ATLANTA, February 28, 2008 — Seventy Atlanta-based lawyers at King & Spalding, a leading international law firm, have been named to the "Georgia Super Lawyers" list published by Law & Politics and Atlanta Magazine. The list identifies Georgia attorneys who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement, and is determined by an extensive poll of Georgia lawyers.
Of the 70 King & Spalding lawyers ranked in their respective practice areas, fifteen received special recognition based on the total points they earned during the polling process. W. Ray Persons was among the 'Top 10' vote-getting lawyers for a third consecutive year, receiving the second most points overall. Other firm partners in the 'Top 100' include:
- Scott J. Arnold
- Anthony B. Askew
- Sarah Robinson Borders
- Michael J. Egan
- John W. Hinchey
- L. Joseph Loveland, Jr.
- Michael C. Russ
- Mason W. Stephenson
- M. Robert Thornton
- Chilton D. Varner
In addition to their selection among the 'Top 100', Borders and Varner were also included in a list of the 'Top 50 Women', along with King & Spalding partners Eleanor F. Banister, Patricia T. Barmeyer, Letitia A. McDonald and Kim H. Roeder.
The 70 King & Spalding lawyers named to the overall Georgia Super Lawyers list and their respective practice areas were:
Carolyn Zander Alford - Banking
Scott J. Arnold - Real Estate
Anthony B. Askew - Intellectual Property Litigation
Bruce W. Baber - Intellectual Property Litigation
Raymond E. Baltz, Jr. - Mergers & Acquisitions
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 - Class Action/ Mass Torts
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
John W. Harbin - Intellectual Property Litigation
Holmes J. Hawkins, III - Intellectual Property
Joseph B. Haynes - General Litigation
Robert D. Hays, Jr. - Class Action/ Mass Torts
Dan L. Heller - Real Estate
John W. Hinchey - Construction/ Surety
William E. Hoffmann, Jr. - General Litigation
William A. Holby - Bonds/ Government Finance
James D. Johnson - Intellectual Property
Michael W. Johnston - Employment Litigation: Defense
Robert M. Keenan, III - Health Care
John J. Kelley - Securities & Corporate Finance
Daniel J. King - Business Litigation
Donald S. Kohla - Employee Benefits/ ERISA
Ralph B. Levy - Business Litigation
Hector E. Llorens, Jr. - Banking
James H. Lokey, Jr. - Tax
L. Joseph 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
Floyd C. Newton, III - Bonds/ Government Finance
Les Oakes - Environmental
James A. Pardo, Jr. - Bankruptcy & Creditor/ Debtor Rights
W. Ray Persons - Civil Litigation Defense
Glen A. Reed - Health Care
Russell B. Richards - Mergers & Acquisitions
Kim H. Roeder - Health Care
Michael C. Russ - Business Litigation
Stephen M. Schaetzel - Intellectual Property Litigation
Richard A. Schneider - Class Action/ Mass Torts
Richard L. Shackelford - Health Care
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
Sara Kay Wheeler - Healthcare
Robert G. Woodward - Tax
The Super Lawyers selection process began in 2007 with a survey that was sent to more than 21,000 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, Charlotte, Dubai, Frankfurt, Houston, London, New York, Riyadh (affiliated office), San Francisco, Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. The firm represents half of the Fortune 100 and in a Corporate Counsel survey in September 2007 was among the top firms representing Fortune 250 companies. For additional information, visit www.kslaw.com.
