Womble Bond Dickinson announced today that The Best Lawyers in America has recognized 23 Womble Bond Dickinson lawyers as “Lawyer of the Year” in various categories. Only a single lawyer in a specific practice area and location is honored with a "Lawyer of the Year" designation.

The full list is as follows:  

  • Andrew B. Coburn (Securities / Capital Markets Law)
  • Andrew T. Spence (Patent Law)
  • Barry J. Herman (Litigation – Patent)
  • Charles A. Burke (Litigation - Intellectual Property)
  • Charles J. Baker III (Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law)
  • Dean Wayne Rutley (Corporate Governance Law)
  • Elizabeth J. Bondurant (Litigation – ERISA)
  • Elizabeth O. Temple (Corporate Governance Law)
  • G. Michael Barnhill (Litigation – Municipal)
  • Gregory M. Chabon (Commercial Transactions / UCC Law)
  • Jim D. Cooley (Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions)
  • Jimmy F. Kirkland (Energy Regulatory Law)
  • Johnny M. Loper (Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Kenneth N. Shelton (Securities Regulation)
  • Kim Kelly Mann (Real Estate Law)
  • Kimberly H. Stogner (Trusts and Estates)
  • Laurel R.S. Blair (Litigation - Trusts and Estates)
  • Michael J. Sullivan (Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
  • Pressly M. Millen (Litigation - Banking and Finance)
  • Randel S. Springer (Copyright Law)
  • Scott A. Schaaf (Banking and Finance Law)
  • Thomas L. Harper, Jr. (Litigation - Real Estate)
  • William M. Ragland, Jr. (Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions)