Numerous IADC members were recognized in the 2014 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. They include:
-John K. Blincow, Jr., attorney at Turner Padget Graham & Laney P.A. in Charleston, South Carolina, was recognized for Medical Malpractice Law Defense. He was also named "Lawyer of the Year" for Medical Malpractice Defense for the Charleston region.
-Andrew S. Chamberlin, of Ellis & Winters in Greensboro, North Carolina, has been recognized for Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants. He was further recognized and named "Lawyer of the Year" in the Greensboro area for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants.
-Molly H. Craig, Partner at Hood Lawn Firm LLC in Charleston, South Carolina, was recognized for Health Care Law, Litigation - ERISA, Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants, Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, and Professional Law - Defendants. She was also named "Lawyer of the Year" in the Charleston, South Carolina area for Litigation - Trusts and Estates.
-John E. Cuttino, trial attorney at Turner Padget Graham & Laney P.A. in Columbia, South Carolina, was recognized for Construction Litigation and Product Liability Litigation.
-Leta E. Gorman, Shareholder at Jordan Ramis PC in Portland, Oregon, was recognized for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants.
-Alex J. Hagan, of Ellis and Winters in Raleigh, North Carolina, was recognized for Medical Malpractice Law - Defendant and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants.
-Lela Hollabaugh, Partner at the Nashville, Tennessee Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, was named as "Lawyer of the Year" for Energy Law for the Nashville region.
-David W. Kash, of Ryan Rapp & Underwood, PLC, was recognized for his work in the practice area of Commercial Litigation.
-John T. Lay, Jr., a Shareholder at Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A. in Columbia, South Carolina, was recognized for Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants.
-Eve B. Masinter, Partner in the New Orleans, Louisiana office of Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P., was included for Employment Law - Individuals, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs.
-Henry T. Morrissette, a Member at Hand Arendall LLC, was recognized for Insurance Law.
-John L. Murad, Jr., a Partner at Hancock Estabrook, LLP in Syracuse, New York, was recognized for Commercial Litigation, Litigation - ERISA, Litigation - First Amendment, Litigation - Intellectual Property, and Litigation - Municipal.
-Joseph W. Ryan, Jr., a trial lawyer at Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP in Columbus, Ohio, was recognized for Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Real Estate, and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants.
-David A. Schaefer, Principal at McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman Co., L.P.A., has been named "Lawyer of the Year" for Mediation in the Cleveland metropolitan area.
-M.C. Sungaila, a Partner at Snell & Wilmer in Costa Mesa, California, was recognized for Appellate Litigation.
-Craig A. Thompson, a Partner at Venable LLP in Baltimore, Maryland, was recognized for Product Liability Litigation - Defendants.
-J. Calhoun Watson, Member at Sowell Gray in Columbia, South Carolina, was recognized for "Bet the Company" Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Professional Malpractice, and Defendants.
The Best Lawyers in America is a publication based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 41,000 leading attorneys cast almost 3.9 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. Because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in the guide is considered a singular honor.
Only a single attorney from each legal practice area is recognized as "Lawyer of the Year" in a designated metropolitan area. "Lawyer of the Year" honorees received high ratings from their peers for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity.