Fourteen Ogletree Deakins Attorneys Named Lawyer of the Year

ATLANTA – August 20, 2020 – Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to announce that 14 of the firm’s attorneys have been named as a Best Lawyers^® 2021 “Lawyer of the Year.” Best Lawyers^® awards this to individual lawyers with the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. Only one lawyer is recognized as the “Lawyer of the Year” for each specialty and location.

The Best Lawyers^® 2021 “Lawyers of the Year” include:

Cynthia A. Bremer – 2021 Minneapolis Litigation – Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year”

Eric E. Hobbs – 2021 Milwaukee Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”

Greg Guidry – 2021 New Orleans Litigation – Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year”

Heidi Kuns Durr – 2021 St. Louis Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”

Robert W. Stewart – 2021 St. Louis Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”

James C. Pennington – 2021 Birmingham Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”

James K. Mackie – 2021 Tucson Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”

Katherine Dudley Helms – 2021 Columbia-SC Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”

Keith D. Frazier – 2021 Nashville Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”

Leah S. Freed – 2021 Phoenix Litigation – Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year”

Mark G. Kisicki – 2021 Phoenix Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”

Lewis T. Smoak – 2021 Greenville Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”

Mark E. Schmidtke – 2021 Indianapolis Litigation – ERISA “Lawyer of the Year”

Sam R. Fulkerson – 2021 Oklahoma City Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”

Ogletree Deakins also announced today that more than 250 attorneys were listed in The Best Lawyers in America^© 2021. The 2021 list was compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review survey that examines the professional abilities of lawyers by other lawyers.

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