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The 21st edition includes the top attorneys in 137 practice areas

The law firm of Christian & Small LLP, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama is pleased to announce 16 attorneys have been included in the 2015 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. A listing in Best Lawyers is widely regarded as a major honor, granted to a lawyer by his peers. The 21st edition includes the top attorneys in 137 practice areas, covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and inclusion in this year’s publication is based on more than 5.5 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.

Christian & Small attorneys recognized are:

  • LaBella S. Alvis - Personal Injury – Defendants
  • Steven A. Benefield - Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Tax Law; Trusts & Estates
  • James B. Carlson - Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Thomas W. Christian - Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Robert E. Cooper - Insurance Litigation; Medical Malpractice – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Edgar M. Elliott, IV - Insurance Law; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Transportation Law
  • James C. Huckaby, Jr. - Commercial Litigation; Banking & Finance Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Greer B. Mallette - Construction Law
  • Richard F. Ogle - Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Mediation
  • Kenneth O. Simon - Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Securities; Mediation
  • Clarence M. Small, Jr. - Arbitration; Mediation; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Deborah Alley Smith - Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law
  • Richard E. Smith - Commercial Litigation; Banking & Finance Litigation; Construction Litigation
  • Daniel D. Sparks - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Banking & Finance Litigation; Bankruptcy Litigation
  • Sharon D. Stuart - Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Labor & Employment Litigation; Securities Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • David B. Walston - Employment Law – Management; Labor & Employment Litigation

For more information about Christian & Small, please visit the International Society of Primerus Law Firms.

16 Christian & Small Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America – Press Release