The selections for Super Lawyers are made by Law & Politics, a division of Key Professional Media, Inc. Each year, Law & Politics undertakes a rigorous multi-phase selection process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, independent evaluation of candidates by Law & Politics’ attorney-led research staff, a peer review of candidates by practice area, and a good-standing and disciplinary check. Only five percent of the lawyers in the State are named by Super Lawyers. The ninety-three Maynard lawyers cited in the publication for special recognition in their areas of practice are as follows:

• Scott A. Abney – Real Estate
• Janell M. Ahnert – Employment & Labor
• Lee E. Bains, Jr. – Class Action/Mass Torts
• Elizabeth G. Beaube – Employee Benefits/ERISA
• Harrison Bishop – Rising Star, Mergers & Acquisitions
• David Block – Employment & Labor
• John N. Bolus – Securities Litigation
• Bonnie Branum – Rising Star, Civil Litigation Defense
• Thomas H. Brinkley – Business/Corporate
• Scott S. Brown – Rising Star, General Litigation
• Stephen E. Brown – Employment & Labor
• Carl S. Burkhalter – Business Litigation
• James R. Bussian – General Litigation
• Thomas J. Butler – Class Action/Mass Torts
• Thomas C. Clark, III – Real Estate
• Tres Cleveland - Rising Star, Civil Litigation Defense
• Bryan A. Coleman – Rising Star, Personal Injury Defense: Products
• Gregory S. Curran – Corporate Governance & Compliance
• Richard J. Davis – General Litigation
• Lauren C. DeMoss – Rising Star, Health Care
• Luther M. “Rusty” Dorr – Estate and Trust Litigation
• Mark L. Drew – Mergers & Acquisitions
• John P. Dulin, Jr. – Banking
• Audrey Y. Dupont – Rising Star, Employment & Labor
• John A. Earnhardt – Personal Injury Defense: Products
• Kathryn Roe Eldridge – Rising Star, Securities Litigation
• Robert H. Fowlkes – Rising Star, Business Litigation
• Christopher C. Frost – Rising Star, Insurance Coverage
• Lucas B. Gambino – Rising Star, Banking
• W. Clark Goodwin – Business/Corporate
• James L. Goyer III – Mergers & Acquisitions
• Jeffrey M. Grantham – Insurance Coverage
• Matthew W. Grill – Real Estate
• Jessica S. Grover – Rising Star, Estate Planning & Probate
• Christopher B. Harmon – Mergers & Acquisitions
• John B. Holmes, III – Rising Star, Employment & Labor
• Edward A. “Ted” Hosp – General Litigation
• Stephen C. Jackson – Civil Litigation Defense
• Joshua D. Jones – Rising Star, Securities Litigation
• Anthony A. Joseph – Criminal Defense: White Collar
• C. Andrew Kitchen – Rising Star, Entertainment & Sports
• Cynthia G. Lamar-Hart – Estate Planning & Probate
• Jayna Partain Lamar – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
• John T. Lanier – Rising Star, Health Care
• Joe F. Lassiter, III – Rising Star, Mergers & Acquisitions
• Warren B. Lightfoot, Jr. – Employment & Labor
• J. Kris Lowry – Business/Corporate
• John Thomas Malatesta – Rising Star, Business Litigation
• Daniel H. Markstein, III – Estate Planning & Probate
• Stuart M. Maxey – Rising Star, Mergers & Acquisitions
• Stephanie Mays – Rising Star, Employment & Labor
• Jennifer R. McCain – Banking
• Gregg M. McCormick – Rising Star, General Litigation
• J. Ethan McDaniel – Rising Star, Business Litigation
• Jim G. McLaughlin – Business/Corporate
• Frank D. McPhillips – Bonds/Government Finance
• Carole G. Miller – Employment & Labor
• Tony G. Miller – Business Litigation
• Christopher M. Mitchell – Employment & Labor
• James L. “Jay” Mitchell – Rising Star, General Litigation
• Randall H. Morrow – Banking
• Michael D. Mulvaney – Insurance Coverage
• Grace R. Murphy – Rising Star, Employee Benefits/ERISA
• Carol Sue Nelson – Employment & Labor
• Andrew S. Nix – Rising Star, Business/Corporate
• M. Beth O’Neill – Business/Corporate
• James M. Pool – Health Care
• Joel C. Porter – Rising Star, Health Care
• Maibeth J. Porter – General Litigation
• Frances King Quick – Employee Benefits/ERISA
• Stuart D. Roberts – Employment & Labor
• Clayton M. Ryan – Rising Star, Government Relations
• A. Inge Selden, III – Securities Litigation
• Kirby Sevier – Estate Planning & Probate
• Robert R. Sexton – Real Estate
• Mitesh B. Shah – Rising Star, General Litigation
• Lee L. Sheppard – Rising Star, Real Estate
• Edward S. Sledge, IV – Rising Star, General Litigation
• David M. Smith – Employment & Labor
• Joseph E. “Jodie” Smith – Bonds/Government Finance
• Will A. Smith – Rising Star, Business Litigation
• Christine R. Strong – Employee Benefits/ERISA
• Jarred O. Taylor, II – Environmental Litigation
• Thomas W. Thagard, III – Business Litigation
• J. Alan Truitt – Environmental Litigation
• D. Bart Turner – Rising Star, Environmental
• William B. Wahlheim, Jr. – Employee Benefits/ERISA
• Katharine A. Weber – Insurance Coverage
• H. Thomas Wells, Jr. – Class Action/Mass Torts
• Christopher J. Williams – Rising Star, Environmental
• Daniel M. Wilson – Real Estate
• Donald F. Winningham, III – Rising Star, General Litigation
• Lois Woodward - Banking