The 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America has recognized 19 GDHM attorneys across various practice areas. Brian Cumings is a new addition to the list. Attorneys Peter Kennedy and John McFarland were each recognized with the Lawyer of the Year Award.
The full list of GDHM attorneys recognized includes:
Ones to Watch
Natasha Martin – Administrative/ Regulatory Law | Environmental Law | Land Use and Zoning Law
Eric Nelson – Litigation and Controversy | Tax and Estates
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
Brian T. Cumings – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law | Litigation – Bankruptcy
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
John B. McFarland – Commercial Litigation | Litigation – Environmental | Natural Resources Law | Oil and Gas Law
Rudy K. Metayer – Administrative/Regulatory Law
Pete Schenkkan – Administrative/Regulatory Law | Appellate Practice |Energy Law | Insurance Law | Litigation – Environmental | Natural Resource Law
Ben F. Vaughan III – Appellate Practice | Litigation – Environmental
Lawyer of the Year Awards
Peter D. Kennedy – Litigation – First Amendment
John B. McFarland – Oil and Gas Law
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