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56 Hawkins Parnell Attorneys Named to 2027 Best Lawyers Lists

August 20, 2026 – Press Release

August 20, 2026 (Atlanta, GA) – Hawkins Parnell has 56 lawyers in 12 locations selected for the 2027 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America or Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch lists. The firm’s attorneys were recognized in 18 practice areas and received three “Lawyer of the Year” awards, given to the top-ranked lawyer in a practice area and metropolitan region.

2027 Lawyer of the Year Awards

Best Lawyers

Atlanta, GA

  • Todd Alley
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Carl H. Anderson, Jr.
    • Litigation - Intellectual Property
    • Litigation - Environmental
  • Matthew F. Barr
    • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
    • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Frank C. Bedinger, III
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • E. Tyron Brown
    • Litigation - Construction
    • Construction Law
    • Commercial Litigation
  • Evelyn Fletcher Davis
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
    • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
    • Litigation - Insurance
    • Litigation - Environmental
    • Insurance Law
  • Warner S. Fox
    • Transportation Law
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Bryan Grantham
    • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Jason Groch
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Peter Jacxsens, Jr.
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • C. Shane Keith
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Christian Lang
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Teresa Lazzaroni 
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Frances Lopez
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • William H. Major, III
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
    • Litigation - Banking and Finance
    • Appellate Practice
  • David C. Marshall
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
    • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
    • Litigation - Environmental
  • Christine Mast
    • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
    • Litigation - Insurance
    • Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
    • Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
    • Employment Law - Management
    • Construction Law
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Appellate Practice
  • Catherine McCormack
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
    • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • E. Elaine Shofner
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
  • Brian Sprinkle
    • Litigation - Insurance
    • Insurance Law
  • Kimberly Stevens
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • David Wilson
    • Commercial Litigation
  • William T. Wood
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Peter R. York
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Buffalo, NY

  • Jessica Burgasser
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
    • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
    • Insurance Law

Charleston, WV

  • Robert McKinney
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
    • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Chicago, IL

Dallas, TX

Los Angeles, CA

  • Elaine K. Fresch
    • Litigation - Insurance
    • Litigation - Construction
    • Construction Law
  • Barry Schirm 
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants 

San Diego, CA

Seattle, WA

St Louis, MO

  • Michael J. Hart
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
    • Commercial Litigation
  • Matthew W. Schuh
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

 

Ones to Watch

Atlanta, GA

Chicago, IL

Charleston, WV

  • C. William Knapp
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
    • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
    • Litigation - Environmental
  • Sarah Lynch
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
    • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Dallas, TX

  • Chelcie Charles
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Los Angeles, CA

New York, NY

  • Jessica Senat
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
    • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Orange County, CA

San Francisco, CA

St Louis, MO

About Hawkins Parnell & Young

Hawkins Parnell & Young is a national defense litigation firm that has represented many of the largest and most well-known companies in high-risk litigation and business disputes. The 250-strong litigation team works with clients to develop winning defense strategies and, if necessary, try cases to verdict in all 50 states.