16 GDHM Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2023

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