Bone McAllester Norton is honored to announce that 25 of the firm’s attorneys have been named to the 2021 Best Lawyers^® lists. Several attorneys were featured in the Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch categories, while President and CEO Charles Robert Bone and chairman Charles W. Bone were each named to the Lawyer of the Year list.

For more than 30 years, Best Lawyers^® has identified the leading attorneys and law firms in the United States and 70 countries worldwide. The Best Lawyers’ selection process is based on an extensive peer-review process, and Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”

“I’m proud of our distinguished group of attorneys every single day, and it’s an honor to have their outstanding work recognized internationally by these prestigious awards,” said President and CEO Charles Robert Bone. “While my father and I are honored to be named Lawyer of the Year in our respective practice areas, it’s even more meaningful to recognize an incredible group of rising stars at Bone McAllester Norton.”

Congratulations to all the well-deserving honorees whose work makes an impact every day in the lives of our clients and in our community. See below a list of the recognized Bone Law attorneys and practice areas:

Lawyer of the Year

• Charles Robert Bone
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Charles W. Bone
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law

Best Lawyers

• Anne Sumpter Arney
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
  • Health Care Law
• Trace Blankenship
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Nonprofit / Charities Law
• Charles Robert Bone
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Charles W. Bone
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
• John P. Branham
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
• David Briley
  • Government Relations Practice
• Glen A. Civitts
  • Corporate Law
  • Health Care Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Marshall Cook
  • Construction
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
• William J. Haynes III
  • Employment Law - Individuals
• Samuel L. Jackson
  • Employment Law - Management
• Sharon O. Jacobs
  • Environmental Law
• Paul W. Kruse
  • Copyright Law
  • Trademark Law
• Sam J. McAllester III
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Robert G. McDowell
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Arbitration
  • Mediation
• Andrea P. Perry
  • Corporate Law
  • Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
  • Real Estate Law
• George J. Phillips
  • Corporate Law
• Chris Raybeck
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law
• Jack F. Stringham II
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law
• Edward M. Yarbrough
  • Criminal Defense: General Practice
  • Criminal Defense: White Collar
  • DUI / DWI Defense
• Stephen J. Zralek
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Copyright Law
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property

Ones to Watch

• Jonathan R. Burns
  • Trusts and Estates
• Mandy Strickland Floyd
  • Appellate Practice
  • Education Law
• Henry C. Leventis
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Health Care Law
• Courtney L. Lutz
  • Commercial Litigation
• Raquel L. Eve Oluyemo
  • Immigration Law

Bone McAllester Norton is honored to announce 18 of the firm’s attorneys have been named to the 2020 edition of Best Lawyers in America© across 28 distinct practice areas. In addition, Glen A. Civitts was named the 2020 “Lawyer of the Year” for Securitization and Structured Finance Law.

For more than 30 years, Best Lawyers® has identified the leading attorneys and law firms in the United States and 70 countries worldwide. The methodology behind Best Lawyers’ selection is based upon an extensive peer-review process and Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice."

This year’s list recognizes attorneys David Anthony, Anne Sumpter Arney, Trace Blankenship, Charles Robert Bone, Charles W. Bone, John P. Branham, Glen A. Civitts, William J. Haynes III, Sharon O. Jacobs, Paul W. Kruse, Sam J. McAllester III, Robert G. McDowell, Andrea P. Perry, Christopher Raybeck, Jack F. Stringham II, Edward M. Yarbrough and Stephen J. Zralek in the firm’s Nashville office as well as attorney Marshall Cook in the firm’s Hendersonville office for the following practice areas:

• David M. Anthony
  • Litigation – Bankruptcy

• Anne Sumpter Arney
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
  • Health Care Law

• Trace Blankenship
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Nonprofit / Charities Law

• Charles Robert Bone
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs

• Charles W. Bone
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law

• John P. Branham
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs

• Glen A. Civitts
  • Corporate Law
  • Health Care Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Securitization and Structured Finance Law

• Marshall Cook
  • Litigation – Construction
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment

• William J. Haynes III
  • Employment Law – Individuals

• Sharon O. Jacobs
  • Environmental Law

• Paul W. Kruse
  • Copyright Law
  • Trademark Law

• Sam J. McAllester III
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

• Robert G. McDowell
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Arbitration
  • Mediation

• Andrea P. Perry
  • Real Estate Law

• Christopher Raybeck
  • Banking and Finance Law

• Jack F. Stringham II
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Real Estate Law

• Edward M. Yarbrough
  • Criminal Defense: General Practice
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • DUI/DWI Defense

• Stephen J. Zralek
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Copyright Law
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property

The Best Lawyers in America© 2019 recognized 17 Bonelaw attorneys in 25 distinct practice areas to be leading attorneys in their fields. For more than 30 years, Best Lawyers® has identified the leading attorneys and law firms in the United States and 70 countries worldwide. Best Lawyers has become one of the most widely trusted resources to locate attorneys with, “exceptional talent in an area of practice” (Best Lawyers). The methodology behind Best Lawyers’ selection is based upon an extensive peer review process because “Best Lawyers believes that the best lawyers know who the best lawyers are” (Best Lawyers).

Bone McAllester Norton is proud of the continued recognition our attorneys receive for providing excellent legal services. A complete list of recognized attorneys and respective practice areas is listed below:

Anne Sumpter Arney	Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law Health Care Law
Trace Blankenship	Banking and Finance Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Nonprofit / Charities Law
Charles Robert Bone	Administrative / Regulatory Law Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs
Charles W. Bone	Administrative / Regulatory Law
John P. Branham	Personal Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs
Glen A. Civitts	Corporate Law Health Care Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Real Estate Law, Securitization and Structured Finance Law
William J. Haynes III	Employment Law- Individuals
Sharon O. Jacobs	Environmental Law
Paul W. Kruse	Copyright Law Trademark Law
Anne C. Martin	Employment Law - Individuals Employment Law -  Management Litigation-L abor and Employment
Sam J. McAllester III	Banking and Finance Law Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization law
Robert G. McDowell	Administrative / Regulatory Law Arbitration Mediation
Andrea P. Perry	Real Estate Law
Christopher Raybeck	Banking and Finance Law
Jack F. Stringham II	Banking and Finance Law Real Estate Law
Edward M. Yarbrough	Criminal Defense: General Practic Criminal Defense: White-Collar DUI/DWI Defense
Stephen J. Zralek	Commercial Litigation Copyright Law Litigation- Intellectual Property

Bone McAllester Norton continues to earn top recognition in the 2018 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firm” rankings—a comprehensive survey of America’s top law firms—with 22 overall practice rankings. Bonelaw added new rankings including Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Intellectual Property. The survey also resulted in 16 individual rankings for Bonelaw attorneys, 11 of those ranked in more than one practice area.

Practice rankings include: 

• Administrative / Regulatory Law
• Banking and Finance Law
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Commercial Litigation
• Copyright Law
• Corporate Law
• Criminal Defense: General Practice
• Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• DUI/DWI Defense
• Employment Law – Individuals
• Employment Law – Management
• Environmental Law
• Health Care Law
• Litigation – Intellectual Property
• Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Mergers & Acquisitions Law
• Non-Profit/Charities Law
• Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
• Real Estate Law
• Securitization and Structured Finance Law
• Trademark Law

The U.S.News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process.

Bone McAllester Norton is also pleased to announce Anne C. Martin was named Best Lawyers© “Lawyer of the Year” for Litigation – Labor and Employment. Anne Martin has been a member of Best Lawyers since 2007 and a “Lawyer of the Year” since 2013. Only one attorney in the Nashville area is named “Lawyer of the Year” for Labor and Employment. Anne advocates for employees wrongly treated by employers and also advises employers how to comply with complex federal and state employment laws.

“We are pleased to have so many of our attorneys named to Best Lawyers in their areas of practice” said Charles W. Bone, Chairman, Bone McAllester Norton.

Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. The attorneys included in the 2018 The Best Lawyers in America list are:

Anne Sumpter Arney	Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)  Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law Health Care Law
Trace Blankenship	Banking and Finance Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Non-Profit / Charities Law
Charles Robert Bone	Administrative / Regulatory Law Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Charles W. Bone	Administrative / Regulatory Law
John P. Branham	Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
William T. Cheek III	Food and Beverage Law Non-Profit / Charities Law
Glen A. Civitts	Corporate Law Healthcare Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Real Estate Law Securitization and Structured Finance Law
William J. Haynes III	Employment Law - Individuals
Sharon O. Jacobs	Environmental Law
Paul W. Kruse	Copyright Law Trademark Law
Anne C. Martin Best Lawyers© Lawyer of the Year 2018	Employment Law – Individuals Employment Law – Management Litigation – Labor and Employment
Sam J. McAllester III	Banking and Finance Law Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Christopher Raybeck	Banking and Finance Law
Jack F. Stringham II	Banking and Finance Law Real Estate Law
Edward M. Yarbrough	Criminal Defense: General Practice Criminal Defense: White-Collar DUI/DWI Defense
Stephen J. Zralek	Commercial Litigation Copyright Law Litigation – Intellectual Property

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Over 83,000 leading attorneys globally are eligible to vote, and we have received more than 13 million votes to date on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world. For the 2018 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, 7.3 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in almost 55,000 leading lawyers being included in the new edition. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.

Bone McAllester Norton is pleased to announce that 14 of its lawyers were selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America^© 2017 list including Anne C. Martin, named Best Lawyers^© “Lawyer of the Year” for Litigation – Labor and

Anne C. MartinEmployment.  Anne Martin has been a member of Best Lawyers since 2007 and a “Lawyer of the Year” since 2013.   Only one attorney in the Nashville area is named “Lawyer of the Year” for Labor and Employment.  Anne advocates for employees wrongly treated by employers and also advises employers how to comply with complex federal and state employment laws.

“We are pleased to have so many of our attorneys named to Best Lawyers in their areas of practice” said Charles W. Bone, Chairman, Bone McAllester Norton.

Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.  The attorneys included in the 2017 The Best Lawyers in America list are:

Trace Blankenship	Banking and Finance Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Non-Profit / Charities Law
Charles Robert Bone	Administrative / Regulatory Law Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Charles W. Bone	Administrative / Regulatory Law
John P. Branham	Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
William T. Cheek III	Food and Beverage Law Non-Profit / Charities Law
Glen A. Civitts	Corporate Law Healthcare Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Real Estate Law Securitization and Structured Finance Law
William J. Haynes III	Employment Law - Individuals
Sharon O. Jacobs	Environmental Law
Paul W. Kruse	Copyright Law Trademark Law
Anne C. Martin Best Lawyers© Lawyer of the Year 2017	Employment Law – Individuals Employment Law – Management Litigation – Labor and Employment
Sam J. McAllester III	Banking and Finance Law Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Jack F. Stringham II	Banking and Finance Law Real Estate Law
Edward M. Yarbrough	Criminal Defense: General Practice Criminal Defense: White-Collar DUI/DWI Defense
Stephen J. Zralek	Commercial Litigation Copyright Law Litigation – Intellectual Property

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Over 83,000 leading attorneys globally are eligible to vote, and we have received more than 13 million votes to date on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world. For the 2017 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, 7.3 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in almost 55,000 leading lawyers being included in the new edition. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.

List Includes 15 Attorneys Named The Best Lawyers in America© 2016

Nashville, Tenn.—(August 17, 2015) Nashville-based law firm Bone McAllester Norton PLLC announced today that it is celebrating honors from the 22^nd Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Fifteen of its attorneys have been named to the 2016 list, and attorney Anne C. Martin has been chosen as “Lawyer of the Year” in Nashville for Employment Law – Management.

“We are so pleased that our peers recognized the work our attorneys do every day and the expertise they provide to their clients,” said Sam J. McAllester, vice chairman and member of Bone McAllester Norton. “Our entire firm is proud of each of the attorneys selected for the 2016 edition of Best Lawyers in America.”

The Bonelaw attorneys listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2016 list are:

• Trace Blankenship for the areas of Banking and Finance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; and Non-Profit/Charities Law


• Charles W. Bone for the area of Administrative/Regulatory Law


• Charles Robert Bone for the areas of Administrative/Regulatory Law; Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); and Personal Injury Litigation—Plaintiffs


• John P. Branham for the area of Personal Injury Litigation—Plaintiffs


• William T. Cheek III for the areas of Food and Beverage Law and Non-Profit/Charities Law. Will is the only listed lawyer for Food and Beverage Law in Tennessee.


• William J. Haynes III for the area of Employment Law—Individuals


• Sharon O. Jacobs for the area of Environmental Law


• Paul W. Kruse for the areas of Copyright Law and Trademark Law


• Anne C. Martin for the areas of Employment Law—Individuals; Employment Law—Management; and Litigation—Labor and Employment


• Sam J. McAllester III for the areas of Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law


• Richard J. Nickels for Corporate Law


• Jack F. Stringham II for the areas of Banking and Finance Law and Real Estate Law


• Stephanie R. Taylor for Entertainment Law—Music


• Edward M. Yarbrough for the areas of Criminal Defense: Non-White Collar; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; and DUI/DWI Defense


• and Stephen J. Zralek for the area of Copyright Law.

The Best Lawyers in America list for 2016 includes attorneys covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and inclusion in this year’s publication is based on more than 4.3 million detailed, confidential evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”

For more information on Bone McAllester Norton and its attorneys, visit http://bonelaw.com.

ABOUT BONE MCALLESTER NORTON PLLC

Bone McAllester Norton PLLC is a full-service law firm with 38 attorneys and offices in Nashville, Sumner and Williamson counties, Tennessee. Our attorneys focus on 18 distinct practice areas, providing the wide range of legal services ordinarily required by established and growing businesses and entrepreneurs. Among our practices, we represent clients in business and capital formation, mergers and acquisitions, securities matters, commercial lending and creditors’ rights, commercial real estate and development, governmental regulatory matters, commercial litigation and dispute resolution, intellectual property strategy and enforcement, entertainment and environmental matters. Our client base reflects the firm’s deep understanding and coverage of today’s leading industry and business segments. For more information, visit www.bonelaw.com.

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Bone McAllester Norton PLLC is a full-service law firm with 38 attorneys and offices in Nashville and Sumner County, Tennessee. Our attorneys focus on 17 distinct practice areas, providing the wide range of legal services ordinarily required by established and growing businesses and entrepreneurs. Among our practices, we represent clients in business and capital formation, mergers and acquisitions, securities matters, commercial lending and creditors’ rights, commercial real estate and development, governmental regulatory matters, commercial litigation and dispute resolution, intellectual property strategy and enforcement, entertainment and environmental matters. Our client base reflects the firm’s deep understanding and coverage of today’s leading industry and business segments. For more information, visit www.bonelaw.com.

Firm Receives “Best Law Firm” Ranking, 14 Attorneys Named The Best Lawyers in America©

Nashville, Tenn.—(August 18, 2014) Nashville-based law firm Bone McAllester Norton PLLC announced today that it is celebrating three separate honors from the 21^st edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. More than a dozen of its attorneys have been named to the 2015 list. Two attorneys, Charles Robert Bone and Anne C. Martin, were also chosen as “Lawyer of the Year” in Nashville in their respective practice areas. And the firm itself has been named a “Best Law Firm” in a Tier 1 ranking in the 2015 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms.”

“Our attorneys are united by their enthusiasm for the law and a relentless dedication to our clients, and I think that is why 14 of our attorneys, as well as the firm overall, have received this recognition,” said Charles W. Bone, founder and chairman of Bone McAllester Norton. “We are grateful to our peers for observing the expertise and passion behind what we do.”

Charles Robert Bone was named Best Lawyers® 2015 Administrative/Regulatory Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Nashville. Anne C. Martin received this distinction for Employment Law—Individuals.

The Bonelaw attorneys listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2015 list are:

• •  Trace Blankenship for the areas of Banking and Finance Law and Non-Profit/Charities Law;

• •  Charles W. Bone for the area of Administrative/Regulatory Law;

• •  Charles Robert Bone for the areas of Administrative/Regulatory Law and Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships);

• •  John P. Branham for the area of Personal Injury Litigation—Plaintiffs;

• •  Larry W. Bridgesmith for the areas of Employment Law—Management and Labor Law—Management;

• •  William T. Cheek III for the areas of Food and Beverage Law and Non-Profit/Charities Law. Will is the only listed lawyer for Food and Beverage Law in Tennessee.

• •  Paul W. Kruse for the areas of Copyright Law and Trademark Law;

• •  Anne C. Martin for the areas of Employment Law—Individuals, Employment Law—Management and Litigation—Labor and Employment;

• •  Sam J. McAllester III for the areas of Banking and Finance Law and Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law;

• •  C. Michael Norton for the area of Banking and Finance Law;

• •  Bryan E. Pieper for the area of Employment Law—Individuals;

• •  Jack F. Stringham II for the areas of Banking and Finance Law and Real Estate Law;

• •  Edward M. Yarbrough for the areas of Criminal Defense: Non-White Collar, Criminal Defense: White-Collar and DUI/DWI Defense;

• •  and Stephen J. Zralek for the area of Copyright Law.

Bone McAllester Norton received the “Best Law Firms” Tier 1 ranking for Nashville in seven areas:

• •  Administrative/Regulatory Law;

• •  Banking and Finance Law;

• •  Criminal Defense: Non-White Collar;

• •  DUI/DWI Defense;

• •  Employment Law—Individuals;

• •  Employment Law—Management;

• •  and Personal Injury Litigation—Plaintiffs.

The Best Lawyers in America list for 2015 includes attorneys covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and inclusion in this year’s publication is based on more than 4.3 million detailed, confidential evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”

For more information on Bone McAllester Norton and its attorneys, visit http://www.bonelaw.com/.

 

About Bone McAllester Norton PLLC

Bone McAllester Norton PLLC is a full-service law firm with 38 attorneys and offices in Nashville and Sumner County, Tennessee. Our attorneys focus on 17 distinct practice areas, providing the wide range of legal services ordinarily required by established and growing businesses and entrepreneurs. Among our practices, we represent clients in business and capital formation, mergers and acquisitions, securities matters, commercial lending and creditors’ rights, commercial real estate and development, governmental regulatory matters, commercial litigation and dispute resolution, intellectual property strategy and enforcement, entertainment and environmental matters. Our client base reflects the firm’s deep understanding and coverage of today’s leading industry and business segments. For more information, visit www.bonelaw.com.

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Bone McAllester Norton is excited to announce that 12 of its attorneys have been named to the 2014 “Best Lawyers in America” list, revealed in today’s Wall Street Journal and Tennessean. Three of the twelve were also named “Lawyers of the Year.”

The following list represents the attorneys named to the respective practice area lists:

Administrative/Regulatory Law

Charles Robert Bone

Charles W. Bone

Banking & Finance Law

Trace Blankenship

Sam J. McAllester III

C. Michael Norton

Jack F. Stringham II

Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law

Sam J. McAllester III

Criminal Defense: Non-White Collar

Edward M. Yarbrough

Criminal Defense: White Collar

Edward M. Yarbrough

DUI/DWI Defense

Edward M. Yarbrough

Food & Beverage Law

William T. Cheek III

Intellectual Property Law

Paul W. Kruse

Labor & Employment Law

Larry W. Bridgesmith

Anne C. Martin

Non-Profit/Charities Law

William T. Cheek III

Personal Injury Litigation—Plaintiffs

John P. Branham

Real Estate Law

Jack F. Stringham II

Lawyers of the Year

Edward M. Yarbrough—Criminal Defense: White Collar

Anne C. Martin—Litigation: Labor & Employment

John P. Branham—Personal Injury Litigation: Plaintiffs

 

Congratulations to each of them on representing their practice and the firm well!

 

 

 

 

Bone McAllester Norton PLLC is a full-service law firm with 38 attorneys and offices in Nashville and Sumner County, Tennessee. Our attorneys focus on 17 distinct practice areas, providing the wide range of legal services ordinarily required by established and growing businesses and entrepreneurs. Among our practices, we represent clients in business and capital formation, mergers and acquisitions, securities matters, commercial lending and creditors’ rights, commercial real estate and development, governmental regulatory matters, commercial litigation and dispute resolution, intellectual property strategy and enforcement, entertainment and environmental matters. Our client base reflects the firm’s deep understanding and coverage of today’s leading industry and business segments. For more information, visit www.bonelaw.com.

Twelve attorneys with the firm of Bone McAllester Norton PLLC have been named to the 20^th edition of the Best Lawyers in America 2014, and three have been honored on the “Lawyer of the Year” list for Nashville.

The Best Lawyers In America list for 2014 includes attorneys covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and inclusion in this year’s publication is based on more than 4.3 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers. Lawyers are not permitted to pay any fee to participate in or be included on the list.

Attorneys who make the list of “Lawyer of the Year” are selected based on peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers.

Ed Yarbrough was awarded the “Lawyer of the Year” for Nashville Criminal Defense:  White-Collar.  He was named to the Best Lawyers in America 2014 list for the categories of Criminal Defense Non-White-Collar and Criminal Defense White Collar and DWI/DUI Defense.  Ed Yarbrough is a former United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee appointed by President George W. Bush.  He practices Criminal Defense and Government Investigations, Personal Injury Law and Litigation and Dispute Resolution.

Anne C. Martin was recognized as a “Lawyer of the Year” in Nashville for her work in Litigation, Labor and Employment.  She was selected for the Best Lawyers in America 2014 list for Employment Law and Litigation Law, Labor and Employment.   Ms. Martin is a commercial litigation and employment lawyer, representing both employers and employees. She has been widely published in the areas of employment law and has served as a guest lecturer at the Belmont University Center for Entrepreneurship.

John P. Branham, a civil trial lawyer whose practice focuses on business litigation and plaintiff’s personal injury litigation, was given the “Lawyer of the Year” Nashville award for his service in Personal Injury Litigation/Plaintiffs.  He made the Best Lawyers in America 2014 list for Personal Injury Litigation Law.  In addition to his practice, Mr. Branham has conducted numerous CLE programs, including for the Nashville Bar Association, the Tennessee Bar Association, the Nashville School of Law, the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association, PESI and the National Business Institute.

Additional Bone McAllester Norton attorneys who made the Best Lawyers in America 2014 list include:

• • Trace Blankenship was selected for the list in the category of Banking and Finance Law.  Mr. Blankenship advises chief executives, boards of directors and entrepreneurs on strategy, execution and legal requirements of significant business transactions and ownership decisions.


• • Charles W. Bone, founder and chairman of Bone McAllester Norton PLLC, serves as a classic “Trusted Adviser” to clients seeking advice on corporate and litigation issues.  He was named to the list for Administrative/Regulatory Law.


• • Charles Robert Bone also made the list for Administrative/Regulatory Law.  His expertise is in the areas of transactions, corporate governance and advising governmental entities, officers and directors, small businesses and entrepreneurs.


• • Larry W.  Bridgesmith was selected for Employment Law and Labor Law.  Mr. Bridgesmith has more than 30 years of legal experience in dispute resolution and innovative workplace strategies.


• • William T. Cheek III is the only Tennessee attorney named Best Lawyers in America for Food and Beverage Law. He leads the firm’s Alcoholic Beverage Team and provides licensing and regulatory compliance advice.  He also was named to the list for Non-Profit/Charities Law.


• • Paul W. Kruse, recognized in the categories of Copyright Law and Trademark Law, helps clients protect their trademarks with high quality, creative and comprehensive services, including trademark clearance, registration and policing.


• • Sam J. McAllester III practices in the areas of commercial lending, commercial loan documentation, the issuance of title insurance policies, bankruptcy and financial consultations.  He was named to the list for Banking and Finance Law and Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor       Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law.


• • C. Michael Norton also made the list for Banking and Finance Law.  Mr. Norton concentrates his practice in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, municipal bonds, corporate, securities, regulatory and state and local tax.


• • Jack F. Stringham II, an attorney advising in commercial loan transactions, real estate, banking regulation, venture capital and business matters for corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships, was named to the list for Banking and Finance Law and Real Estate Law.

About Bone McAllester Norton PLLC

Bone McAllester Norton PLLC has 36 lawyers with offices in Nashville and in Sumner County, Tennessee. Our attorneys focus on 17 distinct practice areas, providing a wide range of legal services. We offer representation for commercial lending, commercial real estate, mergers and acquisitions, litigation, intellectual property, entertainment and environmental matters, along with a full breadth of legal services ordinarily required by businesses and entrepreneurial individuals. For more information, visit http://www.bonelaw.com/.

Bone McAllester Norton is pleased to announce that four of its attorneys, John Branham, Paul Kruse, Anne Martin and Will Cheek, were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2011.

For a quarter of a century, Best Lawyers® has been regarded – by both the profession and the public – as the definitive guide to legal excellence in the United States.  Selection to Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive and rigorous peer-review survey comprising more than 3.1 million confidential evaluations by top attorneys in the country.  Because no fee or purchase is required, being listed in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.

The Bone McAllester Norton attorneys named in the forthcoming edition of The Best Lawyers in America include:

John P. Branham for Personal Injury Litigation
Paul W. Kruse for Intellectual Property Law
Anne C. Martin for Labor and Employment Law
William T. Cheek III for Food and Beverage Law

 

Bone McAllester Norton is pleased to announce that four of its attorneys, John Branham, Paul Kruse, Anne Martin and Will Cheek, were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2011.

For a quarter of a century, Best Lawyers® has been regarded – by both the profession and the public – as the definitive guide to legal excellence in the United States.  Selection to Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive and rigorous peer-review survey comprising more than 3.1 million confidential evaluations by top attorneys in the country.  Because no fee or purchase is required, being listed in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.

The Bone McAllester Norton attorneys named in the forthcoming edition of The Best Lawyers in America include:

John P. Branham for Personal Injury Litigation
Paul W. Kruse for Intellectual Property Law
Anne C. Martin for Labor and Employment Law
William T. Cheek III for Food and Beverage Law