Five Ogletree Deakins Attorneys Named to Labor Relations Institute's List of Top 100 Labor Attorneys in America

ATLANTA, GA – July 2, 2008 – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins) announced today that five of the firm’s lawyers have been recognized on the Labor Relations Institute’s list of Top 100 Labor Attorneys in America. Lawyers named to the list were chosen from more than 8,900 attorneys evaluated by the Institute and represent the top one percent of labor lawyers in the United States. Lawyers appearing on the list have represented clients in a substantial volume of representation elections over the last ten years and have maintained a win rate in excess of fifty percent based on NLRB certified election results.

Ogletree Deakins attorneys appearing on the 2008 list include:

– John S. Burgin (Raleigh, NC)

– William R. McKibbon, Jr. (Greenville, SC)

– Richard R. Parker (Nashville, TN)

– Patrick M. Stanton (Morristown, NJ)

– Mark M. Stubley (Greenville, SC)

About Ogletree Deakins
Ogletree Deakins is the nation’s third largest labor and employment law firm, representing management in all types of employment-related legal matters. The firm has more than 400 lawyers located in 33 offices from Miami to Los Angeles. In addition to handling labor and employment law matters, the firm has thriving practices focused on business immigration, employee benefits, and workplace safety and health law.  Ogletree Deakins represents a diverse range of clients, including more than half of the Fortune 50 corporations in the U.S.

For more information, please contact Karen Gonzales, communications manager, at 210-277-3606.