ATLANTA, April 2, 2007 -- King & Spalding, a leading international law firm, announced today that 69 of its Atlanta-based lawyers have been named to the "Georgia Super Lawyers" list published by Law & Politics and Atlanta Magazine.
The list identifies Georgia lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement and is determined by an extensive poll of Georgia lawyers. Of the 69 King & Spalding lawyers ranked in their respective practice areas, six received special recognition based on their total points earned during the polling process. W. Ray Persons was named to the Georgia Super Lawyer's 'Top 10' list for a second consecutive year and was the subject of an article profiling his distinguished career. Michael J. Egan and John A. Wallace were among the 'Top 100' vote getters and Patricia T. Barmeyer, Sarah R. Borders and Chilton D. Varner qualified to the 'Top 50 Women' list.
The 69 King & Spalding lawyers named to the overall Georgia Super Lawyers list and their respective practice areas are:
- Carolyn Zander Alford - Banking
- Scott J. Arnold - Real Estate
- Anthony B. Askew - Intellectual Property Litigation
- Bruce W. Baber - Intellectual Property Litigation
- Eleanor F. Banister -Employee Benefits/ERISA
- Patricia T. Barmeyer - Environmental Litigation
- C. William Baxley - Mergers & Acquisitions
- Andrew T. Bayman - Personal Injury Defense: Products
- Herschel M. Bloom - Tax
- Sarah R. Borders - Bankruptcy & Creditor/ Debtor Rights
- Kevin J. Buster - Civil Litigation Defense
- John D. Capers, Jr. - Mergers & Acquisitions
- Jeffrey S. Cashdan - Antitrust Litigation
- Stephanie B. Casteel - Estate Planning & Probate
- William A. Clineburg, Jr. - Employment & Labor
- Albert H. Conrad, Jr. - Banking
- Stephen S. Cowen - Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Dwight J. Davis - Class Action/Mass Torts
- Benjamin F. Easterlin - Business Litigation
- Michael J. Egan - Mergers & Acquisitions
- Suzanne C. Feese - Tax
- Paul K. Ferdinands - Bankruptcy & Creditor/ Debtor Rights
- William B. Fryer - Real Estate
- Peter J. Genz - Tax
- Timothy J. Goodwin - Real Estate
- Scott A. Greer - Construction/ Surety
- John W. Harbin - Business Litigation
- Holmes J. Hawkins, III - Intellectual Property
- Joseph B. Haynes - General Litigation
- Robert D. Hays, Jr. - Class Action/Mass Torts
- John W. Hinchey - Construction/ Surety
- William E. Hoffmann, Jr. - General Litigation
- William A. Holby - Bonds/ Government Finance
- Philip E. Holladay, Jr. - Personal Injury Defense: Products
- Michael W. Johnston - Employment Litigation: Defense
- Daniel J. King - Business Litigation
- Donald S. Kohla - Employee Benefits/ ERISA
- Nolan C. Leake - Class Action/ Mass Torts
- Ralph B. Levy - Business Litigation
- Hector E. Llorens, Jr. - Banking
- James H. Lokey, Jr. - Tax
- Joseph L. Loveland, Jr. - Business Litigation
- Mark M. Maloney - Bankruptcy & Creditor/ Debtor Rights
- Samuel M. Matchett - Employment & Labor
- Dan S. McDevitt - Securities Litigation
- Letitia A. McDonald - Business Litigation
- Paul B. Murphy - Criminal Defense: White Collar
- James A. Pardo, Jr. - Bankruptcy & Creditor/ Debtor Rights
- W. Ray Persons - Civil Litigation Defense
- W. Scott Petty - Intellectual Property
- Alan J. Prince - Securities & Corporate Finance
- Glen A. Reed - Health Care
- Russell B. Richards - Mergers & Acquisitions
- Michael E. Ross - Employment & Labor
- Michael C. Russ - Business Litigation
- Richard A. Schneider - Class Action/ Mass Torts
- Lynn S. Scott - Securities & Corporate Finance
- Richard L. Shackelford - Health Care
- Bradley A. Slutsky - Intellectual Property Litigation
- Gordon A. Smith - Class Action/ Mass Torts
- Michael R. Smith - Securities Litigation
- James D. Spratt, Jr. - Estate Planning & Probate
- Jeffrey M. Stein - Securities & Corporate Finance
- Mason W. Stephenson - Real Estate
- M. Robert Thornton - Securities Litigation
- Charles H. Tisdale, Jr. - Environmental
- Chilton D. Varner - Class Actions/ Mass Torts
- John A. Wallace - Estate Planning & Probate
- Robert G. Woodward - Tax
The Super Lawyers selection process began in 2006 with a survey that was sent to more than 23,000 attorneys in Georgia. Attorneys were asked to vote for the best lawyers they had personally observed in action. Each lawyer was given a score based on the number of votes received and the source of those votes (votes of lawyers from other firms carry more weight than those from lawyers in the same firm). The Super Lawyers research team evaluated the credentials of the nominees and ensured that each lawyer was in good standing with the State Bar of Georgia.
A blue-ribbon review panel consisting of top Georgia lawyers was assembled in each area of practice. These lawyers also reviewed and scored the list of nominees in their practice areas. The top point-getters were selected as Super Lawyers, the top 5 percent of licensed attorneys in the state.
About King & Spalding
King & Spalding is an international law firm with more than 800 lawyers in Atlanta, Dubai, Houston, London, New York and Washington, D.C. The firm represents half of the Fortune 100, and in a Corporate Counsel survey in August 2006 was ranked one of the top ten firms representing Fortune 250 companies overall. For additional information, visit www.kslaw.com.
