Our People

Butler Snow lawyers are recognized regionally and nationally for their expertise and contributions to the profession. Butler Snow’s core values are reflected by these honors and in the satisfaction of our clients.

Four litigators are Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers, three are members of the American Board of Trial Advocates, six are recognized in the International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers, two are named in the Who’s Who Among International Product Liability Lawyers, and three are members of the Product Liability Advisory Council (PLAC). The firm’s trial lawyers have directed and served on the faculty of the IADC Defense Counsel Trial Academy, the ABA’s TIPS National Trial Academy and the National Advocacy Center for the United States Department of Justice. Butler Snow attorneys also hold leadership positions in the Business Law and Litigation Sections of the American Bar Association, and more than a third are rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell.

One third of all Butler Snow attorneys are listed in The Best Lawyers in America®, including 77 listings in 29 practice areas from litigation, alternative dispute resolution, bankruptcy and real estate, to intellectual property, corporate law practices, appellate law, and labor and employment.

Forty-nine Butler Snow attorneys were named to Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars® 2009, an honor bestowed upon less than five percent of attorneys nationwide. Some of the practice areas included were Healthcare, Personal Injury Defense, Business Litigation, Employment and Labor, Appellate, Securities and Corporate Finance.

A member of our Public Law and Finance Group was named a “Dealmaker of the Year” by The American Lawyer, the nation’s leading legal monthly magazine. He was among 12 attorneys nationwide honored for their pivotal work in negotiating and structuring some of the largest and most important transactions of 2005.