Woolf McClane recently saw 20 lawyers named to Cityview Magazine’s 2023 Top Lawyers list.
Each year, the magazine polls members of Knoxville’s legal community to vote for the best of the best in their respective practice areas.
Woolf McClane attorneys were recognized as Knoxville’s top lawyers in the following practices areas:
Appellate Practice, Aviation/Admiralty, Bankruptcy-Creditor, Business Litigation, Business/Commercial Law, Civil Litigation, Class Action-Defense, Constitutional Law/Civil Rights, Construction Law, Consumer Protection – Defense, Consumer Protection – Plaintiff, Contract Law, Corporate Law, Environmental Law, Estate Planning/Trusts, Federal Court Practice, Health Care Law, Income Tax/IRS Resolutions, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law-Employee, Labor & Employment Law-Employer, Mediation/Arbitration, Medical Malpractice-Plaintiff, Product Liability-Defense, Taxation, Wills and Probate, Worker’s Compensation-Defense, Wrongful Death-Defense, Wrongful Death-Plaintiff.
In addition, the following four attorneys were named Golden Gavel winners. The golden gavel is awarded to the attorney with the most votes in that practice area.
- Gregory C. Logue Bankruptcy-Creditor
- Kyle Carpenter: Class Action-Defense and Product Liability-Defense
- Chadwick Hatmaker: Constitutional Law/Civil Rights and Labor & Employment Law –Employer
- Ford Little: Construction Law
Below is a list of Woolf McClane attorneys that received recognition on the Top Lawyers list this year. You can view the full list at cityviewmag.com.
Appellate Practice
J. Ford Little
Aviation/Admiralty
Kevin N. Perkey
Bankruptcy-Creditor
Gregory C. Logue* Golden Gavel Winner
M. Aaron Spencer
Business Litigation
J. Chadwick Hatmaker
J. Ford Little
Gregory C. Logue
Business/Commercial Law
J. Nicholas Arning Jr.
J. Ford Little
Gregory C. Logue
Dennis R. McClane
Civil Litigation
Luis C. Bustamante
W. Kyle Carpenter
J. Ford Little
Class Action – Defense
W. Kyle Carpenter* Golden Gavel Winner
J. Ford Little
Constitutional Law/Civil Rights
J. Chadwick Hatmaker* Golden Gavel Winner
Construction Law
David J. Cantrell
J. Ford Little* Golden Gavel Winner
Robert P. Noell
Consumer Protection – Defense
Robert L. Vance
Consumer Protection – Plaintiff
Robert L. Vance
Contract Law
J. Nicholas Arning, Jr.
Richard S. Matlock
Kevin N. Perkey
Corporate Law
J. Nicholas Arning, Jr.
Kevin N. Perkey
Environmental Law
W. Kyle Carpenter
Dean T. Howell
Estate Planning/Trusts
O. E. Schow IV
Federal Court Practice
W. Kyle Carpenter
Health Care Law
J. Nicholas Arning Jr.
Patti T. Cotten
Jason P. Lambert
Dennis R. McClane
Income Tax/IRS Resolutions
Kevin N. Perkey
O. E. Schow IV
Insurance Law
Luis C. Bustamante
Labor & Employment Law – Employee
J. Chadwick Hatmaker
Labor & Employment Law – Employer
J. Keith Coates
J. Chadwick Hatmaker* Golden Gavel Winner
Mediation/Arbitration
W. Kyle Carpenter
Medical Malpractice – Plaintiff
Luis C. Bustamante
Product Liability – Defense
Hugh B. Bright Jr.
W. Kyle Carpenter* Golden Gavel Winner
Dean T. Howell
J. Ford Little
C. Gavin Shepherd
Taxation
Richard S. Matlock
Wills and Probate
Kevin N. Perkey
O. E. Schow IV
Worker’s Compensation – Defense
J. Ford Little
Robert L. Vance
Wrongful Death – Defense
Hugh B. Bright Jr.
W. Kyle Carpenter
Wrongful Death – Plaintiff
Luis C. Bustamante