Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan, PLLC Lawyers Recognized as Best Lawyers® Award Recipients

Aug 17, 2023

Chattanooga, TN, United States, August 17, 2023 -- Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan, PLLC is pleased to announce that 12 lawyers have been included in the 2024 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.
 

"For more than 40 years, the rigorous methodology of Best Lawyers has ensured the integrity and esteem of our legal recognitions," said Best Lawyers CEO Phillip Greer. "It is with great pleasure that we continue to provide potential clients with the pinnacle measurement of credibility through our Best Lawyers awards as they search for counsel."

Best Lawyers has earned 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 more than 75 countries.

Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers based on 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 the 2024 The Best Lawyers in America list:

• C. Christopher Brown - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants and Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
• Thomas J. Dement II - Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• C. Douglas Dooley - Construction Law, Insurance Law, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Health Care, Litigation - Insurance, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, and Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
• Alan B. Easterly - Insurance Law*, Litigation - Insurance, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, and Transportation Law
• Brad A. Fraser - Construction Law and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Bruce D. Gill - Litigation - Insurance
• 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 - Insurance Law, Litigation - Health Care, Litigation - Insurance, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• David W. Noblit - Insurance Law, Mediation, and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Anthony M. Noel - Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Insurance
• Tracy A. Overstreet - Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Insurance, and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Attorney Alan B. Easterly is also recognized as "Lawyer of the Year" in Chattanooga for Insurance Law.

Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan, PLLC is also pleased to announce that 4 lawyers have been included in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.

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

"The unparalleled methodology of Best Lawyers ensures the value and esteem of our legal rankings through both our traditional awards and our expanded 'Ones to Watch' accolades," said Best Lawyers CEO Phillip Greer. "Clients trust Best Lawyers as a credible and reliable way to identify the most elite lawyers, and it is with great pride that we continue to provide this valued service in the country."

Lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America are divided by geographic region and practice areas. Candidates can only be considered for one recognition at a time, either "Ones to Watch" or traditional Best Lawyers awards. "Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch" is not a seed list to "The Best Lawyers" and all hopeful candidates must be nominated, vetted by their peers and undergo an authentication process before they are recognized by Best Lawyers. Lawyers are not required nor allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, recognition by Best Lawyers is considered a singular distinction.

Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan, PLLC would like to congratulate the following lawyers recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America:

• Ethan D. Lavelle - Insurance Law and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Kathleen J. Lewis - Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, and Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
• Kate M. Patton - Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, and Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
• Azarius J. Yanez - Construction Law and Insurance Law