Twelve Ogletree Deakins Attorneys Named 2023 Lawyer of the Year

ATLANTA – August 18, 2022 – 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^® 2023 “Lawyer of the Year”. Best Lawyers^® grants this award 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 2023^® “Lawyers of the Year” include:

Craig Cleland – 2023 Atlanta Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”

Benjamin P. Glass – 2023 Charleston-SC Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”

C. Matthew Keen – 2023 Raleigh Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”

Caroline Larsen – 2023 Phoenix Litigation – Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year”

James C. Pennington – 2023 Birmingham Education Law “Lawyer of the Year”

John T. Merrell – 2023 Greenville Employment Law – Management and Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”

Kelly S. Hughes – 2023 Charlotte Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year”

Kevin J. Kinney – 2023 Milwaukee Labor Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year”

Lawrence D. Smith – 2023 San Antonio Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”

Margaret Carroll Alli – 2023 Troy (Detroit) Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”

Michael L. Matula – 2023 Kansas City-MO Litigation – Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year”

Patrick R. Martin – 2023 Minneapolis Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”

Ogletree Deakins also announced today that more than 270 attorneys were named in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^®. This year’s list was compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review survey that examines the professional abilities of lawyers by their peers.

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 11 consecutive years. In 2022, the publication named Ogletree Deakins its “Law Firm of the Year” in the Employment Law – Management category. 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, including many of the Fortune 50 companies in the U.S. www.ogletree.com