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48 Hawkins Parnell Litigators Recognized in Best Lawyers 2024

August 17, 2023 – Press Release

August 17, 2023 (Atlanta, GA) – Hawkins Parnell & Young is pleased to announce that a total of 48 attorneys have been recognized across 22 practice areas in the 2024 Best Lawyers® lists. This includes 35 attorneys recognized in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 13 attorneys recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.

Two of the firm’s attorneys were also recognized with a Best Lawyers 2024 “Lawyer of the Year” award:

  • Christine L. Mast was named the Best Lawyers 2024 Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year” in Atlanta.
  • Warner S. Fox was named the Best Lawyers 2024 Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year” in Atlanta.

Attorneys included in the Best Lawyers lists are divided by geographic region and practice area. They are reviewed by their peers and undergo an authentication process to ensure they are current in practice and in good standing. The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America list includes attorneys who have demonstrated outstanding professional excellence early on in their careers in private practice.

The Hawkins Parnell & Young attorneys included in the 2024 Best Lawyers lists, organized by practice area, are:

Appellate Practice

Commercial Litigation

Construction Law

Employment Law - Management

Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law

Family Law

Insurance Law

Labor Law - Management

  • Ronald G. Polly, Jr.

Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants

Litigation - Banking and Finance

Litigation - Construction

Litigation - Environmental

Litigation - Insurance

Litigation - Intellectual Property

Litigation - Labor and Employment

  • Matthew A. Boyd

  • Christine A. Kurke (Ones to Watch)

  • Ronald G. Polly, Jr.

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

Transportation Law

About Best Lawyers

Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America is considered a singular honor.

For the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, more than 13.7 million votes were analyzed, resulting in more than 76,000 leading lawyers included in the milestone 30th edition. For the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, more than 2.4 million votes were analyzed, resulting in more than 25,000 lawyers being honored in the new edition.

The full methodology for The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America is available here.