Press Release

Bradley is pleased to announce that 52 partners have been recognized in the 2024 Benchmark Litigation and Benchmark Litigation Labor & Employment guides.

The following 34 Bradley partners are recognized in the 2024 edition of Benchmark Litigation as “Litigation Stars,” organized by office:

Birmingham

• F. Wendell Allen
• Paul P. Bolus
• Lindsey C Boney IV
• William S. “Buddy” Cox III
• Tripp Haston
• Leigh Anne Hodge
• David G. Hymer
• Matthew H. Lembke
• Robert Maddox
• Joseph Mays
• T. Matthew Miller (also recognized as a “Labor and Employment Star”)
• Michael R. Pennington
• Anne Marie Seibel
• Edward S. Sledge IV
• R. Thomas Warburton

Charlotte, N.C.

• Christopher C. Lam
• Robert R. Marcus

Huntsville, Ala.

• Kimberly B. Martin

Jackson, Miss.

• Michael J. Bentley
• Jeffrey R. Blackwood
• Roy D. Campbell III
• Margaret Oertling Cupples
• W. Wayne Drinkwater
• J. William Manuel
• Alex Purvis
• Stephen L. Thomas

Montgomery, Ala.

• Charles Stewart (also recognized as a “Labor and Employment Star”)

Nashville, Tenn.

• George H. Cate III
• Lela M. Hollabaugh
• Samuel D. Lipshie

• Todd Presnell
• Thor Y. Urness

Tampa, Fla.

• Craig Mayfield

Washington, D.C.

• John Parker Sweeney

The following 14 Bradley attorneys are recognized in the 2024 edition of Benchmark Litigation as “Future Stars,” organized by office:

Birmingham

• Jason R. Bushby
• Tiffany J. deGruy
• Jeffrey D. Dyess
• John Mark Goodman
• Zachary A. Madonia
• Jennifer J. McGahey (also recognized as a “Labor and Employment Star”)
• D. Brian O’Dell
• J. Thomas Richie
• Whitt Steineker

Dallas

• Robert L. Sayles

Houston

• Robert Ford

Huntsville

• Stephen H. Hall

Nashville

• Ty E. Howard
• Heather Howell Wright

The following seven Bradley partners are recognized as “Labor and Employment Stars” in the 2024 edition of the Benchmark Litigation Labor & Employment guide:

Birmingham

• John W. Hargrove
• Jennifer J. McGahey (also recognized as a “Future Star”)
• Matthew Miller

Montgomery

• Charles Stewart (also recognized as a “Litigation Star”)

Nashville

• Matthew C. Lonergan
• Chuck Mataya
• Craig Oliver

Benchmark Litigation is a leading guide to litigation firms and attorneys in the U.S. and Canada. Rankings are determined through extensive interviews with litigators, dispute resolution specialists and their clients, while also examining recent casework handled by law firms. 48 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized in the 2024 edition of Benchmark Litigation as “Litigation Stars” or “Future Stars.” “Litigation Stars” are attorneys who are consistently recommended by clients as being reputable and effective litigators, and “Future Stars” are attorneys who are consistently referenced by peers and clients as the best up-and-coming litigators. 

The Benchmark Litigation Labor & Employment guide is based on research and extensive interviews conducted with litigators, dispute resolution specialists and their clients to identify the leading firms and practitioners across a range of issues related to labor and employment. Inclusion for law firms and individual attorneys is based on a combination of case highlights, peer feedback and client feedback.