More than 220 Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Attorneys Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2016

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce that 221 of the firm’s attorneys have been listed in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers in America,^® one of the most highly regarded attorney referral publications. In addition, Best Lawyers named 18 of the firm’s attorneys as “Lawyers of the Year” in their cities.

Now in its 22nd year, Best Lawyers selects attorneys through an extensive survey of leading lawyers who assess the legal abilities of their peers. For Lawyer of the Year, only a single attorney in each legal practice area is recognized in a designated metropolitan area.

“We congratulate all of our deserving 2016 Best Lawyers and Lawyer of the Year honorees. The service and diligence these attorneys exhibit is noted and commendable, as it ultimately furthers our clients’ business goals and the success of the firm as a whole,” said firm Chairman Beau Grenier. “As recognitions such as this show, our attorneys are established and respected leaders within their individual practice areas.”

Below is a list of attorneys recognized in the 2016 publication, organized by office.

Birmingham

The Bradley Arant attorneys selected as Birmingham’s Best Lawyers^® 2016 Lawyers of the Year in their respective practice areas include:

• T. Michael Brown (Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation–Land Use and Zoning)
• James W. Childs, Jr. (Venture Capital Law)
• J. S. Christie, Jr. (Litigation–ERISA)
• S. Roderick Kanter (Economic Development Law)
• Alex B. Leath (Project Finance Law)
• E. Mabry Rogers (Arbitration)
• Frederic L. Smith, Jr. (Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
• Donald B. Sweeney, Jr. (Education Law)
• Paul S. Ware (Securities/Capital Markets Law)
• Ralph H. Yeilding (Trusts and Estates)

Attorneys in the firm’s Birmingham office who are listed in Best Lawyers^® 2016 include:

• Scott E. Adams (Trusts and Estates)
• W. Harold Albritton IV (Commercial Litigation)
• F. Wendell Allen (Financial Services Regulation Law)
• James F. Archibald III (Litigation–Construction)
• Marc James Ayers (Appellate Practice)
• Kay K. Bains (Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law, Timber Law)
• Charles A. J. Beavers, Jr. (Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation–Land Use and Zoning, Litigation–Real Estate, Real Estate Law)
• Jay R. Bender (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Litigation–Bankruptcy)
• Joe Bird (Litigation–Intellectual Property, Litigation–Patent, Patent Law)
• Dylan C. Black (Commercial Litigation)
• Paul P. Bolus (Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation–Insurance)
• Axel Bolvig III (Construction Law, Litigation–Construction)
• T. Michael Brown (Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation–Environmental, Litigation–Land Use and Zoning, Litigation–Real Estate, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions–Defendants, Product Liability Litigation–Defendants)
• William C. (Beau) Byrd II (Real Estate Law)
• Philip J. Carroll III (Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation–Defendants)
• Thomas Carruthers (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Tax Law)
• James W. Childs, Jr. (Business Organizations [including LLCs and Partnerships], Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Venture Capital Law)
• J. S. (Chris) Christie, Jr. (Commercial Litigation, Employee Benefits [ERISA] Law, Insurance Law Litigation–ERISA, Litigation–Insurance)
• Jennifer Hoover Clark (Healthcare Law)
• Brittin T. Coleman (Personal Injury Litigation–Defendants, Product Liability Litigation–Defendants)
• John J. Coleman, Jr. (Employment Law–Management, Labor Law–Management)
• Paul Compton (Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Derivatives and Futures Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Insurance Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law)
• Robert M. Couch (Banking and Finance Law)
• Keith Covington (Employment Law–Management)
• Stewart M. Cox (Commercial Litigation)
• Patrick Darby (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Litigation–Bankruptcy)
• Ty E. Dedmon (Personal Injury Litigation–Defendants)
• Michael S. Denniston (Antitrust Law, Copyright Law, Franchise Law)
• L. Susan Doss (Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law)
• J. David Dresher (Banking and Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law)
• Jeffrey D. Dyess (Commercial Litigation)
• Hallman B. Eady (Commercial Litigation)
• Bruce P. Ely (Litigation and Controversy–Tax, Tax Law)
• Denson N. Franklin III (Business Organizations [including LLCs and Partnerships], Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
• Stuart J. Frentz (Tax Law)
• Linda A. Friedman (Franchise Law, Litigation–Intellectual Property, Trademark Law)
• James W. Gewin (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation–Antitrust, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions–Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation–Defendants)
• N. Christian Glenos (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation–Bankruptcy)
• Glenn E. Glover (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law)
• John E. Goodman (Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions–Defendants)
• John Beau Grenier (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation)
• Christopher R. Grissom (Litigation and Controversy–Tax, Tax Law)
• John W. Hargrove (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law–Management, Litigation Labor and Employment)
• Tripp Haston (Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions–Defendants, Product Liability Litigation–Defendants)
• Christopher L. Hawkins (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law)
• James F. Henry (Healthcare Law)
• K. Wood Herren (Economic Development Law, Non-Profit / Charities Law, Tax Law)
• William L. Hinds, Jr. (Corporate Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates)
• Leigh Anne Hodge (Healthcare Law, Insurance Law, Litigation–ERISA, Product Liability Litigation–Defendants)
• Gary L. Howard (Insurance Law)
• David G. Hymer (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation)
• Andrew Johnson (Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation–Defendants)
• Nathan W. Johnson (Information Technology Law)
• S. Roderick Kanter (Economic Development Law, Municipal Law, Public Finance Law)
• Joel M. Kuehnert (Environmental Law)
• Harold B. Kushner (Business Organizations [including LLCs and Partnerships], Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Tax Law)
• Bradley W. Lard (Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates)
• Alex B. Leath (Corporate Law, Economic Development Law, Project Finance Law, Public Finance Law, Tax Law)
• Matthew H. Lembke (Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Litigation–Environmental, Water Law)
• Jack B. Levy (Corporate Law, Employee Benefits [ERISA] Law, Healthcare Law)
• James E. Long Jr. (Tax Law)
• Robert R. Maddox (Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation–Banking and Finance)
• Stuart Maxey (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
• Joseph B. Mays, Jr. (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Litigation–Antitrust, Litigation and Controversy–Tax)
• Justin T. McDonald (Product Liability Litigation–Defendants)
• Michael D. McKibben (Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law–Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation–Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law–Defendants)
• Jennifer J. McGahey (Litigation–Labor and Employment)
• Carey B. McRae (Healthcare Law)
• Hobart A. McWhorter, Jr. (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation–Defendants)
• T. Matthew Miller (Employment Law–Management, Labor Law–Management, Litigation– Labor and Employment)
• John K. Molen (Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Employee Benefits [ERISA] Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation)
• Richard H. Monk III (Commercial Litigation, Litigation–Environmental)
• Stephen R. Monk (Real Estate Law)
• Charles Moore (Banking and Finance Law)
• Jamie L. Moore (Insurance Law)
• John H. Morrow (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, First Amendment Law, Personal Injury Litigation–Defendants)
• Daniel Murphy (Healthcare Law)
• Kevin C. Newsom (Appellate Practice)
• David W. Owen (Construction Law)
• Dorothy Daigle Pak (Corporate Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law)
• Virginia C. Patterson (Business Organizations [including LLCs and Partnerships], Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
• Michael R. Pennington (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation– Banking and Finance, Litigation–Securities, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions–Defendants)
• Kenneth M. Perry (Product Liability Litigation–Defendants)
• T. Gregory Peterson (Biotechnology Law, Patent Law)
• J. David Pugh (Construction Law, Litigation–Construction)
• Laura Schiele Robinson (Employee Benefits [ERISA] Law)
• J. Andrew Robison (Corporate Law)
• E. Mabry Rogers (Arbitration, Construction Law, Litigation–Construction, Mediation)
• James E. Rotch (Business Organizations [including LLCs and Partnerships], Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
• David E. Roth (Environmental Law, Litigation–Environmental, Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law)
• Walter J. Sears III (Construction Law)
• Anne Marie Seibel (Commercial Litigation)
• Jack W. Selden (Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Qui Tam Law)
• Dawn Helms Sharff (Real Estate Law)
• Edward S. Sledge IV (Commercial Litigation)
• Frederic L. Smith, Jr. (Business Organizations [including LLCs and Partnerships], Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
• Rusha C. Smith (Commercial Litigation)
• John W. Smith T (Commercial Litigation, Labor Law–Management)
• J. David Stewart (Government Relations Practice)
• Donald B. Sweeney, Jr. (Education Law, Employment Law–Management, Municipal Law)
• Paul M. Sykes (Copyright Law, Information Technology Law, Litigation–Intellectual Property, Litigation–Patent, Patent Law, Trade Secrets Law)
• Tracy M. Thompson (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law)
• Ethan T. Tidmore (Commercial Litigation)
• Sid J. Trant (Environmental Law, Litigation–Environmental)
• Laurence D. Vinson, Jr. (Corporate Law, Equipment Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, International Trade and Finance Law)
• Brian Alexander Wahl (Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation–Defendants)
• Jason A. Walters (Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law)
• Robert C. Walthall (Business Organizations [including LLCs and Partnerships], Corporate Law, Tax Law)
• R. Thomas Warburton (Commercial Litigation)
• Paul S. Ware (Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law)
• John D. Watson III (Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation–Defendants)
• Meade Whitaker, Jr. (Real Estate Law)
• J. Keith Windle (Real Estate Law)
• Kenneth T. Wyatt (Banking and Finance Law)
• Ralph H. Yeilding (Trusts and Estates)
• Anne R. Yuengert (Employment Law–Management, Labor Law–Management, Litigation– Labor and Employment)
• Alan K. Zeigler (Public Finance Law)

Charlotte

In the firm’s Charlotte, N.C., office, Robert A. Cox, Jr. was selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America^® 2016 in the fields of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation–Bankruptcy.

Huntsville

Huntsville partner Warne S. Heath was named the Best Lawyers^® 2016 Employment Law–Management Lawyer of the Year.

Attorneys in the firm’s Huntsville office who are listed in Best Lawyers^® 2016 include:

• Hall B. Bryant III (Biotechnology Law, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Venture Capital Law)
• Frank M. Caprio (Copyright Law, Litigation–Intellectual Property, Litigation–Patent, Patent Law, Trade Secrets Law, Trademark Law)
• Warne S. Heath (Employment Law–Management, Labor Law–Management, Litigation–Labor and Employment)
• E. Cutter Hughes (First Amendment Law)
• Benjamin W. Hutton (Commercial Litigation)
• G. Bartley Loftin III (Commercial Litigation, Litigation–Banking and Finance, Litigation–Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation–Securities)
• Scott E. Ludwig (Biotechnology Law, Corporate Law, Litigation–Trusts and Estates, Litigation and Controversy–Tax, Non-Profit/Charities Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates)
• Kimberly B. Martin (Biotechnology Law, Commercial Litigation, First Amendment Law, Product Liability Litigation–Defendants)
• George A. Smith II (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
• H. Harold Stephens (Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Mediation, Personal Injury Litigation–Defendants)
• Scott Burnett Smith (Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation)

Jackson

The Bradley Arant attorneys selected as Jackson’s Best Lawyers^® 2016 Lawyers of the Year in their respective practice areas include:

• Roy D. Campbell III (Litigation–Insurance)
• W. Wayne Drinkwater (Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions–Defendants)
• William R. Purdy (Construction Law)

Attorneys in the firm’s Jackson office who are listed in Best Lawyers^® 2016 include:

• Jeffrey Blackwood (Commercial Litigation)
• Roy D. Campbell III (Litigation–Insurance, Personal Injury Litigation–Defendants)
• David W. Clark (Commercial Litigation)
• W. Rodney Clement, Jr. (Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law)
• Margaret Oertling Cupples (Appellate Practice, Product Liability Litigation–Defendants)
• W. Wayne Drinkwater (Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions–Defendants)
• Ralph B. Germany, Jr. (Construction Law)
• J. William Manuel (Commercial Litigation, Litigation–Environmental, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions–Defendants)
• J. Douglas Minor, Jr. (Commercial Litigation, Litigation–Real Estate)
• Mary Clay W. Morgan (Commercial Litigation, Litigation–Labor and Employment)
• Wendy R. Mullins (Business Organizations [including LLCs and Partnerships])
• Dinetia M. Newman (Healthcare Law)
• Alan W. Perry (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Litigation–Banking and Finance, Litigation–Real Estate)
• William R. Purdy (Construction Law)
• Alex Purvis (Insurance Law, Product Liability Litigation–Defendants)
• Joseph J. Stroble (Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions–Defendants, Product Liability Litigation– Defendants)
• Stephen L. Thomas (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation–Intellectual Property, Personal Injury Litigation–Defendants, Product Liability Litigation–Defendants)
• Stephen M. Wilson (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Corporate Law, Litigation and Controversy–Tax, Tax Law)

Montgomery

Attorneys in the firm’s Montgomery office who are listed in Best Lawyers^® 2016 include:

• Philip H. Butler (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation)
• W. Stanley Gregory (Public Finance Law, Tax Law)
• William C. McGowin (Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions–Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation–Defendants)
• George R. Parker (Commercial Litigation, Litigation–Insurance, Product Liability Litigation–Defendants)
• Charles A. Stewart (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Product Liability Litigation–Defendants)

Nashville

The Bradley Arant attorneys selected as Nashville’s Best Lawyers^® 2016 Lawyers of the Year in their respective practice areas include:

• Paul A. Alexis (Antitrust Law)
• James L. Murphy III (Litigation–Land Use and Zoning)
• David K. Taylor (Arbitration)
• J. Thomas Trent, Jr. (Economic Development Law)

Attorneys in the firm’s Nashville office who are listed in Best Lawyers^® 2016 include:

• Patrick L. Alexander (Corporate Law, Public Finance Law)
• Paul A. Alexis (Antitrust Law, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Litigation–ERISA, Litigation–Real Estate)
• Emily Hatch Bowman (Banking and Finance Law, Real Estate Law)
• Stephen T. Braun (Corporate Law, Healthcare Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
• Michael D. Brent (Healthcare Law)
• Kevin B. Campbell (Healthcare Law)
• Ann Peldo Cargile (Real Estate Law)
• Davis H. Carr (Banking and Finance Law)
• Brett R. Carter (Litigation and Controversy–Tax)
• George H. Cate III (Commercial Litigation)
• J. Greer Cummings, Jr. (Real Estate Law)
• William W. Earthman III (Banking and Finance Law)
• Doug Franck (Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law)
• Joseph W. Gibbs (Economic Development Law, Litigation and Controversy–Tax, Tax Law)
• John E. Gillmor (Healthcare Law)
• William F. Goodman III (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions–Defendants, Product Liability Litigation–Defendants)
• Amy D. Hampton (Litigation–Healthcare)
• John B. Hardcastle, Jr. (Corporate Law, Healthcare Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
• John R. Haynes (Real Estate Law)
• Lela M. Hollabaugh (Commercial Litigation, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Energy Law, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions–Defendants, Product Liability Litigation–Defendants)
• E. Berry Holt III (Corporate Law, Healthcare Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
• H. Frederick Humbracht, Jr. (Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation–Banking and Finance, Litigation–Construction)
• B. David Joffe (Employee Benefits [ERISA] Law)
• Roger G. Jones (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation–Banking and Finance, Litigation–Bankruptcy)
• Amy S. Leopard (Healthcare Law)
• Samuel D. Lipshie (Entertainment Law–Motion Pictures and Television, Entertainment Law–Music, Media Law)
• Matthew C. Lonergan (Employment Law–Management, Labor Law–Management)
• Charles J. Mataya (Employment Law–Management, Labor Law–Management, Litigation–Labor and Employment)
• Matthew B. Mattingly (Real Estate Law) Austin L. McMullen (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation–Bankruptcy)
• Mark W. Miller (Tax Law)
• Russell B. Morgan (Commercial Litigation, Litigation–Construction)
• Patricia Head Moskal (Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation and Controversy–Tax)
• John E. Murdock III (Banking and Finance Law, Equipment Finance Law, Project Finance Law)
• James L. Murphy III (Economic Development Law, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation–Land Use and Zoning, Municipal Law, Real Estate Law)
• Andrew J. Murray (Healthcare Law)
• John W. Myers II (Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Finance Law)
• Gordon Earle Nichols (Employee Benefits [ERISA] Law)
• William L. Norton III (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation–Bankruptcy)
• J. Craig Oliver (Employment Law–Management, Labor Law–Management, Litigation–Labor and Employment)
• Robert S. Patterson (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation–Intellectual Property)
• E. Todd Presnell (Commercial Litigation, Litigation–Banking and Finance, Litigation– Intellectual Property, Litigation–Labor and Employment)
• Charles S. Sanger (Banking and Finance Law)
• Nathan H. Ridley (Administrative/Regulatory Law, Government Relations Practice)
• Jonathan M. Skeeters (Corporate Law)
• Brooks R. Smith (Real Estate Law)
• David W. Stempel (Corporate Law)
• David K. Taylor (Arbitration, Construction Law, Mediation)
• Christopher E. Thorsen (Commercial Litigation)
• John W. Titus (Business Organizations [including LLCs and Partnerships], Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
• J. Thomas Trent, Jr. (Business Organizations [including LLCs and Partnerships], Corporate Law, Economic Development Law, Real Estate Law)
• Thor Y. Urness (Commercial Litigation, Litigation–Intellectual Property)
• Henry M. Walker (Energy Law)
• Richard F. Warren , Jr. (Real Estate Law)
• Robert E. Wood (Real Estate Law)

Tampa
Attorneys in the firm’s Tampa office who are listed in Best Lawyers^® 2016 include:

• Timothy A. Andreu (Commercial Litigation)
• Michael B. Colgan (Commercial Litigation)
• Sharon Docherty Danco (Banking and Finance Law, Business Organizations [including LLCs and Partnerships], Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation)
• Robert B. Glenn (Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation–Bankruptcy)
• Tony B. Griffin (Employment Law–Management, Labor Law–Management, Litigation–Labor and Employment)
• Mark A. Hanley (Employment Law–Management, Litigation–Labor and Employment)
• Robert C. Rasmussen (Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation)
• Edwin G. Rice (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation–Bankruptcy)
• Alysa J. Ward (Employment Law–Management)

Washington, D.C.

Attorneys in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office who are listed in Best Lawyers^® 2016 include:

• Douglas L. Patin (Construction Law)
• Stephen R. Spivack (Criminal Defense: White-Collar)
• John Parker Sweeney (Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions–Defendants, Product Liability Litigation–Defendants)
• Robert J. Symon (Construction Law)
• T. Sky Woodward (Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions–Defendants, Product Liability Litigation–Defendants)

Contact: Vivian Hood
904.220.1915
vhood@jaffepr.com