ATLANTA – August 18, 2014 – 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 13 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized as a Best Lawyers® 2015 “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® 2015 “Lawyers of the Year” include:
Robert E. Bettac – 2015 San Antonio Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”
Thomas A. Bright – 2015 Greenville Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”
Kim F. Ebert – 2015 Indianapolis Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”
Thomas A. Farr – 2015 Raleigh Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”
Keith D. Frazier – 2015 Nashville Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”
Mark G. Kisicki – 2015 Phoenix Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”
Leah C. Lively – 2015 Portland-OR Litigation – Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year”
Tibor Nagy, Jr. – 2015 Tucson Litigation – Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year”
Elizabeth B. Partlow – 2015 Columbia-SC Environmental Law “Lawyer of the Year”
James C. Pennington – 2015 Birmingham Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”
Michael M. Shetterly – 2015 Greenville Litigation – Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year”
James B. Spears, Jr. – 2015 Charlotte Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”
Madison Baker Wyche III – 2015 Greenville Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”
Ogletree Deakins also announced today that 184 of the firm’s attorneys have been listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2015. The 2015 list was compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review survey that included more than 5.5 million detailed evaluations 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. The firm has more than 700 lawyers located in 45 offices across the United States and in Europe. Ogletree Deakins is the “Law Firm of the Year” in both the Employment Law – Management and Labor Law – Management categories in the 2014 edition of the 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, from small businesses to Fortune 50 companies.