Bradley Arant Boult Cummings issued the following announcement on April 23.
Bradley is pleased to announce that 95 attorneys and 28 practice areas at the firm have been highly ranked in the 2020 edition of Chambers USA, the prestigious, independent legal industry referral guide.
Chambers USA ranked Bradley as one of the top firms in the nation for the following practice areas:
- Construction
- Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance)
- Product Liability & Mass Torts
- Aron C. Beezley (Government Contracts)
- William F. (Will) Goodman, III (Product Liability & Mass Torts)
- Tripp Haston (Product Liability & Mass Torts)
- Haydn J. Richards, Jr. (Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance))
Based in London, Chambers and Partners ranks leading U.S. firms and attorneys based on in-depth research and interviews with attorneys’ clients and peers. Chambers USA 2020 ranks more than 6,000 law firms and 18,000 lawyers across more than 50 practice areas/sectors on a state and national level. Chambers assesses attorneys on attributes most valued by clients, including technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence, and commitment. Most attorneys are ranked in bands of 1-6, with all band rankings considered to be a significant achievement. Some attorneys earn specialized Chambers designations including “Senior Statesperson,” which indicates an attorney who no longer works hands-on with the same intensity but remains pivotal to the success of the firm, and “Star” individual, which is awarded to lawyers with exceptional recommendations in their fields. The Chambers USA guide is widely read by industry-leading companies and organizations nationwide. For more information, visit https://www.chambersandpartners.com.
Following is a summary of Bradley’s Chambers USA rankings, organized by state.
Alabama
Chambers USA ranked Bradley as one of the top firms in Alabama for the following practice areas:
- Banking & Finance
- Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Corporate/Commercial
- Environment
- Healthcare
- Labor & Employment
- Litigation: General Commercial
- Real Estate
- Jay R. Bender (Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
- Lee Birchall (Banking & Finance: Public Finance)
- Kane Burnette (Banking & Finance: Public Finance)
- Beau Byrd (Real Estate)
- Jennifer Hoover Clark (Healthcare)
- William S. (Buddy) Cox, III (Environment)
- R. Alan Deer (Banking & Finance, Banking & Finance: Mainly Regulatory)
- L. Susan Doss (Banking & Finance)
- J. David (Dave) Dresher (Banking & Finance, Banking & Finance: Mainly Regulatory, Real Estate)
- N. Chris Glenos (Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
- T. Parker Griffin, Jr. (Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
- John W. Hargrove (Labor & Employment)
- Judd Harwood (Healthcare)
- Tripp Haston (Litigation: General Commercial)
- Christopher L. (Chris) Hawkins (Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
- David G. Hymer (Litigation: General Commercial)
- Rod Kanter (Banking & Finance: Public Finance)
- Joel M. Kuehnert (Environment)
- Harold B. Kushner (Corporate/Commercial)
- Matthew H. (Matt) Lembke (Litigation: Appellate)
- Jack B. Levy (Healthcare)
- Stuart Maxey (Corporate/Commercial)
- T. Matthew (Matt) Miller (Labor & Employment)
- Stephen R. (Steve) Monk (Real Estate)
- Charles Moore (Banking & Finance)
- Daniel F. (Dan) Murphy (Healthcare)
- Michael R. (Mike) Pennington (Litigation: General Commercial)
- E. Mabry Rogers (Construction)
- David Roth (Environment)
- Dawn Helms Sharff (Real Estate)
- Laurence D. (Larry) Vinson, Jr. (Banking & Finance, Banking & Finance: Mainly Regulatory)
- James Webb (Real Estate)
- Anne R. Yuengert (Labor & Employment)
- Alan K. Zeigler (Banking & Finance: Public Finance)
District of Columbia
Chambers USA ranked Bradley as one of the top firms in Washington, D.C., for its Construction practice area.
Chambers USA ranked the following attorneys in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office as among the leading lawyers for business in the District of Columbia:
- Douglas L. (Doug) Patin(Construction)
- Robert J. (Bob) Symon (Construction)
Chambers USA ranked the following attorneys in the firm’s Tampa office as among the leading lawyers for business in Florida:
- Troy M. Carnrite (Corporate/M&A & Private Equity)
- Mark A. Hanley(Labor & Employment)
- Edwin G. (Ed) Rice(Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
Chambers USA ranked Bradley as one of the top firms in Mississippi for the following practice areas:
- Construction
- Corporate/Commercial
- Litigation: General Commercial
- Michael J. Bentley (Litigation: Appellate)
- Roy D. Campbell, III (Litigation: General Commercial)
- W. Rodney (Rod) Clement (Real Estate)
- W. Wayne Drinkwater (Litigation: Appellate, Litigation: General Commercial)
- Ralph B. Germany, Jr. (Construction)
- J. William (Will) Manuel (Labor & Employment, Litigation: General Commercial)
- Alan W. Perry (Litigation: Appellate, Litigation: General Commercial)
- Alex Purvis (Litigation: General Commercial)
- William R. (Bill) Purdy (Construction)
- Stephen L. (Steve) Thomas (Litigation: General Commercial)
- Stephen M. (Steve) Wilson (Corporate/Commercial)
North Carolina
Chambers USA ranked Bradley as one of the top firms in North Carolina for the following practice areas.
- Antitrust
- Construction
- Litigation: General Commercial
- Corby Cochran Anderson (Litigation: General Commercial)
- Ryan L. Beaver (Construction)
- Robert A. (Rob) Cox, Jr. (Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
- J. Douglas Grimes (Intellectual Property)
- Brian A. Hayles (Antitrust)
- Mark J. Horoschak (Antitrust, Healthcare, Litigation: Healthcare & Medical Malpractice)
- Christopher C. (Chris) Lam (Litigation: General Commercial)
- Robert R. Marcus (Litigation: General Commercial)
Chambers USA ranked Bradley as one of the top firms in Tennessee for the following practice areas:
- Banking & Finance
- Corporate/M&A
- Environment
- Healthcare
- Intellectual Property
- Labor & Employment
- Litigation: General Commercial
- Media & Entertainment
- Real Estate
- Jeffrey L. Allen (Media & Entertainment)
- Emily Hatch Bowman (Banking & Finance)
- Stephen T. (Steve) Braun (Healthcare)
- Kevin B. Campbell (Healthcare, Healthcare: Regulatory)
- Ann Peldo Cargile (Real Estate)
- Bob Hannon (Banking & Finance)
- Jay Hardcastle (Healthcare, Healthcare: Regulatory)
- John R. Haynes (Real Estate)
- Bart J. Kempf (Environment)
- Amy Leopard (Healthcare: Regulatory)
- Samuel D. (Sam) Lipshie (Media & Entertainment)
- Travis G. Lloyd (Healthcare: Regulatory)
- Matthew C. (Matt) Lonergan (Labor & Employment)
- Chuck Mataya (Labor & Employment)
- Russell B. (Russ) Morgan (Litigation: General Commercial)
- John E. Murdock, III (Banking & Finance)
- Jim Murphy (Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use)
- Andrew J. (Andy) Murray (Healthcare)
- John W. Myers, II (Banking & Finance)
- William L. (Bill) Norton, III (Bankruptcy/Restructuring)
- Craig Oliver (Labor & Employment)
- Robert S. (Bob) Patterson (Litigation: General Commercial)
- Todd Presnell (Litigation: General Commercial)
- John P. Rodgers (Labor & Employment)
- David A. Rutter (Real Estate)
- Brooks R. Smith (Real Estate)
- John W. Titus (Corporate/M&A)
- J. Thomas (Tom) Trent, Jr. (Real Estate)
- Thor Y. Urness (Intellectual Property, Litigation: General Commercial)
- Phillip E. (Phil) Walker (Intellectual Property)
- Richard F. Warren (Real Estate)
- Robert E. (Bob) Wood (Real Estate)
Chambers USA ranked Bradley as one of the top firms in Texas for its Litigation: General Commercial practice area.
Chambers USA ranked Ian P. Faria in the firm’s Houston office as among the leading lawyers for Construction in Texas.
Chambers USA ranked Richard A. Sayles in the firm’s Dallas office as among the leading lawyers for Litigation: General Commercial and Litigation: Trial Lawyers in Texas.
Original source can be found here.