The Best Lawyers in America® — the oldest peer review publication in the legal profession — has recognized 234 Burr attorneys in its 2025 edition. 201 Burr & Forman attorneys were named Best Lawyers in America, with 6 being first-time honorees. The firm also had 33 attorneys recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. This designation spotlights exemplary attorneys who have been in private practice for less than 10 years.

Of the 234 attorneys recognized, 21 earned the title of "Lawyer of the Year," a distinction held by very few attorneys nationwide, with only one lawyer recognized for each practice area and location. The Burr attorneys who received this recognition represent each of their practices as well as a robust peer network of more than 350 attorneys in 20 offices that span industries, services, and communities across the Southeast. 

Lawyers of the Year

Birmingham

Keith Andress: Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
Howard Bogard: Health Care Law
Ed Christian: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Michael Hall: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
Gary London: Antitrust Law
Michael Lucas: Litigation - Labor and Employment
April Mason: Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Derek Meek: Bet-the-Company Litigation
William Thuston: Economic Development Law
Turner B. Williams: Litigation - Insurance

Charleston

George Morrison: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Real Estate Law

Columbia

M. Elizabeth Crum: Administrative / Regulatory Law
Michael Seezen: Municipal Law; Public Finance Law

Greenville

Weyman Carter: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Jake Rea: Trusts and Estates

Mobile

Douglas Anderson: Land Use and Zoning Law
John Kavanagh: Admiralty and Maritime Law

Montgomery

Warren Matthews: Tax Law

Myrtle Beach

Henrietta Golding: Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment

Nashville

William Penny - Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
Zachary Miller - Litigation - Banking and Finance

Burr & Forman's full list of recognized attorneys can be found here.