Eighteen Alston & Bird attorneys across a wide range of practices have been named a 2013 “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers, one of the oldest and most respected peer-review publications in the legal profession. The “Lawyer of the Year” award is based on peer review and is given to those attorneys who received the highest average of votes in both their specific geographic location and practice area.
The following Alston & Bird Attorneys are 2013 “Lawyers of the Year”:
| Blas P. Arroyo | Charlotte Litigation - Patent |
| Martha Gayle Barber | Charlotte Trademark Law |
| John L. Coalson, Jr. | Atlanta Litigation & Controversy - Tax |
| Paul M. Cushing | Atlanta Equipment Finance Law |
| Todd R. David | Atlanta Litigation - Securities |
| Dennis O. Garris | Washington, D.C. Corporate Governance Law |
| Mary C. Gill | Atlanta Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) |
| Guy R. Gosnell | Charlotte Patent Law |
| Judson Graves | Atlanta Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants |
| H. Douglas Hinson | Atlanta Litigation - ERISA |
| Frank A. Hirsch, Jr. | Raleigh Litigation - Banking & Finance |
| M. Hill Jeffries, Jr. | Atlanta Securities Regulation |
| Michael P. Kenny | Atlanta Insurance Law; Atlanta Litigation - Antitrust |
| David S. MacCuish | Los Angeles Energy Law |
| Craig R. Pett | Atlanta Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law |
| W. Marshall Sanders | Atlanta Non-Profit / Charities Law |
| Benjamin T. White | Atlanta Litigation - Trusts & Estates |