We are pleased to announce that the 2024 Edition of Best Lawyers in America© recognizes 26 firm attorneys, including 5 Bell, Davis & Pitt attorneys named "Lawyer of the Year."

The "Lawyer of the Year" award recognizes the attorney with the highest overall peer feedback for a practice area in a specific region. The attorneys who received the "Lawyer of the Year" designation for their respective practice areas are:

• D. Anderson Carmen - Litigation - Construction
• John A. Cocklereece, Jr. - Tax Law
• Mark A. Jones - Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Robin J. Stinson - Family Law Mediation
• Kevin G. Williams - Litigation - Trusts and Estates

A total of 26 attorneys from the firm have been named to the 2024 Edition of Best Lawyers in America© list. The Bell, Davis & Pitt attorneys recognized this year, along with the relevant practice area(s), are:

• Walter W. Pitt, Jr. (Administrative / Regulatory Law; Banking and Finance Law Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency; Reorganization Law; Real Estate Law)
• Stephen D. Poe (Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Real Estate Law)
• Elizabeth M. Repetti (Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy; Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law)
• Daniel C. Bruton (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy)
• D. Anderson Carmen (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Construction Law; Litigation – Construction)
• William K. Davis (Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Insurance; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants)
• Alan M. Ruley (Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation – Insurance; Litigation - Intellectual Property)
• Kevin G. Williams (Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Insurance; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Trusts and Estates)
• John A. Cocklereece, Jr. (Business Organizations [including LLCs and Partnerships]; Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Corporate Law; Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates)
• Galen G. Craun III (Business Organizations [including LLCs and Partnerships]; Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Corporate Law; Tax Law)
• James M. Iseman Jr. (Business Organizations [including LLCs and Partnerships]; Corporate Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates)
• Kris Bryant (Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law)
• Andrew Freeman (Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation - Intellectual Property)
• Bradley Friesen (Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Insurance; Litigation - Land Use and Zoning; Litigation - Real Estate)
• Charlot F. Wood (Commercial Litigation; Employment Law – Individuals; Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment; Workers' Compensation Law – Employers)
• Jones P. Byrd, Jr. (Criminal Defense: General Practice; Criminal Defense: White-Collar)
• Mark A. Jones (Criminal Defense: White-Collar)
• Amy K. Smith (Elder Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates)
• Robin J. Stinson (Family Law; Family Law Arbitration; Family Law Mediation)
• Allison Parker (Insurance Law; Litigation – Insurance)
• Michael D. Phillips (Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation - Health Care)
• Frank M. Bell, Jr. (Real Estate Law)
• Mallory M. Oates (Real Estate Law)
• Edward B. Davis (Appellate Practice ; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction ; Litigation – Insurance)
• Joshua B. Durham (Commercial Litigation)
• Marc E. Gustafson (Commercial Litigation; Employment Law – Individuals; Litigation - Labor and Employment)

Recognition for Best Lawyers is based entirely by peer review by leading lawyers. The Best Lawyers methodology includes a nomination process, peer-review voting, analysis of feedback, and an eligibility check.