Hand Arendall Members Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America

Hand Arendall LLC is pleased to announce that 30 lawyers have been listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2017. Inclusion in Best Lawyers is based on a peer-review survey of 1.8 million confidential evaluations by the top attorneys in the country. They are reviewed on the basis of professional expertise, and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.

Hand Arendall would like to congratulate the following attorneys named to the list:

• J. Hodge Alves, III, Admiralty and Maritime Law, Litigation – Construction
• Roger L. Bates, Commercial Litigation
• R. Preston Bolt, Jr., Public Finance Law
• G. Porter Brock, Jr., Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
• Rodney R. Cate, Medical Malpractice Law, Defendants
• Lisa Darnley Cooper, Employment Law – Management
• Joseph L. Cowan II, Insurance Law
• Stephen G. Crawford, Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law
• Blane H. Crutchfield, Admiralty and Maritime Law
• Ginger P. Gaddy, Public Finance Law
• Frank C. Galloway, Jr., Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
• P. Nicholas Greenwood, Public Finance Law
• J. Mark Hart, Insurance Law
• Mark D. Hess, Insurance Law
• C. Dennis Hughes, Insurance Law
• Neil C. Johnston, Energy Law, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Natural Resources Law, Real Estate Law, Timber Law, Water Law
• J. Fred Kingren, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Alexander F. Lankford III, Admiralty and Maritime Law
• Gregory L. Leatherbury, Jr., Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
• T. Bruce McGowin, Corporate Law, Environmental Law, Real Estate Law
• Brooks P. Milling, Corporate Law
• Henry T. Morrissette, Insurance Law
• Bert S. Nettles, Insurance Law
• Caine O’Rear III, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation, Construction
• John E. Rollins, Litigation Real Estate
• David R. Quittmeyer, Copyright Law, Litigation – Patent
• rew Sinor, Insurance Law
• Norman M. Stockman, Admiralty and Maritime Law
• George M. Walker, Banking and Finance Law, Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Individuals, Employment Law – Management, Insurance Law, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Robert L. Williams, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants

Additionally, Blane H. Crutchfield was selected as 2017 Lawyer of the Year for Admiralty and Maritime Law in the Mobile area. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the Lawyer of the Year, making this accolade particularly significant. These lawyers are selected based on particularly impressive voting averages received during the peer-review assessments. For additional information visit BestLawyers.com.