Aug. 19, 2021
Nelson Mullins Attorneys Named 2022 Best Lawyers ‘Ones to Watch’
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Seventy-two Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP attorneys have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2022 Ones to Watch.
In California:
- Ryan E. Cosgrove, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Transportation Law
- Jahmy S. Graham, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Jessica M. Higashiyama, Commercial Litigation
In Colorado:
- Jacob F. Fischer, Commercial Litigation
- Cheyenne Moore, Commercial Litigation
- Adrienne L. Toon, Commercial Litigation
In the District of Columbia:
- Hannah L. Cross, Healthcare Law
- Jonathan J. Huber, Litigation – Construction, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants
In Florida:
- Romain Balard, Healthcare Law
- Christopher Cavallo, Commercial Litigation
- Lacey D. Corona, Construction Law
- Nathaniel G. Dutt, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Tax Law
- TerryAnn Howell, Commercial Litigation, Trusts and Estates
- Jennifer Jokerst, Litigation – Securities
- Christina Lehm, Healthcare Law
- Shaun A. Rechsteiner, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction
- Yisell Rodriguez, Real Estate Law
- Ryan Todd, Commercial Litigation
- Raul Valero, Real Estate Law
- Timothy S. Wombles, Healthcare Law
In Georgia:
- George F. Akers, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Venture Capital Law
- Ashley A. Akins, Education Law
- Deepa Balavijayan, Real Estate Law
- Donna Beezhold, Real Estate Law
- Seth Bloomfield, Banking and Finance Law
- Emily H. Breece, Real Estate Law
- Jake Carroll, Construction Law
- Amy B. Cheng, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Labor and Employment Law -- Management
- Jeffrey R. Daniel, Education Law
- Ellis Diment, Construction Law, Real Estate Law
- Amanda K. Holcomb, Real Estate Law
- Abraham U. Kannof, Real Estate Law
- Blythe K. Lollar, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Labor and Employment Law - Management
- Rebekah D. McCorvey, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Peter L. Munk, Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
- Tai Hyun (Alex) Shin, Real Estate Law
- Aleksandra Strang, Real Estate Law
- Jessica R. Watson, Commercial Litigation
In Maryland:
- Daniel L. Fitzgerald, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Corporate Law
- Jeffrey T. Johnson, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Kevin J. Penhallegon, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Eric Smith, Real Estate Law
In Massachusetts:
- Colin T. Barrett, Commercial Litigation
- Matthew T. Brown, Commercial Litigation
- Lyndsey Stults, Commercial Litigation
- P. John Veysey, Commercial Litigation
In North Carolina:
- Andrew D. Brown, Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
- Benjamin Chesson, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Lianna Donovan, Commercial Litigation
- Cory B. Patterson, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Insurance Law, Litigation – Construction, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Ariel Harris Roberson, Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment Law -- Management
In South Carolina:
- Matt Abee, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax Law
- Olesya V. Bracey, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Christopher D. Casavale, Intellectual Property Law, Patent Law
- Nicholas A. Charles, Commercial Litigation
- Jarrett Coco, Commercial Litigation
- David C. Dill, Commercial Litigation, Government Relations Practice
- Erika Karnaszewski Fedelini, Product Liability Litigation -- Defendants
- Joseph E. Fornadel, III, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Amber M. Hendrick, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Jonathan M. Knicely, Commercial Litigation
- Brittany M. McIntosh, Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities Regulation
- M. Kathleen McTighe Mellen, Commercial Litigation
- Graham Mitchell, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Bobby Streisel, Commercial Litigation
- Donna Tillis, Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Labor and Employment Law -- Management
- Lindsay Van Slambrook, Real Estate Law
- Blake T. Williams, Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation
In Tennessee:
- John T. Baxter, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation
- Woods Drinkwater, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation
- Joelle Hupp, Commercial Litigation
In West Virginia:
- Megan Basham Davis, Commercial Litigation
Recognition is given to attorneys who are in the early stages of their careers (with five to nine years of experience) for outstanding professional excellence in private practice.
According to the organization, lawyers are selected for inclusion based on a peer-review survey. Lawyers are not allowed to pay a fee to be listed. Best Lawyers is based on confidential evaluations by and interviews of leading attorneys about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical areas and legal practice area.
Learn more about the methodology.
Established in 1897, Nelson Mullins is an Am Law 100 firm that has more than 800 attorneys and government relations professionals with offices in 11 states and Washington, D.C. For more information on the firm, go to www.nelsonmullins.com.

