Christian & Small is pleased to announce that 18 partners have been included in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and two associates are recognized as 2023 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America. New to the list this year is F. Todd Weston recognized in the field of Litigation – Insurance. Special congratulations to R. A. “Sonny” Ferguson recognized as the 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” for Family Law.
First published in 1983, Best Lawyers is regarded as one of the more definitive guides to legal excellence. Lawyers featured in Best Lawyers are reviewed by their peers based on professional expertise and undergo an authentification process to ensure they are in current practice and in good standing. For the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, more than 12.2 million votes were analyzed to identify the top legal talent, as identified by their peers.
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America recognizes associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.
We are pleased to congratulate the following lawyers named to the 2023 Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America list:
Birmingham
- Bill D. Bensinger – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Edgar M. Elliott IV – Insurance Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, and Transportation Law
- R.A. Ferguson, Jr. – Family Law, Family Law Arbitration, and Family Law Mediation
- Bradley R. Hightower – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy
- John W. Johnson II – Insurance Law and Litigation – Insurance
- John J. Kubiszyn Jr. – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Commercial Litigation, Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law, and Real Estate Law
- Greer B. Mallette – Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Litigation – Real Estate, and Real Estate Law
- Rachel J. Moore – Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, and Litigation – Construction
- James L. Pattillo – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, and Litigation – Insurance
- Deborah Alley Smith – Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, and Litigation – Insurance
- Richard E. Smith – Arbitration, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Construction, and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Daniel D. Sparks – Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Bankruptcy, and Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
- 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
- Michael A. Vercher – Commercial Litigation, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Insurance, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- M. Jansen Voss – Commercial Litigation and Insurance Law
- F. Todd Weston – Litigation – Insurance
- Priscilla K. Williams –Ones to Watch: Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Transportation Law
Mobile
- Christina May Bolin – Insurance Law and Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Jackson, MS
- J. Chase Bryan – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental, and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Shauncey H. Ridgeway – Ones to Watch: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, and Litigation – Bankruptcy
About Christian & Small
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.
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