Ogletree Deakins Attorneys Named Lawyer of the Year

ATLANTA – September 17, 2012 – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the nation’s largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced today that 10 of the firm’s attorneys have been named 2013 Best Lawyers in America “Lawyers of the Year.” Best Lawyers designates “Lawyers of the Year” in high-profile legal categories in large legal communities where only a single lawyer in each category in each community is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year.”

The 2013 Best Lawyers in America “Lawyers of the Year” include:
Joseph T. Clees – Phoenix Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”

James H. Fowles III – Columbia, S.C. Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”

Bruce G. Hearey – Cleveland Litigation – Labor & Employment “Lawyer of the Year”

Frederick J. Lewis – Memphis Litigation – Labor & Employment “Lawyer of the Year”

Jeffrey C. Londa – Houston Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”

Tibor Nagy, Jr. – Tucson Litigation – Labor & Employment “Lawyer of the Year”

Eric C. Schweitzer – Charleston, S.C. Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”

Charles T. Speth II – Columbia, S.C. Litigation – Labor & Employment “Lawyer of the Year”

Patrick M. Stanton – Newark Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”

Phillip J. Strach – Raleigh Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”

Earlier, Ogletree Deakins announced that 167 of the firm’s attorneys had been named to the peer-review publication, The Best Lawyers in America® 2013 (Copyright 2012 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC).

About Ogletree Deakins

Ogletree Deakins is one of the nation’s largest labor and employment law firms representing management in all types of employment-related legal matters. The firm has 650 lawyers located in 42 offices across the United States. 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 United States. For more information, please contact Ryan King, public relations manager at (404) 870-1742.