Nineteen Ogletree Deakins Attorneys Named Lawyer of the Year

ATLANTA – August 15, 2019 – Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to announce that 19 of the firm’s attorneys have been named as a Best Lawyers^® 2020 “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^® 2020 “Lawyers of the Year” include:

• Craig Cleland – 2020 Atlanta Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”
• Homer L. Deakins, Jr. – 2020 Atlanta Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”
• Katherine Dudley Helms – 2020 Columbia Litigation – Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year”
• Thomas M. Christina – 2020 Greenville Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law “Lawyer of the Year”
• Gray Geddie, Jr. – 2020 Greenville Litigation – Environmental “Lawyer of the Year”
• Phillip A. Kilgore – 2020 Greenville Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”
• Mark M. Stubley – 2020 Greenville Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”
• Fred W. Suggs, Jr. – 2020 Greenville Litigation – Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year”
• Christopher P. Hammon – 2020 Miami Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”
• Bernard J. Bobber – 2020 Milwaukee Litigation – Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year”
• Eric E. Hobbs – 2020 Milwaukee Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”
• Vince M. Verde – 2020 Orange County – Litigation Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year”
• Byrne J. Decker – 2020 Portland, Maine Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year”
• Lorne O. Dauenhauer – 2020 Portland, Oregon Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law “Lawyer of the Year”
• Gretchen W. Ewalt – 2020 Raleigh Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”
• Matthew Keen – 2020 Raleigh Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”
• Tiffany Cox Stacy – 2020 San Antonio Litigation – Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year”
• Edmund J. McKenna – 2020 Tampa Qui Tam Law “Lawyer of the Year”
• James K. Mackie – 2020 Tucson Litigation – Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year”

Ogletree Deakins also announced today that 230 attorneys were listed in The Best Lawyers in America^© 2020. The 2020 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 eight consecutive years. In 2019, the publication named Ogletree Deakins its “Law Firm of the Year” in the Employment Law – Management 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