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Chambliss Attorneys Selected for Best Lawyers in America® 2023
Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C. is honored to announce Best Lawyers in America® named four attorneys as “Lawyer of the Year” in the Chattanooga area among the 21 selected for The Best Lawyers in America® 2023. In addition, 12 Chambliss attorneys were named to the second edition of the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list.
The four Chambliss attorneys recognized as 2023 Chattanooga “Lawyer of the Year” include Cathy Dorvil, Jeffrey Maddux, Mark Turner, and Gregory “Greg” Willett.
| Attorney Name | 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” Awards, Chattanooga, Practice Area |
| Cathy S. Dorvil | Litigation – Health Care |
| Jeffrey W. Maddux | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law |
| Mark Turner | Real Estate Law |
| Gregory “Greg” D. Willett | Trusts and Estates |
Each lawyer represents a wide variety of clients across the nation on matters ranging from elder law to product liability disputes. Cathy focuses her practice on health care litigation. Jeffrey counsels clients in bankruptcy and reorganization law matters. Mark concentrates his practice on real estate law matters and business financing. Greg concentrates his practice on trusts and estates.
Best Lawyers selects only one lawyer in each practice area and geographic region as the “Lawyer of the Year.” The publication selects lawyers based on voting averages received during the peer review assessments. Receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect each lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and same practice areas for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity.
Best Lawyers recognized 21 Chambliss attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America® 2023:
| Attorney Name | Practice Area |
| William P. Aiken | Corporate Law, Health Care Law, Mergers and Acquisitions |
| Stephen D. Barham | Litigation – Health Care |
| Mark A. Cunningham | Corporate Law, Health Care Law |
| Cathy S. Dorvil | Litigation – Health Care |
| James “Jim” Exum III | Insurance Law |
| Timothy “Tim” M. Gibbons | Construction Law, Litigation – Construction |
| Jeffrey “Jeff” G. Granillo | Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants |
| Frederick “Rick” L. Hitchcock | Energy Law |
| Richard “Rick” T. Hudson | Real Estate Law |
| J. Nelson Irvine | Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Nonprofit / Charities Law |
| Anthony “Bud” A. Jackson | Litigation – First Amendment, Media Law |
| John G. Jackson | Litigation – Intellectual Property |
| Jeffrey W. Maddux | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Bankruptcy |
| Harold “Hal” L. North, Jr. | Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law |
| Dana B. Perry | Elder Law, Trusts and Estates |
| William H. Pickering | Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment |
| Michael N. St. Charles | Corporate Law, Real Estate Law |
| Michael J. Stewart | Banking and Finance Law |
| Mark Turner | Banking and Finance Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Real Estate Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law |
| Gregory “Greg” T. Willett | Trusts and Estates |
| Jay A. Young | Banking and Finance Law, Project Finance Law |
“Chambliss is built upon the foundation of providing the highest level of service to our clients,” said President and Managing Shareholder Mark Cunningham. “We are proud to see so many Chambliss attorneys again recognized for their outstanding legal quality in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch.“
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch attorneys are noteworthy attorneys who have been in private practice for less than 10 years in the U.S. These attorneys are typically individuals who have been in practice between five to nine years and have displayed outstanding professional excellence. This recognition is based on peer review, as well.
Best Lawyers selected 12 Chambliss attorneys for the third edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch:
| Attorney Name | Practice Area |
| Stephen D. Adams | Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law |
| Kelly B. Etchells | Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants |
| Willa B. Kalaidjian | Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Privacy and Data Security, Venture Capital Law |
| Courtney J. Keehan | Corporate Law, Health Care Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law |
| Nathan “Nate” L. Kinard | Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants |
| Calvin “Cal” B. Marshall | Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Health Care Law, Privacy and Data Security |
| Martha Culp Millener | Real Estate Law |
| Leah R. Mitchell | Elder Law |
| Jed Roebuck | Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Health Care Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Transportation Law |
| Kathleen M. Siciliano | Labor and Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment |
| Logan C. Threadgill | Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Litigation – Construction |
| Kirby Waddell Yost | Real Estate Law, Transportation Law |
About Best Lawyers®
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. More than 113,000 industry leading lawyers are eligible to vote (from around the world), and we have received more than 15 million evaluations on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world. For the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, more than 12.2 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 71,000 leading lawyers being honored in the new edition.
Read the Chattanoogan article, “Chambliss Attorneys Selected for Best Lawyers in America for 2023.”
