2020 Best Lawyers in America includes 13 Lanier Ford attorneys

Best Lawyers in America has listed 13 Lanier Ford attorneys in its 2020 edition. In addition, three lawyers were named 2020 Lawyers of the Year for Huntsville. The attorneys are—

• J. R. Brooks, in the areas of commercial litigation, education law, and labor and employment litigation. He was also named 2020 Huntsville Lawyer of the Year for labor and employment litigation.
• George E. Knox, Jr., in the areas of medical malpractice law (defense) and personal injury litigation (defense). Mr. Knox was also named 2020 Huntsville Lawyer of the Year for medical malpractice defense.
• Richard J. Marsden, in the area of corporate law and mergers and acquisitions. He was also named 2020 Huntsville Lawyer of the Year for mergers and acquisitions.
• P. Scott Arnston, in the areas of medical malpractice law (defense) and personal injury litigation (defense).
• Daniel F. Beasley, in the area of medical malpractice law (defense).
• David J. Canupp, in the area of employment law (representing management).
• J. Todd Kelly, in the area of appellate practice.
• Christopher S. Rodgers, in the areas of aviation law and transportation law.
• George W. Royer, Jr., in the areas of First Amendment litigation, labor and employment litigation, municipal litigation, and mediation.
• William W. Sanderson, Jr., in the areas of education law and water law.
• Paul B. Seeley, in the area of real estate law.
• D. Edward Starnes, III, in the area of workers’ compensation law (defense).
• John R. Wynn, in the areas of corporate law and tax law.

Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. The Best Lawyers methodology is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical region and legal practice area. Best Lawyers employs a sophisticated, conscientious, rational, and transparent process designed to elicit meaningful and substantive evaluations of the quality of legal services. Best Lawyers believes the quality of its peer-review survey is directly related to the quality of its voting pool.