46 Lightfoot Attorneys Recognized in the 2024 Edition of Best Lawyers

September 1, 2023

Lightfoot, Franklin & White is thrilled to announce that 46 of our attorneys have been recognized in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America© published by Woodward/White, Inc.  

The 38 Lightfoot lawyers listed in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers® are:

• J. Chandler Bailey
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Michael L. Bell
  • Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• William H. Brooks
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Appellate Practice
• Reid C. Carpenter
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Kevin E. Clark
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Haley A. Cox
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Jeffrey P. Doss
  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Melody Hurdle Eagan
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Brandon K. Essig
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Sara Anne Ford
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Litigation - Securities
• Samuel H. Franklin
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Antitrust
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Litigation - Securities
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• James W. Gibson
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
• Wesley B. Gilchrist
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
• Enrique J. Gimenez
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Sports Law
• Lee M. Hollis
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Sanford G. Hooper
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Elizabeth H. Huntley
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• John M. Johnson
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Brian P. Kappel
  • Commercial Litigation
• M. Christian King
  • Appellate Practice
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Litigation - Securities
• Rachel M. Lary
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Compliance Law
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Jonathan R. Little
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Terrence W. McCarthy
  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Insurance
• William H. Morrow
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Lana A. Olson
  • Litigation - Environmental
• R. Ashby Pate
  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Adam K. Peck
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Laura H. Peck
  • Health Care Law
  • Litigation - Health Care
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
• J. Bradley Powell
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Harlan I. Prater IV
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• David R. Pruet III
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Construction
  • Litigation - Real Estate
• W. Larkin Radney IV
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation - Environmental
• J. Banks Sewell III
  • Aviation Law
  • Litigation - First Amendment
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Jackson R. Sharman III
  • Corporate Compliance Law
  • Corporate Governance Law
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law
• Clinton T. Speegle
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• John G. Thompson Jr.
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Communications Law
  • First Amendment Law
  • Litigation - First Amendment
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• E. Glenn Waldrop, Jr.
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation - Construction
• Christopher C. Yearout
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

In addition to these accomplishments, eight lawyers from the firm received the publication's 2024 “Ones to Watch” recognition. This accolade is given to upcoming lawyers demonstrating exceptional professional potential. 

• Meghan S. Cole
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Commercial Litigation
• W. McKinley Dunn
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Amaobi Enyinnia
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Benjamin P. Harmon
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Charlie Hearn
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Environmental
• Rachelle E. Sanchez
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Health Care Law
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Amie A. Vague
  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
• Matthew J. Winne
  • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Professional Malpractice Law