Twenty-five Bell Nunnally attorneys are recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, published by the legal research and ranking service Best Lawyers®. This is the highest number in the firm’s more than 40-year history.
“Bell Nunnally is so pleased to be well-represented on The Best Lawyers in America® list. The legal acumen represented is both deep and broad and we are grateful to our peers for their recognition,” said Bell Nunnally Managing Partner Christopher B. Trowbridge. “We congratulate all on this list. We certainly are in good – and talented – company!”
The 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® was compiled based on more than 23 million votes from attorneys across the U.S. These peer reviews were analyzed and vetted by Best Lawyers®, yielding a selection of more than 80,000 attorneys.
Lawyers named to The Best Lawyers in America®’s 2026 edition and their respective areas of recognition are:
- Alana K. Ackels – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Katie R. Beaird – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Jean Pierre Boyea – Real Estate Law
- R. Heath Cheek – Commercial Litigation
- D. Andrew Dowdy, Jr. – Corporate Law; Tax Law
- Allison L. Elko – Real Estate Law
- John F. Guild – Commercial Litigation
- Karen L. Hart – Commercial Litigation
- Kristopher D. Hill – Commercial Litigation
- Heather H. Lindley – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Randall K. Lindley – Commercial Litigation
- Jeffrey S. Lowenstein – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Intellectual Property
- Danica L. Mathes – Trademark Law
- Kassandra G. McLaughlin – Real Estate Law
- Russell W. Mills – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Dania Duncan Moreno – Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
- Mark A. Shoffner – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- John D. Smart – Employment Law – Management
- Saba F. Syed – Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Jeffrey A. Tinker – Trademark Law
- Christopher B. Trowbridge – Commercial Litigation
- Jay M. Wallace – Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- David A. Walton – Commercial Litigation
- David G. Webster – Commercial Litigation
- Beverly A. Whitley – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
Mathes has been listed for 20 consecutive years (since 2007). The following have been listed for five or more years: Ackels (since 2019), Boyea (since 2018), Cheek (since 2021), Hart (since 2017), Lindley, H. (since 2020), Lindley, R. (since 2021), Lowenstein (since 2013) McLaughlin (since 2018), Mills (since 2020), Smart (since 2018), Trowbridge (since 2017), Wallace (since 2022), Walton (since 2022) and Whitley (since 2016).
In addition to those recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®, 25 other Bell Nunnally attorneys have been named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2026 list.
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