Baker Donelson is pleased to announce that 261 of its attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Thirty-one of the Firm's attorneys were also recognized by Best Lawyers as "Lawyers of the Year," a designation given to a select group of individuals in high-profile specialties in large legal communities. Only a single attorney in each specialty in each community is honored.
In addition to the individual attorneys recognized, Baker Donelson is top-listed in the nation in nine practice areas: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Litigation – Construction, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Non-Profit/Charities Law, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants and Transportation Law.
Baker Donelson's eleven Atlanta attorneys named to the 2017 edition of Best Lawyers are:
- Ron C. Bingham II: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Linda S. Finley: Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
- David Gevertz: Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Michael S. Haber: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Nedom A. Haley: Tax Law
- John Hinton: Litigation – Construction
- Linda A. Klein: Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Insurance Law, Litigation – Construction, Mediation
- Fielder Martin: Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
- Charles L. Ruffin: Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Ben Shapiro: Construction Law, Litigation – Construction
- Joe D. Whitley: Administrative/ Regulatory Law, Corporate Compliance Law
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. The 2017 Best Lawyers list is based on exhaustive peer-review surveys in which more than 83,000 eligible attorneys cast more than 7.3 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. The publication now covers almost 70 countries and 142 practice areas, and Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice."
