Chambers USA 2025 Recognizes 104 Womble Lawyers, 46 Practices

June 5, 2025 – Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP announced today that 104 attorneys are recognized in the 2025 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. The recognition includes 24 attorneys with Band 1 ranking and 14 attorneys who earned a new individual ranking. The firm also earned 46 department rankings, including Band 1 ranking for 12 practices.

Newly ranked attorneys include:

• Paul Afonso, Energy & Natural Resources (Massachusetts) 
• Scot Anderson, Mining & Metals (USA – Nationwide) 
• Chad Brown, Real Estate: Finance (North Carolina) 
• Luke Cass, Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations (District of Columbia) 
• Rhett DeHart, Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations (South Carolina) 
• Ana Maria Gutierrez, Energy & Natural Resources (Colorado) 
• David Jackson, Intellectual Property (Arizona) 
• Laura Kees, Intellectual Property, (Georgia) 
• Michael McCue, Intellectual Property (Nevada) 
• Rachel Nicholas, Intellectual Property (Arizona) 
• Karthika Perumal, Intellectual Property (Texas) 
• Rich Raleigh, Government Contracts (USA – Nationwide) 
• Patrick Strubbe, Corporate/M&A (North Carolina) 
• Deb Vernon, Intellectual Property (Massachusetts)

Newly ranked departments include:

• Environment (Colorado) 
• Intellectual Property (Nevada) 
• Intellectual Property (Texas) 
• Litigation: White Collar & Government Investigations (North Carolina) 
• Litigation: White Collar & Government Investigations (South Carolina) 
• Mining & Metals (USA - Nationwide) 
• Tax (Arizona)

Below is a complete list of the practices and attorneys recognized in the 2025 edition of Chambers USA (*denotes Band 1 ranking):

Department Rankings – Nationwide

• Gaming & Licensing
• Mining & Metals
• Native American Law

Department Rankings – Regional

• Banking & Finance (North Carolina, South Carolina*)
• Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Colorado, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina)
• Corporate/M&A (Arizona, North Carolina, South Carolina)
• Energy & Natural Resources (Colorado, Massachusetts*)
• Environment (Colorado, Massachusetts, North Carolina*)
• Gaming & Licensing (Nevada)
• Healthcare (Arizona, North Carolina)
• Intellectual Property (Arizona*, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada*, North Carolina*, Texas)
• Labor & Employment (Arizona)
• Litigation: General Commercial (Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, North Carolina*, South Carolina)
• Litigation: Securities (Georgia)
• Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations (North Carolina, South Carolina)
• Native American Law (Arizona*)
• Public Finance (North Carolina*)
• Real Estate (Arizona*, District of Columbia, North Carolina, South Carolina*, Virginia: Northern)
• Real Estate: Finance (North Carolina)
• Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use (Arizona)
• Tax (Arizona*, North Carolina)

Individual Rankings – Nationwide

• Scot Anderson (Mining & Metals)
• David Attanasio (International Arbitration: Counsel)
• Alexandre de Gramont (International Arbitration: Counsel; International Arbitration: Enforcement*)
• Steve Hart (Native American Law)
• Peter Larson (Native American Law)
• Glenn Light (Gaming & Licensing)
• Richard Raleigh (Government Contracts)
• Karl Rutledge (Gaming & Licensing; Sports Law: Esports*)

Individual Rankings – Regional

Banking & Finance

• Jackie Camp (North Carolina)
• Taber Cathcart (North Carolina)
• William Dawson* (South Carolina)
• Paul Fogleman (North Carolina

Bankruptcy/Restructuring 

• Chad Caby (Colorado) 
• Don Detweiler (Delaware) 
• Charlie Livermon* (North Carolina) 
• Morgan Patterson (Delaware) 
• Joel Perrell (Maryland) 
• Richard Prosser (North Carolina) 
• Lisa Tancredi* (Maryland) 
• Matthew Ward (Delaware)

Construction

• Ben Ochoa (Colorado)

Corporate/M&A 

• Scott DeWald (Arizona) 
• Dan Fitzgerald (Maryland) 
• John Gambaccini (Virginia – Northern) 
• Patrick Strubbe (North Carolina: Charlotte & Surrounds) 
• Matt Sweger (Arizona) 
• Betty Temple (South Carolina) 

Energy & Natural Resources 

• Paul Afonso (Massachusetts) 
• Scot Anderson* (Colorado) 
• Ana Maria Gutierrez (Colorado) 
• Jed Nosal* (Massachusetts) 
• Jesse Reyes (Massachusetts) 

Environment 

• Michael Bogle (South Carolina) 
• Susan Cooper (North Carolina) 
• Brad De Vore (North Carolina) 
• Ana Maria Gutierrez (Colorado) 
• Jimmy Kirkland (Georgia)
• Lisa Rushton (North Carolina

Gaming & Licensing

• Glenn Light (Nevada) 
• Karl Rutledge (Nevada) 

Healthcare

• Tony Brett (North Carolina) 
• Toni Peck (North Carolina) 

Insurance

• Steve Bressler (Arizona) 
• Brian Spano (Colorado) 

Intellectual Property 

• Mary Bourke (Delaware) 
• Ryan Cagle (North Carolina) 
• Cristin Cowles (Massachusetts) 
• Evan Fultz (North Carolina) 
• Preston Heard (Georgia) 
• Barry Herman* (Maryland) 
• Chris Humphrey (North Carolina) 
• David Jackson (Arizona) 
• Laura Kees (Georgia) 
• Michaele McCue* (Nevada) 
• John Morrow (North Carolina) 
• Rachel Nicholas (Arizona) 
• Karthika Perumal (Texas) 
• Bill Ragland (Georgia) 
• Jennifer Van Kirk* (Arizona) 
• Deb Vernon (Massachusetts) 
• Jeff Whittle (Texas) 

IP: Patent Prosecution

• Stephanie Seidman (California) 

Labor & Employment 

• Laura Pasqualone (Arizona) 
• Mary Ellen Simonson* (Arizona) 
• John Welsh (Massachusetts) 
• Richard Rainey (North Carolina) 

Litigation: Appellate

• Susan Freeman* (Arizona) 
• Dan Polsenberg* (Nevada) 

Litigation: General Commercial 

• Fred Baumann* (Colorado) 
• Jim Cooney* (North Carolina) 
• Allen Gibson (South Carolina) 
• Debbie Harden (North Carolina) 
• Chris Jorgensen (Nevada) 
• Jim Lyons (Colorado) 
• Press Millen* (North Carolina) 
• Henry Smythe (South Carolina) 
• Dan Waite (Nevada) 

Litigation: Securities 

• Bob Ambler (Georgia) 
• Jamie Connelly (Georgia) 

Litigation: White Collar & Government Investigations 

• Luke Cass (District of Columbia) 
• Jim Cooney (North Carolina) 
• Rhett DeHart (South Carolina) 
• Ripley Rand (North Carolina) 
• Claire Rauscher* (North Carolina) 
• Joe Whitley* (Georgia) 

Native American Law

• Steve Hart* (Arizona) 
• Peter Larson* (Arizona) 

Public Finance 

• Paul Billow (North Carolina) 
• Tom Lee* (North Carolina) 
• Jon Mize (North Carolina) 

Real Estate

• Sam Chang (Arizona) 
• Amy Clayton (South Carolina) 
• Morris Ellison (South Carolina) 
• Foster Gaillard (South Carolina) 
• Trent Jernigan (North Carolina) 
• Julia Kreyskop (Virginia: Northern) 
• Elizabeth Lee (District of Columbia) 
• Dan Orvin (South Carolina) 
• Pam Rothenberg (District of Columbia) 
• Lewis Schorr (Arizona) 
• Lindsay Smith* (South Carolina) 
• Susan Smythe (South Carolina) 
• Ken Van Winkle (Arizona) 
• James Wilson (South Carolina) 

Real Estate: Finance

• Chad Brown (North Carolina) 
• John Rawicz* (Arizona) 
• Andrew Schorr (Arizona) 
• Heidi Short (Arizona) 

Tax

• Pat Derdenger* (Arizona) 
• Jeff Lawyer (North Carolina) 
• Karen Lowell (Arizona)

Chambers and Partners is an independent professional research company operating across 200 jurisdictions that delivers detailed rankings and insight into the world’s leading lawyers and law firms. Recognition is based on interviews with clients and peers, firm submissions, and criteria including legal ability, client service, achievements, and sector presence.