NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- McGlinchey Stafford PLLC is pleased to announce new attorney and practice area listings in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America ®.

The firm was top-listed in Louisiana in the area of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law. Additionally, the firm is the top-listed in Baton Rouge in the areas of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Insurance Law, and Litigation - Banking & Finance, rankings reflecting the number of McGlinchey Stafford attorneys listed and the firm’s depth in those practice areas.

Four McGlinchey Stafford attorneys received recognition as “Lawyer of the Year.” Only one attorney in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as a “Lawyer of the Year,” and those recognized with this honor are selected based on voting averages received during peer-review assessments for The Best Lawyers in America ® for their legal acumen, professionalism, and integrity. McGlinchey Stafford attorneys receiving this designation for 2019 include:

  • Katherine Conklin , New Orleans Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law “Lawyer of the Year”
  • R. Andrew Patty II , Baton Rouge Patent Law “Lawyer of the Year”
  • Michael H. Rubin , Baton Rouge Litigation – Banking and Finance “Lawyer of the Year”
  • H. Hunter Twiford III , Jackson Litigation – Banking and Finance “Lawyer of the Year” 

McGlinchey Stafford attorneys listed in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America ® include:

ALBANY, NY Marc J. Lifset , Financial Services Regulation Law, Litigation - Banking and Finance

BATON ROUGE, LA Rodolfo “Rudy” J. Aguilar, Jr. , Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Insurance Law, Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions Brad J. Axelrod , Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Corporate Law Samuel A. Bacot , Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation - Real Estate, Real Estate Law Richard A. Curry , Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Environmental Michael D. Ferachi , Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law Jon Ann Giblin , Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Marshall Grodner , Commercial Transactions/UCC Law, Equipment Finance Law Ronnie L. Johnson , Insurance Law Mary Terrell Joseph , Banking and Finance Law Christine Lipsey , Commercial Litigation Andrew “Drew” Patty II , Copyright Law, Patent Law, Trademark Law Jean-Paul Perrault , Insurance Law Anthony Rollo , Litigation - Banking and Finance, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants Michael H. Rubin , Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance Stephen P. Strohschein , Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy Dan E. West , Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation - Environmental

BIRMINGHAM, AL Christopher Bottcher , Litigation - Banking and Finance Christopher P. Couch , Commercial Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law Michael B. Odom , Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Litigation - Land Use and Zoning, Litigation - Real Estate

CLEVELAND, OH Mark S. Edelman , Financial Services Regulation Law Richik Sarkar , Commercial Litigation

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL Manuel Farach , Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Real Estate, Real Estate Law

JACKSON, MS G. Dewey Hembree III , Commercial Litigation H. Hunter Twiford III , Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation - Municipal, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants

NEW ORLEANS, LA Ricardo “Richard” A. Aguilar , Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking and Finance, Litigation - Bankruptcy, Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions, Litigation - Real Estate, Litigation - Trusts and Estates J. Patrick Beauchamp , Banking and Finance Law Stephen P. Beiser , Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment Magdalen Blessey Bickford , Labor Law – Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment  Mark N. Bodin , Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Rudy J. Cerone , Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Katherine Conklin , Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Larry Feldman, Jr. , Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation Kathleen A. Manning , Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants Deirdre C. McGlinchey , Litigation - Insurance Colvin “Woody” Norwood, Jr. , Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Product Liability Litigation - Defendants Erin Fury Parkinson , Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants Stephen W. Rider , Commercial Litigation Eric Shuman , Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

For more than three decades, Best Lawyers® has published lists of attorneys divided by geographic region and practice areas. Honorees are included in The Best Lawyers in America ® following a peer review ranking process in which attorneys are evaluated by their peers on the basis of their professional knowledge.

ABOUT MCGLINCHEY STAFFORD McGlinchey Stafford is a full-service law firm providing innovative legal counsel to business clients nationwide. Guiding clients wherever business and law intersect, McGlinchey Stafford’s 170 attorneys are based in 14 offices in Alabama, California, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington, DC. To learn more about McGlinchey Stafford, visit www.mcglinchey.com .

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Mary Pendarvis | Phone: (504) 596-0343 | Email: mpendarvis@mcglinchey.com