Twelve Ogletree Deakins Attorneys Named Lawyer of the Year

ATLANTA – August 15, 2017 – Ogletree Deakins (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to announce that 12 of the firm’s attorneys have been named as a Best Lawyers^® 2018 “Lawyer of the Year.” Best Lawyers^® awards this honor to a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area. These lawyers were selected based on particularly impressive voting averages received during the peer-review assessments.

The Best Lawyers^® 2018 “Lawyers of the Year” include:

• Bernard J. Bobber – 2018 Milwaukee Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”
• David D. Powell, Jr. – 2018 Denver Litigation – Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year”
• John T. Combs – 2018 Denver Immigration Law “Lawyer of the Year”
• F. Barham Lewis, Jr. – 2018 Houston Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”
• Gretchen W. Ewalt – 2018 Raleigh Litigation – Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year”
• Howard Rubin – 2018 Portland Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”
• J. Howard Daniel – 2018 Greenville Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”
• James K. Mackie – 2018 Tucson Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”
• Michael R. Buchanan – 2018 Dallas/Fort Worth Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”
• Michael W. Fox – 2018 Austin Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”
• Robert W. Stewart – 2018 St. Louis Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”
• Steven F. Pockrass – 2018 Indianapolis Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year”

Ogletree Deakins also announced today that 224 attorneys were listed in The Best Lawyers in America^© 2018. The 2018 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 six consecutive years. In 2017, the publication named Ogletree Deakins its “Law Firm of the Year” in the Labor Law – Management category. Ogletree Deakins has more than 800 attorneys located in 52 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