Eleven Partners at Lightfoot have been recognized in the 2009 edition of Best Lawyers in America. Partners include:  Michael L. Bell - Personal Injury Litigation; William S. Cox, III - Environmental Law and Water Law; Samuel H. Franklin - Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law, Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability Litigation; John M. Johnson - Commercial Litigation and Environmental Law; M. Christian King - Commercial Litigation; Warren B. Lightfoot - Commercial Litigation, First Amendment Law, Personal Injury Litigation; Adam K. Peck - Environmental Law, Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability Litigation; Harlan I. Prater, IV - Environmental Law and Personal Injury Litigation; J. Banks Sewell, III - Product Liability Litigation; E. Glenn Waldrop, Jr. - Construction Law; and, Jere F. White, Jr. - Personal Injury Litigation and Product Liability Litigation.

Warren B. Lightfoot has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America for 25 years or more, Samuel H. Franklin has been recognized for 20 years or more, and Jere F. White, Jr. has been recognized for 10 years or more.