Ogletree Deakins Names 26 New Shareholders

ATLANTA – January 2, 2013 – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to announce that 26 of the firm’s attorneys have been elected to the position of shareholder. The newly-elected shareholders practice in 19 of the firm’s 42 offices and represent clients on a full range of labor and employment law matters including litigation, class action, wage and hour, business immigration, international, employee benefits, and workplace safety and health. A full list of the newly-elected shareholders is included below:

Margaret Santen Hanrahan – Atlanta                           

Natalie N. Turner – Atlanta

Courtney M. Smith – Austin

Kelly S. Hughes – Charlotte

Tina M. Bengs – Chicago

Michael D. Ray – Chicago

Ellen Toth – Cleveland

Lee G. Depret-Bixio – Columbia

Angela D. Green – Dallas

Kristin M. Snyder – Dallas

Jocelyn C. Campanaro – Denver

Austin E. Smith – Denver

Daniel T. Sulton – Greenville

Robin Banck Taylor – Jackson

Nicholas J. Walker – Kansas City

Nikki Hininger Howell – Kansas City

Johnnie A. James – Los Angeles

Wendy V. Miller – Nashville

Kevin D. Bland – Orange County

Nonnie L. Shivers – Phoenix

Christopher J. Meister – Phoenix

Elizabeth A. Falcone – Portland

Robert A. Jones – San Francisco

Michael J. Nader – San Francisco

Robert L. Ortbals, Jr. – St. Louis

Christopher E. Humber – Washington

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. The firm has more than 650 lawyers located in 42 offices across the United States and in Europe. Ogletree Deakins was named “Law Firm of the Year” in both the Litigation – Labor & Employment and the Employment Law – Management categories in the 2013 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” list. 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.