407 Maynard Nexsen Lawyers Recognized in 2026 Best Lawyers in America®

08.21.2025
News from Maynard Nexsen   |  Best Lawyers in America®

Maynard Nexsen is excited to announce that 407 of the Firm’s attorneys have been recognized in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers in America®, including 27 recognized as "Lawyer of the Year" in their respective categories and another 120 designated as "Ones to Watch."

Best Lawyers recognizes lawyers annually for outstanding expertise and dedication in their respective fields. The named Maynard Nexsen attorneys reflect the strength and versatility of the Firm’s team across a wide range of practice areas and states.

Lawyer of the Year

Birmingham, AL

C. Brandon Browning
Copyright Law

Erica Williamson Barnes
Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Frances King Quick
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Gregory S. Curran
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Venture Capital Law

James W. Childs, Jr.
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law

John Neiman
Appellate Practice
Bet-the-Company Litigation

Kevin W. Beatty
Municipal Law

Randall H. Morrow
Commercial Transactions / UCC Law

T. Wesley Brinkley
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law

Thomas W. Thagard, III
Litigation - Antitrust

William B. Wahlheim, Jr.
Litigation - ERISA

Charlotte, NC

John P. Zimmer
Patent Law

Joseph W. Moss, Jr.
Construction Law
Litigation - Construction

Columbia, SC

Alan M. Lipsitz
Financial Services Regulation Law

Julian Hennig III
Securities Regulation

Greenville, SC

Bo Russell
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law

James I. Warren III
Economic Development Law

Sara Kanos
Trademark Law

Huntsville, AL

Emily Chancey
Government Contracts

Michael P. Johnson
Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Mobile, AL

Bryan A. Thames
Corporate Law

J. Walton Jackson
Litigation - Banking and Finance

Jaime W. Betbeze
Litigation - Construction

Mark L. Redditt
Litigation - Environmental

Raymond L. Bell, Jr.
Government Relations Practice

Timothy A. Clarke
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Raleigh, NC

John I. Mabe, Jr.
Construction Law

Best Lawyers in America®

Atlanta, GA

Robert Rearden III
Real Estate Law

Austin, TX

Lana L. Freeman
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Insurance Law

Rachael K. Padgett
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Insurance Law

Adam J. Richie
Construction Law
Litigation - Construction

Gregory Sapire
Arbitration

Carlos Soltero
Commercial Litigation

Birmingham, AL

Scott A. Abney
Banking and Finance Law
Real Estate Law

Matthew A. Aiken
Corporate Law
Health Care Law
Real Estate Law

Lee E. Bains, Jr.
Appellate Practice
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law

Josh B. Baker
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
Litigation - Real Estate

Erica Williamson Barnes
Corporate Compliance Law
Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Kevin W. Beatty
Municipal Law
Public Finance Law

Elizabeth G. Beaube
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

John Douglas Bethay III
Commercial Litigation

Robert Bledsoe
Commercial Litigation
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

John N. Bolus
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
Litigation - Banking and Finance
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Securities
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Gaines Brake
Elder Law
Health Care Law

T. Wesley Brinkley
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Venture Capital Law

Thomas H. Brinkley
Corporate Law
Economic Development Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tax Law

Stephen E. Brown
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor & Employment
Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

C. Brandon Browning
Copyright Law
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Patent
Patent Law
Trademark Law

Stephen J. Bumgarner
Insurance Law
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Carl S. Burkhalter
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Securities
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Kane Burnette
Corporate Law
Municipal Law
Public Finance Law

John H. Burton, Jr.
Public Finance Law

James R. Bussian
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Thomas Julian Butler
Insurance Law
Litigation - Insurance
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

C. Bradley Cherry
Commercial Finance Law
Corporate Law
Municipal Law
Public Finance Law
Tax Law

James W. Childs, Jr.
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Venture Capital Law

Thomas C. Clark III
Banking and Finance Law
Real Estate Law

Bryan A. Coleman
Commercial Litigation
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Kathleen A. Collier
Public Finance Law

John David Collins
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
Litigation - Health Care

A. Wade Cornelius
Real Estate Law

Maggie Johnson Cornelius
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law

Gregory S. Curran
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation
Venture Capital Law

Donald Cutrell
Government Relations Practice

Richard J. Davis
Banking and Finance Law
Litigation - Banking and Finance
Litigation - Securities

Lauren C. DeMoss
Health Care Law

Sarah Dorner
Banking and Finance Law
Corporate Law
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Luther M. Dorr, Jr.
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Securities
Litigation - Trusts and Estates

Robert F. Dow
Corporate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law

Helen Kathryn Downs
Commercial Litigation
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Privacy and Data Security Law
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

John P. Dulin, Jr.
Banking and Finance Law
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law

John Earnhardt
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Environmental
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Kathryn Roe Eldridge
Litigation - Securities 

Baker Findley
Real Estate Law

Robert H. Fowlkes
Banking and Finance Law
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Banking and Finance

Christopher C. Frost
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law

Peter S. Fruin
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Securities

W. Clark Goodwin
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Venture Capital Law

Jeffrey M. Grantham
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law

Timothy W. Gregg
Corporate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation

Mitchell D. Greggs
Litigation - Labor and Employment

Matthew W. Grill
Banking and Finance Law
Real Estate Law

Jessica Stetler Grover
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Nonprofit / Charities Law
Trusts and Estates

Kimberly L. Hager
Banking and Finance Law

John B. Holmes III
Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Edward M. Holt
Insurance Law
Litigation - Insurance

Heyward C. Hosch III
Banking and Finance Law
Public Finance Law

Nancy C. Hughes
Trusts and Estates

David H. Humber
Economic Development Law
Tax Law

Stephen C. Jackson
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law

James W. King
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

David R. Kinman
Commercial Finance Law
Real Estate Law

Grace L. Kipp
Appellate Practice
Banking and Finance Law
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Banking and Finance
Professional Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs

Jonathan D. Kipp
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Jayna Partain Lamar
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy

Cynthia G. Lamar-Hart
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Trusts and Estates

Nicholas J. Landau
Copyright Law
Patent Law
Trademark Law

John T. Lanier
Health Care Law

James C. Lester
Commercial Litigation

Warren B. Lightfoot, Jr.
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Mining Law
Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

John A. Little, Jr.
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

J. Kris Lowry
Banking and Finance Law
Commercial Finance Law
Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
Corporate Law
Project Finance Law

Michel M. Marcoux
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Stephanie Houston Mays
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment

Jennifer R. McCain
Banking and Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Ethan McDaniel
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Insurance
Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Thomas M. "Mel" McElroy II
Land Use and Zoning Law
Real Estate Law

Jennifer Justice McEwen
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates

Jim G. McLaughlin
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tax Law
Timber Law

Lori B. Metrock
Corporate Governance Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Carole G. Miller
Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor & Employment

C. Randall Minor
Land Use and Zoning Law
Project Finance Law
Real Estate Law

Randall H. Morrow
Banking and Finance Law
Commercial Finance Law
Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
Real Estate Law

Michael D. Mulvaney
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

John Neiman
Appellate Practice
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Civil Rights Law
Commercial Litigation

M. Beth O'Neill
Commercial Finance Law
Corporate Law
Equipment Finance Law
Land Use and Zoning Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Real Estate Law

Kathryn J. Ottensmeyer
Public Finance Law

Matthew I. Penfield
Employment Law-Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment

James M. Pool
Health Care Law
Nonprofit / Charities Law

Joel C. Porter
Health Care Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Maibeth J. Porter
Appellate Practice
Banking and Finance Law
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Banking and Finance
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

J. Hobson Presley, Jr.
Banking and Finance Law
Health Care Law
Project Finance Law
Public Finance Law

James L. Priester
Antitrust Law
Commercial Litigation
Health Care Law
Litigation - Banking and Finance

Rebecca W. Pritchett
Environmental Law
Litigation - Environmental

Frances King Quick
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Health Care Law

David B. Ringelstein II
Corporate Law
Project Finance Law
Public Finance Law

Stuart D. Roberts
Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Worker’s Compensation Law - Employers

Brandon N. Robinson
Privacy and Data Security Law

J. Michael Savage
Securities Regulation

Vincent J. Schilleci III
Corporate Law
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Real Estate Law
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates

Kirby Sevier
Nonprofit / Charities Law
Trusts and Estates

Robert R. Sexton
Real Estate Law

Lee L. Sheppard
Banking and Finance Law
Construction Law
Real Estate Law

David M. Smith
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Jennifer R. Smith
Banking and Finance Law
Commercial Finance Law
Project Finance Law

Joseph E. "Jodie" Smith
Public Finance Law
Tax Law

R. Harrison Smith III
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Law
Health Care Law
Litigation - Health Care

Will A. Smith
Commercial Litigation

John A. Smyth III
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Stephen W. Stallcup
Banking and Finance Law
Real Estate Law

Barry A. Staples
Municipal Law
Public Finance Law

Matthew W. Stiles
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment

Thomas W. Thagard III
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Antitrust
Litigation - Banking and Finance
Litigation - Insurance
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Ann Watford Todd
Economic Development Law
Public Finance Law

William B. Wahlheim, Jr.
Commercial Litigation
Health Care Law
Insurance Law
Litigation - ERISA
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Hardwick C. Walthall
Corporate Law
Economic Development Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Nonprofit / Charities Law
Tax Law

Katharine A. Weber
Insurance Law
Litigation - Insurance

Lindsay Whitworth
Real Estate

S. Douglas Williams
Corporate Law
Project Finance Law
Public Finance Law

Bradley H. Wood
Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Charleston, SC

George J.F. Bullwinkel
Land Use and Zoning Law
Real Estate Law

Angelica Colwell
Trademark Law

Paul A. Dominick
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Real Estate
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs

Justin Hoyle
Real Estate Law

Robert H. Mozingo
Banking and Finance Law
Land Use and Zoning Law
Real Estate Law

David J. Parrish
Construction Law
Litigation - Construction

Rhett Ricard
Commercial Litigation

Neil C. Robinson III
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Real Estate Law

Neil C. Robinson, Jr.
Real Estate Law

Nicole A. Scott
Economic Development Law

Mary D. Shahid
Environmental Law
Litigation - Environmental
Water Law

Cheryl D. Shoun
Commercial Litigation

Rhonda R. Tapley
Real Estate Law

R. Bruce Wallace
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Insurance

Charlotte, NC

Leigh C. Bagley
Real Estate Law

Stephen L. Cordell
Public Finance Law

Lex M. Erwin
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Construction

Christopher H. Kouri
Corporate Law
Economic Development Law

David Luzum
Construction Law
Litigation - Construction

Robert D. Lyerly, Jr.
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates

Joseph D. McCullough
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Land Use and Zoning Law

John F. McLeod IV
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Tax Law

Joseph W. Moss, Jr.
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Litigation - Construction

Sean M. Phelan
Real Estate Law

James C. Smith
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Construction
Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
Litigation - Securities

Clint Wimbish
Litigation - Intellectual Property 
Patent Law

John P. Zimmer
Patent Law

Columbia, SC

J. David Black
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Jeanne M. Born
Health Care Law

Kyle A. Brannon
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Tushar V. Chikhliker
Economic Development Law

Robert Coble
Administrative / Regulatory Law

John W. Davidson
Construction Law
Litigation - Construction

David E. Dubberly
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment

C. Jones DuBose, Jr.
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation

Victoria L. Eslinger
Employment Law - Management
Family Law
Litigation - Labor and Employment

Amy Harmon Geddes
Insurance Law

Suzanne G. Grigg
Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law

Alice V. Harris
Health Care Law

Joan W. Hartley
Environmental Law
Litigation - Environmental

Julian Hennig III
Corporate Law
Litigation - Securities
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation

Fred L. Kingsmore, Jr.
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates

G. Mark Knight
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation

W. Thomas Lavender, Jr.
Environmental Law

Alan M. Lipsitz
Banking and Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Public Finance Law

Jeffrey D. Locker
Real Estate Law

James G. Long III
Commercial Litigation
Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

William Leighton Lord III
Economic Developmental Law
Real Estate Law

Dennis J. Lynch
Commercial Litigation

Angus H. Macaulay, Jr.
Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment

Marcus Manos
Commercial Litigation

Susan P. McWilliams
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment

Julio E. Mendoza, Jr.
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Edward G. Menzie
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Real Estate Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation

Nikole Setzler Mergo
Litigation - Labor and Employment

Mark C. Moore
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Rick Reames III
Corporate Law
Litigation and Controversy - Tax
Tax Law

Matthew B. Roberts
Health Care Law

Sara S. Rogers
Environmental Law
Government Relations Practice

Andrew W. Saleeby
Litigation and Controversy - Tax
Tax Law

Todd A. Serbin
Patent Law

Val H. Stieglitz
Arbitration
Commercial Litigation
Mediation

Weiwei Sun
Commercial Litigation

Sara Svedberg
Litigation - Labor and Employment

Michael S. Traynham
Environmental Law

Travis C. Wheeler
Litigation - Antitrust

Dallas, TX

Karen G. Cowden
Banking and Finance Law

Matthew Hudnall
Real Estate Law

Des Moines, IA

Thomas Goodhue
Commercial Litigation

Angel A. West
Litigation - Banking and Finance
Litigation - ERISA
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants 
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Greensboro, NC

Brett M. Becker
Construction Law
Litigation - Construction

Eric H. Biesecker
Construction Law
Litigation - Construction

Brooks F. Bossong
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

James W. Bryan
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Insurance

Margaret Shea Burnham
Litigation - Real Estate
Real Estate Law

M. Jay DeVaney
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Litigation - Real Estate
Real Estate Law

Harper Heckman
Construction Law
Litigation - Construction

Thomas Hockman
Banking and Finance Law
Real Estate Law

A. Scott Jackson
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Brian T. Pearce
Land Use and Zoning Law
Litigation - Real Estate
Real Estate Law

David S. Pokela
Litigation - Real Estate
Real Estate Law

Jeffrey M. Reichard
Construction Law
Litigation - Construction
Litigation - Intellectual Property

William M. Wilcox IV
Tax Law

Greenville, SC

Mark W. Bakker
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Mediation

L. Grant Close III
Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment

Jennifer S. Cluverius
Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment

Todd R. Davidson
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law

David C. Dill
Commercial Litigation

Sara Kanos
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Trademark Law

Lee Kiser
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Nikki Lee
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Andrew Mathias
Commercial Litigation

Ashley Parr
Litigation - Labor and Employment

Bo Russell
Corporate Compliance Law
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Venture Capital Law

Giles M. Schanen
Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Sarah Sloan Batson
Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment

Kirsten E. Small
Commercial Litigation

Rivers S. Stilwell
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Litigation - Construction

B. Joel Stoudenmire
Trusts and Estates

James I. Warren III
Economic Development Law
Real Estate Law

Marguerite S. Willis
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Antitrust

Huntsville, AL

W. Graham Burgess
Banking and Finance Law
Real Estate Law

Shannon Cazzavillan
Banking and Finance Law

Emily Chancey
Government Contracts
Trade Secrets Law

Walter A. Dodgen
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Real Estate

W. Brad English
Government Contracts

Paul W. Frederick
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Corporate Law
Health Care Law
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Litigation and Controversy - Tax
Tax Law

Michael P. Johnson
Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tax Law
Venture Capital Law

Robert Jones
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Compliance Law

Richard J. Marsden
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Benjamin L. McArthur
Litigation - Real Estate
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Christopher E. Smith
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law

J. Andrew Watson III
Corporate Law
Government Contracts
Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Christopher L. Wiginton
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

Knoxville, TN

Timothy B. McConnell
Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment

Los Angeles, CA

John Fogarty
Commercial Litigation

Robert E. Hess
Commercial Litigation

Judy M. Lam
Litigation - Construction

Miami, FL

Jeannine C. Jacobson
Litigation - Insurance

Mobile, AL

Raymond L. Bell, Jr.
Economic Development Law
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Government Relations Practice
Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Jaime W. Betbeze
Admiralty and Maritime Law
Construction Law
Litigation - Construction
Litigation - Environmental

Timothy A. Clarke
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Insurance
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Ronald P. Davis
Banking and Finance Law

J. Marshall Gardner
Litigation - Banking and Finance

Alvin K. Hope II
Government Relations Practice
Project Finance Law
Real Estate Law

J. Walton Jackson
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Admiralty and Maritime Law
Commercial Litigation
Consumer Law
Insurance Law
Litigation - Banking and Finance
Litigation - Insurance

Grey Redditt, Jr.
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Mark L. Redditt
Litigation - Environmental
Oil and Gas Law
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Transportation Law

D. Trice Stabler
Corporate Law

Bryan A. Thames
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Corporate Law

James F. Watkins
Banking and Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law

Myrtle Beach, SC

Franklin G. Daniels
Real Estate Law

Elbert S. Dorn
Commercial Litigation
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Jay R. Hoodenpyl
Real Estate Law

Nashville, TN

Laura M. Mallory
Litigation - Labor and Employment

New York, NY

John P. Hanish, Ph.D.
Litigation - Intellectual Property

Orlando, FL

Sharon B. Abner
Real Estate Law

Brent C. Bell
Litigation - Construction

Karen M. Brown
Real Estate Law

Stuart P. Buchanan
Real Estate Law

D. Paul Dietrich II
Real Estate Law

Andrew T. Dixon
Banking and Finance Law

Ralph V. Hadley III
Banking and Finance Law

Mya M. Hatchette
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Real Estate

Benjamin C. Iseman
Commercial Litigation

John R. Stump
Commercial Litigation

Phoenix, AZ

Ann-Martha Andrews
Insurance Law

Portland, ME

Bryne J. Decker
Commercial Litigation
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Litigation - ERISA
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Raleigh, NC

R. Daniel Boyce
Criminal Defense: General Practice
Criminal Defense: White-Collar

David Bradin
Litigation - Intellectual Property

Keith D. Burns
Banking and Finance Law
Land Use and Zoning Law
Real Estate Law

Joseph Diab
Corporate Law

David P. Ferrell
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Commercial Litigation
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Government Contracts
Government Relations Practice

David J. Garrett
Immigration Law

Kenneth W. Lewis
Corporate Law

John I. Mabe, Jr.
Construction Law
Litigation - Construction

E. Eric Mills
Copyright Law
Patent Law

Ernest C. Pearson
Economic Development Law

Tonya Bunn Powell
Banking and Finance Law
Litigation - Real Estate
Real Estate Law

David S. Robinson
Corporate Law

David A. Senter
Construction Law
Litigation - Construction

Lisa P. Sumner
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Samuel W. Whitt
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

San Francisco, CA

Nicholas J. Boos
Insurance Law

Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch®

Atlanta, GA

Alexander Hegner
Real Estate Law

Brian Howaniec
Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Callie Passwater
Nonprofit / Charities Law
Public Finance Law
Tax Law

Austin, TX

Natasha M. Cicchino
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law

W. Garrett Hicks
Construction Law

Anna Regnier
Health Care Law
Insurance Law

Birmingham, AL

John Alford, Jr.
Commercial Litigation
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Tyler Almeida
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tax Law

Harris Anthony
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Corporate Law
Litigation and Controversy - Tax
Trusts and Estates

Marky Bingham
Project Finance Law
Public Finance Law

Abby Blankenship
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Thomas W.H. Buck, Jr.
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Health Care Law

Wesley R. Bulgarella
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy

Seth F. Capper
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Tax Law

Nathaniel M. Cartmell IV
Banking and Finance Law
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Danielle Cotter
Tax Law

Caroleene Hardee Dobson
Banking and Finance Law
Project Finance Law
Real Estate Law

Michael E. Evans
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Venture Capital Law

Christian Flowers
Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Venture Capital Law

Hugh Gainer
Corporate Law
Securities Regulation
Venture Capital Law

Anne Miles Golson
Commercial Litigation
Health Care Law

Kyle Heslop
Corporate Law
Health Care Law
Public Finance Law

Josh Hess
Insurance Law
Litigation - Banking and Finance

Reeves Jordan
Appellate Practice
Commercial Litigation
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants 

Charles J. Kelley, Jr.
Real Estate Law

Jackson Knouse
Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Venture Capital Law

Jordan LaPorta
Appellate Practice
Commercial Litigation

Mary K. Mangan
Appellate Practice

Zach P. Mardis
Commercial Litigation

Claire Martin
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Price McGiffert
Land Use and Zoning Law
Project Finance Law
Real Estate Law

Jon L. Mills
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tax Law

Jennifer M. Moore
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
Litigation - Securities

David W. Morton
Banking and Finance Law
Project Finance Law
Real Estate Law

Riley Murphy
Land Use and Zoning Law
Project Finance Law
Real Estate Law

Spencer Newman
Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Carling T. Nguyen
Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Madison Nye
Criminal Defense: White Collar

Trenton O'Malley
Real Estate Law
Securities Regulation
Venture Capital Law

Nicholas Peck
Appellate Practice
Commercial Litigation
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Christian A. Pereyda
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation - Bankruptcy

Brock Phillips
Labor and Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment

Rich Pugh
Project Finance Law
Real Estate Law

Jeffrey G. Rogers
Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation

Matthew A. Rowley
Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Venture Capital Law

James L. Sanders III
Banking and Finance Law
Project Finance Law
Real Estate Law

Steven W. Strother, Jr.
Corporate Law
Real Estate Law
Tax Law

Kyle Stuart
Land Use and Zoning Law
Real Estate Law

Mitchell Surface
Health Care Law

Bret L. Thompson
Project Finance Law
Real Estate Law

Braxton Thrash
Commercial Litigation
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Jason P. Tiemeier
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Venture Capital Law

Paul Wallace
Banking and Finance Law
Project Finance Law
Real Estate Law

Robert Waller
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tax Law

Patterson Webb
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Venture Capital Law

Kacey Weddle
Litigation - Environmental
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Caleb C. Wolanek
Appellate Practice
Insurance Law
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Mary Caroline Wynn
Insurance Law
Litigation - Banking and Finance

Millard V. Young IV
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Corporate Law
Trusts and Estates

Charleston, SC

Jacob Allen
Corporate Law
Real Estate Law

Alexandra Austin
Commercial Litigation

Mary A. Bevans
Corporate Law
Real Estate Law

Mary Stuart King
Litigation - Labor and Employment

Carl Petkoff
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Commercial Litigation

Charlotte, NC

Sarah Ashley Barnett
Construction Law

Yolanda Davis Brisco
Corporate Law
Nonprofit / Charities Law

Emily Kirkpatrick Caldwell
Real Estate Law

Seth L. Hudson
Intellectual Property Law
Litigation - Intellectual Property

Nicholas Stadnyk
Intellectual Property Law

Kevin Zhao
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Columbia, SC

Hamilton B. Barber
Health Care Law

John Bruton
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law

Emily D. Glober
Commercial Litigation

Shannon V. Lipham
Health Care Law

Chandler Martin
Health Care Law

Michael Parente
Criminal Defense: White Collar

Michael Scarnecchia
Corporate Law
Real Estate Law

Carlee Taber
Litigation - Labor and Employment

Amelia Waring
Insurance Law

Emily R. Wayne
Commercial Litigation

Greensboro, NC

Jacob D. Farrell
Construction Law
Litigation - Construction

Erin Cowan Mosley
Real Estate Law

Adrianne E. Poe
Real Estate Law

Greenville, SC

Rebecca Jennings Capece
Litigation - Labor and Employment

Konstantine P. Diamaduros
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Elizabeth Edmondson
Litigation - Labor and Employment

Daniel Meier
Corporate Law
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates

Carlo Salas
Intellectual Property Law

Caitlin Walker
Real Estate Law

Kenneth Whitmire
Real Estate Law

Huntsville, AL

Allison B. Cain
Real Estate Law

Andrew Donovan
Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Austin Hagood
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law

Jonathan Jenkins
Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Caroline Land
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Harper Lanier-Russell
Project Finance Law
Real Estate Law

Tae-Seung Lee
Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Venture Capital Law

Noah West
Corporate Law
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Los Angeles, CA

Charles Chineduh
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Insurance Law

David Crane
Labor and Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment

Julia Levitskaia
Labor and Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment

Sabrina M. Punia-Ly
Health Care Law
Labor and Employment Law - Management
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Ben Roxborough
Intellectual Property
Litigation - Intellectual Property

Aaron Rutschman
Labor and Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment

Karen T. Tsui
Insurance Law

Mobile, AL

Stewart Thames
Construction Law
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Myrtle Beach, SC

Briana Brandon
Health Care Law
Real Estate Law

Nashville, TN

Macy Climo
Government Relations Practice

Mary Busse Vervaeke
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Securities / Capital Markets Law
Securities Regulation

New York, NY

Justin E. Condit
Litigation - Labor and Employment

Orlando, FL

Michael S. Dawkins
Real Estate Law

Alexandra Fox
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Trusts and Estates

Paul Korte
Project Finance Law
Real Estate Law

Raleigh, NC

Meredith Brewer
Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Jonathan Massell
Construction Law

Katie McCoy
Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Michelle C. Prendergast
Commercial Litigation

Alexander Serkes
Land Use and Zoning Law
Real Estate Law

George T. Smith III
Corporate Law
Tax Law

Elizabeth Wroblewski
Insurance Law


About Maynard Nexsen

Maynard Nexsen is a full-service law firm of 600+ attorneys in 31 locations from coast to coast across the United States. Maynard Nexsen formed in 2023 when two successful, client-centered firms combined to form a powerful national team. Maynard Nexsen’s list of clients spans a wide range of industry sectors and includes both public and private companies. 

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