Each year, Best Lawyers highlights attorneys across the country for their work in specific practice areas. The 2027 edition includes both The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America. Several of our attorneys earned recognition this year.

The Best Lawyers in America (2027 Edition)

Atlanta, GA

• Melissa Brooks (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2025)
  • Litigation – Insurance
• Eric J. Frisch (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2022)
  • Litigation – Health Care
  • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Broderick W. Harrell (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2023)
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Rolfe M. Martin (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2017)
  • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Jay M. O’Brien (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2025)
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Charleston, SC

• D. Gary Lovell, Jr. (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2013)
  • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Douglas W. MacKelcan (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024)
  • Commercial Litigation
• Kent T. Stair (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2006)
  • Construction Law
  • Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
  • Litigation – Construction
• Lee C. Weatherly (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2022)
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Chattanooga, TN

• Angela Cirina Kopet (Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2022)
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation – Insurance

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America (2027 Edition)

Atlanta, GA

• Melissa C. Greene (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2024)
  • Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
• Corey Mendel (Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America since 2026)
  • Litigation – Construction