Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC Earns ‘Top 20 Trial Law Firm’ for 7th Year and Achieves Multiple Firm and Attorney Honors in Benchmark Litigation’s 2024 Guide

October 5, 2023

Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC received prominent rankings from Benchmark Litigation in its prestigious 2024 guide, featuring preeminent litigation firms and attorneys across the United States. The firm is honored as a “Highly Recommended” firm for dispute resolution in Alabama and is designated a “Top 20 Trial Law Firm” for the 7th consecutive year. Additionally, 21 of its lawyers have been named either “Litigation Stars” or “Future Stars.” 

This year’s Lightfoot Litigation Stars are: 

• Chandler Bailey
• Michael Bell
• Kevin Clark
• Haley Cox
• Melody Eagan
• Samuel Franklin
• Wesley Gilchrist
• Henry Gimenez
• Lee Hollis
• John Johnson
• Chris King
• Lana Olson
• Ashby Pate
• Adam Peck
• Harlan Prater
• Jack Sharman
• Glenn Waldrop

This year’s Lightfoot Future Stars include:

• Brandon Essig
• Rachel Lary
• David Pruet
• Amie Vague

Earlier in 2023, managing partner Melody Eagan and partners Lana Olson and Haley Cox were named to Benchmark’s “Top 250 Women in Litigation – South” list. This annual ranking recognizes outstanding female lawyers in the U.S. South, acknowledging their pivotal roles in significant litigation matters and their esteemed standing amongst their peers and clients.

An annual guide to the leading U.S. litigation firms and lawyers, Benchmark Litigation is the only publication that focuses exclusively on litigation in the United States. It is compiled through extensive research, including interviews with litigators and their clients. The annual Benchmark Litigation Awards honor the country’s most distinguished litigators and their firms for their significant contributions over the past 12 months.