Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP, is pleased to announce 16 of the firm’s attorneys in Atlanta and Birmingham have been recognized in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, with Swift Currie representing seven different practice areas. Additionally, C. Bradford Marsh earned the “Lawyer of the Year” Award in Atlanta for the category of Professional Malpractice Law: Defendants.
 
Since it was first published in 1983, The Best Lawyers in America has become a definitive guide to legal excellence and has highlighted the top legal talent in the country. Its lists are compiled through exhaustive peer review surveys in which tens of thousands of attorneys vote on the abilities of other lawyers. Inclusion is considered highly credible and a significant honor in the legal industry.
 
“Our attorneys have earned themselves and our firm a national reputation as leaders in litigation who provide effective counsel across the wide range of legal matters clients may face, which is evident by this recognition based on feedback from fellow attorneys,” said Terry O. Brantley, Swift Currie managing partner. “We are grateful to be included prominently on this list, and our firm is committed to continuing the client service and advocacy that has defined our firm for more than 50 years.”
 
The following Swift Currie attorneys were named to The Best Lawyers in America in their respective practice areas for 2020. Brantley and partner Stephen M. Schatz were recognized in Best Lawyers for the first time.
 
Atlanta
 
David M. Atkinson – Insurance Law; Litigation: Insurance

K. Marc Barré, Jr. – Personal Injury Litigation: Defendants

Douglas A. Bennett – Workers’ Compensation Law: Employers

Terry O. Brantley – Product Liability Litigation: Defendants

Stephen L. Cotter – Insurance Law; Litigation: Insurance; Product Liability Litigation: Defendants

Mark T. Dietrichs – Litigation: Insurance

Mark J. Goodman – Workers’ Compensation Law: Employers

Roger E. Harris – Medical Malpractice Law: Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation: Defendants

C. Bradford Marsh – Personal Injury Litigation: Defendants; Product Liability Litigation: Defendants; Professional Malpractice Law: Defendants

Joseph A. Munger – Workers’ Compensation Law: Employers

M. Diane Owens – Product Liability Litigation: Defendants

R. Briggs Peery – Workers’ Compensation Law: Employers

Robert R. Potter – Workers’ Compensation Law: Employers

John F. Sacha – Workers’ Compensation Law: Employers

Stephen M. Schatz – Litigation: Insurance
 
Birmingham
 
F. Lane Finch, Jr. – Insurance Law