Presenting our annual list of the region’s best attorneys —
as chosen by their peers in 42 specialties
SUMMARY
To create the list, the magazine contracted DataJoe Research to facilitate an online peer-voting process and Internet research process. DataJoe Research is a software and research company specializing in data collection and verification, and conducts various nominations across the United States on behalf of publishers. To create the list, DataJoe Research facilitated an online peer-voting process. We paired this with an Internet research process to identify success characteristics. DataJoe checked and confirmed that each published winner had, at time of review, a current, active license status with the appropriate state regulatory board. If we were not able to find evidence of a lawyer’s current, active registration with the state regulatory board, that lawyer was excluded from the list. In addition, we checked available public sources to identify lawyers disciplined for an infraction by the state regulatory board. These entities were excluded from the list. Finally, DataJoe presented the tallied result to the magazine for its final review and adjustments.
FINAL NOTE: We recognize that there are many good lawyers who are not shown in this representative list. This is only a sampling of the huge array of talented professionals within the region. Inclusion in the list is based on the opinions of responding lawyers in the region. We take time and energy to ensure fair voting, although we understand that the results of this survey nomination and Internet research campaign are not an objective metric. We certainly do not discount the fact that many, many good and effective lawyers may not appear on the list.
DISCLAIMERS
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Categories
TOP ATTORNEYS Five Years or More in Practice
Attorneys whose names are in bold type received 15 or more nominations in a category,
and attorneys who are in bold italic received between 10-14 nominations in a category.
Click on names listed in taupe for more information.
Adoption Law
Heidi Cox
Eric Freeby
Alyssa Jacobs
Konnor Lee
Holly Schreier
Courtney Walker
Antitrust Law
Chad Arnette
Donald Herrmann
Elizabeth Thomas
William Warren
Appellate Law
Allison Allman
Marianne Auld
Mary Barkley
Russell Barton
Derek Carson
John Cayce
Timothy Davis
Jacob deKeratry
Kyle Fonville
Joe Greenhill
Steven Hayes
Caitlyn Hubbard
J. Nathaniel James
William Jenkins
David Keltner
Chris Knight
Paul Leopold
Scott Lindsey
Kelsey Linendoll
Thomas Michel
Karen Precella
Jody Sanders
Paul Wieneskie
Arbitration and Mediation
John Brookman
Jennifer Caldwell
John Chalk
Nicholas Davis
Randy Hall
Kight Higgins
Lynn Kelly
Wade McMullen
Jason Nash
Carole Orth
David Seidler
Michael Tresidder
Len Wade
Shauna Wright
Attorneys for Nonprofits
Darren Moore
Harrison Smith
Dana Stayton
Aviation, Admiralty, Maritime and Transportation
Geffrey Anderson
Orest Dachniwsky
Shannon Dugan
Jeffrey Gilmore
Jonathan Harrison
Alan Hegi
Stephen Howell
Guy Riddle
Cailin Ringelman
Kenneth Stogdill
Daniel Vela
Joseph Austin
Paul Bradford
Robbie Clarke
Jonathan Cranz
Russell Devenport
William Greenhill
Brandon Hill
Merrill Jones
Veronica Law
Daniel Lowry
Matthew Luensmann
Sierra Quinonez
R. Daniel Settle
McClane Thompson
John Wright
Bankruptcy and Workout
Christopher Arisco
J. Robert Forshey
Katherine Hopkins
H. Brandon Jones
Al Malone
Mark Petrocchi
Stephen Pezanosky
Jeff Prostok
Nancy Ribaudo
Lindsay Steele
Behrooz Vida
Richard Weaver
Business Law
C. William Blair
Kelly Curnutt
Kyle Harter
Andrew Homer
James Larsen
Jennifer McDaniel
Charles Milliken
Michael Moan
Michael Moore
Mitchell Moses
Andrew Ramsey
Matthew Walton
Andrew Wambsganss
Jay Wieser
Civil Law / Litigation
Robert Aldrich
Michael Anderson
Anthony Cuesta
John Easter
Michael Fitzpatrick
J. Austin Franklin
Matthew Giadrosich
Michael Gilmore
W. Chase Medling
David Miles
Troy Okruhlik
James Scott
S. Kyle Voss
Jeff Whitfield
Civil Law / Transactional
Lisa Falcone
Jeffrey Leaverton
Christopher Morris
Commercial Litigation
Owen Babcock
Daniel Bates
Whitney Beckworth
Lars Berg
Grant Blaies
Bryan Bruner
Caleb Bulls
Logan Cochran
J. Heath Coffman
Hugh Connor
Roger Diseker
Mark Dugan
Ralph Duggins
Chad Fillmore
Walker Friedman
Matthew Fronda
Katherine Hancock
Klayton Hiland
Matthias Kleinsasser
Jeff Lacy
Jennifer Littman
C. Reed Loftis
Marcus Mungioli
Schyler Parker
Andrew Sims
Brian Singleterry
Marylynn Smitherman
Mark Stout
Philip Vickers
Scott Wheatley
Scott Wiehle
Thomas Williams
Julia Wisenberg
Scott Zimmer
Construction
Christopher Brown
Randal Dean
Christian Ellis
Michael Forman
Stephanie Harrison
Stephen Harrison
Andy Keetch
Cara Kennemer
Austin Laws
Luke McMahan
Matthew Motes
Andrew Piel
Bradley Rice
Richard Schellhammer
Patrick Sheridan
Jeffrey Tillman
Joe Tolbert
Ross Vitek
Eamonn Wiles
Consumer Debt
James Foley
Corporate Counsel
Justin Light
Andrea Palmer
Donald Reid
Craig Smetko
Corporate Finance / Mergers and Acquisitions
Brian Barnard
David Cook
Tave Doty
Adam Fulkerson
Evan Malloy
Nathan McCune
J. Drew Neill
John Phair
Gabriella Snow
Philip Spencer
Jarratt Watkins
Criminal Defense
William Biggs
Pamela Boggess
Miles Brissette
Tiffany Burks
Cody Cofer
Mimi Coffey
Colleen Cornelison
Mark Daniel
Andrew Decker
Andrew Deegan
Robert DuBoise
Lance Evans
Ashley Feldt
Brandon Fulgham
Bob Gill
Phillip Hall
Stephen Handy
Michael Heiskell
Daniel Hernandez
Lisa Herrick
Bryan Hoeller
Jeff Hoover
Christy Jack
Shane Lewis
Trey Loftin
Landon Loker
Leticia Martinez
Chelsi McLarty
Richard Roper
P. Micheal Schneider
Bradford Shaw
Justin Sparks
Anna Summersett
Mark Thorne-Thomsen
Alex Thornton
Benson Varghese
Veronica Veyhl
Greg Westfall
Mollee Westfall
Kyle Whitaker
Sheena Winkfield
Education
Neal Adams
Janet Bubert
Justin Chapa
Sarah Flournoy
Robert Ginsburg
George Haratsis
Andrea Paris
Elder Law
Monica Benson
Karen Telschow Johnson
Travis Weaver
Dana Zachary
Eminent Domain
D. Mark Daniel
Chris Mosley
Adam Plumbley
Joseph Regan
Brittani Rollen
Family Law
Katherine Allen
Leslie Barrows
Lanny Begley
Ola Campbell
Kristen Carr
Tawanna Cesare
Mark Childress
McKenzie Coe
Malorie Crosley
Kelly Decker
Patrick Dooley
George Griffith
Vicki Hafer
Desiree Hartwigsen
Tom Hill
Gregory Housewirth
Craig Jackson
Jessica Janicek
Heather King
Robert Leonard
Michael Livens
Dana Manry
Bailey Michell
Rick Mitchell
Blakely Mohr
Kimberly Naylor
Lyndsay Newell
Chris Nickelson
Elizabeth Parmer
Sarah Pricer
Sarah Robbins
David Routzon
Justin Sisemore
Dwayne Smith
Susan Smith
Lori Spearman
J. Turner Thornton
Whitney Vaughan
Drew Williamson
Dena Wilson
General Practice
S. Gary Werley
Government and Administrative
Leann Guzman
Leslie Hunt
Dee Kelly
Brian Newby
C. Matthew Terrell
Health Care Law
Henry Robinson
Joshua Ross
Immigration Law
Rosa Maria Berdeja
Nicolas Chavez
Veronica Garza
Francisco Hernandez
Susan Lane
Rocio Martinez
Edwardo Meza
Insurance
Derek Anderson
Elaine Morris
Christopher Pruitt
Jerrod Rinehart
April Robbins
Ryan Valdez
Intellectual Property Rights
Carder Brooks
Joseph Cleveland
Clark Cowley
Scott Fredricks
Lee Hunt
Cheryl Leb
Enrique Sanchez
Brian Yost
Labor and Employment
Lauren Azopardi
Vianei Braun
Kyle Carney
Russell Cawyer
Jennifer Covington
Karen Denney
Rory Divin
Khari Ferrell
Laura Hallmon
Caroline Harrison
Christopher Howe
Susan Hutchison
Claudine Jackson
Jay Rutherford
Jason Smith
Taylor Winn
Land Use / Environment
J. Ray Oujesky
Tyler Wallach
Medical Malpractice / Defense
Greg Blaies
Wesley Hightower
Stephen Madsen
Jordan Parker
Medical Malpractice / Plaintiff
Anna Kingsley Alvarado
Oil and Gas
Alix Allison
Cole Bredthauer
Eric Camp
Caroline Cyrier
Ryan Damiano
Brent Dore
David Drez
Patrick Fleuckiger
Jeffrey Grable
Conrad Hester
Timothy Howell
Raymond Kelly
James Key
Mark Matula
Jason Mills
Shayne Moses
Andrew Neal
R. Mark Oliver
Nirav Patel
Shawna Rinehart
Clark Rucker
Bart Rue
Mason Smith
Todd Spake
Taylor Spalla
John Thompson
Robert Vartabedian
Paul Westbrook
Personal Injury
Wade Barrow
Rickey Brantley
Brison Bursey
Elan Cabrero
Rieker Carsey
John Cummings
Dwain Dent
Artemio Fernandez
Michael Galyen
Robert “Bob” Haslam
Travis Heller
Michael Henry
Robert Henry
Rob Hudson
Greg Jackson
Kolter Jennings
John Jose
Steven Laird
Kern Lewis
Stephen Maxwell
Gregory McCarthy
Preston Mundt
W. Travis Patterson
Nicholas Peele
Joe Robles
Ryan Roper
Coby Smith
Mattilyn Smith
Katie Steele
Jason Stephens
Ty Stimpson
Chris Stoy
Tennessee Walker
Jonathan Walters
Ben Westbrook
Damian Williams
Coby Wooten
Jim Zadeh
Product Liability
Meredith Knudsen
Professional Malpractice (Non-Medical) Defense
Roland Johnson
Real Estate
Kendall Adair
Prichard Bevis
Mark Bishop
Edward Boschini
Jarrod Cone
Brett Epstein
Martin Garcia
Tyler Goldthwaite
Michael Goodrich
James Griffis
Amanda Hernandez
Joel Heydenburk
Samuel Johndroe
Chad Key
E. Brad Mahon
Evan McGuire
Patricia Meadows
David Menefee
Sharon Millians
Gary Moates
Sara Norman
Russell Norment
Ronald Parent
Jeremy Pruett
Kylie Rahl
Jeffrey Rattikin
Grant Sorenson
J. Jody Walker
Hannah Watkins
Ginger Webber
Securities Law
Natalie Carlgren
Douglas Clayton
Toby Galloway
Robin Happel
Calvin Jackson
Andrew Rosell
Wayne Whitham
Sports Law
Christian Dennie
Garrick Farria
David Skeels
Tax Law
Christopher Beck
Jacob Birnbaum
Sean Bryan
David Coffin
John Hunter
Jordan Stimpson
Len Woodard
Traffic Law
Andrew Hawkins
Jim Lollar
James Mallory
Wills, Trusts, Estates and Probates
Heidi Angel
Michael Appleman
Marvin Blum
Natalie Brackett
Elizabeth Brooks
Thomas Campbell
Tyler Craig
Kandice Damiano
L. Stephen Franscini
Kaitlin Goddard
Catherine Goodman
Janet Hahn
Beth Hampton
Shelli Harveson
Ryan Heath
Amanda Holliday
Lisa Jamieson
Randall Johnson
Kevin Kuenzli
R. Paul Lancaster
Ann Lopez
Amy Lorenz
Robert Loudermilk
Jennifer Lovelace
Gregory Martin
Daniel McCarthy
Phillip McCrury
R. Dyann McCully
Colin Murchison
Jeffrey Myers
Christopher Ponder
Malathi Ravi
Tom Ryder
Rachel Saltsman
Emily Seawright
Jimalee Splawn
Dulaney Steer
Michael Sweet
Workers’ Compensation
Nicholas Bettinger
TOP ATTORNEYS Less than Five Years in Practice
Attorneys whose names are in bold type received 15 or more nominations in a category,
and attorneys who are in bold italic received between 10-14 nominations in a category.
Click on names listed in taupe for more information.
Arbitration and Mediation
Anna Ferrando
Matthew Francis
Banking and Financial
Kaitlin Paule
Bankruptcy and Workout
Harrison Pavlasek
Business Law
Samantha Elliott
Destiny Morgan
Chanel Thomas
Tristan Watson
Civil Law / Litigation
Cade Cross
Abigail Irwin
Christian Martinez
Civil Law / Transactional
Wesley McCutcheon
Commercial Litigation
Jessica Alt
John Fronk
Stephanie Garner
Jacob Kalinke
Tyler Scholes
Thomas Swafford
Mallory Wiese
Construction
Jack Delaney
Jay McKiever
Corporate Finance / Mergers and Acquisitions
Josue Barron
Ethan Lennon
Kirsten McIntyre
Preston Polk
Natalie Waters
Criminal Defense
Erika Flores
Audrey Hatcher
Marissa Matthews
Eminent Domain
Blake Bobo
Maddie Royal
Family Law
Tanner Breed
Brianda Curry
Caroline Garcia
Hailey Klingbeil
Haley Shaw
Cassidy Terrazas
Megan Weiershausen
Immigration Law
Raul Natera
Intellectual Property Rights
Kiala Ellingson
Oil and Gas
Peyton Dietz
Logan Dorsett
Jacob Wall
Personal Injury
Alyssa Alfaro
Shea Allard
Taylor Brumbaugh
Riley Waters
Real Estate
Dylan Hoggard
Jaret Thurston
Mallory Tyranski
Tax Law
Sam Pumphrey
Wills, Trusts, Estates and Probates
Jenna Lusk
Hannah Orand
Anna Rose St. Martin