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Forty McGlinchey Stafford Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2018; Four Receive “Lawyer of the Year” Honors
Read Time: 2 minsMcGlinchey Stafford PLLC is pleased to announce new attorney and practice area listings in the 2018 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
The firm was top-listed in Louisiana in the area of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law. Additionally, the firm is the top-listed in Baton Rouge in the areas of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Insurance Law, and Litigation – Banking & Finance, rankings reflecting the number of McGlinchey Stafford attorneys listed and the firm’s depth in those practice areas.
Several McGlinchey Stafford attorneys received recognition as “Lawyer of the Year.” Only one attorney in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as a “Lawyer of the Year,” and those recognized with this honor are selected based on voting averages received during peer-review assessments for The Best Lawyers in America® for their legal acumen, professionalism, and integrity. McGlinchey Stafford attorneys receiving this designation for 2018 include:
- Samuel A. Bacot, Baton Rouge Real Estate Law “Lawyer of the Year”
- Rudy J. Cerone, New Orleans Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law “Lawyer of the Year
- “Anthony Rollo, Baton Rouge Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year”
McGlinchey Stafford attorneys listed in the 2018 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® include:
ALBANY, NY
- Marc J. Lifset, Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance
BATON ROUGE, LA
- Rodolfo “Rudy” J. Aguilar, Jr., Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Insurance Law, Litigation – Mergers and Acquisitions
- Samuel A. Bacot, Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law
- Richard A. Curry, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Environmental
- Michael D. Ferachi, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
- Marshall Grodner, Equipment Finance Law
- Ronnie L. Johnson, Insurance Law
- Mary Terrell Joseph, Banking and Finance Law
- Christine Lipsey, Commercial Litigation
- Andrew “Drew” Patty II, Copyright Law, Patent Law, Trademark Law
- Jean-Paul Perrault, Insurance Law
- Anthony Rollo, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
- Michael H. Rubin, Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance
CLEVELAND, OH
- Mark S. Edelman, Financial Services Regulation Law
JACKSON, MS
- G. Dewey Hembree III, Commercial Litigation
- H. Hunter Twiford III, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Municipal, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
NEW ORLEANS, LA
- Stephen P. Beiser, Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Magdalen Blessey Bickford, Labor Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Mark N. Bodin, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Rudy J. Cerone, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Katherine Conklin, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Kathleen A. Manning, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Deirdre C. McGlinchey, Litigation – Insurance
- Colvin “Woody” Norwood, Jr., Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Stephen W. Rider, Commercial Litigation
For more than three decades, Best Lawyers® has published lists of attorneys divided by geographic region and practice areas. Honorees are included in The Best Lawyers in America® following a peer review ranking process in which attorneys are evaluated by their peers on the basis of their professional knowledge.