119 Bradley Attorneys Selected to 2021 Edition of Mid-South Super Lawyers
November, 2021 - Birmingham, Alabama
Bradley is pleased to announce that 119 attorneys across the firm’s offices in Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee were selected to the 2021 edition of Mid-South Super Lawyers and “Rising Stars.”
Additionally, seven Bradley attorneys were named to the publication’s “Top Lists” in the 2021 edition:
Top 50 Attorneys in Birmingham and Top 50 Attorneys in Alabama
- Matthew H. Lembke (Appellate)
- Daniel F. Murphy (Health Care)
Top 50 Attorneys in Mississippi
- W. Wayne Drinkwater (Business Litigation)
- J. William Manuel (Business Litigation)
- William R. Purdy (Construction Litigation)
Top 50 Attorneys in Nashville and Top 100 Attorneys in Tennessee
- William L. Norton III (Bankruptcy: Business)
- J. Thomas Trent Jr. (Real Estate)
“We’re proud of all of our attorneys selected to the 2021 edition of Mid-South Super Lawyers and ‘Rising Stars’ list,” said Bradley Managing Partner Jonathan M. Skeeters. “This recognition is a testament to the level of skills our attorneys possess and the exceptional service they provide to our clients.”
The following 81 attorneys are recognized in the 2021 Mid-South Super Lawyers:
Birmingham
- Wendell Allen (Business Litigation)
- Jim Archibald (Construction Litigation)
- Marc James Ayers (Appellate)
- Jay Bender (Bankruptcy: Business)
- Dylan C. Black (Professional Liability: Defense)
- Paul P. Bolus (Insurance Coverage)
- Michael Brown (Land Use/Zoning)
- Beau Byrd (Real Estate)
- Jennifer Hoover Clark (Health Care)
- William S. “Buddy” Cox III (Environmental)
- Michael S. Denniston (Antitrust Litigation)
- Jeffrey D. Dyess (IP Litigation)
- Linda A. Friedman (IP Litigation)
- Chris Glenos (Bankruptcy: Business)
- Glenn E. Glover (Creditor Debtor Rights)
- John E. Goodman (Civil Litigation: Defense)
- John W. Hargrove (Employment & Labor)
- Judd A. Harwood (Health Care)
- Christopher L. Hawkins (Bankruptcy: Business)
- Leigh Anne Hodge (Personal Injury – Products: Defense)
- David G. Hymer (Business Litigation)
- Andy Johnson (Personal Injury – Products: Defense)
- Matthew H. Lembke (Appellate)
- Jack B. Levy (Health Care)
- Robert Maddox (Banking)
- Joseph B. Mays Jr. (Business Litigation)
- Jennifer J. McGahey (Business Litigation)
- Michael D. McKibben (Business Litigation)
- Matthew Miller (Employment & Labor)
- Richard H. Monk III (Business Litigation)
- Daniel F. Murphy (Health Care)
- Brian O’Dell (Real Estate)
- David W. Owen (Construction Litigation)
- Michael R. Pennington (Class Action)
- Mabry Rogers (Construction Litigation)
- Walter J. Sears III (Construction Litigation)
- Anne Marie Seibel (Business Litigation)
- Edward S. Sledge IV (General Litigation)
- John W. Smith T (Personal Injury – Products: Defense)
- Ethan T. Tidmore (Business Litigation)
- R. Thomas Warburton (General Litigation)
- John D. Watson (Business Litigation)
- Anne R. Yuengert (Employment & Labor)
Huntsville
- Frank M. Caprio (Intellectual Property)
- Stephen H. Hall (Intellectual Property)
- Scott E. Ludwig (Business/Corporate)
- Kimberly B. Martin (Personal Injury – Products: Defense)
- Scott Burnett Smith (Appellate)
Jackson, Miss.
- Michael J. Bentley (Appellate)
- Roy D. Campbell III (General Litigation)
- David W. Clark (Business Litigation)
- Margaret Oertling Cupples (Appellate)
- W. Wayne Drinkwater (Business Litigation)
- Ralph B. Germany Jr. (Construction Litigation)
- J. William Manuel (Business Litigation)
- Alan W. Perry (Business Litigation)
- William R. Purdy (Construction Litigation)
- Stephen L. Thomas (General Litigation)
- Clarence Webster III (Class Action)
Montgomery, Ala.
- Charles Stewart (Business Litigation)
Nashville, Tenn.
- Michael D. Brent (Health Care)
- Ann Peldo Cargile (Real Estate)
- George H. Cate III (Business Litigation)
- J. Greer Cummings Jr. (Real Estate)
- Joseph W. Gibbs (Tax)
- William F. Goodman III (Class Action)
- Lela Hollabaugh (Energy & Resources)
- Samuel D. Lipshie (Entertainment & Sports)
- Matthew C. Lonergan (Employment & Labor)
- Chuck Mataya (Employment & Labor)
- Russell B. Morgan (Business Litigation)
- John E. Murdock III (Mergers & Acquisition)
- Andrew J. Murray (Health Care)
- William L. Norton III (Bankruptcy: Business)
- Robert S. Patterson (Business Litigation)
- Todd Presnell (Business Litigation)
- David K. Taylor (Construction Litigation)
- J. Thomas Trent Jr. (Real Estate)
- Thor Y. Urness (Business Litigation)
- Robert E. Wood (Real Estate)
- Heather Howell Wright (Business Litigation)
The following 38 attorneys are recognized in the 2021 Mid-South Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” list:
Birmingham
- Anne Knox Averitt (Civil Litigation: Defense)
- James Blake Bailey (Bankruptcy: Business)
- Nancy W. Ball (Estate & Probate)
- Stanley E. Blackmon (Appellate)
- Jason R. Bushby (Banking)
- Hillary Campbell (Business Litigation)
- Anna Craft (Business Litigation)
- Lee Gilley (Banking)
- Abigail B. Harris (Construction Litigation)
- Evelyn McKinney Hill (Securities & Corporate Finance)
- Rudy Hill (Intellectual Property Litigation)
- Matthew A. Hinshaw (Business/Corporate)
- Holly S. Hosford (Health Care)
- Riley Key (Banking)
- Jonathan R. Kolodziej (Banking)
- James E. Long Jr. (Tax)
- Carly Miller (Construction Litigation)
- Grant A. Premo (Business Litigation)
- Thomas Richie (Class Action)
- Brad Robertson (Criminal Defense: White Collar)
- Ryan P. Robichaux (Government Relations)
- Emily M. Ruzic (Business Litigation)
- Christopher Selman (Construction Litigation)
Jackson, Miss
- Simon Bailey (Class Action)
- Erin D. Saltaformaggio (Business Litigation)
- Christina M. Seanor (Insurance Coverage)
- Michael Casey Williams (Intellectual Property)
Montgomery, Ala.
- Sarah Sutton Osborne (Civil Litigation: Defense)
Nashville, Tenn.
- Caleb Barron (Employee Benefits)
- Marc Bussone (Employee Benefits)
- Kyle M. Doiron (Construction Litigation)
- Christopher K. Freidman (Banking)
- Lauren B. Jacques (Health Care)
- Scott Lenz Jr. (Health Care)
- Alex McFall (Banking)
- Benjamin W. Perry (Banking)
- Fritz Spainhour (Personal Injury – Products: Defense)
- D. Bryan Thomas (Construction Litigation)
About Mid-South Super Lawyers and “Rising Stars”
Only the top 5% of lawyers in Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee are named to Mid-South Super Lawyers. No more than 2.5% of lawyers in these states are selected as “Rising Stars,” who must be 40 years old or younger or have been in practice for 10 or fewer years. Published by Thomson Reuters, Super Lawyers determines its rankings through independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. The Mid-South Super Lawyers and “Rising Stars” lists are published in Mid-South Super Lawyers Magazine and in supplements in various regional publications, as well as distributed to attorneys and ABA-accredited law school libraries.
