20 Ogletree Deakins attorneys named to Best Lawyers List
August 26, 2020
20 attorneys from Ogletree Deakins’ Greenville office were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 list. Those lawyers include:
- Lucas J. Asper (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
- Thomas A. Bright (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
- Thomas M. Christina (Employee Benefits (ERISA), Employment Law – Management, Litigation (ERISA))
- Ashley Prickett Cuttino (Litigation – Labor and Employment)
- J. Howard Daniel (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
- Joel A. Daniel (Employee Benefits (ERISA))
- W. Kyle Dillard (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
- L. Gray Geddie, Jr. (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
- Matthew K. Johnson (Employment Law – Management)
- Phillip A. Kilgore (Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
- Charles E. McDonald III (Employment Law – Management)
- John T. Merrell (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
- R. Allison Phinney (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
- Michael M. Shetterly (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
- Lewis T. Smoak (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management)
- Mark M. Stubley (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
- Fred W. Suggs, Jr. (Employee Benefits/ERISA Law, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation (ERISA), Litigation – Labor and Employment)
- Penny C. Wofford (Employment Law – Management)
- Stephen R. Woods (Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
- Madison Baker Wyche III (Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment)
In addition, Lewis T. Smoak was named 2021 Greenville Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year.” Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” is awarded to individual lawyers with the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region.
Three attorneys were selected in the inaugural Ones To Watch list, which recognizes attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. M. Brooks Miller, S. Michael Nail, and Evelyn A. Norton were named in the Litigation – Labor and Employment practice area.
The attorneys on the 2021 list were selected based upon the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area through a sophisticated, conscientious, rational, and transparent survey process. For more information, visit https://www.bestlawyers.com/methodology.
About Ogletree Deakins
Ogletree Deakins is one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management in all types of employment-related legal matters. Premier client service, as outlined in the firm’s Client Pledge, is one of the firm’s top priorities and a cornerstone of its core values. U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” has named Ogletree Deakins a “Law Firm of the Year” for nine consecutive years. In 2020, the publication named Ogletree Deakins its “Law Firm of the Year” in the Labor Law – Management and Litigation – ERISA categories. Ogletree Deakins has more than 900 attorneys located in 53 offices across the United States and in Europe, Canada, and Mexico. The firm represents a diverse range of clients, from small businesses to Fortune 50 companies. www.ogletree.com
