Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to announce that 12 of the firm’s attorneys have been named as a Best Lawyers® 2023 “Lawyer of the Year”. Best Lawyers® grants this award to individual lawyers with the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. Only one lawyer is recognized as the “Lawyer of the Year” for each specialty and location.

The Best Lawyers 2023® “Lawyers of the Year” include:

Craig Cleland – 2023 Atlanta Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”

Benjamin P. Glass – 2023 Charleston-SC Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”

C. Matthew Keen – 2023 Raleigh Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”

Caroline Larsen – 2023 Phoenix Litigation – Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year”

James C. Pennington – 2023 Birmingham Education Law “Lawyer of the Year”

John T. Merrell – 2023 Greenville Employment Law – Management and Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”

Kelly S. Hughes – 2023 Charlotte Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year”

Kevin J. Kinney – 2023 Milwaukee Labor Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year”

Lawrence D. Smith – 2023 San Antonio Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”

Margaret Carroll Alli – 2023 Troy (Detroit) Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”

Michael L. Matula – 2023 Kansas City-MO Litigation – Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year”

Patrick R. Martin – 2023 Minneapolis Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”

Ogletree Deakins also announced today that more than 270 attorneys were named in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. This year’s list was compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review survey that examines the professional abilities of lawyers by their peers.