18 Christian & Small Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers

August 31, 2011

Christian & Small is pleased to announce that 18 lawyers were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America ® 2012.
Inclusion in Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 39,000 leading attorneys cast 3.1 votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas.

Appellate Practice

Deborah Alley Smith

Arbitration

Kenneth O. Simon
Clarence M. Small, Jr.

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Eric Breithaupt
Daniel D. Sparks

Bet-the-Company Litigation

Richard F. Ogle

Business Organizations

Steven A. Benefield

Commercial Litigation

James B. Carlson
James C. Huckaby, Jr.
Richard F. Ogle
Richard E. Smith
Deborah Alley Smith
Daniel D. Sparks
Sharon D. Stuart

Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar

Maxwell H. Pulliam

Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Maxwell H. Pulliam

DUI/DWI Defense

Maxwell H. Pulliam

Employment Law - Management

David Walston

Insurance Law

Edgar M. Elliott IV
Deborah Alley Smith

Litigation - Banking & Finance

James C. Huckaby, Jr.
Richard E. Smith
Daniel D. Sparks

Litigation - Bankruptcy

Eric Breithaupt
Daniel D. Sparks

Litigation - Construction

Richard F. Ogle

Litigation - Labor & Employment

Sharon D. Stuart
David Walston

Litigation - Securities

James C. Huckaby, Jr.
Sharon D. Stuart

Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants

James C. Huckaby, Jr.

Mediation

Richard F. Ogle
Kenneth O. Simon
Clarence M. Small, Jr.

Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

Thomas W. Christian
Robert E. Cooper

Personal Injury Litigation

James C. Huckaby, Jr.

Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

LaBella S. Alvis
Thomas W. Christian
Robert E. Cooper
Edgar M. Elliott IV
Aubrey J. Holloway
Clarence M. Small, Jr.

Product Liability Litigation

Sharon D. Stuart

Product Liability Litigation -Defendants

James B. Carlson
Thomas W. Christian
Sharon D. Stuart

Tax Law

Steven A. Benefield

Transportation Law

Edgar M. Elliott IV

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