2023 The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch Honor 23 Stokes Lawrence Attorneys

Twenty-three Stokes Lawrence attorneys are honored in the 29th Annual 2023 The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch edition. The annual guide recognizes the top 5.3% of lawyers in the nation across 150 practice areas and is based entirely on peer review.

RoseMary Reed was named “Lawyer of the Year” in Trust and Estates, in addition to Best Lawyers list. Additional recognitions are awarded to individual lawyers with the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region in a Best Lawyers edition. Only one lawyer is recognized as the "Lawyer of the Year" for each specialty and location.

Stokes Lawrence attorneys named to the Best Lawyers list include:

• Bradford J. Axel (2016) - Litigation - Intellectual Property 

• Kelby D. Fletcher (2011) - Employment Law - Individuals; Litigation - Labor and Employment  

• Justo Gonzalez (2019) - Commercial Litigation; Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment  

• Sean K. Griffee (2019) - Real Estate Law  

• Mathew L. Harrington (2021) - Commercial Litigation  

• Karolyn A. Hicks (2017) - Litigation - Trusts and Estates  

• Garon Jones (2018) - Trusts and Estates  

• Caryn Geraghty Jorgensen (2016) - Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants  

• Shannon M. Jost (2013) - Litigation - Intellectual Property  

• Aviva Kamm (2019) - Employment Law – Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment  

• Brendan V. Monahan (2017) - Commercial Litigation  

• Kelly Twiss Noonan (2019) - Commercial Litigation  

• RoseMary Reed (2015) - Nonprofit / Charities Law; Trusts and Estates  

• Serena Sayani (2022) - Real Estate Law   

• Claire H. Taylor (2021) - Tax Law  

• Leslie Vander Griend (2009) - Copyright Law; Trademark Law  

• Theresa H. Wang (2022) - Litigation – Intellectual Property  

• Sarah L. Wixson (2021) - Agriculture Law
  

The attorneys noted as Ones to Watch are peer-reviewed attorneys who have been practicing for less than 10 years. They include:

• Amy K. Alexander (2023) - Labor and Employment Law – Employee; Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment  
  

• Kathleen G. Burton (2023) - Banking and Finance Law; Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law  
  

• Derek Red Arrow Frank (2023) - Native American Law
  

• Eric Robinson (2021) - Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
  

• Rachael R. Wallace (2023) - Commercial Litigation 

  (Year) First year the lawyer was listed in the published practice area.