McDowell Knight attorneys recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021

McDowell Knight is pleased to announce that nine members are included in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.

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McDowell Knight attorneys included in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America are:

• Michael D. Knight: Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants / Product Liability Litigation-Defendants
• William C. Roedder, Jr.: Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants
• Edward S. Sledge, III: First Amendment Law / Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants
• Forrest C. Wilson, III: Commercial Litigation / Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants / Railroad Law
• Russel Myles: Commercial Litigation / Litigation-Banking and Finance
• Brian P. McCarthy: Admiralty and Maritime Law / Commercial Litigation / Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants / Product Liability Litigation-Defendants / Railroad Law
• Walter T. Gilmer, Jr.: Commercial Litigation / Insurance Law / Litigation: Labor & Employment
• Archibald T. Reeves, IV: Commercial Litigation / Litigation-Antitrust / Litigation-Construction / Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants
• Blair Newman: Commercial Litigation

Additionally, McDowell Knight was recognized with a “Top Listed” designation for 2021, awarded to firms with the most listed lawyers in a particular region and practice area. McDowell Knight was “Top Listed” by Best Lawyers in the following practice areas:

• Personal Injury Litigation–Defendants in Mobile: 6 Lawyers
• Commercial Litigation in Mobile: 6 Lawyers