Gallagher & Kennedy is proud to announce that 35 of its attorneys, across 33 practice areas, were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers In America®. Of those recognized, more than half have been included for 10+ years. Additionally, three shareholders were named Lawyers of the Year: Michael K. Kennedy (Sports Law), Terence W. Thompson (Corporate Law), and Timothy D. Brown (Tax Law).
Attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America® were recognized by their peers in the legal industry for their professional excellence in 145 practice areas. For the 2019 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, 7.8 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 60,000 leading lawyers being included in the new edition.
Gallagher & Kennedy attorneys received the following Best Lawyers in America® honors:
- Dana Stagg Belknap - Government Relations Practice; Land Use and Zoning Law; Real Estate Law
- Robert W. Boatman - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Robert Erven Brown - Real Estate Law
- Timothy D. Brown - Tax Law
- Shannon L. Clark - Appellate Practice; Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Lincoln Combs - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- James B. Connor - Real Estate Law
- Joseph E. Cotterman - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Bankruptcy
- J. Stanton Curry - Environmental Law
- Mark C. Dangerfield - Commercial Litigation
- Mark M. Deatherage - Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Real Estate
- D. Lee Decker - Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental; Natural Resources Law
- Mark A. Fuller - Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
- Michael L. Gallagher - Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television; Sports Law
- Donald Peder Johnsen - Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Michael K. Kennedy - Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs; Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants; Sports Law
- David P. Kimball - Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
- Anne L. Leary - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Thomas A. Maraz - Construction Law
- Patrick J. McGroder III - Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Kelly C. Mooney - Tax Law
- Dalva L. Moellenberg (Santa Fe) - Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental; Natural Resources Law
- Kevin D. Neal - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Raymond M. Norris - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Mark S. O'Connor - Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Kevin E. O'Malley - Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation - Construction; Litigation - Environmental; Litigation - Municipal; Litigation - Securities
- Jeffrey T. Pyburn - Litigation - Insurance; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Michael R. Ross - Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Dean C. Short II - Corporate Law; Sports Law
- Paul L. Stoller - Insurance Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Terence W. Thompson - Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Woodrow C. Thompson - Criminal Defense: General Practice; DUI/DWI Defense
- William Charles Thomson - Commercial Litigation
- Jay S. Volquardsen - DUI/DWI Defense
- David L. Wallis - Environmental Law
- Brian J. Zavislak - Real Estate Law
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