The 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America includes a total of 16 GDHM attorneys recognized across multiple practice areas. In addition, John McFarland was named “Lawyer of the Year” in Oil and Gas Law for the third time since 2015. Kate Davy and Marianne Nitsch were also recognized as “Ones to Watch.”
The full list of GDHM attorneys recognized includes:
Lawyer of the Year: Oil and Gas Law
John B. McFarland – also ranked in: Bet-the-Company Litigation | Commercial Litigation | Litigation – Environmental | Natural Resources Law
Ones to Watch
Kate D. Davy – Real Estate Law
Marianne W. Nitsch – Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Best Lawyers
Wm. Terry Bray – Real Estate Law
Patricia A. Campbell – Trusts and Estates
William Christian – Appellate Practice
Susan G. Conway – Insurance Law
Helen Currie Foster – Administrative/Regulatory Law | Environmental Law
Alan Haywood – Real Estate Law
James A. Hemphill – Litigation – First Amendment
Kevin Holcomb – Trusts and Estates
Mary A. Keeney – Administrative/Regulatory Law
Peter D. Kennedy – Commercial Litigation | Litigation – First Amendment | Litigation – Intellectual Property
William H. Locke – Real Estate Law
Pete Schenkkan – Administrative/Regulatory Law | Appellate Practice |Energy Law | Insurance Law | Litigation – Environmental |Natural Resources Law
Ben F. Vaughan III – Appellate Practice | Litigation – Environmental
Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. The methodology 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 region and legal practice area.
To learn more about the Best Lawyers methodology visit:bestlawyers.com/methodology