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- Administrative Practice and Governmental Affairs
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- Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights
- Commercial Real Estate
- Commercial, Complex, and Class Action Litigation
- Construction Law
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Twenty-Three Rushton Stakely Lawyers Named Best Lawyers 2025
Rushton Stakely is honored to announce that twenty-three of our attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. This prestigious recognition, which our attorneys have consistently earned for over fifteen years, highlights excellence across a diverse range of legal practice areas. This year, Rushton Stakely attorneys have been recognized in nineteen distinct areas of law.
The attorneys being recognized include:
- Evans Bailey – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Product Liability Litigation (Defendants)
- Jeffrey W. Blitz – Real Estate Law
- Peyton Chapman III – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions (Defendants), Medical Malpractice Law (Defendants)
- Stephen P. Dees – Healthcare Law, Medical Malpractice Law (Defendants)
- James R. Dickens, Jr. – Commercial Transactions/UCC Law, Real Estate Law
- Scott Dickens – Litigation – Construction
- Royal C. Dumas – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Product Liability Litigation (Defendants)
- William I. Eskridge – Real Estate Law
- Brett Garrett – Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance, and Product Liability Litigation (Defendants)
- Alan T. Hargrove, Jr. – Insurance Law, Litigation – Insurance
- William S. Haynes – Medical Malpractice Law (Defendants), Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants)
- Amanda C. Hines – Insurance Law, Medical Malpractice Law (Defendants)
- Paul M. James, Jr. – Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants)
- Thomas H. Keene – Medical Malpractice Law (Defendants), Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants)
- Andrew Laird, Jr. – Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers
- Daniel L. Lindsey, Jr. – Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
- Philip G. Piggott – Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants)
- Grant Sexton, Jr. – Insurance Law, Medical Malpractice Law (Defendants), Product Liability Litigation (Defendants)
- Patrick M. Shegon – Medical Malpractice Law (Defendants)
- Christopher S. Simmons – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Public Finance Law, Tax Law
- Frank J. Stakely – Medical Malpractice Law (Defendants), Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants)
- Helen Crump Wells – Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
- Benjamin C. Wilson – Litigation – Healthcare, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Medical Malpractice Law (Defendants)
In addition, Chase S. Eley has been recognized in the Ones to Watch category for Workers Compensation Law – Employers.
We are proud to have our attorneys recognized for their commitment to legal excellence and their contributions across these areas of practice.