Leitner, Williams Attorneys Named to 2022 Best Lawyers in America List

Aug 19, 2021

Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan, PLLC is pleased to announce that 10 lawyers have been included in the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. 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 2022 The Best Lawyers in America list:

C. Christopher Brown - Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Thomas J. Dement II - 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 III - Insurance Law, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, and
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Gary S. Napolitan - Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, and
Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Jeffrey E. Nicoson - Litigation - Insurance, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, and
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

David W. Noblit - Insurance Law, Mediation, and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Tracy A. Overstreet - Litigation - Insurance and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

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Additionally, attorney Alan B. Easterly was recently recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2022 "Lawyer of the Year" for Transportation Law in the Chattanooga region.

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.

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Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan, PLLC is pleased to announce that 5 lawyers have been included in the 2022 Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

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. "Best Lawyers was founded in 1981 with the purpose of recognizing extraordinary lawyers in private practice through an exhaustive peer-review process. Nearly 40 years later, we are proud to expand our scope, while maintaining the same methodology, to recognize a different demographic of talented and deserving lawyers in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch," says Phil Greer, CEO of Best Lawyers. 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 2022 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, Insurance Law, and Professional Malpractice Law

William M. Leech - Insurance Law

M. Patrick O'Neal - Insurance Law