Dentons Sirote is proud to have 71 lawyers awarded in the 2025 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America

Dentons Sirote is delighted to share that 57 of our Firm's lawyers have been recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^® with an additional 14 lawyers included in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch^® in America.
 
In addition, J. Gregory Carwie was recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2025 "Lawyer of the Year" for Litigation - Trusts and Estates in Mobile. This prestigious award is particularly impressive as it is presented to only a single lawyer in a specific practice area and geographic region, making it a significant and coveted accolade.
 
Below are the 57 Dentons Sirote lawyers listed in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^®:
 
Birmingham, Alabama

• Tom Ansley – Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
• William (Bill) M. Averett – Real Estate Law
• Katherine N. Barr – Trusts and Estates
• Robert Baugh – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation – Health Care; Litigation - Insurance; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Joseph Bluestein – Corporate Law; Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Trusts and Estates
• Trey Bolling – Tax Law
• Steven Brickman – Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law
• J. Winston Busby – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• W. Todd Carlisle – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• J.S. "Chris" Christie – Commercial Litigation; Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Insurance Law; Litigation - ERISA; Litigation - Insurance
• John H. Cooper – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities Regulation; Tax Law
• Kris Cross – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance; Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
• R. Ryan Daugherty – Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Law
• J. Mason Davis – Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law
• Timothy Davis – Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law
• David W. Drum – Corporate Law
• Samuel D. Friedman – Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Real Estate Law
• Gaile Pugh Gratton Greene – Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Peter Hardin – Corporate Law
• Joshua L. Hornady – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Insurance 
• Dan Hugunine – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
• Elizabeth H. Hutchins – Nonprofit / Charities Law; Trusts and Estates
• Donald Johnson – Corporate Law; Real Estate Law; Tax Law
• Leigh A. Kaylor – Trusts and Estates
• Ronald Levitt – Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Litigation and Controversy - Tax; Tax Law
• Matthew A. Mantle – Tax Law
• Jay Maples – Corporate Law; Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Melinda Mathews – Trusts and Estates
• J. Rushton McClees – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation - Construction
• R. Michael Murphy – Insurance Law
• George M. "Jack" Neal, Jr. – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation - Bankruptcy; Litigation - Construction
• Preston H. Neel – Corporate Law; Tax Law
• Howard Neiswender – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• Rodney E. Nolen – Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law
• Stephen Porterfield – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Gregory Rhodes – Litigation and Controversy - Tax; Tax Law
• Joseph T. Ritchey – Corporate Law; Health Care Law; Tax Law
• Maurice Shevin – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Financial Services Regulation Law; Real Estate Law
• Tanya K. Shunnara – Trusts and Estates
• Adam J. Sigman – Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
• J. Scott Sims – Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law
• Bradley Sklar – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Real Estate Law; Tax Law
• Kyle Smith – Employment Law – Individuals; Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• James (Jim) R. Sturdivant – Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; DUI / DWI Defense
• Jim Vann – Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law
• Crystal H. Walls – Real Estate Law
• Jim (James) S. Williams – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation – ERISA; Litigation - Insurance; Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
• Thomas Woodall – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Insurance; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Peter Wright – Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates

• Benjamin Little – Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Litigation - Real Estate

• Michelle Abroms Levin – Litigation and Controversy - Tax
• Joe Ritch – Corporate Law; Tax Law
• Roderic Steakley – Commercial Litigation

• J. Gregory Carwie – Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
• Shirley Justice – Trusts and Estates
• John C.S. Pierce – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Insurance; Litigation - Intellectual Property

• Cheryl Howell Oswalt – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Real Estate

• Jack Amster – Trusts and Estates
• R. Terrell Blakesleay – Commercial Litigation
• Kristin Martin Centeno– Litigation and Controversy - Tax; Tax Law
• Emily C. Ellis – Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
• Haley Hogue – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Sidney W. Jackson IV – Corporate Law; Litigation and Controversy - Tax; Tax Law
• John Morson – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Howard G. Perdue III – Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Jackson M. Reagan – Corporate Law; Tax Law
• Alex Sidwell – Corporate Law; Tax Law
• Nathan Stotser – Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law

• Logan Chaney Abernathy – Litigation and Controversy - Tax; Tax Law
• Sarah Green – Litigation and Controversy - Tax; Tax Law
• Sarah Ray – Litigation and Controversy - Tax; Tax Law