2022 Best Lawyers in America® Recognizes 17 Partners and 3 Associates

Christian & Small is pleased to announce that 17 lawyers are included in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and three associates are recognized as The Best Lawyers in America®: 2022 Ones to Watch. New to the list this year is Mississippi-based associate Shauncey H. Ridgeway in the fields of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization law, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy.

Best Lawyers has published their list for over three decades, earning the respect of the profession, the media, and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals. Its first international list was published in 2006 and since then has grown to provide lists in over 75 countries. Lawyers recognized by The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.

Partners

Birmingham

• Bill D. Bensinger - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization
  Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy; first recognized in 2018
• Edgar M. Elliott - Insurance Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, and Transportation Law; first recognized in 1995
• R.A. Ferguson - Family Law, Family Law Arbitration, and Family Law Mediation; first recognized in 2018
• Bradley R. Hightower - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy; first recognized in 2019
• John W. Johnson - Insurance Law and Litigation - Insurance; first recognized in 2018
• John J. Kubiszyn - Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law and Real Estate Law; first recognized in 2021
• Greer B. Mallette - Construction Law, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Real Estate, and Real Estate Law; first recognized in 2014
• Rachel J. Moore - Commercial Litigation and Construction Law; first recognized in 2021,
• James L. Pattillo - Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law and Litigation - Insurance; first recognized in 2020
• Deborah Alley Smith - Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, and Litigation - Insurance; first recognized in 2007
• Richard E. Smith - Arbitration, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation - Construction, and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; first recognized in 2009
• Daniel D. Sparks - Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation - Bankruptcy, and Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law; first recognized in 2009
• Sharon D. Stuart - Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation - Insurance, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Litigation - Securities, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants; first recognized in 2009
• Michael A. Vercher - Litigation - Insurance, Litigation - Land Use and Zoning, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; first recognized in 2016
• Jansen Voss - Commercial Litigation and Insurance Law; first recognized in 2021
• David B. Walston - Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment; first recognized in 2010

Mobile

• Christina May Bolin - Insurance Law and Workers' Compensation Law - Employers; first recognized in 2021

Associates

Birmingham

• Jordan C. Loper - Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Transportation; first recognized in 2021
• Priscilla K. Williams - Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation, Transportation; first recognized in 2021

Jackson

• Shauncey H. Ridgeway - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy; first year to be recognized

About Christian & Small LLP
Christian & Small LLP represents a diverse clientele throughout Alabama, the Southeast and the nation with clients ranging from individuals and closely-held businesses to Fortune 500 corporations. By matching highly experienced lawyers with specific client needs, Christian & Small develops innovative, effective and efficient solutions for clients. With offices in Birmingham, metro-Jackson, Mississippi, and the Alabama Gulf Coast, Christian & Small focuses on the areas of litigation and business, is a member of the International Society of Primerus Law Firms, and is the only Alabama-based member firm in the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity. Our corporate social responsibility program is focused on education, and diversity is one of Christian & Small's core values. Please visit www.csattorneys.com for more information.
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