Cunningham Bounds is pleased to announce that 13 of our attorneys have been recognized in the latest edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. This includes 12 attorneys named to the prestigious Best Lawyers® list and one attorney named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
Additionally, three of our attorneys – Skip Finkbohner, Steve Nicholas, and Dave Wirtes – were named a 2025 Mobile “Lawyer of the Year,” the publication’s highest honor reserved for attorneys who received the most votes during the Best Lawyers® selection process.
What It Means to Be the “Best”
Best Lawyers® is a legal rating service known for publishing annual lists that showcase the country’s most accomplished attorneys. Using a selection process weighted heavily on peer review, attorneys who earn the highest marks from their colleagues are named to either The Best Lawyers in America® or Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, which recognizes attorneys who have been in practice 10 years or less.
Given Best Lawyers’ stringent selection process, no more than 5% of all practicing attorneys earn a spot on the final list. Even fewer earn the publication’s coveted “Lawyer of the Year” title.
2025 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” honorees:
- Dave Wirtes: Appellate Practice
- Skip Finkbohner: Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Steve Nicholas: Litigation - Construction
The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 honorees:
- Dave Wirtes: Appellate Practice
- Toby Brown: Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
- Skip Finkbohner: Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs, Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
- Steve Nicholas: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Construction, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs
- Glenn Kushel: Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- David Cain: Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
- Billy Bonner: Commercial Litigation
- Robert Mitchell: Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Brian Duncan: Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Lucy Tufts: Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Nick Moraitakis: Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Chris Estes: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2025 honoree:
- Joseph McGowin: Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Cunningham Bounds: An Award-Winning Trial Team
We are proud to have so many of our attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers. Having one attorney named to Best Lawyers is a considerable honor for any firm, but having 13 honorees is exceptional and speaks to our team’s depth of talent and commitment to our clients.
If you have questions about our award-winning team or would like to discuss a potential case, we’re here to help. Call (844) 417-0930 or contact us online to speak with a lawyer.