Fifty-Six Taylor English Attorneys Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America

ATLANTA, August 18, 2022 – Taylor English Duma is pleased to announce that 56 attorneys were recognized in 42 practice areas in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

In addition to being recognized as Best Lawyers, Harold M. “Sonny” Cohen was recognized as the Atlanta Franchise Law “Lawyer of the Year,” and Oscar N. Persons was recognized as the Atlanta Corporate Compliance Law “Lawyer of the Year.”

The following Taylor English attorneys are recognized in the following practice areas:

Deborah A. Ausburn

            Commercial Litigation

Brent C. Bell

Litigation - Construction

R. Wayne Bond

            Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants

            Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Thomas V. Chorey, Jr. 

Corporate Law

Harold M. Cohen

            Franchise Law

W. Scott Creasman 

Copyright Law

Litigation - Intellectual Property

Litigation - Patent

Trademark Law

Foy R. Devine 

Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs

Russell B. Dunlap (Ones to Watch)

Intellectual Property Law

Patent Law 

Joseph M. English 

Employment Law - Management

Labor Law - Management

Litigation - Labor and Employment 

Mark E. Florak 

Real Estate Law 

Randy C. Gepp

            Employment Law – Management 

Mark V. Hanrahan 

Construction Law

Litigation - Construction  

Gail Golman Holtzman 

            Employment Law – Management

            Labor Law – Management

            Litigation – Labor and Employment 

John Hopkins 

Corporate Governance Law

Corporate Law

Amanda Groover Hyland 

Litigation - Intellectual Property

Trademark Law 

Brynda Rodriguez Insley

            Insurance Law

            Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants 

Bryan F. Jacoutot (Ones to Watch)

Commercial Litigation

Labor and Employment Law – Management

Litigation – Labor and Employment 

Micheline Kelly Johnson 

Copyright Law

Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television

Patent Law

Trademark Law 

LeeAnn Jones

            Commercial Litigation 

Todd E. Jones 

Commercial Litigation

Litigation - Intellectual Property 

Donald S. Kohla 

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law 

Jeffrey R. Kuester 

Patent Law

Trademark Law 

Lauren Parsons Langham 

Real Estate Law

Vianney Lopez (Ones to Watch)

            Construction Law 

Charles K. McKnight, Jr. 

Commercial Litigation 

R. Harold Meeks, Jr. 

Commercial Litigation

Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants 

A. Binford Minter (Ones to Watch)

            Corporate Governance and Compliance Law

            Corporate Law 

Mark R. Moeller 

Real Estate Law 

Christina Moore

            Real Estate Law 

Edward M. Newsom

            Commercial Litigation 

Jeffrey Nix

            Construction Law

            Litigation – Construction 

Coby Nixon

            Patent Law 

Oscar N. Persons 

Commercial Litigation

Corporate Compliance Law

Litigation - Securities

Securities / Capital Markets Law 

Henry M. Quillian III 

Commercial Litigation

Construction Law

Litigation – Construction 

Nida Rizvi (Ones to Watch)

Corporate Law

Mergers and Acquisitions Law 

Michael S. Rosenthal

            Franchise Law 

Michael Eric Ross 

Commercial Litigation

Employment Law - Management

Labor Law - Management 

Mark I. Sanders 

Leisure and Hospitality Law 

John C. Sawyer 

Litigation - Trusts and Estates

Nonprofit / Charities Law

Trusts and Estates 

Gregory G. Schultz

            Real Estate Law 

Nathaniel G. Slaughter III 

Corporate Law 

Peter R. Spanos

            Labor Law - Management 

Amanda Wilson Speier (Ones to Watch)

Insurance Law

Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants 

Robert D. Strauss 

Corporate Law

Equipment Finance Law

Securitization and Structured Finance Law 

Frank B. Strickland 

Mediation 

Michael M. Sullivan

            Litigation - Bankruptcy 

Marc A. Taylor 

Employment Law – Management

Litigation – Labor and Employment 

Seth Kincaid Trimble 

Litigation - Intellectual Property

Patent Law 

Bryan P. Tyson

            Commercial Litigation 

Daniel H. Weigel (Ones to Watch)

Commercial Litigation

Litigation - Intellectual Property 

Mark S. Weinberg

            Real Estate Law 

Jonathan B. Wilson 

Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

Technology Law 

Stephen L. Wright 

Construction Law 

Yan “Linda” Yang (Ones to Watch)

Intellectual Property Law

Litigation – Intellectual Property

 Keely Youngblood (Ones to Watch)

Insurance Law

Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Steven W. Zelkowitz

Land Use and Zoning Law

Real Estate Law 

Best Lawyers in America was first published in 1983 and is the oldest and most respected legal referral guide in the U.S. Best Lawyers annually surveys thousands of top attorneys, who confidentially evaluate the legal abilities of their professional peers.

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