August 21, 2023
45 FormanWatkins Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers® Award Recipients
We are pleased to announce that 45 FormanWatkins attorneys have been recognized in the 2024 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Of those 45 attorneys, 16 were recognized as Ones to Watch, a list which recognizes associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.
Best Lawyers has published its list for more than three decades, earning the respect of the profession, the media, and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals. Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise, and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.
Attorneys selected to The Best Lawyers in America:
Charles Abbott: Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Mary Clift Abdalla: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Michael Abraham: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Pete Andarsio: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Mimi Arthur: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Mike Baker: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Jake Banks: Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
KB Battaglini: Commercial Litigation and Natural Resources Law
Tanya Ellis: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
*Sharon M. Garner: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Win Gault: Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Environmental, Litigation - Insurance, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Nick Giallourakis: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Tim Gray: Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Environmental, and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Brian Hannula: Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Fred Krutz: Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Environmental; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
David W. Ledyard: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Amy Maccherone: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
Mitch McGuffey: Commercial Litigation
Alison O'Neal McMinn: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Joshua Metcalf: Litigation – Environmental
Daniel Mulholland: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Patrice Pujol: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Michelle Roy: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Jennifer Studebaker: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
*Vickie Thompson: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Caroline Upchurch: Commercial Litigation and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Trey Watkins: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
WG Watkins: Litigation - Environmental, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Malissa Wilson: Litigation - Labor and Employment and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Attorneys selected to The Best Lawyers in America©: Ones to Watch:
*Autumn Breeden: Construction Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Chelsea Gaudin Favret: Litigation - Environmental, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Melissa Fuller: Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Joel Fyke: Appellate Practice, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Courtney Hunt: Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Sampada Kapoor: Litigation - Labor and Employment, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
*Chelsea Lewis: Commercial Litigation and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Ruth Maron Huskey: Litigation - Environmental, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Vernon McFarland: Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Margaret McLaughlin: Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
*Jordan B. Nixon: Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Elizabeth Penn: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Spencer Ritchie: Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Municipal Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Peyton Smith: Commercial Litigation, Environmental Law, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Andrew Stubbs: Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
*Taylor Waxley: Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Environmental
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