Bradley Attorneys in Huntsville Recognized in 2025 Editions of The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch; Three Bradley Attorneys Honored as ‘Lawyer of the Year’

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Aug. 15, 2024) – Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP is pleased to announce that 17 attorneys in the firm’s Huntsville office are recognized in the 2025 Best Lawyers lists. This includes 14 attorneys recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and three attorneys recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America
 
In addition, three Bradley attorneys in Huntsville are named 2025 Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year.” The “Lawyer of the Year” honors are awarded annually to only one lawyer per practice area in each region, making it an exceptional distinction.

Across all the firm’s offices, 394 of the firm’s attorneys are recognized in the 2025 Best Lawyers lists, including 34 Bradley attorneys who are named 2025 Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” across 42 practice areas.
 
“We are proud of this esteemed group of attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for their legal skill and their commitment to client service,” said Bradley Chairman of the Board and Managing Partner Jonathan M. Skeeters.
 
The Best Lawyers in America is one of the most highly regarded attorney referral publications in the country. The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America list recognizes attorneys who have been in practice for less than 10 years and exhibit outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. 
 
The following attorneys are named “Lawyer of the Year” in Huntsville in three practice areas: 

The following Huntsville attorneys are recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for 2025:
  • Hall B. Bryant III (Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities / Capital Markets Law, Venture Capital Law)
  • L. Justin Burney (Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
  • Frank M. Caprio (Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Trade Secrets Law, Trademark Law)
  • Stephen H. Hall (Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent, Patent Law, Trademark Law)
  • Angela Holt (Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Patent)
  • John Howard (Real Estate Law)
  • Benjamin W. Hutton (Real Estate Law)
  • Daniel Kaufmann (Litigation – First Amendment, Litigation – Health Care, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants)
  • Ryan J. Letson (Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Patent Law, Trademark Law)
  • Scott E. Ludwig (Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Business Organizations [including LLCs and Partnerships], Corporate Law, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Non-Profit / Charities Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates)
  • Kimberly B. Martin (Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Commercial Litigation, First Amendment Law, Litigation – First Amendment, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants)
  • George A. Smith II (Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law)
  • Scott Burnett Smith (Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – ERISA, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants)
  • H. Harold Stephens (Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Mediation, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants)
 The following Huntsville attorneys are listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America for 2025:  Attorneys are selected for the Best Lawyers lists through extensive surveys of leading lawyers who assess the legal abilities of their peers. Lawyers are not permitted to pay a fee to participate or be recognized. The 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America is based on 15 million evaluations recognizing more than 79,000 attorneys, while the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America is based on more than 3.2 million votes recognizing more than 27,000 attorneys.
 
About Bradley 
For more than 150 years, Bradley has combined skilled legal counsel with exceptional client service and unwavering integrity to assist a diverse range of corporate and individual clients in achieving their business goals. With 13 offices in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and the District of Columbia, the firm’s more than 650 lawyers represent regional, national and international clients in various industries, including banking and financial services, construction, energy, healthcare, life sciences, manufacturing, real estate, and technology, among many others. 
 
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