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Press Releases | August 17, 2023

Record 23 Bell Nunnally Attorneys Recognized in 2024 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America

The Best Lawyers in America® announced a record 23 Bell Nunnally attorneys are recognized on its 2024 list.

“The Best Lawyers in America is one of the most respected peer-driven legal guides, trusted by businesses and the legal community alike. It is a high-honor and deeply gratifying to see our client-first philosophy yielding such broad and deep results and setting a firm high-water mark,” said Christopher Trowbridge, Bell Nunnally managing partner. “Our guiding ethos of being ‘Behind Every Great Company’ and the faith our clients place in us underpins these results.”

Lawyers named to The Best Lawyers in America® and their respective areas of recognition are:

  • Alana K. Ackels – Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Mikel J. Bowers – Litigation – Construction
  • Jean Pierre Boyea – Real Estate Law
  • R. Heath Cheek – Commercial Litigation
  • Nikki Hurst Gibson – Commercial Finance Law
  • Karen L. Hart – Commercial Litigation
  • Kristopher D. Hill – Commercial Litigation
  • Brent D. Hockaday – Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Heather H.  Lindley– Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Randall K. Lindley – Commercial Litigation
  • Danica L. Mathes – Trademark Law
  • Kassandra G. McLaughlin – Real Estate Law
  • Russell W. Mills – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Mark A. Shoffner – Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • John D. Smart – Employment Law – Management
  • Saba F. Syed – Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • Jeff A. Tinker – Trademark Law
  • Christopher B. Trowbridge – Commercial Litigation
  • Jay M. Wallace – Litigation – Labor and Employment
  • David A. Walton – Commercial Litigation
  • David G. Webster – Commercial Litigation
  • Beverly A. Whitley – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
  • Tammy S. Wood – Commercial Litigation

Mathes has been listed for more than 15 consecutive years (since 2007) and Bowers for 10 or more consecutive years (since 2013).

The following have been listed for five or more years: Ackels (since 2019), Boyea (since 2018), Gibson (since 2017), Hart (since 2017), Lindley, H. (since 2020), McLaughlin (since 2018), Mills (since 2020), Smart (since 2018), Trowbridge (since 2017), Whitley (since 2016) and Wood (since 2016).

In addition to those recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®, 18 other Bell Nunnally attorneys have been named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2024 list.

Related Media Coverage

  • “Talk of the Town,” Attorney at Law, August 23, 2023.

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  • Alana K. Ackels

    Alana K. Ackels

    Partner

    aackels@bellnunnally.com
    214-740-1412
  • Jean Pierre Boyea

    Jean Pierre Boyea

    Partner

    jboyea@bellnunnally.com
    214-740-1439
  • R. Heath Cheek

    R. Heath Cheek

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    hcheek@bellnunnally.com
    214-740-1449
  • Karen L. Hart

    Karen L. Hart

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    khart@bellnunnally.com
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  • Kristopher D. Hill

    Kristopher D. Hill

    Partner

    khill@bellnunnally.com
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  • Heather H. Lindley

    Heather H. Lindley

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    hlindley@bellnunnally.com
    214-740-1462
  • Randall K. Lindley

    Randall K. Lindley

    Partner

    rlindley@bellnunnally.com
    214-740-1417
  • Danica L. Mathes

    Danica L. Mathes

    Partner

    dmathes@bellnunnally.com
    214-740-1474
  • Kassandra “Kassie” G. McLaughlin

    Kassandra “Kassie” G. McLaughlin

    Of Counsel

    kmclaughlin@bellnunnally.com
    214-740-1486
  • Russell W. Mills

    Russell W. Mills

    Partner

    rmills@bellnunnally.com
    214-740-1431
  • Mark A. Shoffner

    Mark A. Shoffner

    Partner

    mshoffner@bellnunnally.com
    214-740-1483
  • John D. Smart

    John D. Smart

    Partner

    jsmart@bellnunnally.com
    214-740-1475
  • Saba F. Syed

    Saba F. Syed

    Partner

    ssyed@bellnunnally.com
    214-740-1402
  • Jeffrey A. Tinker

    Jeffrey A. Tinker

    Of Counsel

    jtinker@bellnunnally.com
    214-740-1411
  • Christopher B. Trowbridge

    Christopher B. Trowbridge

    Managing Partner

    ctrowbridge@bellnunnally.com
    214-740-1405
  • Jay M. Wallace

    Jay M. Wallace

    Partner

    jwallace@bellnunnally.com
    214-740-1407
  • David A. Walton

    David A. Walton

    Partner

    dwalton@bellnunnally.com
    214-740-1445
  • David G. Webster

    David G. Webster

    Partner

    dwebster@bellnunnally.com
    214-740-1491
  • Beverly A. Whitley

    Beverly A. Whitley

    Partner

    bwhitley@bellnunnally.com
    214-740-1473

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