Christian & Small is pleased to announce that 15 attorneys are included in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Listed for the first time are partners Michael A. Vercher (Litigation – Insurance; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants) and Jonathan W. Macklem (Litigation – Labor and Employment), and Partner Robert E. Cooper was named “Lawyer of the Year” for Insurance Litigation.
LaBella S. Alvis – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
James B. Carlson – Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Thomas W. Christian – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Robert E. Cooper – Health Care Litigation; Insurance Litigation (2016 Lawyer of the Year); Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Edgar M. Elliott IV – Insurance Law; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Transportation Law
Jonathan W. Macklem – Labor and Employment Litigation
Greer B. Mallette – Construction Law
Richard F. Ogle – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Mediation
Clarence M. Small Jr. – Arbitration; Mediation; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Deborah Alley Smith – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law
Richard E. Smith – Commercial Litigation; Banking & Finance Litigation; Construction Litigation
Daniel D. Sparks – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Banking & Finance Litigation; Bankruptcy Litigation
Sharon D. Stuart – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Labor & Employment Litigation; Securities Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Michael A. Vercher – Insurance Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
David B. Walston – Employment Law – Management; Labor & Employment Litigation
The 22nd edition includes the top attorneys in 140 practice areas, covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and inclusion in this year’s publication is based on more than 6.7 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.