Cabaniss Johnston Attorneys Named “Lawyer of the Year”
August 15, 2016
Congratulations to the following Cabaniss Johnston lawyers who have been selected as “Lawyer of the Year” for 2017 by Best Lawyers in America in the following specialties and metro areas:
- C. Fred Daniels: Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Birmingham
- Carolyn L. Duncan: Securities Regulation, Birmingham
- Patrick H. Sims: Litigation – Labor and Employment, Mobile
We are also pleased to announce the following lawyers have been recognized in the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. The Best Lawyers in America list is based on a rigorous national survey involving more than 4 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.
Crawford S. McGivaren, Jr. (1987)
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Land Use & Zoning Law
- Litigation – Antitrust
- Litigation – Banking & Finance
- Litigation – Securities
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Professional Malpractice Law
- Railroad Law
Sydney F. Frazier, Jr. (1995)
- Employment Law – Management
- Labor Law – Management
- Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Benjamen T. Rowe (1999)
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation - Insurance Law
- Litigation – Construction
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Patrick H. Sims (2008)
- Employment Law – Management
- Litigation – Labor & Employment
Donald J. Stewart (1991)
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Land Use & Zoning Law
- Litigation – Banking & Finance
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
- Municipal Law
Roy J. Crawford (1989)
- Corporate Law
- Health Care Law
- Tax Law
F. Gerald Burnett (2009)
- Corporate Law
- Tax Law
David S. Dunkle (1987)
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
C. Fred Daniels (1993)
- Corporate Law
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Litigation & Controversy – Tax
- Litigation – Trusts & Estates
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
G. Thomas Sullivan (2012)
- Corporate Law
- Health Care Law
- Insurance Law
Carolyn L. Duncan (2007)
- Banking and Finance Law
- Corporate Compliance Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Securities Regulation
Leonard Wertheimer III (1987)
- Litigation – Trusts & Estates
- Trusts and Estates
R. Boyd Miller (1995)
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
R. Carlton Smyly (2007)
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Litigation – Construction
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Railroad Law
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Banking & Finance
- Litigation – Environmental
- Litigation – Labor & Employment
- Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
Herbert H. West (2013)
- Corporate Law
Steven A. Benefield (2007)
- Business Organizations
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
Melanie Merkle Atha (2010)
- Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation
- Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants
John Mark Graham (2010)
- Personal Injury Litigation
- Railroad Law
James F. Henry (2012)
- Health Care Law
Note: (Year) = First year the lawyer was listed in Best Lawyers.