MOBILE, Ala. – It was announced today that 10 lawyers with the firm Cunningham Bounds were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2015. In addition, two of the 10 were recognized as “Lawyers of the Year,” in two different practice areas.
The 10 awarded these Best Lawyers distinctions were:
- Gregory B. Breedlove; Lawyer of the Year, Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs
- Joseph M. “Buddy” Brown, Jr.; Medical Malpractice Law-Plaintiffs / Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs
- Toby D. Brown; Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs
- David S. Cain, Jr.; Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs
- Robert T. Cunningham; Bet-the-Company Litigation / Commercial Litigation / Litigation-Environmental / Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs
- George M. Dent, III; Appellate Practice
- George W. “Skip” Finkbohner, III; Commercial Litigation / Mass Tort Litigation and Class Actions-Plaintiffs / Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs / Product Liability Litigation-Plaintiffs
- Steven L. Nicholas; Bet-the-Company Litigation / Commercial Litigation / Litigation-Construction / Mass Tort Litigation and Class Actions-Plaintiffs
- Stephen C. Olen; Lawyer of the Year, Bet-the-Company Litigation / Banking and Finance Law / Commercial Litigation / Litigation-Banking and Finance / Litigation-Bankruptcy / Mass Tort and Class Actions-Plaintiffs
- David G. Wirtes; Appellate Practice
Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey. Over 50,000 leading attorneys cast more than 5.5 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”