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.

  1. Gregory C. Logue Bankruptcy-Creditor
  2. Kyle Carpenter: Class Action-Defense and Product Liability-Defense
  3. Chadwick Hatmaker: Constitutional Law/Civil Rights and Labor & Employment Law –Employer
  4. 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