Bradley Arant Boult Cummings issued the following announcement on Oct. 8.
Bradley is pleased to announce that 53 of the firm’s partners have been recognized in the 2021 edition of Benchmark Litigation, which also listed Bradley as a “highly recommended” firm. In addition, the firm was ranked Tier 1 nationally for Product Liability and Recall, and five attorneys were recognized as National Practice Area Stars.
A leading guide to litigation firms and attorneys in the United States and Canada, Benchmark Litigation “highly recommended” Bradley in Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee, and “recommended” the firm in North Carolina.
“We are proud of all our attorneys for the successes that led to their recognition in the 2021 edition of the Benchmark Litigation guide as among the top trial lawyers in the nation,” said Bradley Chairman of the Board and Managing Partner Jonathan M. Skeeters. “Benchmark’s high ranking of the firm and the Litigation Practice Group is a testament to the quality and performance of our lawyers.”
Benchmark Litigation determines rankings through peer reviews and case examinations. Among the firm’s partners listed in the guide, 34 are recognized as “Local Litigation Stars,” who were consistently recommended by clients as being reputable and effective litigators. The guide names 19 Bradley partners as “Future Stars,” who were consistently referenced by peers and clients as litigators who are likely to be become “Local Litigation Stars” in coming editions of the guide. Benchmark Litigation is the only publication that focuses exclusively on U.S. litigation.
Following are Bradley partners recognized as “Local Litigation Stars,” organized by office:
Birmingham
Paul P. Bolus
Phil Butler
William S. “Buddy” Cox III
James W. Gewin
Tripp Haston (also ranked as a National Practice Area Star)
Leigh Anne Hodge (also ranked as a National Practice Area Star and in the Top 250 Women in Litigation)
David G. Hymer
Matthew H. Lembke
Robert Maddox
Joseph B. Mays Jr.
Michael D. McKibben
T. Matthew Miller
Michael R. Pennington
Anne Marie Seibel
R. Thomas Warburton
Charlotte, N.C.
Corby Cochran Anderson
Dallas
Richard A. Sayles
Huntsville, Ala.
Kimberly Martin (also ranked as a National Practice Area Star and in the Top 250 Women in Litigation)
Jackson, Miss.
Jeffrey R. Blackwood
Roy D. Campbell III
Margaret Oertling Cupples
W. Wayne Drinkwater
J. William Manuel
Stephen L. Thomas
Montgomery, Ala.
Charles Stewart
Nashville, Tenn.
George H. Cate III
Lela Hollabaugh (also ranked as a National Practice Area Star and in the Top 250 Women in Litigation)
Samuel D. Lipshie
Robert S. Patterson
Todd Presnell
Thor Y. Urness
Tampa, Fla.
Craig Mayfield (also ranked as a National Practice Area Star)
Washington, D.C.
Stephen R. Spivack
John Parker Sweeney
Following are Bradley partners recognized as “Future Stars,” organized by office:
Birmingham
F. Wendell Allen
Lindsey Boney
Jason R. Bushby
Tiffany J. deGruy (also named to the 2020 Benchmark 40 & Under Hot List)
Jeffrey D. Dyess
John Mark Goodman
Jennifer J. McGahey
D. Brian O’Dell
J. Thomas Richie (also named to the 2020 Benchmark 40 & Under Hot List)
Edward S. Sledge IV
Whitt Steineker (also named to the 2020 Benchmark 40 & Under Hot List)
Dallas
Robert L. Sayles
Huntsville
Stephen H. Hall
Jackson
Michael J. Bentley
Mary Clay W. Morgan
Alex Purvis
Nashville
Ty E. Howard
Edmund S. Sauer
Heather Howell Wright
Original source can be found here.