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Forty-Two McGlinchey Stafford Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2016; Eight Named “Lawyer of the Year”
Read Time: 2 minsMcGlinchey Stafford PLLC is pleased to announce new attorney listings in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
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.
Additionally, eight 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 in 2016 include:
- Rudy J. Cerone, New Orleans Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law “Lawyer of the Year”
- Mary Terrell Joseph, Baton Rouge Banking & Finance Law “Lawyer of the Year”
- Michael H. Rubin, Baton Rouge Litigation – Banking and Finance “Lawyer of the Year”
- H. Hunter Twiford III, Jackson Litigation – Banking and Finance “Lawyer of the Year”
McGlinchey Stafford attorneys listed in the 2016 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
- R. Marshall Grodner, Equipment Finance Law
- Ronnie L. Johnson, Insurance Law
- Mary Terrell Joseph, Banking and Finance Law
- Christine Lipsey, Commercial Litigation
- Jay M. O’Brien, Appellate Practice
- R. 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
- 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
- Bennet S. Koren, Banking and Finance Law, Litigation – Banking and Finance
- Kathleen A. Manning, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- Colvin “Woody” Norwood, Jr., Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants