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65 Wyatt Attorneys Included in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 Edition
Woodward White’s The Best Lawyers in America®, one of the most highly regarded peer-review publications for the legal profession, recently announced its rankings for 2026. Wyatt is well represented, with sixty-five of its leading attorneys to be included in the new edition.
Lexington:
Michael D. Baker: Health Care Law
John P. Brice: Litigation – Bankruptcy ● Litigation – Real Estate ● Real Estate Law
J. Mark Burton: Real Estate Law
Emily H. Cowles: Banking and Finance Law ● Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law ● Real Estate Law
Mary L. Fullington: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law ● Litigation – Bankruptcy
Karen J. Greenwell: Energy Law ● Mining Law ● Natural Resources Law ● Oil and Gas Law
Daniel E. Hitchcock: Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law ● Litigation – Bankruptcy
Kevin L. Johns: Trusts and Estates
Glen M. Krebs: Immigration Law
Mark T. MacDonald: Trusts and Estates
Douglas L. McSwain: Employment Law – Individuals ● Employment Law – Management ● Health Care Law ● Litigation – Labor and Employment ● Litigation – Municipal ● Municipal Law
Walter R. Morris, Jr.: Trusts and Estates
W. Craig Robertson III: Commercial Litigation ● Litigation – Banking and Finance ● Litigation – Construction ● Litigation – Intellectual Property ● Litigation – Patent
Robert S. Ryan: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law ● Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) ● Commercial Transactions / UCC Law ● Litigation – Bankruptcy ● Litigation – Real Estate ● Real Estate Law
Daniel C. Soldato: Health Care Law
Mickey T. Webster: Energy Law
G. Brian Wells: Energy Law ● Mining Law
Louisville:
Stephen D. Berger: Public Finance Law
Gregory S. Berman: Commercial Litigation
Turney P. Berry: Litigation – Trusts and Estates ● Nonprofit / Charities Law ● Trusts and Estates
Christopher W. Brooker: Commercial Litigation
David A. Calhoun: Trademark Law
Leo F. Camp: Real Estate Law
Carole D. Christian: Administrative / Regulatory Law ● Health Care Law
Cornelius E. Coryell II: Commercial Litigation ● Litigation – Banking and Finance ● Litigation – Real Estate ● Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Bruce K. Dudley: Litigation – Trusts and Estates ● Trusts and Estates
Mark J. Farmer: Corporate Law ● Mergers and Acquisitions Law
C. Tyson Gorman: Commercial Litigation ● Education Law
Stephen C. Hall: Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice ● Trade Secrets Law
Robert A. Heath: Antitrust Law ● Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) ● Corporate Law ● Mergers and Acquisitions Law ● Securities / Capital Markets Law
Kelly S. Henry: Litigation – Trusts and Estates ● Trusts and Estates
H. Carl Horneman: Environmental Law ● Litigation – Environmental
Franklin K. Jelsma: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) ● Commercial Finance Law ● Corporate Law ● Mergers and Acquisitions Law ● Securities / Capital Markets Law
Donald J. Kelly: Bet-the-Company Litigation ● Commercial Litigation ● Litigation – Environmental ● Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants ● Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Byron E. Leet: Bet-the-Company Litigation ● Commercial Litigation ● Education Law ● Litigation – Banking and Finance ● Litigation – Insurance ● Litigation – Intellectual Property ● Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Kathie McDonald-McClure: Health Care Law
Christopher A. Melton: Health Care Law
James A. Nitsche: Tax Law
Richard Northern: Corporate Law
Sherry P. Porter: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Grover C. Potts, Jr.: Litigation – Real Estate ● Real Estate Law
Caryn F. Price: Banking and Finance Law
Stephen R. Price, Sr.: Commercial Litigation ● Health Care Law
David W. Seewer: Banking and Finance Law ● Real Estate Law
R. Joseph Stennis, Jr.: Employment Law – Management
Brian A. Veeneman: Litigation – Construction
Michael B. Vincenti: Real Estate Law
Jeffrey E. Wallace: Real Estate Law
Scott A. Weinberg: Trusts and Estates
Matthew Williams: Copyright Law ● Trademark Law
John W. Woodard, Jr.: Commercial Litigation
Gordon B. Wright: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law ● Trusts and Estates
Michelle D. Wyrick: Employment Law – Management ● Litigation – ERISA
Mitzi D. Wyrick: Employment Law – Management
Cynthia W. Young: Banking and Finance Law ● Corporate Law ● Financial Services Regulation Law ● Mergers and Acquisitions Law ● Securities / Capital Markets Law
Memphis:
Douglas M. Alrutz: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Robert E. Craddock, Jr.: Commercial Litigation ● Insurance Law ● Litigation – Banking and Finance ● Litigation – Intellectual Property
Lee A. Harkavy: Corporate Law ● Mergers and Acquisitions Law
James G. M. Lenschau: Commercial Transactions / UCC Law ● Real Estate Law
Matthew M. Lubozynski: Litigation – Intellectual Property ● Litigation – Patent
Mark Vorder-Bruegge, Jr.: Commercial Litigation ● Litigation – Intellectual Property ● Litigation – Patent ● Litigation – Securities
Nashville
James C. Bradshaw III: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
J. Graham Matherne: Insurance Law ● Litigation – Insurance ● Litigation – Intellectual Property
Edwin S. Pyle: Litigation and Controversy – Tax ● Tax Law ● Trusts and Estates
B. Anthony Saunders: Banking and Finance Law ● Real Estate Law Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP maintains an active national practice with five offices located in Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky; New Albany, Indiana; and Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee. The Firm’s structure and industry-focused practice groups