LWDN Attorneys Listed as 2021 Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch and Lawyers of the Year

Aug 20, 2020

Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan, PLLC is pleased to announce that 12 lawyers have been included in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, 6 lawyers to the Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch” list for 2021 and 3 lawyers as “Lawyers of the Year” for 2021. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence.

Best Lawyers has published their list for over three decades, earning the respect of the profession, the media, and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals. Its first international list was published in 2006 and since then has grown to provide lists in over 75 countries.

"Best Lawyers was founded in 1981 with the purpose of highlighting the extraordinary accomplishments of those in the legal profession. After three decades, we are proud to continue to serve as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals worldwide," says CEO Phillip Greer.

Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.

Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan, PLLC would like to congratulate the following lawyers named to 2021 The Best Lawyers in America list:

• C. Christopher Brown - Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
• Thomas J. Dement - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• C. Douglas Dooley - Construction Law, Insurance Law, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Insurance, and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Alan B. Easterly - Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, and Transportation Law
• Brad A. Fraser - Construction Law and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• William E. Godbold - Insurance Law, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Ronald L. Harper - Litigation - Insurance
• Gary S. Napolitan - Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, and Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
• Jeffrey E. Nicoson - Litigation - Insurance
• David W. Noblit - Insurance Law, Mediation, and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Tracy A. Overstreet - Litigation - Insurance and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Thomas A. Williams - Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

Best Lawyers: "Ones to Watch" recognizes associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.

Lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.

Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan, PLLC would like to congratulate the following lawyers recognized in the 2021 Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch:

• Terri L. Daugherty - Construction Law, Family Law, and Insurance Law
• Jennifer Dobbins Franklyn - Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, and Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
• Andrew J. Godbold - Construction Law and Insurance Law
• Carolina V. Martin - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants and Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
• M. Patrick O'Neal - Insurance Law
• Nelson T. Rainey - Family Law and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants

The following Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan, PLLC attorneys were recently recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2021 "Lawyers of the Year".

Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the "Lawyer of the Year," making this accolade particularly significant. These lawyers are selected based on particularly impressive voting averages received during the peer-review assessments.

Receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism, and their integrity.

Below are the firm’s attorneys recognized as “Lawyers of the Year” for 2021:

• C. Douglas Dooley – 2021 "Lawyer of the Year" for Construction Law
• Alan B. Easterly – 2021 "Lawyer of the Year" for Insurance Law
• David W. Noblit - 2021 "Lawyer of the Year" for Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants