ATLANTA (August 24, 2012) — Sixteen Smith, Gambrell & Russell attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013 (Copyright 2012 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC).

First published in 1983, Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 36,000 leading attorneys cast nearly 4.4 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. Because attorneys are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.

SGR attorneys included in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013 are:

Thomas H. Asselin – Construction Law
Andrew J. Fawbush – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Stephen M. Forte – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking & Finance
Patricia J. Hill – Employment Law; Labor Law — Management
W. Thomas King – Banking and Finance Law
Kristen M. Lewis – Trusts and Estates
Dale Lischer – Patent Law
J. Rodgers Lunsford III – Litigation – Intellectual Property; Trademark Law
James H. Morgan, Jr. – Trusts and Estates
Stephen E. O’Day – Environmental Law; Litigation — Environmental
Mark G. Pottorff – Real Estate Law
Thomas W. Rhodes – Antitrust Law
John H. Spillman – Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Douglas W. Stein – Trusts and Estates
Andrew M. Thompson – Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
Kathryn M. Zickert – Land Use & Zoning Law; Litigation – Land Use & Zoning