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260 Baker Donelson Attorneys Included in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 Listing

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The Baker Donelson attorneys included in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers are:

Kenneth B. Abel Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Ben C. Adams Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates
Jennifer L. Anderson Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Kay Anderson Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Edward H. "Hank" Arnold III Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Equipment Finance Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
L. Mabel Arroyo Immigration Law
Adam S. Baldridge Copyright Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Trademark Law
Brian Ballay Commercial Litigation
Zachary J. Bancroft Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy; Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
Mark A. Barber Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Rachel VanNortwick Barlotta Litigation - Labor and Employment
Thomas H. Barnard Litigation - Health Care
Gary A. Barnes Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation
Chris Barrett Litigation - Labor and Employment
Mark A. Baugh Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
John B. Beard Health Care Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Non-Profit / Charities Law
David L. Bearman Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Municipal
Michael D. Beattie Commercial Finance Law
Sam Blair Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Jason B. Bloom Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Gregory Bodin Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Frank C. Bonaventure Jr. Banking and Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
Eric J. Bonsall Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Real Estate Law
Leslie Bounds Trusts and Estates
Martha L. Boyd Commercial Litigation; Employment Law - Management; Government Contracts; Litigation - ERISA; Litigation - Labor and Employment
John R. Branson Litigation - Health Care; Litigation - Intellectual Property
William O. "Bill" Brown Jr. Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
Joel R. Buckberg Franchise Law; Leisure and Hospitality Law
Kenneth L. Burgess Administrative / Regulatory Law; Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Litigation - Health Care
Ashby Q. Burks Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Zachary B. Busey Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Ivy N. Cadle Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Litigation - Land Use and Zoning; Commercial Litigation
John G. Calender Litigation - Antitrust
Patrick K. Cameron Admiralty and Maritime Law; Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Equipment Finance Law; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
Joe W. Campbell Administrative / Regulatory Law; Health Care Law
Melissa A. Campbell Commercial Litigation
Phyllis Cancienne Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Christopher M. Caputo Arbitration; Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
Scott D. Carey Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Transportation Law
Laura E. Carlisle Employment Law - Management
Brigid M. Carpenter Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Daniel J. Carrigan Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
Sam Chafetz 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
Amy L. Champagne Appellate Practice
Michael B. Chance Commercial Finance Law; Real Estate Law
Matthew S. Chester Criminal Defense: White-Collar
E. Franklin Childress Jr. Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation - Bankruptcy; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Bert Chollet Construction Law
Anthony C. Cianciotti Banking and Finance Law
R. Spencer Clift Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy; Litigation - Real Estate
Christopher J. Coats Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Trusts and Estates
Barry K. Cockrell Health Care Law
Ross N. Cohen Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
Jonathan J. Cole Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Litigation - Securities
Caldwell G. Collins Litigation - Health Care
Craig Conley Litigation - Health Care; Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Joe A. Conner Agriculture Law; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Energy Law; Litigation - Construction; Litigation - Real Estate
Jennifer G. Cooper Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
J. Ashley Cooper Energy Regulatory Law; Energy Law
Richard G. Cowart Health Care Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Christy Tosh Crider Litigation - Health Care; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
J. Wayne Cropp Environmental Law
Luther P. Crull Real Estate Law
Jennifer L. Curry Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Angie Davis Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Carl Davis II Patent Law
Christopher O. Davis Admiralty and Maritime Law; International Arbitration - Commercial; Transportation Law
Nakimuli O. Davis-Primer Litigation - Labor and Employment
Michael T. Dawkins Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental; Qui Tam Law
Jennifer Powell Decker Real Estate Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
Joseph R. Delgado Jr. Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Joel Dewey Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Robert C. Divine Immigration Law
Bruce C. Doeg Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Information Technology Law; International Mergers and Acquisitions; IT Outsourcing Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Technology Law; Venture Capital Law
Meredith C. Doll Employment Law - Management
Alfrado D. Donelson Equipment Finance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Whitney M. Dowdy Litigation - Labor and Employment
Carmalita "CC" Carletos-Drayton Real Estate Law
Katie L. Dysart Litigation - Real Estate; Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
John P. Edgar Trusts and Estates
James E. Edwards Jr. Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
Rachel Edwards Real Estate Law
Amy Kebert Elder Gaming Law; Leisure and Hospitality Law
Robert S. Emmett Litigation - Environmental; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Blair B. Evans Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Banking and Finance
Jennifer Kent Exum Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
Kenneth P. "Pete" Ezell Jr. Commercial Finance Law; Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Economic Development Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Public Finance Law; Real Estate Law
Richard D. Faulkner Jr. Commercial Finance Law; Health Care Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Real Estate Law
Samuel Lanier Felker Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Charles W. Ferguson Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Health Care Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
John David Folds Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
William H.D. Fones Jr. Litigation and Controversy - Tax; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
Mark W. Frilot Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
Kevin R. Garrison Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
Grady M. Garrison Litigation - Intellectual Property; Trademark Law
Jonathan R. Geisen Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
David Gevertz Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Yale M. Ginsburg Trusts and Estates
Donna M. Glover Litigation - Labor and Employment
Melissa M. Grand Consumer Law
Charles K. Grant Commercial Litigation; Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Russell W. Gray Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Adam W. Green Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Steven F. Griffith Jr. Commercial Litigation; Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Construction; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Litigation - Real Estate
Tonya M. Grindon Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; International Mergers and Acquisitions; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Venture Capital Law
John Gupton Commercial Finance Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
W. Patton Hahn Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation - Bankruptcy; Litigation - Construction
Nedom A. Haley Tax Law
Jennifer G. Hall Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Claire Cowart Haltom Health Care Law
Jonathan C. Hancock Employment Law - Individuals; Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Litigation - Municipal; Trade Secrets Law
Sloane J. Hankins Trusts and Estates; Tax Law
Christopher M. Hannan Admiralty and Maritime Law; Insurance Law
Carl E. Hartley Corporate Law; Economic Development Law; Litigation and Controversy - Tax; Non-Profit / Charities Law; Tax Law
Martha A. Hartley Real Estate Law; Tax Law
Jan M. Hayden Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
Jacqueline A. Henson Nonprofit / Charities Law
John S. Hicks Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
Cameron S. Hill Sr. Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
Darwin A. Hindman Commercial Litigation; Government Contracts
John Hinton Litigation - Construction
S. Craig Holden Health Care Law
N. Courtney Hollins Real Estate Law
Erin Pelleteri Howser Commercial Litigation; Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Shaheen I. Imami Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
Mary Ann Jackson Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Non-Profit / Charities Law; Tax Law; Venture Capital Law
Benjamin West Janke Construction Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Trademark Law
E. Scott Johnson Copyright Law; Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television; Entertainment Law - Music; Trademark Law
Robert N. Johnson Immigration Law
George F. Jones III Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
Misty S. Kelley Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Ty Kelly Criminal Defense: General Practice; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Denise W. Killebrew Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law; Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Linda A. Klein Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Insurance Law; Litigation - Construction; Mediation
Kenneth Klemm Admiralty and Maritime Law; Energy Law; Oil and Gas Law; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants; Transportation Law
Amelia Williams Koch Antitrust Law; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law - Individuals; Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Antitrust; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
Thomas O. Kolb Corporate Law; Tax Law; Venture Capital Law
Seth Kossman Litigation and Controversy - Tax
Joseph C. Kovars Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
Erin E. Kriksciun Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
John E. Kruger Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Real Estate Law
David Kurtz Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
Robert H. Laird Jr. Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Venture Capital Law
Kent A. Lambert Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Edward D. Lanquist Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Patent Law; Trademark Law; Trade Secrets Law; Copyright Law
Aldo M. Leiva Privacy and Data Security Law
David B. Levin Commercial Litigation; Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
James H. Levine Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Commercial Finance Law
George T. "Buck" Lewis Appellate Practice; Arbitration; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Mediation; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Jon F. "Chip" Leyens Jr. Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Real Estate Law
Hal K. Litchford Antitrust Law; Appellate Practice; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Consumer Protection Law; Litigation - Antitrust
Timothy M. Lupinacci Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy; Litigation - Real Estate
Matthew A. Mace Trusts and Estates
Thomas J. Mahoney Jr. Corporate Law; Litigation and Controversy - Tax; Non-Profit / Charities Law; Tax Law
Brian J. Malcom Litigation - Banking and Finance
Marcus M. Maples Commercial Litigation; Construction Law
Leonard C. Martin Non-Profit / Charities Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
Robert E. Mazer Health Care Law
David W. McDowell Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Alexander M. McIntyre Jr. Antitrust Law; Litigation - Antitrust
John McJunkin Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
Bruce A. McMullen Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Health Care; Litigation - Municipal; Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Mark Mercante Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
Donald R. Mering Trusts and Estates
B. G. Minisman Jr. Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Venture Capital Law
Matthew S. Mulqueen Commercial Litigation
Carla N. Murphy Litigation - Labor and Employment; Employment Law - Management
Vincent G. Nelan Litigation - Construction; Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
Donald J. Nettles Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
K. Scott Newman Health Care Law
J. Scott Newton Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Government Relations Practice; Health Care Law; Litigation - Antitrust; Qui Tam Law
James A. "Jay" Norris III Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
Brett A. Oeser Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
William S. Painter Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Tax Law
J. Randall Patterson Employment Law - Management; Litigation - ERISA; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Lori Patterson Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation - Municipal; Litigation - Securities; Securities Regulation
Michael C. Patton Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance
Scott W. Pedigo Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
William C. Pentecost Commercial Litigation
Duane L. Pinnock Trusts and Estates
Laura Walker Plunkett Trusts and Estates; Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Jeffrey M. Pomeroy Construction Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
Andrea Bailey Powers Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Joshua Powers Litigation - Health Care; Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
P. Edward Pratt Litigation - Construction; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Kelly M. Preteroti Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Eric L. Pruitt Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy; Litigation - Real Estate
W. Edward Ramage Patent Law
Lynn Reynolds Real Estate Law
Clarence Risin Commercial Litigation; Transportation Law; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
J. Allen Roberts Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation; Venture Capital Law
Kristine L. Roberts Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Consumer Law; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions; Litigation - Municipal; Litigation - Securities; Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Wendy Robertson Trademark Law
William E. Robinson Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Andy Rotenstreich Communications Law; Land Use and Zoning Law
John H. Rowland Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
David A. Rueff Real Estate Law
Layna Cook Rush Health Care Law
Frederick Salvo Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Real Estate
C. Ted Sanderson Jr. Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
Stuart M. Schabes Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Litigation and Controversy - Tax; Tax Law
Charles Schaller Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
Robert E. Scher Real Estate Law
Gary S. Schiff Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Tax Law
R. Culver Schmid Banking and Finance Law; Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Commercial Finance Law; Economic Development Law; Real Estate Law
Diane Festino Schmitt Commercial Litigation
Michael A. Schollaert Construction Law
Amy W. Schrader Administrative / Regulatory Law; Health Care Law
Gary C. Shockley Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White Collar; Environmental Law; Litigation - Antitrust; Litigation - Construction; Litigation - Environmental; Litigation - Health Care; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
D.J. Simonetti Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law; Corporate Law; Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Health Care Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Christopher A. Sloan Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Copyright Law; Corporate Law; Information Technology Law; Trademark Law; Venture Capital Law
Dena H. Sokolow Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Howard L. Sollins Health Care Law
William G. Somerville Commercial Litigation; Employment Law - Management; Gaming Law; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Iain Stauffer Health Care Law
Jill M. Steinberg Arbitration; Litigation - Health Care; Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants; Mediation; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Kevin A. Stine Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Emily T. Strack Corporate Law
Jason A. Strain Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Finance Law; Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Real Estate Law; Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Ashley Meredith Strittmatter Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
Emily Stroope Commercial Litigation
Megan M. Sutton Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management
Sanford V. Teplitzky Health Care Law
Stacy E. Thomas Litigation and Controversy - Tax; Non-Profit / Charities Law; Tax Law
J. Carter Thompson Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
Christopher E. Thorsen Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Litigation; Financial Services Regulation Law; Litigation - Securities; Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Robert F. Tom Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Bradley E. Trammell Commercial Litigation; Consumer Law; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
Joshua Tropper Appellate Practice
Sara M. Turner Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Robert D. Van de Vuurst Mergers and Acquisitions Law
M. Kim Vance Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
D. Jeffrey Wagner Administrative / Regulatory Law; Banking and Finance Law; Insurance Law; Municipal Law; Project Finance Law
Chad E. Wallace Litigation - Labor and Employment
Jill C. Walters Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
David P. Webb Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Litigation and Controversy - Tax; Tax Law
Kenneth A. Weber Employment Law - Management; Litigation - ERISA; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Buckner Wellford Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Health Care; Health Care Law; Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Amanda Spain Wells Real Estate Law
Robert Wells Health Care Law
Michelle A. Williams Health Care Law
Lang Wiseman Commercial Litigation
Anne Derbes Wittmann Commercial Litigation
Matthew W. Wolfe Administrative / Regulatory Law; Health Care Law
Steve F. Wood Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Information Technology Law; Privacy and Data Security Law; Technology Law; Venture Capital Law
Steven K. Wood Non-Profit / Charities Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
Matt A. Woolf Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance
Adam Zuckerman Commercial Litigation; Energy Law; Litigation - Environmental; Litigation - Real Estate; Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Oil and Gas Law

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