Nine Ogletree Deakins Attorneys Named Lawyer of the Year

ATLANTA – August 15, 2018 – Ogletree Deakins (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to announce that nine of the firm’s attorneys have been named as a Best Lawyers^® 2019 “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^® 2019 “Lawyers of the Year” include:

• Russell Buhite – 2019 Seattle Litigation – ERISA “Lawyer of the Year”
• Hal Coxson – 2019 Washington, D.C. Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”
• Kim Ebert – 2019 Indianapolis Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”
• Wade Fricke – 2019 Cleveland Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”
• Greg Guidry – 2019 New Orleans Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”
• Kathy Dudley Helms – 2019 Columbia, SC Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”
• Robert Sar – 2019 Raleigh Litigation – Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year”
• Robert Stewart – 2019 St. Louis Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”
• Mark Stubley – 2019 Greenville Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”

Ogletree Deakins also announced today that 228 attorneys were listed in The Best Lawyers in America^© 2019. The 2019 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 seven consecutive years. In 2018, the publication named Ogletree Deakins its “Law Firm of the Year” in the Litigation – Labor & Employment Law category. Ogletree Deakins has more than 850 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