Poyner Spruill LLP is pleased to announce 35 firm attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2022 in 41 practice areas.
Partner J. Nicholas Ellis earned the “Lawyer of the Year” distinction for his work in Mass Tort Litigation and Class Actions – Defendant. Lawyer of the Year honorees are individuals with the highest overall peer feedback. This recognition is given to only one lawyer in each specialty and location.
Of the firm honorees, 9 firm associates were named “Ones to Watch.” Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recognizes extraordinary lawyers who have been in private practice for less than 10 years and is based entirely on peer review.
The 35 attorneys honored by Best Lawyers, in all categories, and their respective ranked practice areas are:
* denotes a first-time ranking in 2022
- Randall R. Adams
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Insurance Law
- Matthew C. Bouchard*
- Commercial Litigation
- Kenneth L. Burgess
- Health Care Law
- Litigation – Health Care
- Daniel G. Cahill
- Commercial Litigation
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Dylan Castellino (Ones to Watch honoree)
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Karen Chapman
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Real Estate
- William S. Cherry, Jr.
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Real Estate Law
- Michael S. Colo
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Brian F. Corbett
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Real Estate Law
- Charlie Davis (Ones to Watch honoree)
- Family Law
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Thomas H. Davis, Jr.*
- Commercial Litigation
- Joseph B. Dempster, Jr.
- Banking and Finance Law
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Real Estate Law
- Kate Dewberry* (Ones to Watch honoree)
- Labor and Employment Law – Management
- John Michael Durnovich (Ones to Watch honoree)
- Appellate Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Litigation and Controversy – Tax
- Professional Malpractice Law
- Tax Law
- Chris Dwight* (Ones to Watch honoree)
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
- Corporate Law
- J. Nicholas Ellis (Lawyer of the Year honoree)
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Employment Law – Management
- Litigation – Municipal
- Litigation – Real Estate
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Andrew H. Erteschik
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Appellate Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Lemuel H. Gibbons III
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Tax Law
- Susanna Knutson Gibbons
- Employment Law – Management
- Labor Law – Management
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Stephanie Goodbar (Ones to Watch honoree)
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Cecil W. Harrison, Jr.
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Employment Law – Management
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Melissa Jaskolka (Ones to Watch honoree)
- Banking and Finance Law
- Keith H. Johnson
- Commercial Litigation
- Environmental Law
- Litigation – Environmental
- David W. Long
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Law
- Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Litigation – Antitrust
- Litigation – Health Care
- Litigation – Securities
- Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Samuel W. Johnson
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Corporate Law
- Kelsey Mayo*
- Employment Law – Management
- Colin McGrath (Ones to Watch honoree)
- Commercial Litigation
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Steven Shaber
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Health Care Law
- Litigation – Health Care
- William R. Shenton
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Health Care Law
- Litigation – Health Care
- Amanda Sherin (Ones to Watch honoree)
- Banking and Finance Law
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Real Estate Law
- Deborah Sperati
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- David L. Terry
- Employment Law – Management
- Nick Tosco (Ones to Watch honoree)
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Government Relations Practice
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Real Estate Law
- Cynthia L. Van Horne
- Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
- David L. Woodard
- Employment Law – Management
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
Best Lawyers recognitions are based entirely on peer review, and research is compiled by conducting exhaustive peer review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers.
