Chambliss Attorneys Selected For Best Lawyers In America 2023

  • Friday, August 19, 2022

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C. announces Best Lawyers in America named four attorneys as "Lawyer of the Year" in the Chattanooga area among the 33 selected for The Best Lawyers in America 2023. In addition, 12 Chambliss attorneys were named to the second edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list.

The four Chambliss attorneys recognized as 2023 Chattanooga "Lawyer of the Year" include Cathy S. Dorvil, Litigation – Health Care; Jeffrey Maddux, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Mark Turner, Real Estate Law; and Gregory "Greg" D. Willett, Trusts and Estates. 

Each lawyer represents a wide variety of clients across the nation on matters ranging from elder law to product liability disputes. Ms. Dorvil focuses her practice on health care litigation. Mr. Maddux counsels clients in bankruptcy and reorganization law matters. Mr. Turner concentrates his practice on real estate law matters and business financing. Mr. Willett concentrates his practice on trusts and estates.

Best Lawyers selects only one lawyer in each practice area and geographic region as the "Lawyer of the Year." The publication selects lawyers based on voting averages received during the peer review assessments. Receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect each lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and same practice areas for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity.

Best Lawyers recognized 33 Chambliss attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America 2023:


Stephen D. Adams - Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law

William P. Aiken - Corporate Law, Health Care Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Stephen D. Barham - Litigation – Health Care

Mark A. Cunningham - Corporate Law, Health Care Law

Cathy S. Dorvil - Litigation - Health Care

Kelly B. Etchells - Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Ligation – Defendants, Product Liability - Defendants

James "Jim" F. Exum III - Insurance Law

Timothy "Tim" M. Gibbons - Construction Law, Litigation - Construction

Jeffrey "Jeff" G. Granillo -Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Frederick "Rick" L. Hitchcock - Energy Law

Richard "Rick" T. Hudson - Real Estate Law

J. Nelson Irvine - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Nonprofit / Charities Law

Anthony "Bud" A. Jackson - Litigation - First Amendment, Media Law

John G. Jackson - Litigation - Intellectual Property

Willa B. Kalaidjian - Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Privacy and Data Security, Venture Capital Law

Courtney Keehan - Corporate Law, Health Care Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Nathan "Nate" L. Kinard - Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Jeffrey W. Maddux - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Bankruptcy

Calvin "Cal" Marshall - Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Health Care Law, Privacy and Data Security

Martha Culp Millener - Real Estate Law

Leah R. Mitchell - Elder Law

Harold L. North, Jr. -Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Dana B. Perry - Elder Law, Trusts and Estates

William H. Pickering - Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment

Jed Roebuck - Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Health Care Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Transportation Law 

Kathleen M. Siciliano - Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment

Michael N. St. Charles - Corporate Law, Real Estate Law

Michael J. Stewart -  Banking and Finance Law

Logan C. Threadgill - Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Litigation – Construction

Mark Turner - Banking and Finance Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Real Estate Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law, Patent Law

Gregory "Greg" D. Willett - Trusts and Estates

Kirby Waddell Yost - Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law, Transportation Law

Jay A. Young - Banking and Finance Law, Project Finance Law

"It's an honor to have our attorneys recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2023 and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch," said President and Managing Shareholder Mark Cunningham. "We are proud to acknowledge the hard work that our attorneys have contributed. The continued increase in recognition shows the high level of dedication they have to their practices, the firm, and our clients."

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch attorneys are noteworthy attorneys who have been in private practice for less than 10 years in the U.S. These attorneys are typically individuals who have been in practice between five to nine years and have displayed outstanding professional excellence. This recognition is based on peer review, as well.

Best Lawyers selected 12 Chambliss attorneys for the third edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch:

Stephen D. Adams - Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law

Kelly B. Etchells - Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Willa B. Kalaidjian - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Privacy and Data Security, Venture Capital Law

Courtney J. Keehan - Corporate Law, Health Care Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Nathan "Nate" L. Kinard - Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Calvin "Cal" B. Marshall - Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Health Care Law, Privacy and Data Security

Martha Culp Millener - Real Estate Law

Leah R. Mitchell - Elder Law

Jed Roebuck - Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Health Care Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Transportation Law 

Kathleen M. Siciliano - Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment

Logan C. Threadgill - Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy, Litigation - Construction

Kirby Waddell Yost - Real Estate Law, Transportation Law

 

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