We are pleased to announce that 15 of our lawyers have been included in the 2016 edition of Best Lawyers in America©, including three attorneys appearing on the list for the first time.

Representing the criminal law section of the firm are attorneys Wade Smith and Roger Smith, Sr., both of whom have been included in Best Lawyers in America© since its inauguration in 1983. They are both listed in the White Collar and Non-White Collar Criminal Defense sections of the Best Lawyers© lists. Doug Kingsbery (2005), Melissa Hill (2010), and Hill Allen (2012) are all three listed in the White Collar Criminal Defense section. Roger Smith, Jr., makes his first appearance on Best Lawyers America in the Non-White Collar Criminal Defense section in 2016.

The civil litigation section of our firm is represented on Best Lawyers in America© by Wade Smith and Doug Kingsbery, both included in the special Bet-The-Company Litigation section, along with Randall Roden (2013), who is included in the Intellectual Property Litigation section.

The education section of the firm is represented in the list by Jonathan Blumberg (2013), while the firm’s family law mediation practice is represented by Fred Morelock (2006).

A full 70% of the firm’s family law attorneys are included in the 2016 edition of the Best Lawyers in America List. They include Lynn Burleson (1995), Jaye Meyer (2001), Fred Morelock (2006), Alice Stubbs (2010), and Jill Jackson (2012), along with Steve Mansbery and Evan Horwitz, both appearing on the Best Lawyers in America© Family Law section list for the first time in 2016.

Best Lawyers has evaluated legal professionals based on peer review surveys since 1983.

Our lawyers ardently support excellence in the legal profession, the arts, education, and the community through professional service and financial support. Join us in congratulating our attorneys on their inclusions in Best Lawyers in America 2016.