More than 350 Nelson Mullins attorneys were recognized in all three Best Lawyers in America 2025 individual award categories.
Over 250 attorneys were named to the Best Lawyers in America list, and 16 of those attorneys were also honored with the prestigious Lawyer of the Year designation in their respective practice categories. Additionally, over 100 up-and-coming Nelson Mullins attorneys were listed to the Ones to Watch in America list.
In total, over 30 different Nelson Mullins offices across the country had attorneys recognized. Nelson Mullins attorneys honored were:
Lawyer of the Year
- Columbia, S.C.
- Orlando, FL
- Jacksonville, FL
- Winston-Salem, N.C.
- Charleston, S.C.
- Nashville, TN
- Huntington, WV
- Miami, FL
- Greenville, S.C.
The Best Lawyers in America®
- Atlanta, GA
- Baltimore, MD
- Michael A. Brown
- Commercial Litigation
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Thomas J. Cullen, Jr.
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Ericka L. Downie
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Timothy A. Hodge, Jr.
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Colleen Pleasant Kline
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Venture Capital Law
- Kraig Long
- Employment Law - Management
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Leianne S. McEvoy
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Scott J. Richman
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Alicia N. Ritchie
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Peter W. Sheehan, Jr.
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Matthew S. Sturtz
- Deborah St. Lawrence Thompson
- Employment Law - Management
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Thurman W. Zollicoffer, Jr.
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Berwyn, PA
- Tiffany M. Alexander
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Boca Raton, FL
- Boston, MA
- Charleston, S.C.
- Charlotte, N.C.
- Cleveland, OH
- Columbia, S.C.
- Weston Adams III
- Appellate Practice
- Energy Regulatory Law
- Litigation - Environmental
- Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
- Jody A. Bedenbaugh
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
- Mattison Bogan
- Appellate Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- C. Mitchell Brown
- Appellate Practice
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Thomas A. Brumgardt
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Corporate Governance Law
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Glen P. Caulk
- Banking and Finance Law
- Real Estate Law
- Sally Caver
- Christopher J. Daniels
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Travis Dayhuff
- Gus M. Dixon
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Dwight F. Drake
- Government Relations Practice
- David E. Dukes
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Patent
- Litigation - Securities
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Mark C. Dukes
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Patent Law
- Technology Law
- Debbie Whittle Durban
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Sarah T. Eibling
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Daniel J. Fritze
- Corporate Governance Law
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Securities Regulation
- Bernard F. Hawkins, Jr.
- Environmental Law
- Litigation - Environmental
- Rachel Atkin Hedley
- Adam Hegler
- Michael W. Hogue
- Mason Hogue, Jr.
- Corporate Law
- Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Technology Law
- Venture Capital Law
- Kenneth A. Janik
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Litigation - ERISA
- Tax Law
- J. Mark Jones
- Edward G. Kluiters
- Economic Development Law
- Project Finance Law
- Public Finance Law
- Frank B. B. Knowlton
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Larry Kristinik III
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Securities
- John F. Kuppens
- Commercial Litigation
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- James K. Lehman
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
- Litigation - Securities
- Cory E. Manning
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Securities
- Steven A. McKelvey, Jr.
- Eric A. Paine
- Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Edward E. Poliakoff
- Government Relations Practice
- Jack Pringle
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Privacy and Data Security Law
- James F. Rogers
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- B. Rush Smith III
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Carmen Harper Thomas
- Banking and Finance Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Energy Law
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Thad H. Westbrook
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Edward K. White
- Nonprofit / Charities Law
- Tax Law
- Dallas, TX
- Sean McKenna
- Health Care Law
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Litigation - Health Care
- Robert Thackston
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Denver, CO
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Greenville, S.C.
- Lindsay L. Builder
- Commercial Litigation
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- John M. Campbell, Jr.
- Miles Coleman
- Appellate Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Eric K. Graben
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Neil E. Grayson
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Securities Regulation
- Maurice D. Holloway
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
- John M. Jennings
- Corporate Governance Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Neil C. Jones
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Daniel C. Lumm
- Information Technology Law
- Samuel W. Outten
- Commercial Litigation
- Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Jay Rogers
- Economic Development Law
- International Trade and Finance Law
- David H. Wilkins
- Government Relations Practice
- International Trade and Finance Law
- Houston, TX
- Huntington, WV
- Melissa Foster Bird
- Robert L. Coffield
- Thomas M. Hancock
- Commercial Litigation
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Kendra L. Huff
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Robert L. Massie
- Insurance Law
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Railroad Law
- Randall L. Saunders
- Banking and Finance Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Consumer Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Marc E. Williams
- Appellate Practice
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Litigation - Banking and Finance
- Litigation - Environmental
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Railroad Law
- Jacksonville, FL
- Daniel B. Nunn, Jr.
- Corporate Governance Law
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Lee D. Wedekind III
- Commercial Litigation
- Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Macon, GA
- Miami, FL
- Minneapolis, MN
- Alana Bassin
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Jason R. Kraus
- Myrtle Beach, S.C.
- Naples, FL
- Nashville, TN
- Gary M. Brown
- Corporate Compliance Law
- Corporate Governance Law
- Corporate Law
- Franchise Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Jason I. Epstein
- Corporate Law
- Information Technology Law
- Privacy and Data Security Law
- Technology Law
- Thomas H. Lee
- Government Relations Practice
- Mark L. Miller
- Banking and Finance Law
- Financial Services Regulation Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Laurence M. Papel
- Commercial Finance Law
- Corporate Law
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Real Estate Law
- Shane G. Ramsey
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
- Kate Skagerberg
- Kevin Tran
- Geoffrey P. Vickers
- Robert A. Wade
- David J. White
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Finance Law
- Public Finance Law
- Real Estate Law
- New York, NY
- Orlando, FL
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Plano, TX
- Kurt C. Kern
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- David Stone
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Karl Viehman
- Commercial Litigation
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Raleigh, N.C.
- Richmond, VA
- Sandra Ezell
- Commercial Litigation
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Heather M. Fields
- Robert L. Wise
- Appellate Practice
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- San Diego, CA
- Tallahassee, FL
- Andy Bertron
- Ginger Barry Boyd
- Commercial Litigation
- Employment Law - Management
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Torrance, CA
- Washington, D.C.
- West Palm Beach, FL
- Winston-Salem, N.C.
- Candace S. Friel
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Health Care
- Denise M. Gunter
- Antitrust Law
- Health Care Law
- Litigation - Antitrust
- Linda L. Helms
- Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- G. Gray Wilson
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
- Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America
- Atlanta, GA
- Baltimore, MD
- Berwyn, PA
- Boca Raton, FL
- Boston, MA
- Charleston, S.C.
- Charlotte, N.C.
- Pratik Parikh
- Banking and Finance Law
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Entertainment and Sports Law
- Aaron Lang
- Commercial Litigation, and Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
- Chicago, IL
- Cleveland, OH
- Columbia, S.C.
- Dallas, TX
- Denver, CO
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Christina Lehm
- Rebecca A. Rodriguez
- Appellate Practice
- Banking and Finance Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Real Estate
- Melissa Scott
- Labor and Employment Law - Employee
- Labor and Employment Law - Management
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Nina Welch
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
- Greenville, S.C.
- Brittany M. McIntosh
- Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Securities Regulation
- Eric Smith
- Houston, TX
- Jacksonville, FL
- Miami, FL
- Minneapolis, MN
- Naples, FL
- Nashville, TN
- Orlando, FL
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Plano, TX
- Raleigh, N.C.
- Richmond, VA
- San Diego, CA
- Torrance, CA
- Washington, D.C.
According to Best Lawyers website, “Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. Our process is designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.”
You can read the full methodology here.
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