David M. Smith (Labor and Employment)
• Joseph Smith (Banking and Finance: Public Finance)
• Stephen Stallcup (Real Estate)
• Matthew Stiles (Labor and Employment)
• Thomas Thagard (Litigation: General Commercial)
• Daniel Wilson (Real Estate)

London-based Chambers and Partners annually ranks the leading U.S. firms and attorneys based on in-depth research and client and peer interviews. Individual attorneys are evaluated on their legal knowledge and experience, ability and effectiveness, and client service.